Retail Assistant

Webrecruit for Family Action; Hexham; On-site; GBP 1,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking a sessional Retail Assistant to support their shops in Hexham and Prudhoe. This role involves variable hours and assisting in creating a welcoming environment for customers and volunteers. The position offers flexible working hours and various benefits, including a generous pension scheme and training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous pension scheme

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Professional development

Qualifications

• Assist Shop Managers in providing cover for the charity shops.
• Create a welcoming environment for customers and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Work variable hours based on shop needs.
• Maximize sales, profits, and Gift Aid.

Skills

Charity retail experience

Enthusiasm

Self-starter

Job description

ID: 1459 Retail Assistant

Service: Relate at Family Action
Location: Hexham & Prudhoe
Hours: Sessional hours
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Contract type: Sessional contract

We are looking for a sessional retail assistant to work variable hours determined by shop need (holiday, sickness cover, etc)

Who we are
Relate is a leading relationships service, offering counselling, information, mediation and support to individuals, couples and families from all backgrounds and sexualities, at all stages of life. We also provide expert training for relationship support practitioners.

Relate is now part of the family charity, Family Action. Supporting people through change, challenge or crisis, we protect children, support young people and adults, and offer direct, practical help to families and communities. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today. With Relate at Family Action, we work to support the creation of secure foundations for children and young people, and safe, supportive relationships for all.

We currently manage 11 shops located within 5 regions across the UK. Our shops generate income to support the work of Relate. The shops are managed by paid Shop Managers, supported by Assistant Shop Managers/Sessional Workers (Retail Assistants) and our amazing Shop Volunteers.

What are we looking for?
• We are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter, with a passion for charity retail, to assist our Hexham and Prudhoe Shop Managers in providing cover for the Relate Charity Shops. Charity retail experience is desirable.

• You will make a key contribution to the creation of a warm and welcoming environment for customers, volunteers and donors, with a view to maximising sales, profits and Gift Aid to support the work of Relate at Family Action.

• The successful applicant will be required to work flexibly as and when required across a 7 day trading week.

What will we offer you?
We offer flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. We have six staff diversity networks that offer peer support and contribute to the strategic development of EDI; Accessibility Network, Anti-Racism and People of Colour Network, Gender Equality Network, Inter-Faith Network, LGBTQIA+ Equality Network and Parents and Carers Equality Network. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community / particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse any reasonable travel costs associated with attending an interview.

To Apply:
• Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form
• Closing Date: Friday 6th June 2025

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please call Julie Potter on 07341 732752, or come into the shop and speak with the Manager.

Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where appropriate to the role.
ID: 1459