Retail Sales
General information
Job duties
- Greet and assist customers, providing guidance and product knowledge.
- Operate cash registers, handle transactions, and process returns/exchanges.
- Maintain store appearance, including stocking, organizing, and merchandising shells and gift items.
- Answer customer inquiries via phone, email, or in-person professionally and courteously.
- Assist with inventory management, including receiving shipments and tracking stock levels.
- Support store events, promotions, and seasonal activities.
- Follow all company policies and procedures, including safety and loss prevention.
Housing
Details
Live the Beach Life While You Work & Travel USA
Imagine finishing your shift and being on the sand in under five minutes. At the Sea Shell Shop, located at 19366 Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, you’ll spend your summer surrounded by seashells, sea glass, coastal gifts and thousands of happy vacationers from all over the East Coast. This is a classic American beach-town retail job — friendly, fast-paced and full of stories you’ll tell for years.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them find the perfect souvenir, shell or gift
- Operating the cash register and processing card and cash payments accurately
- Restocking shelves and keeping displays beautiful, organized and fully stocked
- Cleaning and maintaining a tidy, welcoming sales floor
- Unpacking new shipments and assisting with light inventory tasks
- Answering questions about products, prices and the local area
- Working as part of a supportive team during busy beach weekends
What We’re Looking For
- University students aged 18–25 enrolled in the Work & Travel USA program
- Conversational English and confidence speaking with customers
- A positive, energetic attitude and a genuine smile
- Reliability, punctuality and willingness to work weekends and holidays (the busiest beach days!)
- Ability to stand for extended periods and lift light boxes
- No previous retail experience required — full training provided
Ready to trade lecture halls for ocean breezes? Apply now for the Retail Sales Associate position at Sea Shell Shop in Rehoboth Beach and make this the summer you’ll never forget.
Why choose Sea Shell Shop at 19366 Coastal Highway
Why Rehoboth Beach?
Rehoboth Beach is one of the most beloved summer destinations on the Delaware coast — often called “The Nation’s Summer Capital.” You’ll find a legendary mile-long boardwalk, amusement rides, saltwater taffy shops, free live concerts at the bandstand, tax-free shopping, and miles of clean Atlantic beaches. Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City are all within easy bus or train reach for your days off — perfect for weekend trips with your Work & Travel friends.
About Delaware
Delaware's tax-free beach towns - Rehoboth and Bethany Beach - are a Work & Travel classic. Students fill jobs in boardwalk shops, restaurants and beach resorts along a relaxed Atlantic shore.
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