Op Shop Sorting Room Assistant

Uniting Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 33,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

An extra 17.5% on annual leave

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Childcare subsidy discount 10%

Op Shop discount 25%

Job summary

Uniting is seeking a casual Op Shop Sorting Room Assistant for the Brunswick Op Shop Hub. You will oversee sorting and processing of donated items to ensure high-quality stock for the shop floor, training and supervising volunteers and keeping a tidy workspace.

This role is a busy, Christmas period position with weekday shifts, approximately 6 hours per shift. Work involves bringing creative flair to visually appealing displays, contributing to sales targets, and supporting Uniting’s

Qualifications

• Passion for fashion and charity retail with flair for visual merchandising.
• Ability to interact with volunteers, staff and customers.
• Team-oriented and enthusiastic about Uniting’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Oversee sorting and processing of donated items to ensure high-quality stock for the shop floor.
• Train and supervise volunteers; maintain a clean, organized workspace.
• Support visual merchandising, stock and space management and contribute to sales targets.

Skills

Visual merchandising

Communication

Physical tasks

Attention to detail

Enthusiasm for mission

Fashion retail

Charity ethos

Job description

• Retail Award Level 4 position (incl. weekend penalty rates)
• Casual position based at our Brunswick Op Shop Hub
• Bring creative flair to help us achieve our vision

Your new role

The Op Shop Sorting Room Assistant role oversees the sorting and processing of donated items in the Uniting Op Shop Hub in Brunswick. This role ensures high-quality stock for the shop floor by managing the sorting process, training and supervising volunteers, and maintaining a clean and organised workspace. It’s a great opportunity to be part of a friendly community, it’s lively and varied!

This casual role will cover the busy period over the Christmas / New Year period and will be weekday work only, generally 6 hours per shift.

Our Op Shops team are responsible for bringing their creative flair to create visually appealing and contemporary Op Shops. We encourage and build a culture of productivity, imagination, innovation, change and development. Our Op Shops allow you to tap into your natural way of being creative, enthusiastic, and having fun.

Our aim is to delight people in a meaningful and memorable way, while offering positive customer experiences, high level visual merchandising, critical stock and space management, achieving sales targets, and celebrating Uniting’s culture.

Click here to find out more about working at our Op Shops.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your base salary of $29.45 per hour plus super and weekend penalty rates (if applicable), you can access the following:

• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave
• Ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent, groceries, bills, clothing, and much more
• 10% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.
• 25% discount at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you will have a passion for fashion and charity retail and have a flair for visual merchandising.

You will also have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with volunteers, staff, and customers.
• The ability to perform physical tasks associated with sorting and moving donated items.
• A keen eye for detail to identify quality items, ensure accurate record-keeping, and maintain a tidy workspace.
• Enthusiasm for the mission of the Op Shop and a positive, team-oriented approach.

View the position description here.

For any questions, reach out to Alisha Sazdova, Sorting Manager via [e-mail] for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.