Student Assistant - Retail Associate
Job ID: 282432
Location: GHC - Cartersville Instr. Site
Full/Part Time: Part Time
Regular/Temporary: Temporary
About Us
Georgia Highlands College is a multi-campus, state college member of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1970 as Floyd Junior College, it now serves more than 6,000 students in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama across its five locations in Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, and Dallas. GHC currently offers over 30 areas of study with associate degree and bachelor's degree options both in the classroom and online.
We are a growing and progressive institution with opportunities for great employees to grow in a fast-paced and challenging work environment that encourages employee wellness and overall success. Our combined efforts at GHC have led to numerous awards, honors, and countless stories of success for students and employees. This includes our most recent honor of being recognized as one of the semifinalists for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Job Summary
This position is responsible for assisting customers, greeting customers when they enter the store, help customers find the specific products, assist if needed with the POS system, straighten inventory, restock inventory, other duties as assigned.
This position is located at our Cartersville Campus.
Candidate must be enrolled at GHC.
This position reports to the Auxiliary Campus Coordinator.
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
Responsibilities
• Welcome customers into the store
• Stay knowledgeable about the products in the store
• Maintain a clean, organized, and visually appealing sales floor
• Restock inventory
• Assist with inventory counts
• Assist customers with sales and answer questions
• Understand and assist customers with the point-of-sale system
• Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
• Must be currently enrolled in a program of study at Georgia Highlands College.
• Must have knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Retail or other sales related experience preferred
• Prior experience in position(s) of customer service preferred
Proposed Salary
The salary for this position is $12.00/ hr . with a maximum hours per week of 19.
Required Documents to Attach
Cover Letter
Resume
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
• Ability to follow specific directions
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with internal/external customers
• Ability to provide appropriate and affective customer service
• Ability to work independently on a task and utilize appropriate critical thinking, decision making, and problem solving within area of responsibility
Contact Information
For more information or questions about a job posting, please contact Human Resources by email at mailto: jobs@highlands.edu?subject=Job%20Opening%20Questions
For technical support, please call the USG Service Desk at (877) 251.2644, or email mailto:support@usg.edu.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Conditions of Employment
Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Highlands College, as determined by Georgia Highlands College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check.
Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Georgia Highlands College 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.
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