Museum Store Volunteer

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Mission Statement:

Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust, remembering the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims and honoring the survivors’ legacy. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides, we teach the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy.

Holocaust Museum Houston builds a more humane society by promoting responsible individual behavior, cultivating civility and pursuing social justice.

Museum Store volunteers will help with:

• Greeting customers who enter the shop.
• Assisting customers in the selection and purchase of items.
• Answering queries from customers.
• Processing cash and credit card transactions accurately & efficiently.
• Stocking shelves with merchandise.
• Reporting discrepancies and problems to the manager.
• Balancing cash registers with receipts.
• Dealing with customer refunds.
• Keeping the store tidy and clean.
• Attaching price tags to merchandise on the shop floor.
• Responsible for security within the store and being on the lookout for shoplifters and fraudulent credit cards etc.
• Operating the tills, including cashing up and completing paper work at the start and end of shift.
• Ensuring that the shop counter is always manned.
• Keeping merchandise orderly and neat in appearance.