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Barnardo's; Yaxley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Barnardo's is recruiting a Part-time Store Associate in Yaxley to support the Store Manager, other team members and volunteers in running a busy retail shop. You will develop in-store skills and gain experience across customer service, stock handling and merchandising.

This role offers practical experience in a charity retail environment, with a focus on cash handling, gift aid promotion and delivering excellent service to donors and shoppers.

Qualifications

• Retail experience preferred
• Cash handling experience
• Customer service experience
• Able to work on own initiative
• Knowledge of fashion retail
• Basic IT skills

Responsibilities

• Excellent customer service
• Visual merchandising
• Stock organisation and pricing
• Encourage donations and gift aid sign-ups
• Rotate stock to meet time limits

Skills

Customer Service

Visual Merchandising

Stock Organisation

Cash Handling

Tools

Basic IT skills

Job description

This will be a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate, motivated, and keen to help raise funds to support the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK.

As a Store Associate you will support the Store Manager, other Store Associates, and volunteers to help run a busy store, you will have the opportunity to develop and learn within the store.

Store Location: Unit 13, The Broadway, Yaxley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3JL

Hours: 7 hours

Some of the 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

The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.

* 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.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Store Associate

Company: Barnardo's Salary: from £13.45 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Yaxley, PE7 3JL Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 24 Sept 2026 Closing date: 4 Oct 2026

Summary

This will be a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate, motivated, and keen to help raise funds to support the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK.

As a Store Associate you will support the Store Manager, other Store Associates, and volunteers to help run a busy store, you will have the opportunity to develop and learn within the store.

Store Location: Unit 13, The Broadway, Yaxley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3JL

Hours: 7 hours

Permanent - Part time

Some of the Key Responsibilities

Excellent Customer Service

Visual Merchandising

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

The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.

* 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.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

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