About the Role
This role involves providing excellent customer service, maintaining a clean and presentable store, restocking and merchandising products, upholding safety standards, and fostering a joyful shopping environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide excellent customer service, greeting each person individually.
- Maintain a presentable and clean store, continuously restocking merchandise and cleaning.
- Check in and merchandise products as assigned.
- Maintain safety standards, health codes, and clear walkways.
- Foster a fun and joyful environment.
Requirements
- Sales experience in a retail or food service environment.
- Love and knowledge of toys, books, games, collectibles, and candy.
- Artistic skills, merchandising, and creativity.
- Possess a cheery and positive disposition.
- Work and communicate well with all staff.
- Uphold respect for yourself, fellow co-workers, and customers.
- Ability to lift and maneuver fixtures and products as necessary.
- Ability to stand for the majority of an 8-hour shift.
- Ability to work 40 hours/week, 5 days/week, including a mix of opening and closing shifts between 10 am and 10 pm.
Skills
- Artistic skills
- Merchandising
- Creativity
- Customer service
- Communication
Work Type
- Full-time
Salary/Compensations
- Starts at $14/hour
Benefits
- Paid time off with flexible schedules
- Subsidized medical insurance benefits (after 60 days)
- Free monthly bus pass
- Free employee assistance program (mental health care) for employees and household members
- Generous employee discount (approximately 50%)
- Free coffee or ice cream each shift
- Creative freedom for dynamic displays and social media posts
About the Company
- Toy Joy was founded in 1987 and acquired by the Wild About Music retail family in 2017.
- Motto: "Think Fun-Chew Well."
- Encourages shoppers of all ages to think creatively with a playful heart and savor the store experience.
- Offers a curated selection including collectibles, Japanese toys, nostalgic toys, plush, STEAM, figures, books, blind boxes, Gundam, games, puzzles, playsets, and costumes.
- Independently owned retail striving to create a harmonious, safe place for people to work and shop.
Equal Opportunity
- Fully inclusive and welcomes the opportunity to work with you as you are.
