Donation Services Associate - Lake Arbor Store

Pay: $16.45 per hour. Full-time position available.

About the role

The Associate I, Donation Services is typically the first point of contact for customers dropping off items at retail centers and/or stand-alone donation centers (ADC). This role provides excellent and friendly customer service by greeting customers promptly and assisting with lifting or unloading donations from vehicles or other areas.

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent customer service, greeting customers in a timely manner, answering product questions as needed.
• Assists every customer by unloading donations from vehicle or other areas.
• Ensures donated items are handled with care and sorted into appropriate bins or production areas.
• Inspects all donations within assigned areas and makes decisions on quality to sort appropriately for the sales floor or to be shipped to other locations.
• Maintains a safe, organized, and clean environment for both customers and fellow employees within the donations entrance and parking lot areas.
• Maintains remote donation centers, sheds, and/or trailers, following appropriate opening and closing procedures when working at a remote site. Ensures supplies are kept well stocked at remote sites as necessary.
• Tracks and reports on donation levels daily to ensure trailers do not become overstocked when working in remote donation center locations.
• Communicates promptly when donation warehouse and/or trailer(s) are becoming full and a truck is needed.
• Follows all retail center/donation center policies and procedures.
• Assists drivers in loading and unloading donations onto the truck when necessary.
• Follows all safety processes and procedures to help provide a safe working environment for employees and customers.
• Cross-trains in other departments or areas; acts as a back-up for other areas as required.
• May be required to report to the store ADC or stand-alone center when necessary.
• Job duties may extend beyond the tasks listed and may include additional responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• A High School diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• One (1) year of retail experience is preferred.
• Must be able to make decisions by following Goodwill standards and guidelines.
• Must have basic computer skills to log into a computer system to order supplies and to send and receive email.
• Must be able to work in various weather conditions with varying temperatures.
• Must be able to use safety equipment to assist with lifting heavy objects such as a dolly or pallet jack.
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with customers, managers, supervisors, staff, and peers.
• Must be able to work a varied schedule to include weekends, evenings, and holidays with occasional overtime as necessary.

Schedule

Availability to work 10 am to 6:30 pm. Weekend availability is required.

Benefits

• This position is eligible for Daily Pay: work today, get paid today through DailyPay.
• Full-time employees in Retail, Sales/Operations, and Commercial Contracts are eligible for:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Retirement
  • Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability
  • Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings
• Paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, and bereavement leave.
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Physical Requirements

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

• Lifting:
  • Heavy (45 lbs & over): Frequently (3-4 hours)
  • Moderate (15-44 lbs): Continuously (5-8 hours)
  • Light (14 lbs & under): Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Carrying:
  • Heavy (45 lbs & over): Frequently (3-4 hours)
  • Moderate (15-44 lbs): Frequently (3-4 hours)
  • Light (14 lbs & under): Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Reaching:
  • Above Shoulder: Frequently (3-4 hours)
  • At Shoulder: Continuously (5-8 hours)
  • Below Shoulder: Continuously (5-8 hours)
• Twisting: Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Bending: Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Kneeling/Crawling: Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Squatting: Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Climbing:
  • Use of legs only (stairs): Occasionally (1-2 hours)
  • Use of arms & legs (ladders): Occasionally (1-2 hours)
• Hearing: Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Vision:
  • Close: Continuously (5-8 hours)
  • Distant: Occasionally (1-2 hours)
  • Depth perception: Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Hands/Fingers:
  • Simple grasping: Continuously (5-8 hours)
  • Fine manipulation: Frequently (3-4 hours)
  • Repetitive movements: Continuously (5-8 hours)
• Walking: Continuously (5-8 hours)
• Standing: Continuously (5-8 hours)
• Sitting: Never
• Speaking: Continuously (5-8 hours)
• Other: Working in various weather conditions/varying temperatures: Continuously (5-8 hours)