The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia is “a place with a heart.” Our mission is to feed the hungry, house the homeless, and prevent homelessness.

The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia employs compassionate, skilled professionals who are committed to excellence, enjoy teamwork, and contribute daily to our mission and culture of caring. Team members experience a friendly atmosphere, leadership support, autonomy, flexibility, and the privilege of doing meaningful, rewarding work.

Job Purpose: The Thrift Store Driver is responsible for assisting with the daily deliveries and pick-ups for the agency Thrift Store. The ability to stand for long periods (up to 5 hours per day), bend, and lift up to 50lbs unassisted or 100lbs assisted is required, and the Driver must also be able to move, carry, lift, load, and unload heavy items while transporting them up and down stairs. Additionally, the Driver supports Thrift Store operations, including processing donated items and staffing the cash register while maintaining excellent customer relationships.

This position demonstrates respect and integrity to our customers when entering their homes. In addition, this position may work directly with the population the agency serves, so compassion is critical.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Picks up, moves, and returns donated items such as furniture, appliances, electronic goods, and clothing to the store; delivers purchases to customer’s homes; performs recycling and waste management deliveries of unusable/unsellable items.
• At the time of pickup, records transactions and provides the customer with a donation receipt, and upon return to the store, records pickup and/or delivery information in the daily log.
• Maintains the company’s truck in a clean, orderly & safe manner and ensures routine maintenance on truck and equipment by alerting the Manager of any vehicle issues.
• On-site, professionally operates cash register and efficiently manages cash handling procedures, computes sales prices, totals purchases, and receives/processes cash or credit payment.
• Ensures cleanliness in the store showroom.
• Reports to work on Saturdays on a rotating, predetermined schedule.
• Supports Manager with training and supervising volunteers, and any additional duties needed.
• Provides exceptional customer service by representing the Neighborhood Center of West Volusia in a positive manner to donors, customers, and the general public.

Qualifications. Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Education:
  • A high school diploma or general educational development (GED) certificate is required. Two years of experience in an equivalent position may be substituted for education.
  • One years of retail/resale experience.
  • Possess a Florida Driver’s License and eligibility to work in the United States.
  • Pass a Level I background screen
• Skills:
  • Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals.
  • Effective written and oral communication with individuals and groups.
  • Cash register use, cash handling, computing sales prices, purchase totals, and processing credit card payments.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Abilities:
  • Stand for long periods (up to 5 hours per day), bend and lift up to 50lbs unassisted or 100lbs assisted.

Generous Benefits Package and Paid Time Off, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• 12 paid federal holidays per year
• Accrued monthly paid time off
• Simple IRA retirement plan with a 3% match
• Agency vehicles for business and client-related travel
• Thrift Store employee discount

The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.