Donations & Baling Associate (Dig & Save/Park St, Full-Time)

Full-time/Non-Exempt | 40 hrs./week | Starting at $19.68/hour | Location: Dig & Save on Park St.

As a current St. Vincent de Paul employee, we hope you’ve come to value and feel confident in our dedication to serving our community. We appreciate you as a team member, and we want to give you the first opportunity to apply to the Donations & Baling Associate position. Perhaps you’re looking for a challenge, advancement or simply a change. We hope you consider this opportunity!

Job Summary

In this full-time role, you will be a key member of the Dig & Save St. Vincent de Paul thrift store team, which is tasked with delivering excellent service to our customers, donors and clients. The fundamental responsibility is to maintain the production goals of the warehouse/donation area, but the person in this role must be flexible and perform other tasks when needed. This is an essential position that allows us to contribute to the many services SVdP provides!

What You’ll Do

• Load and unload clothing baler while following SVdP safety protocols and maintaining production goals
• Receive and process donations based on the SVdP Take/Do Not Take list guidelines, packing and loading items onto a semi-trailer or into the stock room as appropriate
• Assist donors with unloading donations and loading purchases into customer vehicles
• Provide customer and donor assistance throughout the store and donation areas by answering questions, anticipating needs, offering help and encouraging sales
• Restock and rotate merchandise on the sales floor, accurately price and mark down items as needed and pull and sort product in accordance with company guidelines and safety protocols
• Communicate the needs of the donation area and warehouse to store management, including donor/customer issues, supplies needed and other departmental needs
• Keep an accurate count of incoming product and maintain a clean and organized donation area and stockroom
• Keep management informed of safety concerns, problems, supplies needed and essentials to the smooth running of the SVdP Thrift Store.
• Participate in an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration by listening, fostering dialogue and facilitating joint problem-solving while supporting an inclusive and equitable organization
• Adhere to the Safeguarding Policy by ensuring timely completion of mandatory training, staying updated on relevant training modules, and undergoing the necessary background checks to maintain compliance

What You Can Bring

• Weekend availability
• Passing of a pre-placement drug screening
• Ability to readily handle multiple job functions, keep work areas neat and clean, prioritize tasks and possess good decision-making skills
• Demonstrated success working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Ability to perform any duties assigned by management to help the overall performance of the Dig & Save SVdP store
• Flexibility with job changes: willing and able to do other tasks when requested
• Ability to be a continual learner who is willing to seek additional opportunities to gain experience, knowledge and skills

What You’ll Love!

• Variety in your work: no day is the same!
• Being part of a diverse community within our organization and Dane County
• Full-time benefits, including health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long/short-term disability and a generous paid time off program

Daily assignments will rotate based on staffing and operational needs. An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

The mental and physical requirements described here represent those that an individual must meet to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. While performing the duties of this job:

• Employee must have the ability to maintain professional, patient and courteous interactions with a diverse base of customers, donors, clients and SVdP staff
• Employee must frequently stand, walk, talk and hear, use hands to handle or touch products, tools or controls
• Employee must stand at workstation for 3 hours between breaks
• Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and occasionally lift/move up to 75 pounds with assistance from equipment or another person
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus
• Employee must be able to follow instructions and work autonomously on assigned job duties
• Employee must be able to work assigned shifts consistently and reliably

The Thrift store and Processing Center working environment may contain dust, debris or allergens commonly associated with all manner of pre-owned clothing, furniture and household goods. Certain areas of the facilities are only partially climate controlled.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul does not and shall not discriminate in our employment, services and volunteerism on the basis of age, race, color, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, military service, or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or any characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, and vendors. Although the District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul does not generally consider religion in either hiring or the services it provides, because we are a Catholic charity, requiring liaison with the Catholic Church and its members, certain positions involving such liaisons are reserved for members of the Catholic Church. The District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul reserves the right to consider whether the conduct reflected in a criminal conviction demonstrates an incompatibility with the responsibilities of the specific job for which an applicant is applying.

EQUITY

St. Vincent de Paul has a vision for a deeply inclusive environment for our membership, staff, and volunteers. To foster a culture of belonging while providing equitable service delivery above and beyond Equal Opportunity requirements, SVdP candidates must be committed to cultural competency growth and work within diverse teams. SVdP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.