Retail Assistant - Handforth

Shaw Trust; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social purpose organization in the UK is looking for a Retail Assistant. You will support the Shop Manager in enhancing sales and building community relationships. The role involves creativity and customer engagement to maximize the retail business’s success. Employees enjoy generous benefits including 25 days annual leave, a pension scheme, and opportunities for personal development. Join us to make a difference in the community by enhancing our service delivery and supporting our mission for social mobility.

Benefits

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Paid volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Shop Manager & Assistant Shop Manager in their absence.
• Contribute to planning and developing relationships with customers and community contacts.

Job description

Job Overview

The Retail Assistant has the opportunity to make a real difference supporting the shop manager in the success of our retail business by maximising & analysing sales figures to make profit in line with company policy.

Responsibilities

To deputise for the Shop Manager & Assistant shop manager in their absence. To contribute to planning, creative thinking and developing relationships with customers and other community contacts; always looking for opportunities to attract new supporters every day and to increase the profile of Shaw Trust.

Monday‑Sunday flexible available.

What Our Employees Say

"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."

Our Mission

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.

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, Women's Network)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Diversity & Inclusion

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.