Shop Assistant - Home & Furniture Store Manager

Age UK Milton Keynes; Wolverton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in Wolverton seeks a Shop Assistant for their Home & Furniture store. You will assist in various areas of the store, maintain merchandising standards, and ensure a great customer experience. Ideal candidates have retail experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic environment. This part-time role offers 16 hours per week, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail or service environment is essential.
• Flexibility to work weekends as required by the store.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all areas of the store including till, donation centre, and warehouse.
• Maintain store cleanliness and visual merchandising standards.
• Handle general housekeeping duties and furniture reorganization.

Skills

Retail experience

Communication skills

Tech proficiency

Flexibility

Resilience

Job description

Overview

As a Shop Assistant within our Home and Furniture store, you will play a vital role in our retail operations. This is an exciting and dynamic environment where each day brings new challenges and teamwork is essential. We are in search of a skilled and adaptable Shop Assistant to join our Milton Keynes Home & Furniture store. We want someone who is innovative, diligent, and passionate about delivering an exceptional customer experience, whilst truly embodying the values of Age UK Milton Keynes.

Responsibilities

• Be prepared to assist in all areas of the furniture store, including the till area, Burners Lane shop, donation centre, and warehouse.
• Maintain high visual merchandising standards, ensuring that the store’s cleanliness and organization consistently meet expectations by utilising available tools and following visual merchandising guidelines.
• General housekeeping duties, cleaning tasks, and furniture reorganisation may be necessary.
• You should be comfortable with technology and proficient in using a till, PC, smartphone, and email without difficulty.

Person Specification

• Experience within a retail or service environment.
• Flexibility to work weekends and in line with store opening hours and operating needs.
• Excellent communication skills, able to build relationships with a diverse team.
• Resilience and an energetic approach to work, our Home & Furniture store does get busy, and the role can be physically & mentally demanding particularly when dealing with large numbers of customers, donations, and deliveries.
• You’ll be comfortable with tech, able to use a Till, PC, Smartphone and e-mail with ease.
• Results oriented and proud to contribute to the team by achieving store targets and objectives.
• Professional, but also authentic and passionate about what you do!
• Please note, this role can be physically demanding and will involve lifting large pieces of furniture.

At Age UK Milton Keynes, we are committed to creating an environment where we can all be proud to work and be our best. Part of this commitment is being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, and age.

Hours: 16hrs per week – Including weekend working