Donation Express Center Attendant

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization that funds job training, education, and other community programs by selling donated clothing and household items in Goodwill stores and online. We offer life-changing work on a mission-minded team. We are 1,000 working as one and each of us is essential to helping our community thrive. For three years running, Goodwill has been named to Forbes’ list of America’s “Most Inspiring Companies”.

We offer a wide range of career opportunities ranging from entry-level to management in retail, human services, and administrative fields. Learn more about working at Goodwill. You can help. We can show you how.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Donation Express Center Attendant will ensure the efficient cost effective operation and stewardship of the Donation Express Center (DEC) through donor and customer relations, processing donated goods, quality control, in order to maximize profitability and increase training opportunities. The Donation Express Attendant will be responsible for the security of the building.

We are looking for a self-motivated person, who is capable of working with minimal supervision. Must be a forward thinking individual. This position offers the opportunity to work a compressed work week.

Duties will also include but are not limited to:

• Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported.
• Track donation according to standardized guidelines.
• Ensure packaging for shipment is properly secured and labeled.
• Pre-sort donations for processing by established categories.
• Direct and position receptacles, such as bins, carts, or containers so they can be loaded, including trash receptacles.
• Maintain a safe work environment by cleaning, mopping/sweeping, taking out trash, de-cluttering, reorganizing, etc to ensure the Donation Express Center (DEC) is free from debris, trash, dirt, etc.

External Hiring Range: $15.00/hour

Travel: No, travel required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Experience with the public, stock or materials handling experience preferred.

REQUIRED CLEARANCES, LICENSES, AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Candidates are expected to provide current valid clearance (Child Abuse Clearance)

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)