Sunday Shop Assistant

jobs24.co.uk; Preston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading charity retailer as a Shop Assistant and play a vital role in creating an inviting shopping environment. In this dynamic position, you will assist customers, manage stock, and uphold high merchandising standards. You'll be part of a passionate team dedicated to generating funds that support essential services for those in need. Enjoy a flexible working schedule, with weekends included, and a competitive benefits package that rewards your hard work. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause while developing your skills in retail.

Benefits

27 days holiday rising to 33

Company pension scheme

Staff discount with retailers

Refer a Friend scheme

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills are essential.
• Ability to work in a busy, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Maximise donated income through effective stock management.
• Ensure high standards of merchandising and health and safety.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Stock Management

Merchandising

Job description

As our new Shop Assistant, you will help us to create a well-presented shop where customers get great service. You will sort and size stock and be on hand to help customers with their purchases. Remember that you could often be moving stock - which may involve lifting heavy goods or furniture. Other responsibilities include:

1. To help maximise donated income through proactive stock generation, optimum pricing, processing stock to agreed levels and stock planning.
2. Set high standards of merchandising and housekeeping, ensuring you and your colleagues' health and safety is a priority.
3. Manage effective stock processes to ensure your shop is well merchandised with fresh, seasonal stock at all times.
4. Act as a brand ambassador for Sue Ryder, supporting in store campaigns to promote the brand and national fundraising initiatives.

Do you have excellent customer service skills? Are you comfortable working in a busy fast-paced environment? If so, come and support our shop team in our Tulketh Mill store and contribute to the work we do across Sue Ryder!

Sue Ryder is one of the largest charity retailers in the UK with over 400 shops. Every item sold in our shops generates funding so we can continue to provide 2.7 million hours of expert medical, practical, bereavement and emotional support every year, in our hospices, in people's homes and in the community. We are here to make sure that everyone approaching the end of life or living with grief can access the support they need.

We have a much-loved presence on high streets across the country - with a range of innovative shops, including boutiques, vintage and retro shops, and large format stores. As a member of the retail team, you'll be helping us inspire communities to provide more care for more people through innovating and collaborating on ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. You will also be contributing to drive up the income that generates the vital funds necessary to keep our care and support services running.

In retail, most work every weekend; our managers mainly work only 1 in 2. We don't expect our teams to work past 5.15 in most of our shops. The earliest we start is 8.45am. We have every Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day off. Our stock is replenished daily and offers a great shopping experience whether you are popping in to buy a new wardrobe or just the clothes to fill one. Our friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable volunteers are always happy to help.

We stock everything from high street fashions, vinyl records, bric-a-brac to children's clothing, home furnishings, books, and music. We also stock a great range of new, donated, and vintage furniture - including sofas, armchairs, sideboards, dining tables and chairs, bedroom furnishings, and much more. Our furniture is updated twice a week and we can arrange delivery if required.

Location: Sue Ryder Charity shop, Unit 1 Tulketh Mill, Blackpool Road, Preston, Lancs, PR2 2BT

Hours: 5.5 hours per week over 7 days

Pay: £11.44 per hour + rewards & Benefit Scheme

Benefits: Competitive Benefits Package - 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) - Company pension scheme - Staff discount with thousands of retailers - Refer a Friend scheme - £250 payment - Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay - Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, Women and Non-Binary Individuals - and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list.

Closing date: 12th Feb

Interview date: 19th Feb

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.