Thrift Store Clerk

Thrift Store Clerk provides service to customers, sorts incoming products, and assists the manager in the maintenance of all store operations.

HOURS:

• Part-Time, Permanent, 24 hours per week.

• Contributes to meeting store sales budgets by maintaining customer service standards
• Implements store layout plans to attract customers including window displays and merchandise displays
• Ensures attractiveness of the store through “Tidy Maintenance”
• Replenishes inventory levels based on Supervisor’s directions
• Contributes to the control of inventory by retrieving, sorting, and pricing as per directions
• Protects the store from inventory shrinkage by close visual monitoring
• Contributes to the safety of staff and customers (e.g. snow removal, clear fire exits, no obstacles inside/outside store, cleans spillage and maintains store cleanliness)
• Takes responsibility for the accurate completion of all customer transactions including visa, debit, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education/Certifications:

• The successful job applicant will have completed High School.

Experience:

• Up to three months of prior related experience, including life skills.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Excellent customer service skills and ability to communicate comfortably with customers.
• Ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and policy documents.
• Ability to multitask and effective time management.
• Ability to lift and/or move to 40 pounds.
• Ability to operate computerized till.
• Punctuality, reliability, trustworthiness.
• Awareness of health and safety procedures and proper lifting techniques.

Preferred Skills/Capabilities:

• Continuously standing for long periods of time, frequent twisting, bending, crouching, reaching, reaching overhead, pushing, pulling, kneeling, visual monitoring, frequently working with numbers, attention to detail, ability to work independently, ability to work under pressure.

Successful candidates, prior to hiring, may be required to provide:

• Background check consent
• A clear vulnerable sector screening
• A clean driver abstract
• Completion of our online Armatus Abuse Training and required Health and Safety training

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

The Salvation Army will accommodate candidates as required under applicable human rights legislation.   If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of your requirements. 

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Internal Applicants, please advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.