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Contracted Part-Time Seasonal Retail Associate

Job Description 

NKCDC is seeking a Contracted Part-Time Seasonal Retail Associate to help staff a vendor booth at Christmas Village market in Love Park from November 23rd until December 24th, 2024. The retail associate will greet customers and inform them about gifts, process payments, and monitor inventory. The role requires customer service experience and enthusiasm for supporting local artists and small businesses in Kensington. 

Project Background 

NKCDC’s vendor booth at Christmas Village in Love Park will highlight Kensington’s unique entrepreneurial community and include items from local vendors, such as packaged food products, baked goods, candles, soaps, jewelry and books. 

 

Responsibilities 

  • Complete training ahead of market opening to develop product knowledge and practice engagement skills  
  • Help open and close vendor booth 
  • Greet customers and answer product-related questions 
  • Help customers make purchases and process payments on point-of-sale system 
  • Monitor inventory, restock and organize merchandise 
  • Maintain orderliness of vendor booth and product displays 
  • Promote products and small businesses featured in the market 
  • Respond to customer questions, complaints and issues  

Qualifications 

  • Availability to work 20 hours per week from Saturday, November 23rd until Tuesday, December 24th, including early evenings, weekends, Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve 
  • Reliability to arrive on time, operate independently, and close vendor booth 
  • Excellent communication, customer service and teamwork skills 
  • Accountability managing sales transactions 
  • Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and stand for long periods of time 
  • Reliable transportation to and from Center City 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Previous retail experience, especially in a busy, fast-paced environment 
  • Experience using Square point-of-sale system 
  • Knowledge of Kensington and familiarity with its local small business community 

 

Compensation 
The rate for this contracted position will be $17/hr. with a part-time schedule, 20 hours per week. Scheduled work hours are from 12-9 pm daily throughout the duration of the Christmas Village market, including Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Eve.  

Application process 
Applicants should submit a resume to info@nkcdc.org, with “[YOUR NAME] – Contracted Part-Time Seasonal Retail Associate” in the subject line. Applications must be received by October 25, 2024. All candidate resumes are given consideration, but we cannot always respond personally depending on the volume of inquiries. 

Hiring process 
Our hiring process for this position will include resume review and a 30-minute remote interview with a representative of NKCDC along with representatives from our partners on this project, Vientiane Bistro and Cantina La Martina. Reference checks will be conducted after the interview is completed. 

 

About NKCDC 

New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) is a community development corporation committed to sustainable development in housing opportunities, economic development, vacant land strategies, community engagement, health and wellness, and real estate development. NKCDC advances social equity and economic empowerment by nurturing and creating opportunities for residents to live and actively shaping their neighborhoods of choice. To that end, NKCDC provides free resources to residents and businesses in the Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond neighborhoods.  

NKCDC has a strong reputation, both locally and nationally, with longstanding credibility of serving as a trusted and valuable partner and collaborator. The organization is one of only two community development organizations in Philadelphia that are chartered members of the NeighborWorks America network. Our current work using a trauma-informed community engagement model, applying a racial equity lens across the organization, and leading programs at the intersection of health and housing are keeping NKCDC at the cutting edge of community development. NKCDC draws on the strengths of the communities in Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond — a population of over 62,800, 23% of whom live below the federal poverty level — to make sure neighborhood development benefits all residents. More information can be found at nkcdc.org.