Donations Associate (Ft)- Grand Junction Store

External Application Deadline: March 25, 2024
Donation hours at our Retail Centers are Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Shifts can start as early as 8:30 am and end as late as 8:30 pm.
Pay: $15.65 Hr. Goodwill is now a Proud Partner with DailyPay! Work Today. Get Paid Today! Full Time employees are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts 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.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Donation Services Associate I is typically the first point of contact for customers that are dropping off items at retail centers. Donation Services Associates provide excellent and friendly customer service by greeting customer's timely and helping as needed that may include lifting or unloading donations from a customer's vehicle or other area. Associates are expected to handle goods with care, showing respect for items donated.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides excellent Customer service, greeting customers in a timely manner, answering product questions as needed.
• Assists every customer by unloading donations from vehicle or other area(s).
• Ensures donated items are handled with care and sorted into appropriate bins or production areas.
• Inspects all donations within assigned areas and make decisions on quality to sort appropriately for the sales floor or to be shipped to other locations.
• Ensures a safe, organized, and clean environment is maintained for both customers and fellow employees within the donations entrance and parking lot areas.
• Maintains remote donation centers shed and trailer, following appropriate opening and closing procedures when working at a remote site.
• Orders supplies using provide computer equipment and software programs.
• Ensures supplies are kept well stocked at remote site(s) as necessary.
• Tracks and reports donation levels daily to ensure trailers do not become over stocked when working in remote donation center locations.
• Works with transportation department and dispatchers to schedule trailer pick-ups and drop-offs at remote locations.
• 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-train 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 experience preferred.

Other:

• Must be able to make decisions by following Goodwill standards and guidelines.
• Must have basic computer skills to be able to log into a computer system to order supplies and to send and receive email.
• Must be able to work in various weather conditions with varying temperatures.
• Must be able to use safety equipment to assist with lifting heavy objects such as a dolly or pallet jack.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with customers, managers, supervisors, staff, and peers 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

Physical Requirements
Attachment to Job Description
Job Title: 588 - Associate I, Donation Services Dept Number: Varies - Retail
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 - FREQUENTLY
Moderate: 15-44 lbs - CONTINUOUSLY
Light: 14 lbs & under - FREQUENTLY
CARRYING:
Heavy: 45 lbs & over - FREQUENTLY
Moderate: 15-44 lbs - FREQUENTLY
Light: 14 lbs & under - FREQUENTLY
PUSHING/PULLING - FREQUENTLY
REACHING:
Above Shoulder - FREQUENTLY
At Shoulder - CONTINUOUSLY
Below Shoulder - CONTINUOUSLY
TWISTING - FREQUENTLY
BENDING - FREQUENTLY
KNEELING/CRAWLING - FREQUENTLY
SQUAT - FREQUENTLY
CLIMBING:
Use of legs only (stairs) - OCCASIONALLY
Use of arms & legs (ladders) - OCCASIONALLY
HEARING - FREQUENTLY
VISION:
Visual, close - CONTINUOUSLY
Visual, distant - OCCASIONALLY
Visual, depth perception - FREQUENTLY
HANDS/FINGERS:
Simple grasping - CONTINUOUSLY
Fine Manipulation - FREQUENTLY
Repetitive Movements - CONTINUOUSLY
WALKING - CONTINUOUSLY
STANDING - CONTINUOUSLY
SITTING - NEVER
SPEAKING - CONTINUOUSLY
OTHER, please describe -
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)