Work Experience Trainee-Retail
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Goodwill Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, US
Summary
Trainees will learn to provide customer service and work within a team in a retail store environment. Responsibilities include receiving, sorting, and pricing donations, as well as maintaining store displays.
Job Description
Train in a fast-paced, customer-focused retail environment!
As a Retail Work Experience Trainee, you’ll gain valuable exposure to the retail industry while learning customer service, merchandising, and donation processing. This training role provides the foundation for future retail employment opportunities.
What You’ll Learn:
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Customer service and teamwork in a store environment.
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Receiving, sorting, and pricing donations.
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Merchandising and maintaining store displays.
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Workplace safety, cash handling basics, and store operations.
Ideal For:
Individuals seeking hands-on retail experience and transferable skills in customer service.
Eligibility:
Must be pre-qualified for a Goodwill SoCal work experience program.
To see if you qualify, visit any one of our Resource Centers or go to goodwillsocal.org to find one near you.
#LI-DNI
Transforming lives through the power of work, Goodwill Southern California serves individuals with disabilities or other vocational challenges, as well as businesses, by providing education, training, work experience and job placement services. Each year, we prepare and place thousands of individuals into sustainable employment through programs and services offered at three campuses, Career Resource Centers, WorkSource Centers, Deaf, Youth and Veteran Employment Programs throughout Los Angeles (north of Rosecrans Ave.), Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Goodwill SoCal supports our mission with proceeds generated from more than 80 stores and 25 freestanding attended donation centers.
We spend 95 percent of our budget on programs and services. Committed to caring for the earth, last year we diverted 100 million pounds of reusable or recyclable goods from landfills. Goodwill is GOOD for Everyone!
Founded
1916
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Transforming lives through the power of work, Goodwill Southern California serves individuals with disabilities or other vocational challenges, as well as businesses, by providing education, training, work experience and job placement services. Each year, we prepare and place thousands of individuals into sustainable employment through programs and services offered at three campuses, Career Resource Centers, WorkSource Centers, Deaf, Youth and Veteran Employment Programs throughout Los Angeles (north of Rosecrans Ave.), Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Goodwill SoCal supports our mission with proceeds generated from more than 80 stores and 25 freestanding attended donation centers.
We spend 95 percent of our budget on programs and services. Committed to caring for the earth, last year we diverted 100 million pounds of reusable or recyclable goods from landfills. Goodwill is GOOD for Everyone!
Founded
1916
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
