Store Clerk

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM

Job Title: Store Clerk
Location: Morehead City, NC

Assists store customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing store items; operates and maintains a cash register; responds to customers’ questions; maintains the cleanliness and orderliness of the store displays; ensures the security of store items and the cash register.

This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform job‑related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this job description.

• Assists customers purchasing items from The Salvation Army by ringing‑up sales utilizing a cash register; collects monies, counts change and prepares receipts;
• Prepares and packages purchased items; prepares and balances the cash drawer and runs routine register print‑outs; prepares and delivers bank deposits;
• Ensures the security and accountability of all cash register funds and sales records in accordance with established operating procedures;
• Explains store policy and responds to questions regarding pricing and/or purchasing of items to ensure a pleasant experience;
• Assists customers donating items, directs them to proper loading/unloading area, and helps haul donations to the storage area; prepares tax receipts as needed;
• Answers the store telephone in a tactful and courteous manner; may schedule and record donation pick‑ups.

• Maintains the neatness and security of the cash register area; ensures that forms, bags, etc. are adequately stocked;
• Places and arranges items in the store as directed; checks all store displays for neatness; rotates or rearranges stock as directed;
• Cleans all display racks, shelves, floors, windows, and mirrors to keep the store inviting.

• Inspects donated items to ensure they can be used according to established policies and procedures;
• Assists in pricing and tagging items in the store in accordance with established procedures;
• Assists customers in carrying purchased/donated items in/out of the store.

• Cash register hand truck;
• General office equipment.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or G.E.D. and experience working in a retail store preferred;
• Or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

None

• Knowledge of effective customer service techniques;
• Ability to meet attendance requirements;
• Ability to read, write and communicate the English language effectively;
• Ability to operate a cash register, perform routine mathematical computations and count change;
• Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, and some climbing;
• Ability to perform frequent walking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting relieved by lesser periods of sitting.

Duties are usually performed standing. Standing may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of sitting. Moderate physical effort required: sitting, walking, standing, lifting, bending, reaching, twisting, pushing, pulling, and carrying light to heavy objects (up to 50 lbs.). Work is sometimes performed in a normal store where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or noise, dust, dirt, and the like.