Sales Associate - Boulder Retail Store - Goodwill of Colorado

External Application Deadline:  October 2, 2024

We are looking for a Full Time-Open Availability Sales Associate !  Come join our team.
Our Retail Centers are open 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sundays.  

JOB SUMMARY:

The Retail Sales Associate is responsible for providing exceptional customer service by greeting customers in a welcoming manner and responding timely and professionally to customer inquiries. Sales Associates must help maintain a well-stocked and organized sales floor that meets company standards and be able to operate a point-of-sale cash register system to ensure quality of product and pricing is accurate at the time of purchase. 

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Pay: $15.70 per hour. 

Full Time employees in (Retail, Sales/Operations) are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts, Long Term Disability, and several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings.  In addition, these positions are eligible for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty and bereavement leave. All employees may also make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to our retirement plan – must be 18 years of age to participate.

“Goodwill of Colorado is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible employer”

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
  

• Provides excellent Customer Service upholding company values. 
• Provides assistance to customers with questions, concerns, and purchases.
• Provides accurate cashier transactions and maintains a balanced cash drawer using a computer-based point-of-sale system. 
• Maintains a clean and organized sales floor by regularly cleaning and organizing shelves and racks, picking items up off the floor, putting away product from racks, carts, or baskets, as well as putting away returned or unwanted items.
• Provides a safe, clean, organized, and well stocked sales floor and restrooms.
• Follows all retail center policies and procedures.
• Follows all safety processes and procedures to help provide a safe working environment for employees and customers.
• Cross-trains in other departments or areas; act as a back-up for other areas as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience:

• One (1) year of retail sales or cash handling experience preferred.

Other:

• Must be accurate with numbers and general calculations and understand the value of different coins and US currency.
• Must be able to use basic math such as adding, subtracting, and multiplication.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with customers, managers, supervisors, staff, and peers.
• Must be able to operate a computer-based cash register and credit card machine.
• Must be able to withstand prolonged standing, bending, and lifting up to eight (8) hours per day.
• Ability to see color for accurate transactions. 
• Must be able to work a varied schedule to include weekends, evenings, and holidays with occasional overtime as necessary.

Core Competencies:

• Communication, Level 1
• Customer Focus, Level 1
• Excellence, Level 1
• Knowledge and Skills, Level 1
• Teamwork, Level 1
• Trust, Level 1

Functional Competencies:

• Time Management  

Goodwill is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to employing qualified individuals including those with disabilities, protected veterans and military spouses.  

Goodwill participates in E-Verify.  For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS:  888-897-7781 or www.dhs.gov/E-Verify

We promote a Safe & Drug-free Workplace. 

Physical Requirements

Attachment to Job Description

 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.

Guide to Physical Requirements:

• Continuously (5-8 hours)
• Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Occasionally (1-2 hours)
• Never

LIFTING: (as defined by ADA)

   Heavy: 45 lbs & over - OCCASIONALLY

   Moderate: 15-44 lbs - OCCASIONALLY

   Light: 14 lbs & under - FREQUENTLY

CARRYING:

   Heavy: 45 lbs & over - OCCASIONALLY

   Moderate: 15-44 lbs - OCCASIONALLY

   Light: 14 lbs & under - FREQUENTLY

PUSHING/PULLING - FREQUENTLY

REACHING:

   Above Shoulder - FREQUENTLY

   At Shoulder - FREQUENTLY

   Below Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY

TWISTING – FREQUENTLY

BENDING – FREQUENTLY

KNEELING/CRAWLING – FREQUENTLY

SQUAT - FREQUENTLY

CLIMBING:

   Use of legs only (stairs) - OCCASIONALLY

   Use of arms & legs (ladders) - OCCASIONALLY

HEARING - CONTINUOUSLY

VISION:

   Visual, close - FREQUENTLY

   Visual, distant - OCCASIONALLY

   Visual, depth perception - FREQUENTLY

   Visual, color vision – CONTINUSOULY 

HANDS/FINGERS:

   Simple grasping - FREQUENTLY

   Fine Manipulation - CONTINUOUSLY

   Repetitive Movements - CONTINUOUSLY

WALKING - FREQUENTLY

STANDING – CONTINUOUSLY 

SITTING - OCCASIONALLY

SPEAKING - CONTINUOUSLY

OTHER, please describe - 

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Motivations

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)