Temporary Bookstore Assistant

Lincoln Land Community College - Springfield, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Springfield, IL

Educational Services

About the position

Lincoln Land Community College is seeking Temporary Bookstore Assistants to provide customer service and perform retail and clerical functions during the start of the semester. This role is temporary, typically lasting a few weeks, and offers minimum wage pay.

Responsibilities

• Run cash registers and process transactions for customers on Point of Sale system
• Assist customers with purchases including books, merchandise, technology, uniforms and other as required
• Answer phones
• Shelve textbooks and other merchandise; Pull books from shelves for customers needing books
• Sell textbooks and other merchandise, collecting, processing, and/or disbursing cash, checks, credit card charges as assigned
• Assist with the fulfillment of web orders placed by students; may include creating pick and pack lists, pulling orders, packing orders and organizing shipments
• Assist with opening or closing the bookstore as needed by full time staff
• Periodically clean retail fixtures to assure professional image of bookstore
• Assist with displays of merchandise and assist with relocation of stock when needed
• Create Student IDs as needed when full time staff is not available
• Perform assigned responsibilities, duties, and tasks according to established practices, procedures, techniques, and standards in a safe and efficient manner and with minimal supervision

Requirements

• Previous retail work including running a cash register
• Able to stand for long periods of time and work in a fast paced environment
• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.