Date posted: August 12, 2026
Pay: $16.00 – $19.00 per hour
Job Title: Department Associate
Reports To: Store Management on duty
Based out of: Community Threads Thrift Store – Arlington Hts.
Status: Part-Time, Non-Exempt (12-25 hrs/ wk.)
Job Purpose: The Department Associate is responsible for sorting incoming donations, pricing, and merchandising.
About Us: At Home of the Sparrow, we are dedicated to helping women and children experiencing homelessness build stable, independent futures. We provide shelter, resources, and supportive services that help individuals and families move toward self- sufficiency. Our thrift stores help fund these vital programs while providing affordable clothing and household items to the community. When you join our team, you are
helping support our mission and make a meaningful difference in the lives of the people we serve.
Key Responsibilities:
-Process incoming department donations in an effective and efficient manner while maintaining quality control.
– Keep the work area clean and orderly, free of trip hazards, topples or other safety concerns.
-Maintain communication with management when items need to be sent to or retrieved from storage.
– Alert management when there is an extreme shortage or excess of inventory.
– Alert management when supplies related to the department need to be reordered.
– Transition seasonal stock.
– Understand and follow the criteria for the recycling programs.
– Assist with department-related tasks as requested.
– Adhere to all Company policies, procedures and practices included in the Employee Handbook & Retail Policy & Procedure Manual.
-Any other duties as assigned by management.
Knowledge & Skills:
-High School education or higher required.
– Ability to process information/merchandise through register system.
-Baseline computer skills to access, input and process electronic information.
-Ability to read, count and write to accurately complete all documentation.
-Ability to communicate appropriately with associates, customers and donors.
-Ability to operate and use all equipment necessary to run the store
Supervisory Responsibility: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Physical Demands:
-Ability to move and/or handle merchandise throughout the store generally weighing 0-30 pounds safely.
– Balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling and reaching are required.
– Sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time are required.
Qualifications:
– Ability to freely access all areas of the store including selling floor, stock area, and register area.
– Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates.
Benefits:
-Employee discount
– Flexible schedule
-Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Please email your resume and job application to humanresources@hosparrow.org