Our vision is that every person has the opportunity to learn, work, and thrive in all aspects of life.
To achieve our vision, we are committed to dismantling racism and advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion so we can help people reach their fullest potential through our education, job placement, and career pathway services. We do our work with great gratitude for the community donations, purchases, and partnerships that make our mission possible.
Right now our Port Townsend, WA store is seeking a FT Donation Attendant!
Hourly Rate: $17.13 per hour
Position Summary:
As a member of the Goodwill production team, Donation Attendants will be responsible for processing and sorting the donations provided by our community.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Accepting donations from donors and issues receipts as necessary
Keeps donation indoor/outdoor areas clean, neat, and free of debris
Training on Gaylord and pallet use will be provided
Assists in the unloading/loading of trucks and/or trailers
Customer Service
Must possess exceptional customer service skills: greets donors, carries donations from donor’s vehicle to the center, and provides donor receipt if requested.
Determining Acceptable Donations
Exercises good judgement in determining which donations are acceptable while communicating that decision to the customer effectively and politely as possible.
Record Keeping
Maintains all required records and delivers them to supervisors or drivers as scheduled.
Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:
Desire to succeed and show up to every shift
Ability to be a vital part of a team as well as work individually
Has a positive attitude
Exceptional analytical, judgment, decision-making and communications skills
Superior coaching, leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build understanding and consensus
We Have You Covered! Benefits Offered:
M/V/D & Life Insurance for you and your dependents
401(k) Retirement Plan
Vacation (1-4 Years: 80 hours annually)
10 paid Holidays annually
8 days prorated sick leave annually
Access to Childcare Benefits through Upwards
Parental leave covered by sick/vacation hours
All employees receive merchandise discounts
We strongly believe in promoting from within, and have multiple avenues for career growth
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Language Skills:
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills: Not required for this position.
Computer Skills: Not required for this position.
Other Skills and Abilities: Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of a Donation Attendant.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Not required for this position.
Other Qualifications:
Self-motivated; resourceful, creative; high integrity; problem solver; looks to resolve issues; positive can-do approach; and ability to build effective working relationships.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Will constantly lift 1-15 pounds, frequently lift 15-20 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
At Goodwill
we are committed to creating and sustaining a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion. We embrace our employees’ differences, and believe in meeting the members of our workforce and their communities where they are. Since our doors first opened in 1921, we have been changing lives by offering a hand up, not a hand out. We invite you to join us for our next 100 years of service to our neighbors.
Our Mission:
is to help people reach their fullest potential through individual education, job placement and career pathway services made possible by community donations, purchases and partnerships.
At Goodwill, we welcome people with diverse backgrounds, including persons with disabilities or other disadvantages. In fact, a substantial portion of our employees have a disability and/or economic disadvantage and we strongly encourage such persons to apply.
This organization participates in E-Verify.
E-Verify is a service that verifies authorization to work in the U.S. through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Social Security (SSA). For further information on E-Verify contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.
