Volunteer Description: Our Thrift Stores have a wide variety of volunteer positions. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Sorting through donations to select saleable items following specific guidelines
• Place saleable items in various areas as directed
• Hang clothing on hangers and place on racks for pricing and tagging
• Discard unsalable items into appropriate bins for recycling
• Welcome and assist customers in locating items of interest
• Maintain an attractive and well-organized sales floor by:
  • Helping to sort clothes racks by size and color
  • Working with books, videos and media to make them easily accessible and orderly
  • Creating neat and attractive displays of miscellaneous merchandise and electronics
  • Keeping furniture clean and organized
• Greet and assist donors in unloading donations from their vehicles
• Evaluate donated items to determine if they are acceptable and explain donation criteria to donors
• Thank donors and provide a receipt as needed
• Sort donations into assigned categories and pack them properly into containers
• Maintain donation station ensuring it is clean, orderly and safe
• Load and unload trucks as assigned, including garbage, recycling, and route trucks
• Test and repair donated electronic items of all types to ensure good working order before placing them on the sales
  floor

Skills Necessary:

• Ability to stand on your feet for extended periods
• Lift and carry items of various weights and sizes
• Ability to remain comfortable and focused in a continuously changing environment that requires constant organization
• No allergies to dust, dirt or pet hair
• Good customer service skills
• Flexibility and a desire to be of service to others
• Retail experience is not required but is a plus
• Willingness to work outdoors in inclement weather
• Ability to diagnose and repair small electronic devices and appliances
• Basic understanding of book classification and genres (ie. crime fiction, science fiction, non-fiction categories)
• Ability to alphabetize using the English alphabet