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Donor Specialist Full-Time $13.50 - Perimeter

Goodwill of North Georgia

Atlanta, GAFull-time$13.5/hrPosted 4 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$13.5/hr
Location
Atlanta, GA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Donor Specialist examines and grades donated goods for sale in Goodwill of North Georgia retail stores. The role processes goods at an accelerated pace to meet production goals while following standard operating procedures. It also supports donors, sorts donations, assists with loading and unloading, and maintains the donation area. Goodwill describes its mission as helping local job seekers find meaningful work through donations and sales.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Donation GradingDonation SortingGuest ServiceProblem SolvingBasic MathReadingOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsBendingReachingGraspingStandingWalkingPushingPullingLifting

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED1+ Years Production ExperienceMust Be 18+Acceptable Safety Work ShoesLift Up to 30 LbsEnglish

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Join our team

At Goodwill of North Georgia, we make a positive impact on our community by using donations and sales from our 100+ locations to help local job seekers find meaningful work. Simply said, we put people to work. Join our team and work for an organization that will help you grow personally and professionally while giving you the satisfaction of knowing that your efforts are helping others reach their potential.

You can learn more about our 100+ stores, donation centers and career centers and how our mission helps local job seekers at goodwillng.org.

What we offer:

  • Weekly paychecks

  • Paid time off for vacation and holidays

  • 25% employee discount

  • Health, dental and vision insurance for staff and their families

  • Complimentary uniforms

  • Access to free job skills training at Goodwill Career Centers

Responsible for thoroughly examining and grading donated goods to sell in Goodwill of North Georgia Retail stores. Process goods in an accelerated manner to meet production goals in a fast-paced environment while adhering to standard operating procedures.

Essential Functions:

  • Always display a professional, patient, and “people first” attitude with guests

  • Provide a donation receipt to each guest at the time of donating

  • Adequately handle guest questions and resolve problems by following agency and departmental standard operating procedures

  • Properly sort donations into designated categories

  • Effectively communicate with management when necessary

  • Consistently perform work tasks according to training playbooks, e-learning and work instructions

  • Evaluate and navigate decisions effectively

  • Effectively promote and demonstrate cooperation and teamwork with peers

  • Maintain a neat, clean and organized donor door area/attended donation center(ADC) location

  • Adhere to safety and security practices including reporting safety hazards and injuries to management

  • Assist truck drivers with loading/unloading donations

  • Attend and complete all required trainings and meetings

  • Perform other duties as assigned by management

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED preferred

  • One year or more (1+ years) of production experienced preferred

  • Consistently foster a healthy team culture of exceptional guest experience

  • Must have basic math and reading skills

  • Must have good oral and written communication skills in English as well as interpersonal skills

  • Must be 18 years or older to become certified and licensed to operate a forklift (individuals age 16 to 17 will not be allowed to operate forklifts, balers or compactors)

Working Environment Conditions/Requirements:

  • Must start employment in acceptable safety work shoes

  • Must be able to work in all types of conditions including heat, cold and dust

  • Must be able to meet all physical requirements to perform the duties of the position including the ability to bend, reach, grasp, stand and/or walk for extended periods of time as well as the ability to push, pull and lift up to 30lbs with or without accommodation

How this job compares

Set against the 3,786 open Retail jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$13.5/hr
  • Georgia median$14–15/hr37 hourly ranges
  • US median$17–19/hr1,797 hourly ranges

This rate, $13.50/hr, is close to the Georgia median midpoint ($14/hr) — in the middle half of Retail hourly ranges in Georgia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 124 open Retail jobs in Georgia and 3,786 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
Experience
Retail postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (951 postings).
Education
144 of the 3,786 open Retail jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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