The Salvation Army

Sorting Room Worker

  • The Salvation Army
  • Front Royal, VA
  • About 1 month ago

Job Description

Location: Front Royal Family Store, Front Royal, VA
Position Type: Part Time With Benefits

Pay Range:About this opportunity:
This position is responsible for delivery of excellent customer service while receiving and assisting with donated goods, keeping accurate counts of donations, cleaning, pricing, and sorting goods; while maintaining a clean and safe work area.

Key responsibilities:
  • Receives, inspects and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric -a-brack, etc. according to the category and condition.
  • Selects items suitable for store display and distributes same to appropriate area for further sorting and/or pricing; discards items in accordance with established procedures.
  • Tags items with specially coded tickets and/or prices in accordance with established procedures.
  • Hangs clothes on hangers and places same on clothes racks.
  • Packs items in boxes and marks boxes accordingly; assists in transporting boxes to appropriate storage area.
  • Prepares non-suitable clothes for the baler.
  • Lifts and carries items to the appropriate destination for further processing, storage or displaying in store.
  • Assists in preparing receipts for donations.
  • Maintains warehouse area in a neat and orderly manner; cleans floors, tables and work areas
What we are looking for in you:
  • High School Diploma or G.E.D.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Work requires the ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull heavy (over 50lbs.) materials, supplies and equipment frequently. Heavy mobility duties are usually performed by combinations of standing, walking, climbing ladders or steps, bending, reaching or transporting merchandise on frequent change basis relieved by fewer periods of sitting or operating a vehicle.
Work is performed in a stock room, warehouse or store environment where there are discomforts associated with changes in weather. There are occasional discomforts associated with noise, crowds, dust, lint, chemical odors and the like.
Employee Benefits
  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holiday Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plan, Life Insurance and more!
To learn more about the Front Royal Location click here!
Why work for us?
The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans. Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.
Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…
  • Passionate
  • Compassionate
  • Uplifting
  • Brave
  • Trustworthy
Additional Information:
All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.
To apply, please select the “Apply Now” icon indicated on the job posting.
Application Submittal Period: 03/28/2024 – 04/18/2024
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against the basis of disability.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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