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Sue Ryder Care; Leeds; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday rising to 33 with long

Company pension scheme

Staff discount with retailers

Refer a Friend £250

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Healthcare Cash plan

Death in Service

Staff discount of 10% online

Induction programme & learning

Employee support programme

Job summary

Sue Ryder York Road Shop in Leeds is seeking a Shop Assistant to join our team. This part-time role covers 15 hours per week across 3 days with weekend rotations, offering a meaningful way to support our palliative and end-of-life care services.

The successful candidate will assist in driving sales, providing excellent customer service, and maintaining high standards of merchandising while supporting stock management and EPOS processes.

Qualifications

• Customer service skills with ability to engage donors and customers.
• Retail experience to drive sales and achieve targets.
• Ability to build community relationships and secure quality donated stock.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service to customers and donors.
• Help drive sales and income against targets.
• Maintain merchandising standards and store housekeeping.
• Assist with stock management and EPOS processes to keep the shop fresh and presentable.
• Support in campaigns and fundraising initiatives.

Skills

Customer service

Retail experience

Community engagement

Stock management

Tools

EPOS system

Job description

15 hours per week - 3 days plus flexibility to cover - weekends on rota

12 months fixed term contract

£12.71 per hour

Become a part of our story.

Every sale in our 400+ shops helps fund specialist palliative and end-of-life care. For over 70 years, we’ve supported people when it matters most — and we’re looking for a Shop Assistant to help us continue that work.

You’ll support your manager and team, inspire your community and help drive income for our vital services, while championing creative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.

We value our people and offer a great work-life balance: 1 in 2 weekends, shifts from 8.45am, most shops finishing by 5.15pm, and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off.

Bring your customer service skills to a role with real purpose.

You’ll be responsible for…

• As Shop Assistant you will be using your skills and retail experience to help drive sales, income and performance against targets.
• provide excellent service to customers and donors.
• Help build strong community relationships to generate quality donated stock.
• Support in maintaining high standards of merchandising, housekeeping and health & safety.
• Support in managing stock and EPOS processes to keep the shop fresh, seasonal and well presented.
• Championing the Sue Ryder brand, in-store campaigns and national fundraising initiatives.

The ideal candidate would be…

We’re looking for ambitious people who are motivated by making a real difference. If you’re keen to learn, grow and develop while helping us ensure everyone gets the support they deserve, you’ll fit right in.

Come and join the team as our Shop Assistant at our York Road, Leeds shop

The largest Sue Ryder shop in Yorkshire, our store offers over 4,000 sq ft of bargains! Boasting a large range of second hand furniture, we can cater for all your furniture requirements without breaking the bank.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
• Company pension scheme
• Staff discount with thousands of retailers
• Refer a Friend scheme - £250 payment
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
• Death in Service benefit
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support programme

Interview date: 15th October

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Sue Ryder, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and disabled people.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria will be offered an interview. We also provide reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate fully

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Shop Assistant

Company: Sue Ryder Care Salary: from £12.71 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: LS14 6HR Working pattern: On-site Job type: Contract Posting date: 23 Sept 2026 Closing date: 7 Oct 2026

Summary

Shop Assistant

York Road

Leeds

LS14 6HR

15 hours per week - 3 days plus flexibility to cover - weekends on rota

12 months fixed term contract

£12.71 per hour

Become a part of our story.

Every sale in our 400+ shops helps fund specialist palliative and end-of-life care. For over 70 years, we’ve supported people when it matters most — and we’re looking for a Shop Assistant to help us continue that work.

You’ll support your manager and team, inspire your community and help drive income for our vital services, while championing creative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.

We value our people and offer a great work-life balance: 1 in 2 weekends, shifts from 8.45am, most shops finishing by 5.15pm, and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off.

Bring your customer service skills to a role with real purpose.

You’ll be responsible for…

• As Shop Assistant you will be using your skills and retail experience to help drive sales, income and performance against targets.
• provide excellent service to customers and donors.
• Help build strong community relationships to generate quality donated stock.
• Support in maintaining high standards of merchandising, housekeeping and health & safety.
• Support in managing stock and EPOS processes to keep the shop fresh, seasonal and well presented.
• Championing the Sue Ryder brand, in-store campaigns and national fundraising initiatives.

The ideal candidate would be…

We’re looking for ambitious people who are motivated by making a real difference. If you’re keen to learn, grow and develop while helping us ensure everyone gets the support they deserve, you’ll fit right in.

Come and join the team as our Shop Assistant at our York Road, Leeds shop

The largest Sue Ryder shop in Yorkshire, our store offers over 4,000 sq ft of bargains! Boasting a large range of second hand furniture, we can cater for all your furniture requirements without breaking the bank.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
• Company pension scheme
• Staff discount with thousands of retailers
• Refer a Friend scheme - £250 payment
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
• Death in Service benefit
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support programme

Closing date: 7th October

Interview date: 15th October

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Sue Ryder, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and disabled people.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria will be offered an interview. We also provide reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate fully