Store Assistant

YMCA England & Wales; Congleton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Join YMCA England & Wales as a Store Assistant and be part of an impactful team working to enhance young lives and community services through retail. This role offers a chance to work creatively, engage with local volunteers, and receive various employee benefits including subsidized gym membership and healthcare.

Benefits

Subsidised gym membership

Healthcare

Pensions

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Annual season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Desire to work positively impacting young lives and the community.
• Experience in retail sales is a plus but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Support charity work by maximizing sales for services to young people.
• Work collaboratively within a team in a dynamic retail environment.

Skills

Customer Service

Positive Outlook

Job description

HELPING US MAKE SALES COUNT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

If you are passionate about improving young lives, care about the environment, and are looking for a rewarding challenge, then this may be the role you’re looking for.

As a Store Assistant, you will directly support the amazing charity work that we do. You will be working as part of a team committed to maximising sales which will directly impact the services to young people within your local community.

About you

You may be experienced in retail sales or this may be your first experience of retail; what is most important is that you want to work in an environment where the work you do will have a direct impact on young lives, your community, and the environment.

You will have a positive outlook, and a commitment to delivering excellent customer service and will relish the opportunity to work creatively in an environment where the goods for sale will vary from week to week.

We will offer you

• A stimulating and varied role
• The opportunity to work alongside volunteers from the local community
• The opportunity to develop your career
• Subsidised gym membership, healthcare, pensions, life assurance, employee assistance programme, annual season ticket loan

As an employer committed to inclusivity we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds,particularly thosefrom disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, who are currently under-represented throughout YMCA England & Wales.

Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.