Job Opportunities

CURRENT JOB OPENINGS:

Position: Part Time Retail Associate at The Legacy Store

To apply: Submit your cover letter and resume to Joanne Cooter, Legacy Manager, by email to joanne@sebastopolseniocenter.org. In your cover letter, please explain why you’d make a great member of our team. Please, no phone calls or drop-ins.

Summary: The Legacy is seeking an outgoing part time retail associate to support our very busy crafting consignment shop. The Legacy’s Retail Associate facilitates the day-to-day continuity of the normal flow of volunteers/donations/sales. This position works through and with a largely volunteer workforce. The Legacy Retail Shop, located at 789 Gravenstein Hwy S, is an integral part of the Senior Center’s ability to provide quality services.

Essential Job Duties:

  • Train and work with store volunteers by sorting, pricing and promoting products and inventory.

  • Helps customers by providing information, answering questions, and addressing any customer issues that may arise

  • Share responsibility of daily openings and closings with Store Management.

  • Responsible for social media management (Facebook and Instagram), posting 3 times per week.

 Secondary Job Duties:

  • Assists volunteers (as needed) in operation of cash register.

  • Help provide a safe and clean store environment by helping with cleaning tasks (vacuuming, dusting, and emptying trash).

  • Supervise the appropriate use of all electronics/utilities/appliances/phone.

 Work Schedule:                                                                                                         

Up to 6-hour workdays up to 20 hours per week, generally between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with a 30-minute unpaid lunch before the 6th hour, or as negotiated with supervisor. Saturday availability is required. Evening work may be required. Help with coverage when Management take are out. Staff might be asked to participate in 3-4 weekend events/activities per year. Employees shall never work more than 8 hours in any one day nor more than 40 hours in any one week without the express written consent and request of the Legacy Management

 Materials/Equipment Used Daily:

Square POS, Outlook e-mail and calendar, Google Drive, 10-key calculator, other industry-specific equipment, our CRM database, vacuum

 Physical and Environmental Requirements:

The physical and environmental requirements 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.

  •  Ability to work in an indoor climate-controlled environment including sitting at a desk.

  • Ability to stand for long periods of  time.

  • Must be physically able to lift and carry trash and inventory (large donations), move shelving, stand on ladders, and transfer miscellaneous boxes and packages from one location to another (up to 25 pounds)

  • Ability to hear and react to conversations and information given in sometimes noisy, confusing environments both indoors and outdoors.

 Job Requirements

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.

 The position requires the ability to function successfully within the many expectations of a retail crafts shop, for the Senior Center as an entity, as well as the ability to work independently.  The position requires a cooperative approach toward other staff, volunteers, and members of the community and the patience to respond to seniors.  English language proficiency is required. 

  • Team orientation to mission fulfillment

  • Experience with volunteer management and appreciation

  • Effective verbal and written communication skills

  • Professional personal presentation

  • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing quality customer service

  • Experience using computer programs and applications

  • Excellent organizing and planning skills

  • Attention to detail

  • Actively looks for ways to help others

  • Reliability

  • Ability to tolerate stress

  • Basic math skills to calculate payments

  • Enjoys having fun!

  • Willing to be photographed and pictured on website and other locations.

About Sebastopol Area Senior Center

The Sebastopol Area Senior Center policy provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. SASC does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, protected medical condition, family care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by state or federal laws. When necessary, SASC also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled employees.

Our mission is to improve and enhance the lives of seniors in West County. Each year, there are over 25,000 sign-ins for classes, activities and services. This does not include the hundreds of phone calls coming into our front desk from people requesting help or services. For more information about the Sebastopol Area Senior Center, visit: www.sebastopolseniorcenter.org. This job posting is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.