Full-Time Cashier/Donations (Clerk 2) - Williamson Street St. Vincent de Paul presso District Council of Madison Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Description

St. Vincent de Paul gives back to the community that we are based in and you are making a difference in other people's lives just by working here! It's a fun, rewarding, and fast-paced place to work!

JOB SUMMARY

This employee will be a lead member of the Thrift Store team, focused on service to the customers, donors, and clients; receiving/processing donations and be able to assist with cashiering, restocking merchandise and training. This position will be primarily responsible for the donation acceptance area but needs to be willing to be flexible and willing to perform other tasks when needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receive and process donations based on the SVdP Take/Do Not Take list guidelines, packing and loading items onto a semi-trailer or into stock room as appropriate.
• Assist donors with unloading donations and loading purchased merchandise into customer vehicles.
• Provide customer and donor assistance throughout the store and donation areas: answer questions, anticipate donor and customers’ needs, offer help, and encourage sales.
• Restock & rotate merchandise on sales floor, accurately price, and mark down items as needed, pull and sort product in accordance with company guidelines and safety protocols.
• Communicate the needs of the donation area and furniture department to store management including donor/customer issues, supplies needed and other departmental needs.
• Keeping accurate counts of incoming product and maintaining a clean and organized donation area and stock room.
• Assists managers in ensuring that safety guidelines are being adhered to and notifying management of potential issues, hazards and unsafe practices.
• Readily handle multiple job functions, keep work areas neat and clean; prioritizing tasks and possess good decision-making skills.
• Help maintain cleanliness of store, perform cleaning duties on a rotating assignment list.
• Support the effort to create a more inclusive workplace environment.
• Adhere to the Safeguarding Policy by ensuring timely completion of mandatory training, staying updated on relevant training modules, and undergoing the necessary background checks to maintain compliance.

Daily assignments will rotate based on staffing and operational needs. An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Requirements

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this job:

• Employee must have the ability to maintain professional, patient and courteous interactions with a diverse base of customers, donors, clients and other SVdP staff.
• Employee must frequently stand, walk, talk and hear, use hands to handle or touch product, tools, or controls.
• Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds without assistance, and lift/move up to 50 pounds with assistance from equipment or another person.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Employee must be able to follow instructions and work autonomously on assigned job duties.
• Employee must be able to work assigned shifts consistently and reliably.
• Demonstrate the implementation of best practices as required by the SVdP Safeguarding policy when interacting with children and vulnerable adults.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The Thrift store working environment may contain dust, debris or allergens commonly associated with all manner of pre-owned clothing, furniture and household goods. Certain areas of the store donation dock are only partially climate controlled.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul does not and shall not discriminate in our employment, services and volunteerism on the basis of age, race, color, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, military service, or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or any characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers and vendors. Although the District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul does not generally consider religion in either hiring or the services it provides, because we are a Catholic charity, requiring liaison with the Catholic Church and its members, certain positions involving such liaisons are reserved for members of the Catholic Church. The District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul reserves the right to consider whether the conduct reflected in a criminal conviction demonstrates an incompatibility with the responsibilities of the specific job for which an applicant is applying.

EQUITY

St. Vincent de Paul has a vision for a deeply inclusive environment for our membership, staff, and volunteers. To foster a culture of belonging while providing equitable service delivery above and beyond Equal Opportunity requirements, SVdP candidates must be committed to cultural competency growth and work within diverse teams. SVdP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.