Sales Associate

This position will manage the sorting, merchandising, intake, and sale of donated items. It will also maintain a clean and safe working environment in the store and sorting areas, manage checkouts, and handle end-of-day totals. Additionally, the role involves overseeing volunteers.

Position: Thrift Store, Sales Associate
Job Family: Business Operations
Position Type: Part-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt
Pay Band: Hourly 1
Reports To: Director of Enterprise

• Organizational skills
• Ability to lift and carry 30 to 50 pounds
• Excellent customer service and communication
• Willing to take initiative
• Exercises appropriate self-care

• Assure all donated items are placed on sales floor for sale in a timely manner
• Exhibit professionalism and empathy towards all customers, callers, and donors
• Assure store is open and operational during determined store hours
• Adhere to all policies of Healing Transitions
• Other duties as assigned

• Completion of a High School Diploma or equivalent
• Preferred 6 months of sobriety
• One (1) year experience/training in retail or equivalent

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions to this job. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as credit card machines, computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 30 to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Ability to read and write documents written in Standard English. Good interpersonal skills and ability to use appropriate language with staff, donors, customers and peers. Employee is required to demonstrate excellent customer service.

Light travel to Men’s or Women’s Campus for meetings.

Please visit healing-transitions.org . If, upon review, you are passionate about Healing Transitions’ mission and nonprofit work, please continue with the application process below. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Step 1: Complete each of the fields in the application form below.

Step 2: Upload your resume (cover letter and references are welcomed but optional)

Step 3: Submit your preliminary application by clicking on the button below the application form

Step 4: If you are selected to move on to the next phase of our hiring process, our Human Resources Department will email you regarding next steps.