Job Description

Job Title: Student Worker - Clothesline Sales Assistant - Mission Waco

Job Classification: Community Service, Student

Department: Off Campus Community Service

Hiring Manager: Libby Barnhill

Contact: lbarnhill@missionwaco.org

Work Schedule: 10-20 hours/week, Tuesday through Saturday between 8:00am -4:00pm

Desired Length of Employment: Fall/Ongoing

Pay Rate: $11.00 - $12.50/hr

Key Components:

• In a student employee capacity, may assist in working with external community service partners.

Assist in retail sales, store operations and merchandising donations

FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION – Interacting with customer service and sales. Marketing and advertising the store via social media. Decorating window and floor displays. Operating cash register. Sorting, tagging and organizing donations. Maintaining safe and clean environment through custodial tasks. Helping oversee our Online Sales component when requested. MUST BE ELIGIBLE for FEDERAL WORK-STUDY. This is off-campus employment, so reliable transportation is important.

REQUIRED HARD SKILLS – Social media knowledge. Creative display skills. Comfortable with learning and operating sales transactions. Physically capable to sort donations and general knowledge of merchandizing. Assist with developing the merchandising displays throughout the store.

REQUIRED SOFT SKILLS - “People-oriented”! Ready to meet and greet and assist customers and receiving donations. Willingness to perform required tasks of operating the store and managing the sales.

LEARNING OUTCOMES – Building customer skills with all who enter the store. Enhancing ability to operate the store under supervision. Enhancing abilities to manage social media advertising as well as creating appealing displays. Operating cash and credit sales. Broadening one’s appreciation of non-profit retail business which relies on dedication and commitment to getting the job done while enlarging the customer base.

Hourly Rate: $11.00-$12.50/hour (depending on new or returning student worker status and/or any recognized special skill level)

Employer: Baylor University

Work Location: Mission Waco Mission World

Work Address: 1817 Franklin Ave. Waco, TX 76701