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At Soul Paper, were passionate about paper & stationery & all the beautiful ways it is used to bring people closer together. Our mission is to nurture core values, inspire creativity & promote the growth of expression by providing fun materials, workshops & special products that hearken back to a simpler time. Our Core Values:
-Kindness & Respect-Lead with your heart. Every person deserves to be treated well.
-Connection-Build relationships that are fun & life giving. Bring your best self to work.
-Creativity-Never stop learning & looking for solutions. Tap into your desires to play.
-Integrity-Own your stuff, be honest & accountable. Take the high road as often as you can.
We are looking for someone who shares our core values & this passion for stationery (notice that came first) who is an exceptional experienced sales associate with some management training & creative skills as assets. They will be working between 16-30 hours per week & Saturdays are required. An ability to be flexible when more shifts are available is desired. We are looking for someone who will grow with us.
Our ideal candidate will possess a strong sense of ownership & pride in their work that drives them to find new ways to delight & inspire our customers. As well, this candidate has the skills to create & maintain dynamic visual displays & merchandising standards & comes to work each day with a big smile. Communication & enthusiasm for our products & the stories they hold is a contagious attribute as is a keen interest in new products, new techniques & the desire to engage & share all the paper goodness with passion.
Please include your resume & a cover letter that answers the following questions:
-How do you live your life according to our core values?
-What is your little bit of whimsy that we would love?
-How do you bring your best self to work?
-What is one thing that would make you a perfect fit for this position & Soul Paper?
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Specific Skills
- Set up displays of merchandise in windows or display cases
- Provide home decorating consultations
- Provide advice on wedding plans/services
- Operate cash register
- Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
- Work with minimal supervision
- Customer service oriented
- Process money, cheque and credit/debit card payment
- Provide advice about merchandise
- Suggest ways to care for goods
- Suggestive selling
Type Of Experience
- Salesperson/clerk
Work Setting
- Specialty shop
- Antique store
- Hobby and novelty store
Product Experience/Knowledge
- Books
- Art
- Office supplies
- Magazines