Sales Associate

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 34 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
- **Work setting**:

- Kiosk
- Rural area
- On-site customer service
- Retail business
- **Tasks**:

- Operate cash register
- Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
- Provide advice about merchandise
- Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
- Provide customer service
- Train staff
- Assist in display of merchandise
- Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease
- Maintain sales records for inventory control
- Prepare merchandise for purchase, rental or lease
- **Type of product**:

- Food and food products
- **Financial benefits**:

- Gratuities
- **Support for persons with disabilities**:

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- **Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- **Support for youths**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- **Support for Veterans**:

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- **Support for Indigenous people**:

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- **Support for mature workers**:

- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers