Thrift Store – Sales Associate

The Thrift Store Worker provides service to customers, sorts incoming products, and assists in the maintenance of all store operations.

The incumbent is responsible for the following range of job duties characteristic, or typical of the job class:

• Contributes to meeting store sales budgets by maintaining customer service standards.
• Implements store layout plans to attract customers including window displays and merchandise displays; ensures attractiveness of the store through “Tidy Maintenance”.
• Replenishes inventory levels based on Supervisor’s directions.
• Contributes to the control of inventory by retrieving, sorting, and pricing as per directions; protects the store from inventory shrinkage by close visual monitoring.
• Contributes to the safety of staff and customers (e.g. snow removal, clear fire exits, no obstacles inside/outside store, cleans spillage and maintains store cleanliness).
• Takes responsibility for the accurate completion of all customer transactions including visa, debit, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL ATTAINED:

The successful job applicant will have completed High School.

NOTE:  An alternative level of education and experience may be acceptable.

MINIMUM PRIOR RELATED EXPERIENCE:

The incumbent must have the following experience before hire:

Up to three months of prior related experience.

PHYSICAL EFFORT/DEXTERITY REQUIRED:

The performance of the job requires continuously standing for long periods of time, frequent twisting, bending, crouching, reaching, reaching overhead, pushing and pulling, lifting, kneeling and entering data for transactions.

CONCENTRATION REQUIRED:

The performance of the job requires visual monitoring and frequently working with numbers.

WORKING CONDITIONS:  Part Time 20 hours per week – varying shifts. Eligible for RRSP enrollment after successful completion of 3 month probationary period. 

CLOSING DATE: November 30th, 2023

Please email your cover letter and resume in confidence to:

Thomas.Marsh@salvationarmy.ca

Please note any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal background check.

The Salvation Army will accommodate candidates as required under applicable human rights legislation.   If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of your requirements. 

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

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