Children’s Bookseller
A unique opportunity to work at a legendary independent bookstore, Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena (Southern California’s Oldest & Largest Independent Bookstore).
Do you have a passion for reading children’s books? Do you get satisfaction from lending a helping hand and being of service to others? Working at Vroman’s might just be the perfect fit for you! The Children’s Bookseller will have a welcoming, approachable, and energetic personality. This person will also need to have patience, empathy, and a strong work ethic. Knowledge of Young Adult and Children’s book is not required but a plus.
Job Requirements:
- Retail experience.
- Excellent Hospitality skills.
- Knowledge and passion for the written word and for our community.
- Must be comfortable in engaging customers in conversation.
- Approachable and friendly.
- Exhibit kindness, patience and ready to lend a hand to children, young adults, and their parents.
- Enthusiastic and positive about interacting and helping Customers find books on the sales floor.
- Sales oriented.
- Hard-working.
- Self-motivated team player.
- Willingness to follow instructions & take direction.
The work here is highly customer-oriented, very detailed, fast paced, and often physically demanding. The employee will be required to repetitively walk safely, stand for more than 2 to 3 hours at a time, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, push, pull, lift, and carry (35lbs min).
Responsibilities:
Include but are not limited to the following:
- Hand-sell/recommend age-appropriate books to young adults, parents, and children/kids.
- Greet and establish a rapport with customers, answering questions, engaging in conversations about our store, inventory, services, and community.
- Be able to write shelf talkers, reviews of children’s and young adults’ books, able to create & plan children’s events.
- Shelving books, section maintenance and conducting book inventory for assigned sections.
- Maintain welcoming atmosphere. Examples: Straightening/alphabetizing shelves, setting/maintaining displays, routine maintenance (vacuuming, dusting, windows, etc.)
- Cordially answering customer phone calls.
- Handselling books and non-book merchandise.
- Receptive to customer’s special requests by taking special book orders for customers.
- Self-directed (can complete tasks with minimal supervision).
- Can complete repetitious tasks while maintaining quality.
- Strong verbal communication skills.
- Must be flexible/adaptable and able to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and special events.
- Perform all job-related functions in a cordial friendly manner, committed to exceeding Customers' expectations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Type:
Pay Rate:
Schedule:
- 20 to 25 hours per week
- Occasional additional hours may be required according to operational needs.
- Monday through Sunday.
- Requires full availability for any shift, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Schedules change every two weeks. Black Out months are November and December, during this time vacation or time off are rarely granted.
Benefits:
Part Time employees.
- Staff discount
- Holiday Pay (New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)
- Sick Pay
- Performance Points (redeemable for prizes, Book Soup’s gift cards or even paid time off)
Because we are a community bookstore and believe that marginalized communities must be centered in the work we do, we strongly encourage BIPOC an LGBTQIA persons to apply.
We also encourage those that have experience working in the following industries to apply:
- Hospitality
- Travel
- Education
- Customer Service
- Sales and Marketing
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $17.65 per hour
Expected hours: 20 – 25 per week
Benefits:
Shift:
Application Question(s):
- Are you available to work 20 - 25 hours with a variable schedule?
- Are you available to work nights and weekends as assigned?
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
- Night Shift (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Pasadena, CA 91101 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Pasadena, CA 91101: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
