Retail Assistant

Shaw Trust; Tonna; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave per year

Bank holidays

2 days volunteering leave

Enhanced pension

Life Assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working from day one

Diversity networks

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Shaw Trust is seeking a Retail Assistant to support the Shop Manager and the Assistant Manager, helping run the shop in line with company policies to maximise sales and profit and raise Shaw Trust’s profile. You will play a key role in achieving financial goals, maintaining standards and delivering an outstanding customer experience.

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

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Support the Shop Manager in daily shop operations.
• Assist in achieving sales and profit targets.
• Maintain high standards and deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• Cover Sundays and Bank Holidays as required.

Job description

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.

"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., As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following 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.