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Sue Ryder Care; Slough; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Staff discount

Refer a Friend (£250)

Parental leave pay

Sick pay

EV scheme

Healthcare plan

Death in service

Online staff discount

Induction programme

Employee support

Job summary

Sue Ryder Care in Slough is seeking a Shop Assistant for a 22.5-hour-per-week, 6-month fixed-term contract. You’ll support your manager and team, drive sales, and help generate income for our palliative care services, while championing reuse in our Sue Ryder shop.

The role involves providing excellent customer service, stock and merchandising duties, health and safety, and community engagement. Weekend rota, shifts start around 8:45am, with most days finishing by 5:15pm, plus Christmas and

Qualifications

• Experience in retail and customer service.
• Ability to maintain merchandising standards and handle stock.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales, income and performance against targets.
• Provide excellent service to customers and donors.
• Help build community relationships to generate quality donated stock.
• Support in maintaining high standards of merchandising, housekeeping and health & safety.
• Assist with stock management and EPOS processes to keep the shop fresh and well presented.
• Champion the Sue Ryder brand during in-store campaigns and fundraising initiatives.

Skills

Customer service

Retail experience

Stock management

Merchandising

Job description

22.5 hours per week inc weekends on rota - 6 month fixed term

£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.

Responsibilities

• 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 Slough shop

Our exciting Sue Ryder superstore in Slough offers an ever-growing selection of quality donated furniture for your home - beds, sofas, armchairs, tables, wardrobes, storage and shelving units, to name a few.

Slough is a one floor shop which is over 4000 square foot, high donations & furniture shop. Car Park outside the shop.

This role consists of manual handling high levels of donations & furniture, no 2 days are the same.

Company Details

Company: Sue Ryder Care

Salary: from £12.71 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: Slough

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 1 Oct 2026

Closing date: 15 Oct 2026

Interview date: w/c 26th October

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

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