Saturday Sales Assistant - Farnham Furniture Showroom

The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice; Farnham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a compassionate organization dedicated to providing palliative care, as a Sales Assistant in a bustling charity furniture shop. This part-time role offers a unique chance to engage with the local community while supporting a noble cause. You'll utilize your excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enhance customer experiences and help drive business within the shop. With full training provided, you’ll be equipped to handle the physical demands of the role, including lifting and sorting donated items. Enjoy the benefits of paid holidays and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in people's lives.

Benefits

6 weeks paid holiday plus public holidays

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the busy charity furniture shop.
• Build and maintain relationships in the local community.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Customer Service Experience

Commercial Awareness

Job description

Phyllis Tuckwell provides palliative and end of life care for people living with an advanced or terminal illness. Based in Farnham, Camberley and Guildford, we serve a population of 550,000 across West Surrey and North East Hampshire.

Saturday Sales Assistant – Farnham Furniture Showroom

8 hours per week worked every Saturday

WTE £19,804 - £22,282 based on 35 hours per week

Holiday cover may be required on additional days throughout the week

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a sales assistant to help in one of our highly successful and extremely busy charity furniture shops in Farnham.

This is an exciting opportunity to build and maintain relationships in the local community.

Ideally, the successful candidate will:

• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with previous customer service experience.
• Be able to work independently and as part of a busy team.
• Have previous experience within a charity or fashion-based organisation would be an advantage, but full training will be provided.
• Have knowledge of visual merchandising or shop displays, but full training will be provided.
• Have some commercial awareness and a desire to drive business forward within their shop, but full training will be provided.

This is a physically demanding role involving the lifting, sorting, and moving of donated furniture items.

In return we offer:

• 6 weeks paid holiday plus public holidays pro-rated

If you are unable to apply on-line application packs are available from HR on 01252 729408 or email: [e-mail] .

Closing date for receipt of completed applications 5.00pm on Friday 16th May 2025.

Phyllis Tuckwell is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, with the principles of fairness and equality at its core. We are an equal opportunities employer, who values and respects our employees’ unique knowledge, skills and experiences. We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. All appointments are made following a fair and equitable process, based on merit, job requirements and business need.