Lead Store Clerk

The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non-profit, faith-based organization, has a job opening for a Lead Store Clerk at the Foley Thrift Store for the Coastal Alabama Area Command.

About this opportunity:

Serves as lead worker to employees working in the Thrift Store. Assists store customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing store items. Trains employees in the proper procedures for operating and maintaining a cash register. Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of the store displays. Ensures security of store items and the cash register. Collaborates with the supervisor to maintain awareness of daily and weekly sales goals; implements events to fulfill the goals. Assists in pricing and tagging items in the store. Assists customers in carrying purchased/donated items in/out of the store

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities include:

• Knowledge of effective customer service techniques
• Ability to operate cash register, routine mathematical computations, and counting change

What we are looking for in you:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. and

• One year progressively responsible experience working in a retail store or
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Work is performed in a normal store environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather. Internal temperatures can be high with occasional discomforts associated with dust, noise, crowds, and the like.

 Full Time Employee Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Aflac Supplemental - Critical Illness; Accident; Hospital; Vision; Dental
• Paid Time Off program
• 403(b) Retirement Savings program

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. We strive to do the “Most Good” for our employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans. Our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good, with these five values at the heart of everything we do:

We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

To learn more about the Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama , please visit: https://SACoastAL.org

Additional Information: All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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