SALES CLERK (SEASONAL)

Golden Gate District


Golden Gate Bridge


Golden Gate Ferry


Golden Gate Transit






SALES CLERK (SEASONAL) San Rafael, CA 
(Approximately 40/hrs per week from June through October.  Positions are located at the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza in the Gift Center and the Bridge Cafe)  


SALARY RANGE: $12.00 per hour (no benefits) Includes holiday, night and weekend hours

The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, recognized as one of the Bay Area’s premier transit agencies, has several excellent opportunities for a highly motivated, customer service oriented individuals to  sell Bridge memorabilia and food products to the general public.
Specifically, you will:

• Assist customers and sells merchandise and food items
• Handle daily sales transactions and money exchanges on the cash register accurately and rapidly
• Display and organize merchandise
• Stock merchandise in a visually attractive manner
• Reconcile daily sales transactions for assigned register at the end of the sales shift
• Warehouse and stock merchandise
• On occasion, may be required to requisition and receive stock/merchandise from the warehouse and
verify requisitions to ensure requisition is correctly filled
• Clean showcases and work area in both the Gift Center and the Cafe  
• Interact with a multi-cultural public diplomatically, courteously and efficiently
• Present a neat appearance
• Quickly learns to operate the cash register
• Accurately process sales using the proper procedures for accepting types of cash or credit
• Answer telephone  
• Know and follow the safety and health rules and safe work practices applicable to his or her job

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of one year recent full-time experience in retail sales and cash handling; food handling and
distribution, preferably involving counter service (Café position), in a fast-paced, high volume retail
operation working with an electronic cash register  
• Strong  customer service experience and communications skills, preferably in a busy, high traffic
environment serving the general public
• Experience reconciling daily sales transactions using a 10-key calculator
 
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, SKILLS:

• Basic math computation skills and accuracy with numbers
• Use tact and discretion in establishing and maintaining working relationships with the general public, co-workers, and all other District personnel
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately and consistently
• Communicate at a proficiency level that enables you to understand and be understood by others using the English language, both orally and in writing
• Ability to sell merchandise  
• Knowledge of excellent customer service skills and the ability to use those skills in the course of performing the job
• Ability to stock merchandise in a visually attractive manner
• Learn to properly operate the cash register and established procedures for accepting various types of cash or credit, and to do so in an accurate and rapid manner
 
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Safely lift up to 50 pounds
• Carry stock up and down stairs  
• Frequent bending and straightening
• Standing on feet for long periods of time
• Work safely around high temperatures from equipment used in food and hot drink preparation (Cafe position)

Open until filled. Priority will be given to earliest applicants.All applicants must complete an application for employment which is located on our website at: www.goldengate.org Forward required materials to: Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, & Transportation District, HR Dept, Attn: D. Keyes, Human Resources, 1011 Andersen Dr, San Rafael, CA 94901; FAX: (415) 459-6075; Email: jobs@goldengate.org . Please reference the position title in the subject line of your email. Resumes will not be accepted for this position in lieu of a completed GGBHTD application. For more info, call: (415) 257-4526. EOE, Drug-free. An EEO tear sheet can be obtained from our website at: www.goldengate.org .


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