Department Assistant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supplies the store with merchandise by sorting, packaging, and occasionally pricing donations for assigned departments.
• Displays merchandise in designated areas on the sales floor.
• Performs responsibilities of various departments when Pricer is absent.
• Affirms production department is clean and materials are stocked.
• Cleans personal work area daily to remove dust and damaged goods.
• Keeps sales floor shoppable by ragging, balancing, and rotating seasonal merchandise.
• Performs other duties and special assignments as directed, including assignments that may be outside the primary area of employment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skill, and Ability:
  • Ability to recognize merchandise quality and price it competitively.
  • Ability to make decisions about merchandise quality, whether merchandise is saleable, and when to reduce prices to sell merchandise.
  • Ability to interact effectively with customers.
  • Ability to present a positive Company image and be courteous to customers.
  • Ability to work as a productive member of a team.
• Education and/or Experience Required:
  • Experience working with a diverse workforce.
  • Ability to work with individuals possessing developmental disabilities.
  • Ability to use good judgment.
  • Energy to take on fast-paced work.
  • Good listener.

Physical Demands

• Works inside a production and retail environment.
• Exposure to temperature fluctuations.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak, hear, stand, and move throughout the store.
• Use upper body strength to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds frequently.
• Must be able to push or pull clothing racks weighing up to 15 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently uses a hand stapler to staple price tags to garments.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to dust from donations.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee constantly stands, bends, stoops, and walks.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to lift the arms at shoulder height or above.