Cashier / BF996

Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing and media company, has a corporate mission of instilling the love of reading and learning for lifelong pleasure in all children. Recognizing that literacy is the cornerstone of a child's intellectual, personal and cultural growth, for more than 80 years, Scholastic has created quality products and services that educate, entertain and motivate children. For more information, please visit our website at www.scholastic.com

Position Description:

Scholastic Book Fairs works with schools across the country to host more than 120,000 annual reading events, connecting more than 55 million children with great books each year. Book Fairs foster enthusiasm for reading, while helping to build school and classroom libraries by providing students, teachers and parents access to thousands of books and educational products at affordable prices.

We are looking for a Cashier to assist in our Book Fairs! Our Cashiers will:
Operate cash register/calculator and maintain accurate financial records in the collection of Book Fair receipts.
Follow proper procedures in the use of coupons, discount programs, special offers, etc offered by sales staff or Book Fair chairperson, where applicable.
Assist Book Fair Chairperson in submitting daily re-orders to warehouse.
Attend school evening events to accommodate open houses.
Prepare and deliver daily cash report, along with revenue report, to chairperson at end of day.
Assist chairperson in final day preparation of financial report.
Refer returned purchase or exchanges to Book Fair chairperson.
Maintains regular attendance in accordance with schedule.
Complies with substance abuse workplace policy.
Maintain confidentiality pertaining to sales, marketing, merchandising, financial data, customer lists, compensation and personnel records.
Our generous full time benefits include career opportunities, competitive salaries and comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription) as well as 401(k) and pension plans and a 50% employee discount!


Qualifications:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and at least 1 year of related experience.
Applied knowledge of standard office equipment i.e. typewriter, fax machine, copier, printer, calculator including adding machine/cash register.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence.
Comfortable with numbers and simple math: ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to get along with co-workers and work as a member of a team.
Ability to work overtime when required, and up to one or two evenings a week.
Ability to organize, prioritize workflow and meet deadlines.
Must have a valid driver's license.

EOE/AA/H/V/DFWP