Sales Associate/Buyer Once Upon A Child - Full Time

Description:
To help promote all aspects of the business including but not limited to buying, selling, pricing, and merchandising. Promote a high level of customer service by ensuring customers are assisted in an enthusiastic, timely, and knowledgeable manner. Assist store management in daily store operations, including the buying of used merchandise. Knowledge of baby and children's clothing/brands, toys and equipment is a plus. Help us offer stylish and affordable recycled clothing, toys and equipment while protecting the environment in the process. Speaking Polish or Spanish a plus.

Requirements:
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.

Language Ability:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Math Ability:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required. No prior experience is required but some retail experience is preferred. Must be able to work at least 3 shifts per week and be available weekends. Speaking Polish or Spanish and/or daytime availability a plus.


Equipment:
Must be able to use and fully maintain the following equipment:
• Vacuum
• Ticketing Gun
• Shrink Wrapper

Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities:
• Ability to work well with all team members
• Verbal communications skills
• Written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to changes quickly
• Organizational skills
• Time management skills
• Follow-up skills
• Attention to detail important
• Able to work independently with little direction
• Professionalism
• Ability to clearly communicate
• High energy level; enthusiastic
• Good reading skills
• Accountability to self and staff


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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk/hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to see color and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in high, precarious places (i.e. ladders).


The noise level in the work environment is usually loud - a typical retail store environment with background music playing, children yelling, etc.


Job Title: Sales Associate
Reports To: Store Manager or Assistant Store Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Status: Part Time - Hourly


* Essential Function

Additional Info:
Benefits:
We offer a competitive wage, flexible scheduling, fun casual work environment, great discount, first picks, health benefits, 401K, contests and staff bonuses. Opportunity to progress into supervisory positions at the stores. There is also a Manager In Training Program.

Must be able to work at least 4 shifts per week (30 hrs+) and be available weekends (1 day, both or rotating).