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Lead Thrift Store Associate

12/10/2025

As a Lead Thrift Store Associate, you will assist in the overall management of selling donated items and provide training and direction to store employees. You will also perform daily operations including opening, closing, and compiling sales.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Across Idaho, our dedicated team helps vulnerable youth and families turn the pain and despair of childhood trauma into hope, healing, and resilience. As part of Idaho Youth Ranch, you’ll be on the front lines of change, providing services like residential care, emergency shelter, job readiness training, and outpatient therapies that help youth build brighter futures. Since 1953, we’ve been a lifeline for Idaho’s youth, fueled by the passion of our people, the support of generous community members, and our network of thrift stores. When you join Idaho Youth Ranch, you’ll be part of a compassionate, mission-driven team that’s making a tangible difference. Here, no child is ever turned away due to financial hardship. At Idaho Youth Ranch, you can expect: The opportunity to change lives every single day. A supportive, compassionate work environment that values your contributions. Competitive benefits, including affordable healthcare, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and student loan forgiveness. Join us in a career that’s about more than just a paycheck—it’s about changing lives for the better. Learn more about how you can be part of our mission at www.youthranch.org.

About the Role

Description

The Idaho Youth Ranch is one of the oldest non-profit agencies in the state of Idaho.

Our mission:
We unite for Idaho’s youth by providing accessible programs and services that nurture hope, healing, and resilience.

Why unite with us? Because we are better together! Our team members enjoy a workplace where Relationships are the foundation, where we are all Committed to the same mission, where Growth is always possible, where we are treated with and show Compassion, where trust guides us to Transparency, and above all, where Joy sustains us.

What do we offer? In addition to contributing to our awesome mission, working at IYR has many advantages! For full time employees, eligibility for affordable medical and dental care, other voluntary benefits offerings. For all employees, a 401(k) match, paid time off, an employee discount on purchases at our thrift stores, and working in a caring and compassionate environment just to name a few.

How will you impact our mission? Every position at Idaho Youth Ranch contributes to the success of our mission. As a Lead Thrift Store Associate in one of our Thrift Stores, you can proudly tell your family and friends that you help nurture hope, healing, and resilience in Idaho’s youth by assisting in the overall management of selling donated items; the profits of which go to fund our Programs and Services and make them accessible to all youth who need those services in Idaho.

Must Haves:

Be enrolled in High School or possess High School diploma or equivalent
Must be 16 years of age
Have strong customer service skills, be able to WOW our customers!
Ability to work weekends

Our Lead Thrift Store Associates:

Represent the Idaho Youth Ranch
Performs functions related to the daily opening, operation, and closing of a store
Compiles daily sales and makes bank deposits
Serves as a leader by providing training and directing the store employees

As a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit, the Idaho Youth Ranch is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) program. The PLSF offers student loan forgiveness on qualifying loans under specific conditions. Speak with your loan provider for more information.

Idaho Youth Ranch is an equal opportunity employer

Key Skills

Customer ServiceLeadershipTrainingSales ManagementCash Handling