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Retail Store Associate/Warehouse

Job Description:

M-F 9-5:00, Sat 9-5:00 (Sunday’s and one day off during the week) As a member of staff, uphold, promote, and encourage, in word and deed, desired organizational culture and values; purposefully seek to establish and maintain a culture that is based on grace and affirms and advances KGM’s vision and purpose.

Job Type:

Full Time

Job Responsibilities

  • Greet customers entering the store offering friendly customer service. Answer any questions, (i.e., where is the bathroom, store hours, pricing policies, etc.) Be knowledgeable to answer in a accurate professional manner.
  • Receive payment by cash, credit card, or automatic debits cards. Receive, or verify and accept vouchers from shelter residents, for products sold in the store.
  • Organize, restock, and arrange display merchandise throughout store.
  • Keep stock of, and replenish as needed; bags, boxes, register tape, candy, pens, staplesand other tools as
  • needed for full operation at the register.
  • Make popcorn for resale; retrieve supplies of oil and popcorn from storeroom when running low.
  • Express the Christian Views of the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission, and if so inspired write a scripture on the front
  • board for patrons to read.
  • Issue receipts, and upon Manager Approval, credits slips, or alternate exchange to customers to resolve any
  • sale issues.
  • Keep accurate change in drawer and let someone know when dollar bills or fives are low to ensure we
  • can make change for higher bills
  • Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas. provide great
  • customer service
  • Assist in the stocking and rotation of merchandise
  • Continually serve as a positive role model for all employees, shelter participants and customers
  • Assist donors with unloading cars & carrying in donations. Provide receipts to donors and greet with polite and friendly demeanor.
  • Operate Forklift for loading and unloading merchandise.
  • Sort, Collect and disburse, bag/box all donations brought in and prepare it for appropriate pricing and distribution out to the sales floor.
  • Sort, clean, organize, and donations as they are brought in, discarding un-salable items while utilizing space allotted for separated merchandise.
  • Always assist other attendants in keeping the area neat and clean.
  • Take discarded items out to the compacter in a timely manner so as not to let pail overflow or not be ready for continued use
  • Assist the donation truck driver loading or unloading donations or purchased merchandise for customers out on the sales floor.
  • Demonstrate consistent positive behavior with all internal and external customers and professionally communicate our donation policies and procedures.
  • Attend training/meetings as scheduled by Management.
  • Responsible for maintaining a safe working environment.

Qualifications / Must Be Able To

• Highly ethical with the ability to make smart, timely decisions.
• Have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and a desire to serve Him.
• Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• Exhibit spiritual maturity as defined by evangelical biblical standards and in accordance with the employee handbook.

• Have a heart of compassion and caring toward the homeless and hurting and a passion about ministering life transformation in an urban setting.
• Demonstrates a courteous and Christ-like manner with internal and external partners
• Highly ethical with the ability to make smart, rapid decisions; demonstrates excellent integrity.

• Flexible, cooperative spirit

Possess and promote a drug, nicotine free lifestyle.

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The Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries is a privately funded 501(c)3 non-profit, evangelical Christian ministry.   Our designated purpose is religious, and we are a Christ-centered ministry which is dedicated to sharing the Gospel and helping the homeless and impoverished.  We consider every position to be essential in the fulfillment of our ministry and Statement of Purpose.  As such, each employee must have a relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.  All employees must:

• Be able and willing to share the Gospel and participate in all of the ministry activities of the Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries;
• Subscribe to the Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries Statement of Faith and Qualifications for Employment upon hire and continuously while employed;
• Adhere to the Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries Employee Handbook

1 Peter 3:15 NIV But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.