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This role supports both back-of-house receiving operations and front-of-store interactions, including answering questions, sharing Kitchens for Good’s mission, and occasionally operating the cash register.\nThe position also assists with basic event coordination for in-store events and donor engagement activities and plays an active role in training and guiding volunteers working in the store.\nEssential Functions & Responsibilities:\nReceiving & Processing\nGreet donors warmly and safely receive donated items. \nSort, inspect, and categorize donations following quality and safety guidelines. \nPrice merchandise accurately according to established procedures. \nOrganize processed items for timely placement on the sales floor. \nMaintain a clean and safe receiving and processing area. \nFollow all safe lifting and equipment-handling protocols. \nCustomer Service, Mission Engagement & Sales Support\nFollow established opening and closing procedures. \nAnswer customer questions regarding merchandise, pricing, and store policies. \nShare Kitchens for Good’s mission and programs with donors and shoppers. \nAssist customers on the sales floor by providing product information and support. \nProcess customer transactions accurately, including handling a variety of payment types, processing returns and exchanges, and balancing the cash register in accordance with policies and procedures. \nRespond to customer complaints professionally, ensuring issues are addressed or escalated appropriately. \nRestock shelves and support visually appealing merchandise displays. \nVolunteer Collaboration & Training\nWelcome and support volunteers working in receiving, sorting, merchandising, and events. \nProvide hands-on training to volunteers on store procedures, safety guidelines, and quality standards. \nAssign tasks to volunteers based on skill level and store needs. \nModel excellent customer service and reinforce Kitchens for Good’s mission and values. \nCommunicate volunteer progress or needs to supervisors. \nEvent Coordination Support\nAssist with planning, setup, and breakdown for small in-store events and donor engagement activities. \nPrepare materials, merchandise, or displays needed for events. \nProvide onsite customer support and hospitality during events. \nCollaborate with staff and volunteers to ensure smooth event logistics. \nTeamwork & Store Operations\nCommunicate effectively with team members about donations, inventory, and operational needs. \nAssist with general store upkeep, cleanliness, and safety. \nSupport loss-prevention procedures. \nContribute to a positive, collaborative, mission-driven team environment. \nCompetencies:\nFriendly, mission-driven, and effective in a fast-paced environment. \nStrong attention to detail \nAbility to multitask and manage time between tasks \nCustomer/Client Focus\nInitiative/Self-Motivated\nExceptional Organizational Skills\nAbility to operate available equipment, such as cash registers, calculators, or scanners \nBasic mathematical skills, as needed to make change and give refunds. \nWork Environment:\nThis position operates in a retail store environment and requires work in both receiving/warehouse areas and customer-facing sales floor spaces. The employee may experience exposure to varied temperatures near donation drop-off entrances, as well as regular contact with dust and assorted donated items. The role is performed in moderate noise levels generated by customers, equipment, and general store activity. The position also involves frequent interaction with diverse customers, donors, volunteers, and staff, and may require flexibility during high-volume donation periods or peak retail times. This role uses equipment such as cash registers, computers, phones, photocopy and scanning machines.\nPhysical Demands:\nThe physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.\nThe employee is routinely required to stand, walk, bend, reach, and work in a fast-paced, physically active environment. The employee must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull items weighing 20-50 pounds, with assistance available for heavier items. The position requires safe operation of carts, hand trucks, and other basic material-handling equipment. Manual dexterity, auditory and visual acuity are required for quality inspection, reading labels, operating the point-of-sale system, and following written and oral instructions or procedures.\n Essential Functions May Shift\nEssential functions of this role include duties in both receiving (back of house operations and sales floor (front of house operations). The proportion of time assigned to each function may change in response to staffing needs, donation volume, customer traffic, or organizational priorities. The ability to shift between tasks is an essential requirement of the position.\nPosition Type & Expected Hours of Work:\nThis is a non-exempt, full-time or part-time position at 20+ hours per week. SHOP KITCHENS FOR GOOD, is open 7 days a week from 10:00am-6:00pm. Scheduled hours and days will vary. Must be available to work on weekends and evening shifts\nTravel:\nEmployee may be expected to travel to as needed, to additional KFG locations.\nOther Duties:\nPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.\n Benefits (Eligibility based on hours worked):\nGroup life insurance \nMedical, dental, and vision coverage\n403(b) retirement savings\n13 paid holidays\nGenerous Vacation Plan\nCompensation Transparency\nAt Kitchens for Good, we are committed to pay transparency and equity. The base salary range for this position is provided to ensure clarity and fairness in our hiring process. The final salary offered will be determined based on a variety of factors, including your education, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge. We also take into account internal equity to ensure consistency and fairness across our team.\nPlease note that the listed range reflects the full salary potential for the role. Offers at the top of the range are not typical, as we aim to support long-term growth and advancement within the organization.\nAcknowledgment:\nQualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. Kitchens for Good will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.\nAT-WILL: The individual hired in this role will be at-will and will be subject to termination by the employee or the Company, with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time.\nAMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) STATEMENT: The Company will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please contact Juanita Atitsogbuie at 619-736-1873 or .\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) STATEMENT: The Company is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.\nRequirements\n Education & Work Experience\nHigh school diploma or equivalent.\n6 months of cash handling and/or customer service-related experience preferred \nKnowledge to efficiently navigate and utilize electronic devices (mobile devices and computers such as Apple, Samsung, or Google products.) \nEntry level experience and knowledge in Microsoft office 365 programs (Excel, Word, Power Point, One Drive, and Share Point) \nSalary Description\n$18 - $20.5/Hr.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8921,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Generous vacation","Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Professional Services","Vocational Education","Nonprofits & Foundations"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T09:52:49Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-14T20:30:33Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":null,"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":40000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/kitchens-for-good-receiving-sales-associate","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/kitchens-for-good-receiving-sales-associate.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T13:48:37Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":21259,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1900154},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1900154"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fkitchens-for-good-receiving-sales-associate"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fkitchens-for-good-receiving-sales-associate"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fkitchens-for-good-receiving-sales-associate"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/kitchens-for-good-receiving-sales-associate\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fkitchens-for-good-receiving-sales-associate"}]}