Who We Are
For more than 130 years, The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda. Building on our roots as a world-wide Christian church, each year we help more than 2 million people, providing necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. In addition, we support people experiencing unemployment, addiction and family challenges. We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission, vision and values of hope, service, dignity and stewardship. As a faith- and values-based organization, we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life - there is a place for everyone to belong here.
Mission Statement
The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.
Job Description:

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Job Duties

• Takes responsibility for the accurate completion of all customer transactions including visa, debit, etc.
• Contributes to meeting store sales budgets by maintaining customer service standards
• Implements store layout plans to attract customers including window displays and merchandise displays; ensures attractiveness of the store through “Tidy Maintenance”
• Replenishes inventory levels based on Supervisor’s directions
• Contributes to the control of inventory by retrieving, sorting, and pricing as per directions; protects the store from inventory shrinkage by close visual monitoring
• Contributes to the safety of staff and customers (e.g. snow removal, clear fire exits, no obstacles inside/outside store, cleans spillage and maintains store cleanliness)
• Performs other duties as assigned

Administrative Responsibilities

• Records incoming/outgoing donations in proper logs

Written and Verbal Communication CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

• Will primarily communicate with The Salvation Army’s Thrift Store customers
• Will communicate with the Salvation Army staff, volunteers and donors

Governance Boards and Councils: None

Internal:

• N/A

External:

• N/A

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Qualifications and Certifications:

• The successful job applicant will have completed Public School

Experience and Skilled Knowledge Requirements

• Up to three (3) months of prior related experience; including life skills
• Universal Precautions.
• Ability and willingness to undergo applicable screening and background checks successfully that are satisfactory to The Salvation Army, in its sole discretion (i.e., The Salvation Army Abuse Registry) and provide an original copy of a Background Check screening.

Skills and Capabilities:

• Attention to detail, problem solving and analytical skills
• Attention to occasional computer work
• Strong sense of integrity and confidentiality with professional ethics and a balanced sense of fairness and flexibility.

Compensation:
The target hiring range for this position is $19.39 to $19.77 with a maximum of $20.14.
Placement in the salary range will be based on factors such as market conditions, internal equity, and candidate experience, skills, and qualifications relevant to the role.
The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Please email
Recruitment.Accommodations@salvationarmy.ca
if you have a need for any accommodation and we will be pleased to discuss this with you

POSITION PURPOSE SUMMARY:

The Sales Associate provides service to customers, sorts incoming products, and assists the manager in the maintenance of all store operations.

Job Duties

• Takes responsibility for the accurate completion of all customer transactions including visa, debit, etc.
• Contributes to meeting store sales budgets by maintaining customer service standards
• Implements store layout plans to attract customers including window displays and merchandise displays; ensures attractiveness of the store through “Tidy Maintenance”
• Replenishes inventory levels based on Supervisor’s directions
• Contributes to the control of inventory by retrieving, sorting, and pricing as per directions; protects the store from inventory shrinkage by close visual monitoring
• Contributes to the safety of staff and customers (e.g. snow removal, clear fire exits, no obstacles inside/outside store, cleans spillage and maintains store cleanliness)
• Performs other duties as assigne

Administrative Responsibilities

• Records incoming/outgoing donations in proper log