Job description
Posting Details
Title
Bowdoin Store Associate
Posting Number
C00318JP
Department
Bowdoin Stores
Job Summary
The Bowdoin Store Associate works as part of the Bowdoin Store team to provide excellent customer service. This role plays a part in the successful operation of the Bowdoin Store through the point of sale; customer assistance; security; keeping the store neat, clean, and attractive; assistance with receiving, stocking, merchandising, and web sales. In addition, this role will assist the Textbook/Mail Center and all other areas of the operation as needed.
- Uses computerized POS system to process customer sales and returns transactions. These may be cash, checks, charge, debit, College One Card and Polar Plus, department charges, and/or gift cards.
- Participates in position coverage for daily breaks, lunches, employee absences, vacations, and during special events.
- Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of all retail, storage and office locations. Tasks include but are not limited to dusting, sweeping, cleaning display units, vacuuming, picking up debris, recycling and disposing of packing materials.
- Hourly rate for this position is $17.00/ per hour
Education/Skills Requirements
High School Diploma or GED required; an Associate’s degree is preferred.
Applicants must demonstrate superior customer service and communication skills and have a friendly, helpful, outgoing demeanor. Candidates must be self-starters who are productive during slow business periods and can work at a quick and efficient pace when it is busy. Applicants must be flexible, dependable, punctual and courteous. Basic computer skills are required. Experience with point of sale systems is preferred.
Bowdoin Store employees are expected to be well groomed and meet department standards for professional attire. This role will require a pre-placement physical and criminal background check.
Applicants must demonstrate superior customer service and communication skills and have a friendly, helpful, outgoing demeanor. Candidates must be self-starters who are productive during slow business periods and can work at a quick and efficient pace when it is busy. Applicants must be flexible, dependable, punctual and courteous. Basic computer skills are required. Experience with point of sale systems is preferred.
Bowdoin Store employees are expected to be well groomed and meet department standards for professional attire. This role will require a pre-placement physical and criminal background check.
Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents
Previous experience in shipping/receiving, retail operation, and/or textbook or general book operation, especially in a college environment is very helpful.
Standard Work Days and Hours
This is a non-benefits eligible, part-time position, up to 19 hours a week. Schedules will be based on the needs of the operation. Typical schedules may vary and be between Monday through Friday during store hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including some weekend coverage. Required to work additional hours during all major College events and weekends.
About Bowdoin
Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.
Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.
Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.
Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.
Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.
Shift
N/A
Employment Category
Casual
Benefits Eligible
No
Pay Type
Hourly
Background Check Package Requirements
Support Staff
Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job?
No
Is a pre-placement physical required for this position?
Yes
Posting Date
12/22/2022
Applications Accepted Until
Open Until Filled
No
Type of Posting
Internal/External
Special Instructions to Applicants
EEO Information
Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.
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