Goodwill of Central Iowa is looking for a Part-Time Store Clerk to accept, sort, and merchandise donated goods, cashier, and deliver outstanding customer service with our values of love, kindness, and respect.
Successful candidates have:
Successful candidates have:
- Excellent customer service skills
- Flexibility and work positively on a team
- Effective communication and basic math skills - point-of-sale (POS) system experience is a plus!
Good values
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Goodwill of Central Iowa
Good mission
Goodwill of Central Iowa
Perks:
- A competitive starting wage of $14.50/hour
- Weekend Shift Premium of an additional $1.00/hour on Saturday and Sunday shifts!
- Our Part-Time benefits package includes paid time off and a retirement plan with 5% company match - click here to learn more!
- No retail holiday season! Shifts are scheduled Monday - Saturday: 8 am - 10 pm and Sunday: 11 am - 6 pm
- Career development opportunities
- 15% discount at our retail stores
Our Store Clerks serve as the first point of contact for Goodwill of Central Iowa’s (GCI) retail customers at both the sales floor or at the donation door. This position will provide excellent customer service and respond to customer needs in a timely manner; operate a cash register, select and rotate merchandise, clean and organize fixtures, and merchandise donated goods. Store Clerks will receive, sort and process donated goods from the donation door to the sales floor.
What you'll do here:
- Greet, assist, and engage with customers in a helpful and courteous manner
- Receive donations from the public
- Sort donations, stack and organize sorted merchandise, ensure quality of goods processed meets standards
- Work with supervisors to arrange and rotate items on the sales floor, keep merchandise organized and easily accessible to customers
- Practice safe cash handling and operate the cash register, including calculating and balancing cash register as scheduled
- Carryout general cleaning tasks, such as: sweeping, scrubbing, dusting, and mopping
- Use a dolly, wheeled cart, pallet jack, and possibly riding or walk behind forklift
- Meet daily production goals
- Other duties as assigned
What you’ll need:
- Excellent customer service skills
- A high school diploma or currently attending high school or GED classes, or a minimum of four years of any combination of military service, high school, or related full-time paid employment
- Availability to work days, evenings, and weekends
- Ability to carry, lift, push or pull 40 pounds
- Ability to tolerate variations in work environment temperature
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
- Be at least 16 years of age
- Effective communication and basic math skills
- Must be able to pass a criminal background check and a dependent adult and child abuse background check
- Ability to carry, lift, push or pull up to 40 pounds regularly
- Ability to tolerate variations in work environment temperature
- Ability to be stationary or mobile for long periods of time
- This position requires a flexible schedule which includes days, evenings, and weekends to support business needs
Goodwill of Central Iowa is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability) and E-Verify Participant.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
If you are ready to work for an organization that brings out the best in people, apply today!
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