Thrift Store Sorter & Furniture Processor at Northside Neighborhood House
Location: Red BankThrift (3605 Dayton Blvd.) | Part-time / Hourly | Shift/Hours: Monday–Saturday shifts (Store staffed 9:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.) |15 hours per week on average
Who We Are
Since 1924, the Northside Neighborhood House has focused on empowering residents north of the Tennessee River to create thriving communities across northern Hamilton County. From ensuring individuals are housed with working utilities to supporting students in achieving academic success, the NNH focuses on creating relationships and connecting individuals to support that aids them in creating stability for themselves and their families. Our Thrift Stores play a vital role in this mission, generating essential revenue to fund NNH programs and providing affordable clothing and household goods to the community.
Position Summary
The Thrift Store Donation Sorter & Furniture Processor is a hands-on, active role vital to keeping our retail operations running smoothly. You will be responsible for receiving, sorting, and processing donated goods, as well as assembling furniture using basic power tools. Additionally, this position helps maintain organized storage areas and acts as a backup passenger helper on our donation truck. Your work directly impacts our ability to fund life-changing community programs.
What You Will Be Doing (Essential Responsibilities)
- Process Donations: Sort through incoming donations to separate sellable items from unsellable merchandise, meeting productivity standards and routing materials for recycling or disposal.
- Assemble & Prepare Furniture: Use basic hand and power tools to repair and assemble donated furniture, ensuring items are safe, sturdy, and ready for the sales floor.
- Merchandise the Store: Place new items onto the sales floor, organizing displays to maintain a clean, orderly, and welcoming shopping environment.
- Provide Customer Service: Greet donors and customers warmly, assist with unloading large donations from vehicles, and help customers load their purchases.
- Maintain Organization: Keep donation processing, storage, and staging areas clean, safe, and efficiently structured.
- Support the Truck Team: Serve as an occasional ride-along passenger helper on the donation box truck, assisting the driver with GPS navigation, loading, and unloading heavy items.
- Track Documentation: Accurately complete donation contribution forms and free item documentation.
What You Bring to the Table (Qualifications)
- High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
- You’ll thrive here if you have a proactive mindset, a strong team-oriented attitude, and the ability to seamlessly switch tasks based on daily store needs.
- You’ll thrive here if you possess a strong sense of empathy and the ability to relate respectfully to individuals from all socio-economic backgrounds.
- Experience with basic furniture assembly, utilizing hand tools, or working in a fast-paced retail or warehouse setting prefferex.
- Pre-Employment Screening Requirement: Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check and a pre-employment drug screening. Please note: Our drug panel screens for substances including THC/Marijuana.
Essential Functions
- Schedule: Regular and punctual attendance is required during scheduled thrift store hours (Monday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.).This role averages 15 hours per week.
- Travel/Driving: No personal driving is required, but this position requires occasionally riding as a passenger in a company box truck to assist with donation pickups. Must be able to provide clear GPS navigation assistance to the driver.
- Equipment/Technology: Proficient in using hand and power tools (drills, screwdrivers, etc.) for furniture assembly. Comfortable using moving equipment such as dollies, carts, and lifting harnesses. Comfortable using a smartphone for schedules, navigation, and text communication.
- Physical Requirements: Must be able to stand for extended periods and routinely bend, stoop, push, pull, and lift items weighing 50+ pounds. Requires hand/finger dexterity to grip tools and maneuver large items. Visual acuity and hearing sufficient to safely navigate an active loading/store environment. Must be comfortable working indoors and outdoors in various weather conditions handling bulk items that may be dusty or weathered.
Ready to Join Us?
If you are passionate about making a tangible difference in the community and want to join a mission-driven organization, we invite you to apply.
All candidates are subject to a pre-employment background check and drug screen (including THC).
Northside Neighborhood House is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
Shift:
Application Question(s):
- This is a part-time role, about 15 hours per week. Are you looking for part-time work?
- Are you available to work during store operating hours Mon-Sat from 10-6? And work at least 2-3 Saturdays per month?
- Are you safely able and willing to routinely lift, push, pull, and maneuver items weighing 50+ pounds, as well as occasionally ride as a passenger in a box truck to assist with loading and GPS navigation?
- Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a background check and a pre-employment drug screen that includes testing for THC/Marijuana. Are you able to pass both checks?
Experience:
- basic hand and power tools (e.g., drills, screwdrivers) : 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
