Mercer Island Thrift Shop (MITS) is seeking volunteers to become a regular part of our cashier team with a commitment of one shift per week. MITS is a nonprofit business that values a culture of community involvement, volunteer skills development, and reducing our community footprint on the planet through resale; the best form of recycling. As a bustling group of 100 volunteers, management team and work study students, we are proud that we provide the major source of funding for the City of Mercer Island’s department of Youth & Family Services (MIYFS).
Shifts are flexible 8:00-6:00pm, Sunday through Thursday.
Our online shop was our sole revenue marker during the 2020 shut down. This store has moved to a modern interface to provide simplicity for online users to toggle between MITS website and online shop. We are looking for someone who has a vast knowledge to research the condition, description, and worth of donated items to continue moving us towards our mission to support MIYFS.
Responsibilities:
- Savvy online research skills
- Ability to check the quality of items
- Brand identification skills, or ability to research them
- Maintain a quality inventory of items for online store
- Work as a team to meet store goals
MITS is a fun, fast paced environment with a diverse work force from youth to seniors. Volunteer benefits include progressive discounts for the number of hours you work, job training, work references, volunteer recognition events, free coffee, tea, soda and a snack bar.
If you are attending Bellevue College on a student visa, please meet with your international advisor just to confirm that you are allowed to volunteer with this opportunity.
Background checks will be run with Social Security Numbers prior to Volunteer Orientation.
