Student Assistant - Retail Associate at InsideHigherEd

Job Title: Student Assistant - Retail Associate
Location: GHC - Cartersville Instr. Site
Regular/Temporary: Temporary
Full/Part Time: Part-Time
Job ID: 282432
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

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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.