Fashion Organizer are responsible for receiving donations, sorting and categorizing clothing, hanging usable clothing in the boutique, and ensuring Dress for Success has access to a variety of business appropriate pieces to suit the clients. Must have an understanding of what business attire is and what it is not. Organizers should have the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, bend, twist, and stand for at least an hour. This position requires a light amount of physical labor.
Becoming a Fashion Organizer is a flexible and fun way to give back to your community. We strive to promote an environment of support and confidence for our clients, and we want you to be a part of creating that environment!
NOTE: fashion organizers are responsible for adhering to all local, state, and federal guidelines surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Masking and social distancing are enforced in the boutique at this time.
About Dress for Success Albuquerque (InspireEmpowerNM)
Location:
10000 Coors Bypass NW,, Albuquerque, NM 87114, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Description
The women we serve: Are primarily single mothers (70%), raising an average of 2-3 children, are representative of all ethnicities and races, range in age from 18-60 and lived under the poverty level prior to receiving Dress for Success’s services. How we work: Dress for Success provides each woman with a business suit when she has a job interview. She returns to Dress for Success for up to one week’s worth of business-appropriate attire. She then receives an invitation to join our career development and networking group and opportunities to participate in other employment retention programs. Dress for Success serves job-ready women by referral only from more than 3,000 non-profit organizations including domestic violence agencies, homeless shelters and job-training programs.
The results of our programs speak for themselves:
Dress for Success has suited more than 600,000 women since our inception in 1997.
Dress for Success has affiliate locations in more than 120 cities across the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the West Indies.
Community
Employment
Women
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
Dress for Success ABQCottonwood MallAlbuquerque, NM87114
(35.19587,-106.69398)
DATE POSTED
June 1, 2021
SKILLS
Inventory Management
Merchandising
Critical Thinking
Multi-Tasking
Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
We are asking that all volunteers are able to commit at least 6 months with the affiliate as we thrive on relationship building and familiar faces! Our goal is for you to become a subject-matter expert during your volunteering.
