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).
Shift is as follows Sunday through Thursday:
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7:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Our area is designed to serve one donor at a time. Donation material handlers provide direction and assistance to donors with loading their donations into carts to keep the line running smoothly. They also move carts of product to the processing department when full.
Responsibilities:
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Exhibit friendly customer interactions
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Stay up to date on accepted items list
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Practice safe lifting procedures when handling donated items
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Handle customer complaints
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Work as a team to ensure donation drop-offs runs smoothly
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.
