Part-Time Thrift Store Associate

The Part-Time Thrift Store Associate helps with the Elevate Thrift Store to generate revenues to support Elevate Branson programs. The Thrift Store Associate carries out all retail operations including; register operations, customer service, store appearance, and interactions with patrons.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Control inventory by sorting, pricing, and displaying donated items.
• Efficiently operate the point of sale system.
• Consistently monitor store safety and aesthetic and take corrective action when needed
• Ability to accurately receive payments by cash, check, credit cards or vouchers as well as issue change due to customers.
• Count money, calculate total payments received, and reconcile with total sales.
• Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas, and complete other general cleaning duties.
• Interact with customers and donors to build a positive relationship.
• Ability to serve customers courteously, efficiently and ensure that the highest standards of customer service are met at all times.
• Maintain an awareness of all promotions and advertising.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must fully support the Elevate Branson missions, visions and values.
• 1 year of experience in a customer focused position.
• Experience in a retail environment (preferred)
• Ability to effectively communicate (strong oral and written communication skills) and work well with a variety different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
• Basic math and money counting skills.
• Knowledge of Point of Sale systems.

• Ability to problem-solve, make good decisions for the organization, attend to details, and prioritize multiple projects at one time.
• Must be available to work on Saturdays and variable shifts.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires frequent walking, standing, bending, squatting, pulling and pushing.
• Occasionally may be required to lift items up to 30 pounds to a height up to 6 feet.
• Visual ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Reaching (below at and above the shoulder level), kneeling, bending at the waist, pushing pulling, twisting, and rotating required
• Repetitive hand motion required

NOTICE:  This job description is provided as a general summary of common job duties performed by individuals assigned this job title.  It is not all-inclusive, nor is it intended to create a contract, written or implied, between employees and Elevate Branson, nor does it in any way alter the employment-at-will relationship that exists between employees and Elevate Branson.  As a condition of employment, all Elevate Branson employees are expected to perform job duties assigned by Elevate Branson management even when such duties are not included in their job description.

Salary : $14