Thrift Store Associate

Miracle Hill Ministries is South Carolina's largest and most comprehensive provider of homeless services. At our core, we exist to serve people experiencing homelessness-physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We share the Good News of Jesus with them as they move toward independence, stability, and healthy relationships.

Summary / Purpose of Position: This position's primary responsibility is to efficiently and effectively receive, process, prepare, price and sell donated goods. The thrift associate will support the sales floor, fitting room, cash register, back of house processing and/or receiving areas as required, depending on the needs of the store as determined by the supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive donations in a courteous and professional manner from our valued donors and truck drivers.
• Ensure all donated goods are properly sorted, priced, and staged for sale in a timely manner.
• Work with a sense of urgency to consistently meet production goals while ensuring quality.
• Assist truck drivers and customers in the loading and unloading of donated goods.
• Prepare and rotate crates in and out of processing areas to ensure efficiency of production.
• Warmly greet and treat all customers and donors with respect, fostering an exceptional experience.
• Ring up sales transactions and maintain cash register with integrity and accuracy.
• Answer phones and make store announcements in a professional and courteous manner.
• Maintain work areas and store appearance in a neat, clean, and organized condition at all times.
• Follow all safety procedures and report all safety hazards and accidents immediately to supervisor.
• Operate pallet jack and/or forklift (if certified) in a safe and proper manner.
• Have a willingness to share the good news of Jesus Christ, give a personal testimony and pray with/for those served by the ministry.
• Perform other duties assigned by store manager and supervisor.

Core Attributes and Expectations:

• Display a life that reflects Miracle Hill's Core values: Christ-centered, compassion, integrity, continual growth.
• Work efficiently and manage time in order to meet production needs as well as other assigned tasks.
• Show motivation and ability to take initiative in daily tasks and operations.
• Exhibit good work habits in attendance and punctuality.
• Treat customers and co-workers in a kind, respectful and professional manner.
• Follow all safety guidelines.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

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.

• Goal Oriented: Work with a sense of urgency, striving for efficiency that consistently meets production goals.
• Organized: Maintain a neat, clean, and organized workspace that is safe, easy and enjoyable to work in.
• Self-Motivated: Ability and desire to become more proficient and efficient in meeting and exceeding daily production goals. General knowledge of the value of household items is a plus.

Physical Demands: 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.

• Ability to see, distinguish color, hear, speak, bend, lift, and move up to 35 pounds on a regular basis.
• Stand on one's feet for an entire shift, often in a stationary position.
• Operate pallet jack and/or forklift safely as trained. Certification may be required for this position.
• Lift and move up to 35 pounds of donations on a regular basis.
• Manipulate tagging and pricing guns in a repetitive manner.
• Ability to reach into the bottom of a Gaylord box.

Religious:

• As an evangelical Christian ministry, Miracle Hill values its rights under federal law to hire individuals who share the Christian faith and the ministry's doctrinal beliefs.
• To be considered for employment, ALL APPLICANTS MUST read and agree with our Doctrinal Statement and Employment Qualifications (scroll down on page to see qualifications).