Assistant Shop Supervisor

unitingcareqld; Maroochydore; On-site; AUD 11,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Staff Discounts

Rewards platform

Parental leave 12 weeks

Diversity and inclusive leave

Career development

Flexible work arrangements

Inclusive team

Job summary

Lifeline Queensland is seeking an Assistant Retail Supervisor in Maroochydore to lead a store, support the Retail Supervisor, and drive customer service excellence. The role includes coaching volunteers, monitoring pricing and merchandising, and delivering strong sales results in a not-for-profit environment.

Permanent full-time position with a remuneration of $28.89 per hour plus Super, NFP salary packaging and a commission program for high performers.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in retail management (or hospitality management), including experience in coaching and mentoring people.
• Ability to deliver a high level of customer service and exceed customer expectations.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and eagerness to learn store roles including customer service, visual presentation, online marketing and stock control.
• Able to use retail business systems, POS and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Support the Retail Supervisor in all aspects of a retail operation and delegate responsibilities where appropriate to ensure sound business practices and targets are met.
• Review pricing, merchandising, promotions and selling techniques to maintain profitability.
• Coach and develop direct reports daily, ensuring development goals align with business objectives.

Skills

Retail management

Coaching & mentoring

Customer service

Visual presentation

Online marketing

Stock control

POS system

Microsoft Office

Tools

POS system

Microsoft Office

Job description

Assistant Retail Supervisor | Lifeline

Employment Term: Permanent Full Time

Location: Maroochydore

Remuneration: $28.89 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay) + commission program for high performers

Make a meaningful difference with Lifeline

Lifeline Queensland is part of a national network bringing hope to Australians doing it tough. Around 750 lives are lost to suicide every year in Queensland. Through our state-wide footprint of crisis support, training and retail services, and the compassionate offer of support, we can save lives.

Along with your passion for your local community and leading a store that provides great customer service you will:

• Demonstrate a passion for Lifeline and its purpose, promoting its service and value to the community through personal actions, behaviours, practices and outcomes
• Support the Retail Supervisor in all aspects of a retail operation and delegate responsibilities where appropriate to ensure sound business practices are adhered to and sales targets are achieved
• Work with staff and volunteers to review and monitor pricing, visual merchandising, promotional events and selling techniques to ensure that profitability is maintained and improved
• Maintain effective communication channels within direct team, regional support functions and external stakeholders and provide assistance to team members in handling customer complaints / enquiries.
• Identify issues and opportunities based on selling and customer feedback
• Set objectives and prioritise tasks, ensuring objectives are tied to overall business strategy
• Coach and develop direct reports daily, ensuring development goals are linked to business objectives and improved performance

What makes a difference for us

• Be passionate about Lifeline and be able to articulate its purpose
• Demonstrated experience in retail management (or hospitality management), including experience in coaching and mentoring people
• Ability to deliver a high level of customer service and exceed customer expectations
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and eagerness to learn the fundamentals of all store roles, including but not limited to customer service, visual presentation, online marketing and stock control
• Create a values driven, diverse and safe employment environment that attracts, engages and retains skilled employees and volunteers
• Communicate promotional event information to maximise results
• Identify issues and opportunities based on trends and customer feedback
• Setting and exceeding priorities to meet daily deadlines; developing plans to meet short-term objectives
• Strong problem solving and influencing skills
• Ability to use a retail business systems, POS and Microsoft Office

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
• Staff Discounts: Participation in our team member purchasing program
• A recognition and rewards platform , providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leav e and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave , offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Joining our Lifeline, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War