Sales Associate - Southwind Plaza

Why Evansville Goodwill? Join our team at Goodwill—where your work goes beyond a paycheck and directly supports our mission through life‑changing programs like job training, digital skills, disability assistance programs, and high school diplomas for adults! Your efforts make a real difference in people's lives. What You’ll Do: Under the leadership of the Store Manager, the Sales Associate is a member of the Donated Goods Retail Operations team and is tasked with the daily operations of the retail store. The Sales Associate is responsible for obtaining payment for merchandise by accurately itemizing and totaling customer purchases, keeping the store full and fresh of merchandise by processing, stocking and pulling, and providing excellent customer service. This position will also assist in the training and development of store team members, clients, and volunteers. Job Type: Part-time Hourly Rate: $13.00 per hour Schedule Scheduled up to 29 hours per week Weekend availability Night shifts, if required Essential Functions Use a computer‑based register system, perform cash handling, and reconcile tills accurately, while meeting production standards for store tasks like sorting, stocking, and pricing. Provide excellent customer service, assist with store operations and merchandise, and ensure proper donation processing and product rotation per Goodwill guidelines. Train and develop team members, track donations, and perform basic calculations to ensure store operations are in line with policies and procedures. Duties and Responsibilities Maintain punctuality, professionalism, and a positive attitude while assisting with store merchandise, security, and janitorial tasks. Adhere to Goodwill policies for sales, exchanges, cash handling, and safety, ensuring a positive customer and donor experience. Notify management of inventory levels, process donations, and remain flexible with scheduling, including nights and weekends. What You’ll Bring Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English, with flexibility to accommodate diverse communication styles and abilities, ensuring inclusive engagement with the public, department staff, and individuals with varying needs. High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Employment offer is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test and criminal background check. Physical Requirements / Work Environment The employee must be able to twist, bend, squat, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, push and pull. Lifting up to 40 pounds, and team lift or use equipment to aid in the lifting and movement of items over 40 pounds. Working inside with occasional exposure to outside temperatures and occupational allergens such as dust, animal hair and dander, perfumes, and mold. The noise level is moderate. Employee Benefits For Part‑Time Employees, Goodwill offers a total rewards package of: competitive wages, bonus eligibility, annual merit increase eligibility, employee health clinics, retirement plan, employee discount, and mileage reimbursement. We embrace a variety of backgrounds, including individuals with previous involvement in the criminal justice system. Evansville Goodwill Industries is dedicated to offering fair employment opportunities to formerly incarcerated individuals and those with arrest or conviction records. Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. #J-18808-Ljbffr Evansville-Goodwill-Industries,-Inc.