Retail Donations Trailer Attendant

Job Description

Job Description

Use your skills to transform your local community. Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina offers numerous career opportunities with competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the reward of knowing your hard work is helping others.

WHY WORK FOR GOODWILL?
Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Inc. (Goodwill) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC. We employ more than 1,100 team members who are dedicated to our mission of providing employment and training services that help people find jobs and reach financial stability. With 52 retail stores, 20 career centers, and dozens of attended donation centers across a 31-county territory, Goodwill is a complex enterprise offering a wide range of career opportunities.

At Goodwill, the work we do makes a difference in the lives of the individuals we serve and, in turn, in the community in which we live. Our business operations provide stability to our organization that is not always enjoyed by nonprofit organizations solely funded by outside sources. Our employees enjoy excellent benefits and a unique work environment that is professional, fast paced, and fulfilling.

Our organization’s values shape our culture and guide our interactions with program participants, customers, and each other. Our shared commitment to Living the Mission; Promoting Teamwork; Driving Improvement; Taking Responsibility for Actions and Behaviors; and Respecting and Appreciating Others is what makes us successful and inspires all that we do.

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JOB DESCRIPTION:
Our Trailer Attendants are the “face of Goodwill” to the donors who drop off their donations at our donation trailer sites. Our Attendants go out of their way to help our donors and to acknowledge our donors’ support.

Donation Trailer Attendants are able to lift incoming donations (up to 50 lbs.) and will be responsible for the following duties:
Unloading donations from donor vehicles and offering/issuing a receipt for every donor, sorting and storing donations in the trailer, and maintaining cleanliness, order and security of the trailer area at all times.

This position will require working outside in extreme conditions, but most trailers have some form of heating/cooling (fans). Work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, reaching, stooping or similar activities. May also require frequent lifting of moderately heavy items up to 35 lbs and for certain positions, frequent climbing of stairs, ladders or step stools may be required. Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.

EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Previous customer service experience is preferred.

HOURS: Trailers are open Monday-Sunday. Hours will vary depending on location

Pay: $15.00

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