Shop Assistant

Mencap; Tetford; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts at high-street retailers

Health cash plans

Interest-free loans

32 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Job summary

Mencap is seeking a part-time Shop Assistant for our Thetford store. This role involves promoting donations, signing up Gift Aid donors, and maintaining a high standard of store presentation. You will help manage budgets, assist in training volunteers, and ensure cash handling and health and safety compliance.

Flexibility for weekends and bank holidays is required to support growth and store openings. Join a values-driven charity that supports people with a learning disability across the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in budgeting and banking sheets
• Experience with Gift Aid sign-ups preferred
• Flexible availability including weekends and Bank Holidays
• Commitment to Mencap values and charity retail experience encouraged

Responsibilities

• Help develop in store systems and promote donations and sales to maximise profits
• Represent Mencap as an efficient and charitable organisation
• Ensure stock is generated from local donors
• Sign up donors to Gift Aid to maximise income
• Achieve profit targets by maximizing sales and controlling costs
• Maintain the store to a high standard of presentation
• Build and train a volunteer team
• Handle cash and adhere to health and safety requirements

Skills

Budgeting

Banking

Gift Aid

Job description

Are you passionate about retail and ready to take on a new challenge that will make a real difference to the lives of people with a learning disability? If Yes, then please keep reading as we may have the role for you. We are excited to be looking for a Shop Assistant in our Thetford store for 22.5 hours per week. We are looking for a passionate and motivated person to help our store reach full potential.

As a Shop Assistant you will:

• Help develop in store systems and promote donations and sales to maximise profits
• Be representing Mencap as an efficient and charitable organisation by ensuring that your actions reinforce the Mencap aims and values
• Strive to ensure stock is generated from the local area and donors
• Sign up donors to the Gift Aid scheme and ensure maximum income is achieved through Gift Aid
• Be responsible for achieving profit targets by ensuring sales are maximised and the cost are effectively managed
• Maintain the store to a high standard of presentation throughout.
• Build an effective volunteer team and provide training, development.
• Be responsible for all financial and cash handling and health and safety.

To be a successful Shop Assistant, you will be

• An experienced Shop Assistant with the ability to maintain budgets and complete weekly income and banking sheets accurately, preferably with previous charity retail experience.
• Have a flexible approach to working hours and days including working weekend and Bank Holidays as appropriate.
• Willing to travel to occasional team meetings, training events and in the initial growth of the new retail train assisting with setting up other new stores.
• Passionate about the Mencap values and will strive to ensure our Retail brand is successful.
  At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap, For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

Every day we grow and learn. It's okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.

Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.