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Barnardo's; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's in Lincoln is seeking a Store Associate to join our team. This permanent, full-time role offers 35 hours per week at Unit 3 Alexander Walk, Carlton Centre, Lincoln, LN2 4FN. You will organize stock, assist customers, handle cash, and support promotions and gift aid.

The role requires a personable, reliable team member who can work independently and maintain store standards. We value initiative and a practical approach to encouraging donations, ensuring stock cleanliness, and

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a retail environment.
• Experience with cash handling is required.
• Experience in customer service.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Knowledge of fashion retail environment.
• Basic IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Organising stock, pricing and steaming stock before going on the shop floor.
• Ensuring stock is generated over the door by donors and signing up for gift aid.
• Implement any promotion in the store as directed by Head Office or Area Business Manager or Store Manager.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, organisation and cleanliness throughout the Store, including the sales floor and stockroom areas.
• Encourage the public to donate saleable stock.
• Rotate stock daily to ensure no garment remains on the shop floor longer than the agreed time limits.

Skills

Retail experience

Cash handling

Customer service

Initiative

Basic IT skills

Fashion environment knowledge

Job description

Store Associate

Company: Barnardo's

Store Location: Unit 3 Alexander Walk, Carlton Centre, Lincoln, LN2 4FN

Hours: 35 hours

Permanent - Full time

Key Responsibilities

• Organising Stock, Pricing and Steaming stock before going on the shop floor.
• Ensuring Stock is generated over the door by members of the public and ensuring donors sign up for gift aid.
• Implement any promotion in the store as directed by Head Office or your Area Business Manager or your Store Manager.
• Achieve and maintain high standards of housekeeping, organisation and cleanliness throughout the Store, including the sales floor and stockroom areas.
• Actively encourage the public to donate saleable stock.
• Rotate stock on a daily basis so that no garment remains on the shop floor for any longer than the agreed time limits.

Ideal candidates should have

• Experience of working in a retail environment due to the nature of the store.
• Experience of cash handling
• Working in a customer service environment
• Experience of working on own initiative
• Knowledge of working in a fashion environment
• Basic IT skills

* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.

Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application.

The Retail section consists of more than 700 Barnardo's shops across the UK. These high-street stores are reliant on donations from the public and corporate supporters, and generate funds from the sale of these donated items. There are a wide range of shops, from traditional charity stores to book shops and furniture. The Trading division produces and sells a range of products, including cards and gifts.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

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