Donor Greeter

Goodwill of the Finger Lakes

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Cortland, New York

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Donor Greeter manages the donation door by accepting goods, providing customer service, and sorting items into categories. They are also responsible for maintaining a clean store environment and assisting with the loading and unloading of merchandise.

Qualifications

You have a high school diploma or GED, and previous retail experience is preferred. You possess excellent customer service skills, the ability to communicate effectively, and general math skills. You must be able to perform the physical demands of the role, including lifting and carrying items up to 100 lbs.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Customer service

Donation processing

Donation sorting

Retail experience

General math skills

Job Description

The Donor Greeter is responsible for general donation door related duties including accepting donations, providing excellent customer service, and maintaining a clean, neat, and safe work environment. They are also responsible for the separation of goods by category at the donation door. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Assist customers in bringing donations inside. 
  • Ensure accurate donation log reporting.
  • Sorts donations into proper equipment for processing and transportation. 
  • Properly labels all equipment.
  • Responsible for assisting in loading and unloading of merchandise and equipment onto/off trucks as needed. 
    • Ensure safety procedures are followed during packing and movement of equipment.
  • Maintain a friendly, helpful attitude toward the customer. Must possess professional service oriented etiquette at all times.
    • Greet customers in a friendly and enthusiastic manner within 10 seconds of arrival
    • Handle customer concerns in a courteous and respectful manner, while following retail policies. Seek assistance of supervisor, when necessary, to resolve concerns. 
  • Maintains interior and exterior of store in a neat, clean, organized manner (including but not limited to vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, mopping floor)
  • Act as a positive member of the team at the store by receiving and providing ideas or concerns to coworkers and management in a timely and supportive fashion.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor. 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. This position is required to work nights, weekends, and holidays. 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: 

High school diploma or GED preferred. Previous retail experience preferred 

LANGUAGE SKILLS: 

  • Ability to read and understand documents such as time cards and policy manuals. 
  • Ability to write routine reports. 
  • Ability to speak effectively and communicate clearly to other employees and customers. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: 

General math skills required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

While performing the duties of this job the employee is usually working in a comfortable and store environment. At times this employee may be exposed to the outside environment when receiving donations. The employee will also be exposed to the donation processing area which is a factory-like environment. 

AVAILABILITY:

Must have open and flexible availability, and be willing to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. 


Physical Demands:

Physical Demands- Donor Greeter


Frequency


Never

Almost Never

Occasionally

Frequently

Always


Sitting

X

Standing

X

Walking

X

Bending over

X

Crawling

X

Reaching Overhead


 X

Crouching

X

Kneeling

X

Balancing

X





Lifting and Carrying

10 lbs or less

X

11 to 25 lbs.

X

26 to 50 lbs.

X

51 to 75 lbs

X

76 to 100 lbs


over 100 lbs






Push/ Pull Max Force

0 to 20 lbs.

X

21 to 39 lbs.

X

40 to 59 lbs.


 X

60 to 100 lbs.


Goodwill of the Finger Lakes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Veteran/Disability

Goodwill of the Finger Lakes

We are a caring, person centered not-for-profit organization that does a lot of good in the communities we serve. Our social enterprise model takes an innovative approach to create job opportunities for people with barriers to employment, while generating revenue to support our mission programs and services. Headquartered in Rochester, NY Goodwill of the Finger Lakes along with The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI) and 2-1-1/LIFE LINE have a very long and successful history. We are a dynamic team comprised of over 700 individuals that use our passion and expertise to find innovative solutions to address pressing social needs. Each year we positively impact the lives of over 150,000 people. Our doors are always open to welcome anyone who needs our services or those who are curious to learn more about our purpose and impact.
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