Sales Assistant - Royston

Garden House Hospice Care; Royston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

Garden House Hospice Care's Royston shop is seeking a Sales Assistant with a passion for pre-loved goods to support the team in delivering friendly customer service and achieving sales targets.

This part-time role involves 22.5 hours per week, including weekends; flexibility to work at other shop locations may be required. DBS check and Right to Work in the UK are required, in line with safeguarding expectations.

Qualifications

• Customer-facing experience is desirable.
• Proactive, driven and commercially aware.
• Alignment with the charity's ethos and values.

Responsibilities

• Support the management team in the smooth running of the shop.
• Drive sales and promote Gift Aid to maximise revenue.
• Maintain a high standard of display, presentation and cleanliness.

Skills

Customer facing experience

Proactive and commercially aware

Values-aligned with charity ethos

Job description

We're looking for a Sales Assistant with a passion for pre-loved goods to support the team at our Royston shop!

As one of the Hospice's 11 charity shops, our Royston store plays a crucial role in funding our award-winning wellbeing and palliative care services.

What does the Sales Assistant role involve?

The Sales Assistant plays a key role in the day-to-day running of a preloved retail store, supporting the delivery of sales targets, excellent customer service, and high retail standards.

As a Key Holder, the post holder will take responsibility for opening and closing the store when needed, ensuring security, and supporting the smooth operation of the shop in the absence of senior managers. The role contributes to the organisation's Seven S's:

Sales - Service - Staff - Standards - Stock - Safety - Stock Loss

On a typical day you will:

• Support the management team in the smooth running of the shop
• Drive sales and promote Gift Aid to reach maximum revenue potential
• Maintain a high standard of display, presentation and cleanliness throughout the shop.

This is a part-time role of 22.5 hours per week, including weekends. Candidates should be flexible as there may be the need to work in other shop locations as required.

What skills are we looking for?

• Confidence working in a customer facing role
• Be proactive, driven and commercially aware
• Aspire to the Charity's ethos and values.

Whilst we'd love to get back to everyone who applies to our roles, we will only be in touch if your application is successful, if you have not heard from us within 28 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Garden House Hospice Trading is proud to be committed to be disability confident and reasonable adjustments will be made for applicants with disabilities.

We can only accept applications from candidates with the Right to Work and already living in the UK.Safeguarding is of paramount importance to us; all successful candidates are required to undergo a DBS check, regardless of role.