JOB SUMMARY

Receive donations at store location in a courteous manner to encourage continued community support. Following established procedures, perform preliminary sorting before packing/staking/donations. May perform duties of Store Material Handler and/or Store Processor as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Maintain donation area inside a retail store, ensuring area is kept neat, clean and organized.

Greet donors by following defined procedures, accept or reject items for donation; explain reasons for item rejection.

Offer and/or issue donor a receipt. Record time and nature of donation on daily record. Sort and stack donations into designated containers, ensuring items are wrapped and/or packed to prevent damage or a safety hazard.

Contact transportation with donations status; request barrels, hanger racks and other supplies as needed.

Assist sales staff in preparing goods for floor display.

SECONDARY DUTIES

May perform Store Material Handler duties, including:

Offload donations from trucks and trailers and place in designated areas, and maintain records of offloaded materials.

Receive, move and place carts, containers and barrels containing donations for processing in designated areas.

May perform Store Processor duties, including:

Sort and grade textile/clothing and hard sort items by separating into predetermined classifications (e.g., men’s, women’s, children’s and other textiles) and into quality level (e.g., retail store grade, Outlet grade, or salvage).

Clean and grade hard sort items by removing surface dirt from glassware and small wares, placing incomplete and/or broken items into containers for the Outlet or for trash.

Price items meeting quality standards by grouping items according to value.

Tag items meeting quality standards by affixing appropriate tags or labels to a group of priced items.

Place items into designated containers for transport to store sales floor.

May perform janitorial duties as needed. Perform related duties as assigned.