Why Work at Goodwill Industries Alberta

With a company that cares about their employees, you can make the world a better place, one person at a time. No matter your goal or what journey we’re on, this opportunity could change things for the better!

Our Company

Goodwill is dedicated to providing people with disabilities the opportunity to find meaningful employment. This is made possible as a direct result of the generosity of Albertans in our community who choose to donate to Goodwill, where these items are resold through our retail stores. Our dedicated, ambitious and hard-working team members are the key to our success.

Our values that guides us are: we care and it shows, we are ONE amazing team, we get better and better everyday and we make a positive impact.

Our Culture

At Goodwill, you will become part of our family! The teamwork demonstrated by our incredible team members fosters an environment where everyone is supported and empowered to be their best selves. Together, we are able to surpass goals and do so in a way that is safe and respectful to all our customers, both externally to our customers and internally to each other .

Diversity

At Goodwill, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we cherish the diversity of our employees. Goodwill demonstrates best practices in creating an inclusive environment so everyone is valued, supported and respected as unique individuals.

Values

As part of our ongoing efforts to represent who we are today and who we aspire to be tomorrow, we utilize our Core Values to guide our actions and decisions, while serving as a foundation for our operations to provide a framework for how we support our community.

o We Care and It Shows.
o We are ONE Amazing Team.
o We get better and better every day.
o We make a positive impact.

We are a social enterprise on a mission

Goodwill is a social enterprise providing individuals with disabilities or barriers the opportunity to enhance their lives through meaningful employment.

We are a donor-driven charitable society

It all begins with a donation. The success of Goodwill’s retail operations and our capacity to strengthen the communities around us revolve around the generosity of people in those communities choosing to donate to Goodwill.

We are a thrift retailer

Items donated to Goodwill are sold through Goodwill thrift retail stores, giving the community the opportunity to obtain quality items at a great value.

We are a training ground

In pursuit of positive progress, we are a development centre and training ground for those who are looking for opportunity and independence through work experiences.

We are passionate about the impact of our Mission

The Mission Impact program provides employment coaching, job search, and training to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

We are an environmental leader

We repurpose or work to recycle donated goods that our thrift shoppers choose not to buy into cleaning cloths and other reusable materials through our post-retail operations.