Job Description

Please Note: This position will be posted through November 12th, 2025

Get a great workout while serving your Community!!

Are you someone who can't sit down? Do you want to earn money while giving back to the Community you live in? Do you enjoy being out in our beautiful Colorado air? Our Donations Associate may be the job for you!!

Excellent customer service skills are a must! Please tell us about your availability! Full-time positions are available.

Donation hours at our Retail Centers are Monday through Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Pay: $16.15 Hr. This position is eligible for Daily Pay! Work today, get paid today! We've partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule.

Full Time employees in our Retail, Sales/Operations, Commercial Contracts are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts and several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings. In addition, these positions are eligible for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty and bereavement leave. Goodwill of Colorado is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible employer.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Donation Services Associate I is typically the first point of contact for customers that are dropping off items at retail centers. Donation Services Associates provide excellent and friendly customer service by greeting customer's timely and helping as needed that may include lifting or unloading donations from a customer's vehicle or other area. Associates are expected to handle goods with care, showing respect for items donated.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provides excellent Customer service, greeting customers in a timely manner, answering product questions as needed. Assists every customer by unloading donations from vehicle or other area(s). Ensures donated items are handled with care and sorted into appropriate bins or production areas. Inspects all donations within assigned areas and make decisions on quality to sort appropriately for the sales floor or to be shipped to other locations. Ensures a safe, organized, and clean environment is maintained for both customers and fellow employees within the donations entrance and parking lot areas. Maintains remote donation centers shed and trailer, following appropriate opening and closing procedures when working at a remote site. Ensures supplies are kept well stocked at remote site(s) as necessary. Tracks and reports donation levels daily to ensure trailers do not become over stocked when working in remote donation center locations. Follows all retail center policies and procedures. Follows all safety processes and procedures to help provide a safe working environment for employees and customers. Cross-train in other departments or areas; act as a back-up for other areas as required. Your job duties may extend beyond the tasks listed and may include additional responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

A High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Experience:

One (1) year of retail experience preferred.

Other:

Must be able to make decisions by following Goodwill standards and guidelines. Must have basic computer skills to be able to log into a computer system to order supplies and to send and receive email. Must be able to work in various weather conditions with varying temperatures. Must be able to use safety equipment to assist with lifting heavy objects such as a dolly or pallet jack. Must be able to communicate effectively with customers, managers, supervisors, staff, and peers Must be able to work a varied schedule to include weekends, evenings, and holidays with occasional overtime as necessary.

Core Competencies:

Communication, Level 1 Customer Focus, Level 1 Excellence, Level 1 Knowledge and Skills, Level 1 Teamwork, Level 1 Trust, Level 1

Functional Competencies:

Time Management

Goodwill is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to employing qualified individuals including those with disabilities, protected veterans and military spouses.

Goodwill participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS: 888-897-7781 or

www.dhs.gov/E-Verify

We promote a

Safe & Drug-free Workplace.

Physical Requirements

Attachment to

Job Title: 588 - Associate I, Donation Services Dept Number: Varies - Retail

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Guide to Physical Requirements:

Continuously (5-8 hours)

Frequently (3-4 hours)

Occasionally (1-2 hours)

Never

LIFTING: (as defined by ADA)



Heavy: 45 lbs & over - FREQUENTLY



Moderate: 15-44 lbs - CONTINUOUSLY



Light: 14 lbs & under - FREQUENTLY



CARRYING:



Heavy: 45 lbs & over - FREQUENTLY



Moderate: 15-44 lbs - FREQUENTLY



Light: 14 lbs & under - FREQUENTLY



PUSHING/PULLING - FREQUENTLY



REACHING:



Above Shoulder - FREQUENTLY



At Shoulder - CONTINUOUSLY



Below Shoulder - CONTINUOUSLY



TWISTING - FREQUENTLY



BENDING - FREQUENTLY



KNEELING/CRAWLING - FREQUENTLY



SQUAT - FREQUENTLY



CLIMBING:



Use of legs only (stairs) - OCCASIONALLY



Use of arms & legs (ladders) - OCCASIONALLY



HEARING - FREQUENTLY



VISION:



Visual, close - CONTINUOUSLY



Visual, distant - OCCASIONALLY



Visual, depth perception - FREQUENTLY



HANDS/FINGERS:



Simple grasping - CONTINUOUSLY



Fine Manipulation - FREQUENTLY



Repetitive Movements - CONTINUOUSLY



WALKING - CONTINUOUSLY



STANDING - CONTINUOUSLY



SITTING - NEVER



SPEAKING - CONTINUOUSLY



OTHER, please describe -


Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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