Retail Assistant

Shaw Trust; Neath; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Volunteer leave

Enhanced pension after 6 months

Life Assurance at 3x salary

Learning and development opportunities

Diversity networks access

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working from day one

Job summary

Shaw Trust in Neath, Wales, is seeking a part-time Retail Assistant to support the Shop Manager and Assistant Manager, aligning with company policies to maximise sales and the shop's profile. The role is three days per week with cover for Sundays and Bank Holidays, based at our Neath store and focused on delivering an exceptional customer experience.

You will contribute to high standards, assist with daily operations, and take advantage of training and diversity networks.

Responsibilities

• Support the Shop Manager and Assistant Manager to manage the shop in alignment with company policies, maximising sales and profits whilst increasing the profile of Shaw Trust.
• Deliver an exceptional customer experience and maintain high standards across daily shop operations.

Job description

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

As a Retail Assistant, your purpose is to support the Shop Manager and Assistant manager to manage the shop in alignment with company policies, maximising sales and profits whilst increasing the profile of Shaw Trust. By supporting the Shop Manager, you will play a key role in achieving financial goals, maintain high standards and delivering an exceptional customer experience.

This is a 3-day per week role with flexibility required to cover Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Location

You will be based in Neath, Wales

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women’s Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: [e-mail]

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

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