Sunday Assistant - Woolton

Marie Curie Hospice, Glasgow; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Pension scheme (matching up to 7.5%)

Bike loan scheme

Eye care subsidy

Wellbeing & EAP

CPD opportunities

Blue Light Card access

Industry-leading training

Job summary

Marie Curie is seeking a Sunday Assistant to run the store on your own, taking charge of daily operations, including serving customers, managing stock and ensuring the store looks its best.

This role involves lone working, cash handling, and working with volunteers to provide excellent service while supporting a charity. If you are independent and reliable, this is a great opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail, preferably fashion/clothing.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a customer-first attitude.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Understanding of health and safety procedures in retail.Desirable experience in managing volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Run the store and manage daily operations.
• Maximise sales through display, stock rotation and pricing.
• Ensure donated goods are processed and priced per charity guidelines.
• Oversee Gift Aid and display of bought-in goods to minimise stock loss.
• Engage customers and coach volunteers to provide excellent service.
• Engage with the community to drive donations, volunteers and engagement.
• Ensure staff and volunteers follow Marie Curie procedures.
• Take responsibility for overall store management and lone-working.

Skills

Cash handling

Customer service

Independence

Teamwork

Health & safety

Volunteer management (desirable)

Job description

As a Sunday Assistant, you will enjoy the freedom and responsibility of running the store on your own, taking charge of daily operations, including serving customers, managing stock and ensuring the store looks its best. If you are independent, reliable and love the challenge of lone working then this is a great opportunity for you.

Job Description

• Running the store and ensuring that daily operations run efficiently.
• Maximise sales by maintaining high standards of display and layout, ensuring proper stock rotation, and securing realistic pricing on donated items.
• Ensuring donated goods are processed according to set standards and timeframes, and that pricing is in line with charity guidelines.
• Maximising Gift Aid income and oversee the proper display and administration of bought-in goods, ensuring minimal stock loss.
• Customer engagement and leading by coaching volunteers and staff to have great conversations with every customer on" Rounding up" their purchase, making an "add donation" for our charity and signing up for our loyalty scheme.
• Engaging with the community to drive repeat custom, stock donation, volunteer recruitment and community involvement.
• Managing volunteers and ensuring all staff and volunteers are following Marie Curie procedures and guidelines.
• Taking responsibility for the overall management and operation of the store.

Qualifications

• Previous retail experience, preferably in fashion/clothing.
• Experience of cash handling and financial management procedures (including completion of sales records).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a customer-first attitude and the ability to communicate with tact and discretion,
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload, balancing competing demands.
• Understanding of health and safety procedures in a retail environment.
• Experience in managing and motivating volunteers is desirable.
• In this role you will have sole responsibility for the running of the store, which will involve lone working. Due to this, we are unable to recruit anyone for this role who is under the age of 18.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Industry-leading training programmes
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
• Access to Blue Light Card membership
• Subsidised Eye Care

About Marie Curie

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country. Our retail stores play a vital part in helping us achieve our mission by bringing in significant revenue generation, building awareness and engaging local communities.

Join our team and be part of a dynamic retail environment where your can-do attitude makes a real difference. We're looking for courageous individuals who take initiative, considerate team players who put customers first and trustworthy colleagues who take pride in what they do. If you thrive in a collaborative workplace and enjoy helping people, we'd love to hear from you.

Values and Culture

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone - staff and volunteers alike - supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at .

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you - your experience, perspective and voice.