Volunteer Opportunities

Involves standing, walking, bending, light lifting.

1 to 3 per shift.

• Sweep and vacuum appropriate area of sales floor.
• Use appropriate cleaners (Windex, etc) to maintain cleanliness of store windows.
• Use appropriate cleaners (Lysol, etc) to maintain cleanliness of store bathrooms.
• Maintain stock of toilet paper, paper towels, and soap in store bathrooms.
• Use appropriate cleaners (Pledge, Orange Glo, Windex, etc) to maintain cleanliness of product on sales floor.

Involves standing, sitting, walking, crouching, bending, pushing, light to heavy lifting, periods of inactivity.

1 to 3 per shift.

• Greet donors at the donation zone as they drop off donations.
• Assess donation and determine whether it can be recycled back into the community.
• Assist donor in removal of donation from vehicle.
• Assist donor in completion of donation receipt.
• Transport donation from donation zone to stockroom.
• Maintain cleanliness of donation zone, walkway, and trash receptacle areas.

Involves sitting, standing, walking, bending, light to heavy lifting, use of tools.

1 per shift.

• Test electronic and appliance donations for functionality.
• Use appropriate cleaner to remove dust, grime, and fingerprints.
• Merchandise electronic and appliance donations in the appropriate area of the sales floor.

Involves sitting, standing, walking.

1 per shift.

• Warmly welcome customers to the ReStore.
• Explain tag policy and special sales.
• Explain return, exchange, and hold policies.
• Assist in directing consumers to the appropriate departments, based on their shopping needs.

Involves sitting, standing, crouching, bending, light lifting, organization.

1 per shift.

• Process and merchandise book donations.
• Process and merchandise DVD and VHS donations.
• Process and merchandise CD and LP donations.
• Maintain safety and organization of department.

Involves standing, crouching, bending, walking, light lifting.

1 per shift.

• Process and merchandize art and mirror donations.
• Use appropriate cleaner (Windex, etc) to remove dust, grime, and fingerprints.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness of department.

Involves standing, crouching, bending, walking, heavy lifting, organization.

1 to 2 per shift.

• Process and merchandise building material donations.
• Price building materials in accordance with the pricing guide.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness of department.

Involves standing, sitting, walking, cash handling.

1 to 2 per shift.

• Warmly greet customers at the counter and ask if they found everything that they were looking for.
• Ring purchases, in person and over the phone, into the POS system and process payment accurately.
• Process returns and exchanges accurately in accordance with ReStore policies.
• Inform furniture loaders of the sale so that the items may be removed from the floor.
• Fill out hold log and sale slip in the event that the purchase will be picked up at a later date; attach sold slip to purchase.
• Alert furniture loader when paid holds are being picked up and remove the transaction from the hold log.
• Schedule appointments for donation drop-off, noting donor name, phone number, items and time in the appropriate log.
• Cleanse cash wrap area, registers, phone, and other frequently handled items with appropriate sanitizer at end of shift.

Involves standing, walking, bending, twisting, crouching, heavy lifting, pulling, pushing.

1 to 3 per shift.

• Assist in safely transporting furniture from sales floor and hold areas into purchaser’s vehicle.
• Assist in safely transporting furniture from sales floor to the hold area.
• Assist in safely transporting furniture from the stockroom to the sales floor.

Involves standing, walking.

1 to 2 per shift.

• Warmly greet and engage customers on the sales floor.
• Answer questions about product and pricing.
• Answer questions about specials and sales.
• Answer questions about return and exchange policies.
• Assist in maintaining a neat, clean, and organized sales floor through cleaning and merchandising .

Involves sitting, typing, phone etiquette, computer skills, knowledge of county geography and zip codes.

1 per shift.

• Answer phone inquiries regarding donation drop-off and pick-ups.
• Schedule donation pick-ups within Cape May County using the ReSupply app, capturing all donor information with accuracy.
• Warmly thank donor for their donation and support.