24225 Retail Trainee

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Primary Responsibility / Summary
The Retail Trainee position is part of GSC's Supported Employment Group Program (SEP). Retail Trainees are part of a group enclave of 3-4 Retail Trainees who work with the Retail Management Team and a Job Coach to train in all aspects of the retail location. SEP’s goal is to support Retail Trainees in developing and expanding skill sets necessary to prepare each Retail Trainee for successful transition from the group setting to Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) in their community.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Customer service - engage with customers and donors, maintaining a friendly and cooperative attitude.
- Follow all safety rules and exercise caution in all work related activities.
- Maintain a clean and safe environment by following all social distancing and personal protective equipment policies and procedures.
- Assist in donation room directing donors and receiving donations.
- Sort, clean, process, price donated goods, following company standards.
- Hang and attach tags onto clothing and other donated goods.
- Merchandise and maintain the sales floor to meet standards and guidelines.
- Colorize and size apparel.
- Sales floor recovery.

Education & Experience
- No prior experience or training.
- Actively enrolled in GSC’s Supported Employment Program

Pre-Employment Testing
- Drug Screen and Background Check, if required for position.

Goodwill gives preferential consideration to persons with barriers to employment. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Goodwill is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees.
Employment decisions will comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disabilities
It is the policy of Goodwill to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. If you need assistance for accommodations to interview because of a disability, please notify the Human Resources Department.
Employment opportunities will not be denied to anyone because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a disability.