Thrift Sales Associate

Do you feel called to serve in a Christian Ministry?

Do you want to serve where you make a difference in the lives of others?

Are you looking for a life-changing work experience?

If so, consider joining us at the Atlanta Mission, where we provide life-transforming experiences for everyone that joins our team: employees, clients, donors, and volunteers. We serve over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to experience and witness radical life transformations.

Each day Atlanta Mission receives items generously donated in order to resale in our Thrift Stores. This ensures financial revenue that allows us to provide programming for homeless men, women, and children 365 days per year.

As a Part-time Associate, you will serve within our ministry by directly impacting our ability to serve those in need by receiving and selling items donated for resale, which generates revenue.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs sales of all types of inventory and prepares donations as needed
• Helps maintain store appearance
• Meets customer needs
• Operates the cash register
• Handles incoming calls, donations, sales, and customer complaints
• Process donations as needed
• Participates in Thrift team activities as needed
• Attends Mission-wide meetings and training as appropriate
• Performs other duties as assigned

You will uphold the following Christ-centered values:

• Humbly Serve: You strive to live, Love and Lead like Jesus
• Faithfully Steward: You honor and wisely use the time, talent and treasures that God has provided
• Courageously Innovate: You are driven towards excellence, you continuously learn, adapt and improve
• Joyfully celebrate: You intentionally appreciate and recognize all that God is doing in and through all the stakeholders of Atlanta Mission.
• Strength in Unity: You embrace God’s desire for oneness and kingdom-focused unity.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

• Must have working, experience-based knowledge of retail sales (thrift sales strongly preferred)
• Interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to interface and maintain effective relationships with a diverse group of individuals
• Strong conflict resolution/customer services skills
• Well organized, diligent and strong following through on commitments
• Proven ability to be a self-starter
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using the US dollar