Creative Retail Associate (Part-time, 4 days/week)
The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse (www.creativereuse.org) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded, donated goods as lower-cost supplies for artists, educators and community members in our retail store, while educating the general public about the environmental benefits of reusing materials.
Job Description:
The Depot is seeking a friendly, energetic, dependable and attentive Retail Associate for our second-hand store in Oakland's Temescal district. Your responsibilities will include ringing up items at the register, cleaning the store, organizing, accepting and sorting donated materials, restocking and pricing products.
To be successful you must have the energy to be on your feet for most of the day while maintaining a positive attitude. In practice you will always be friendly towards customers, able to remain professional in difficult circumstances and helpful to your teammates.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Greet customers in a friendly manner and help them locate items in the store as needed
Accept donated materials
Sort donations to be merchandised on the sales floor
Assist customers with payment at the store’s counter (operate POS system)
Maintain a safe, clean and welcoming look and feel in the store through dusting, cleaning, and restocking merchandise on the shelves
Other duties as assigned which may include receiving donations at the dock
Qualifications and Skills:
Desire to be in a culture of hard work, kindness and equity
Exceptional work ethic and attention to detail
Prior retail experience a big plus
Knowledge of art supplies or second-hand items a plus
18+ years of age
Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work in a team and independently with minimum supervision
Willingness to learn about new items and procedures quickly
Ability to evaluate items and make pricing decisions within generalized framework
Ability to see what needs to be done, and do it (Trash is full? Empty it; Items dropped on floor? Pick up and put away, etc.)
Physical Requirements:
Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as files, merchandise carts, rolling racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks and carts, hand trucks and miscellaneous carts.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Ability to perform various repetitive-motion tasks.
Comfortable climbing a ladder on occasion.
Schedule:
Wednesday through Sunday, 12-6pm (weekends required)
Pay:
$20 per hour
Benefits:
50% off discount in the store
Paid time off if working half time or more
Partial health insurance if working half time or more
The East Bay Depot is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
To Apply:
Please send cover letter AND resume to anna@creativereuse.org
