Sales Assistant

St. Margaret’s Hospice; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 11,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday incl bank holidays

Free on-site parking

Health Cash Plans

Blue Light Card discounts

Life assurance 2x salary

Enhanced maternity leave

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

St Margaret’s Hospice Care is seeking a Sales Assistant for our Bridgwater Furniture Store on a permanent, part-time basis (15 hours per week). The salary is £10,003 per annum.

You will support the shop manager with daily operations, provide friendly customer service, sort and lift donations, merchandise displays, and handle till procedures while helping to motivate volunteers. Shifts include weekends and bank holidays on a rota.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable high standards of customer service
• Good communication skills

Responsibilities

• Delivering friendly and approachable customer service
• Sorting and lifting donated goods
• Merchandising and creating eye-catching shop displays
• Following till and cash handling procedures
• Helping to support and motivate a team of shop volunteers
• Promoting the services and fundraising activities of St Margaret’s Hospice.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Merchandising

Team support

Job description

St Margaret’s Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Sales Assistant to join our team. This role will be based in our Bridgwater FurnitureStore. You will join us on a permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £10,003per annum.

This is a part time role working 15hours a week working two out of seven days on a rota basis. Rota includes weekdays, weekends, and bank holidays. There will occasionallybe a need to work additional hours to cover staff leave as required.

By joining us you will quickly become part of a great Retail Team that we are proud to say consists of over 700 dedicated individuals and volunteers. The team’s commitment, skills, passion, and energy combine to deliver significant income, enabling our clinical colleagues to deliver their services to nearly 5,000 people across Somerset.

What can you expect to be doing?

Joining theteam in our Bridgwater FurnitureStore, you willsupport the shop manager and deputy in the running of the shop.

Your day to day work will involve:

• Delivering friendly and approachablecustomer service
• Sorting and lifting donated goods
• Merchandising and creating eye-catching shop displays
• Followingtill and cash handling procedures
• Helping to support and motivate ateam of shop volunteers
• Promoting the services and fundraising activities of St Margaret’s Hospice.

If you're lookingfor a rewarding role, where you can really make a difference, this could be the job for you.

What can you expect to be good at?

Previous experience in a retail environment is desirable but not essentialas a full induction and training programme will be provided. However,it will really help if you have:

• Demonstrable high standards of customer service
• Good communication skills.

So, whether you are looking to take your first step into a Retailrole or already have experience, we would love to hear from you.

This role is a physically demanding position within a busy retail environment which includes the lifting of donated goods.

What can we offer you?

You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you’llbe part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.

Holiday entitlement

• 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

• NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
• Non-NHS employees will receive 6% employer and 5% employee contribution.

Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:

• Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
• Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management
• Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
• Counselling and support
• Legal, financial, and medical information and advice

And more…

• Life assurance cover – 2x salary
• Health Cash Plans – help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits
• Blue Light Card – Discounts on retailers and restaurants saving up to 35%
• Enhanced maternityleave*
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
• Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

*Eligibility criteria applies

If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we’d love to hear from you. Just pop into our Bridgwater Furniture Store to find out more.

We are currently managing the recruitment process in-house and kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us with candidates for this role.

For any questions about our recruitment process, please contact [e-mail].

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

Closing date: 2nd November 2026