Work with us at Sacks Thrift!
Want a fun job that helps the community and promotes sustainability? Join our team at Sacks Thrift. Flexible hours and schedules. Plus, employees receive 50% off store merchandise! Click the link below to submit an application: please note that applications are only reviewed if currently hiring.
Position: Sales Associate. Hourly position with a six-month probationary period. Background check required as prerequisite to hiring. Reports to Program Manager.
Benefits:
Position Overview: A Sacks Thrift Sales Associate (SA) participates in the operation of Sacks Thrift Store, which is the revenue generator for Help Center, Inc. The SA participates directly in customer service, volunteer task-delegation, donation processing, stocking sales areas, operating the cash register, scheduling community service workers and delegating tasks, answering phones, and other duties relevant to store operations.
Sacks Thrift is a nonprofit local thrift store, operating with public donations of merchandise to support Help Center, Inc. programs, including a 24-Hour Crisis, Suicide & Resource line, Sexual Assault Counseling Center, Child Advocacy Center and Hearts & Homes Family Resource Center. All proceeds stay local.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
Preferred Qualifications:
Position: Sales Associate. Hourly position with a six-month probationary period. Background check required as prerequisite to hiring. Reports to Program Manager.
Benefits:
- Prorated sick and vacation PTO from date of hire, retroactive and usable after six-month probation if working at least 0.5 FTE (20 hours per week)
- Prorated contribution toward health insurance after one month if working at least 0.5 FTE (20 hours per week)
- 50% off all store merchandise
Position Overview: A Sacks Thrift Sales Associate (SA) participates in the operation of Sacks Thrift Store, which is the revenue generator for Help Center, Inc. The SA participates directly in customer service, volunteer task-delegation, donation processing, stocking sales areas, operating the cash register, scheduling community service workers and delegating tasks, answering phones, and other duties relevant to store operations.
Sacks Thrift is a nonprofit local thrift store, operating with public donations of merchandise to support Help Center, Inc. programs, including a 24-Hour Crisis, Suicide & Resource line, Sexual Assault Counseling Center, Child Advocacy Center and Hearts & Homes Family Resource Center. All proceeds stay local.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Maintain a professional demeanor and presentation towards customers, coworkers, volunteers, and supervisors
- Ability to reach repeatedly above and below chest level, and to perform manual labor, including but not limited to, lifting 25+ pounds and maintaining balance carrying items up and down the stairs on a regular basis, as well as working outdoors in all weather conditions
- Courteous and efficient interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team setting
- Work effectively under stressful conditions, and the ability to adapt quickly to change
- Commitment to the values and activities of Help Center, Inc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- One or more years of experience in a non-profit and/or people oriented position. Retail experience preferred, bonus points for Thrift Store specific history!
- Cash register knowledge as well as basic cash/credit card handling
- Graduate of High School or GED
- Maintain regular and timely attendance, adhering to the posted schedule or notifying the store manager ASAP if an emergency prevents this.
- Keep up with and participate in store-related communications, including: bulletin board notes, emails, texts, phone calls, and staff meetings
- Assisting customers and volunteers with many different needs courteously, maintaining a professional appearance in terms of attire and grooming
- Scheduling and delegating tasks to community service workers
- Effectively operating cash register, pricing/tagging/cleaning during downtime
- Sorting/researching usable donations and rejecting /recycling unusable donations
- Utilizing price guides and the internet to price consistently and appropriately
- Participate in store cleanliness, safety, and merchandise presentation
- Ability to work efficiently alone, as well as in a team while performing all duties
- Maintain confidentiality of donor, customer, and staff records and any other in-store business
- Reports to Sacks Program Manager
