Gift Shop Associate

Attention: This posting is for seasonal only.  SUMMARY OF POSITION

We are seeking dynamic and motivating people to work at the Children's Museum of Houston's gift shop. The associate will be responsible for ensuring the visual appearance of the store high standards of customer service and accurate cash handling.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Customer service: greeting each visitor, offering help, and completing sale transactions.

·  Register operations: opening, closing, customer transactions, securing money at closing in safe.

·  Freight: stocking, pricing, putting overstock in stockroom. Doing a daily pull. Keeping stockrooms clean and in order.

·  Store appearance: dusting daily, vacuuming when needed, straightening, fronting and facing merchandise, and keeping items stocked.

·  Markdowns: recording on markdown sheet, adjusting inventory in POS, tallying the cost of items.

·  Café backup: helping in the café as needed (registering, running food, cleaning, taking orders)

·  Count sheets: counting inventory when asked to ensure accurate level.

·  Train new employees in all aspects of the gift shop.

·  Turn in all paperwork nightly (sign-off sheet, packing slips, coupons, etc.)

·  "Sell" to the visitor, not merely a "hi may I help you" and ignore them when they say "no, just looking"

· Year-end inventory

·  Other duties as assigned/needed

Please note that duties in addition to the ones you have listed above may be assigned.

The list above contains the Essential Functions of the job & may not be altered without changing the basic purpose and objectives of the position: 

EDUCATION REQUIRED

High school diploma or equivalent.

SKILLS REQUIRED

·  Register experience

·  Frequent light lifting, 40% to 70% of the time over 5lbs. to 25lbs.

·  Ability to stand for extended time

·  Inside Gallery Shop conditions for the majority of work time

·  Available to work late on Thursday for Free Family Night, some holidays, and weekends - a very flexible schedule.

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Manual Effort Applied                                                                      Percent of On-the-Job Time

(Check one)                                                                       Manual Effort is Applied (Check one)

__   Negligible  Lifting up to 1 lb                                     __  Rare  Up to 15% of work time

__   Very   Light Lifting over 1 lb & up to 5 lbs               __  Occasional Over 15% & up to 40%

_X   Light  Lifting over 5 lbs & up to 25 lbs                   __   Frequent  Over 40% & up to 70%

__   Average Lifting over 25 lbs & up to 60 lbs              __   Continuous Over 70% of work time

__   Heavy  Lifting over 60 lbs

** Must be able to stand for long periods.  

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Inside of Greater Houston Metropolitan Area

_X_No travel required

___Travel is a routine, regular part of job; less than 25% of working time

__  Travel time is equal to or greater than 25% and less than 50%

__  Travel time is equal to or greater than 50%

Outside of Greater Houston Metropolitan Area

__  No travel required

__  Travel is a routine, regular part of job; less than 25% of working time

__  Travel time is equal to or greater than 25% and less than 50%