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Sue Ryder Care; Blackburn (OK); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday increasing to 33

Company pension scheme

Staff discount

Refer a Friend scheme - £250

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Healthcare Cash plan

Job summary

Sue Ryder Care is looking for a Shop Assistant at our Blackburn shop. In this role, you will support your manager and team while helping to drive vital income for our specialist palliative and end-of-life care.

As part of our team, you will ensure excellent service to customers and work towards achieving sales targets. The position offers flexible shifts, including one in two weekends off, and comes with appealing benefits such as holidays increasing with service, a pension scheme, and a

Qualifications

• Ambitious and motivated individuals who want to make a real difference.
• Willingness to learn, grow, and develop.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales, income, and performance against targets.
• Provide excellent service to customers and donors.
• Build strong community relationships to generate quality donated stock.
• Maintain high standards of merchandising, housekeeping and health & safety.
• Manage stock and EPOS processes to keep the shop well presented.
• Champion the Sue Ryder brand and in-store campaigns.

Skills

Customer service skills

Retail experience

Job description

Every sale in our 400+ shops helps fund specialist palliative and end-of-life care. For over 70 years, we’ve supported people when it matters most — and we’re looking for a Shop Assistant to help us continue that work.

You’ll support your manager and team, inspire your community and help drive income for our vital services, while championing creative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.

We value our people and offer a great work-life balance: 1 in 2 weekends, shifts from 8.45am, most shops finishing by 5.15pm, and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off.

Bring your customer service skills to a role with real purpose.

You’ll be responsible for…

• As Shop Assistant you will be using your skills and retail experience to help drive sales, income and performance against targets.
• provide excellent service to customers and donors.
• Help build strong community relationships to generate quality donated stock.
• Support in maintaining high standards of merchandising, housekeeping and health & safety.
• Support in managing stock and EPOS processes to keep the shop fresh, seasonal and well presented.
• Championing the Sue Ryder brand, in-store campaigns and national fundraising initiatives.

The ideal candidate would be…

We’re looking for ambitious people who are motivated by making a real difference. If you’re keen to learn, grow and develop while helping us ensure everyone gets the support they deserve, you’ll fit right in.

Come and join the team as our Shop Assistant at our Blackburn shop

Here at Sue Ryder Blackburn you'll find a large range of good quality clothes, books, bric-a-brac, electrical items, music and much more, at £3 or less.

Shop Assistant

Company: Sue Ryder Care

Salary: from £12.71 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: Blackburn

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 17 Sept 2026

Closing date: 1 Oct 2026

Summary

Shop Assistant

15 King Street

Blackburn

BB2 2DH

15 hours per week inc weekends on rota

£12.71 per hour

Become a part of our story.

Every sale in our 400+ shops helps fund specialist palliative and end-of-life care. For over 70 years, we’ve supported people when it matters most — and we’re looking for a Shop Assistant to help us continue that work.

You’ll support your manager and team, inspire your community and help drive income for our vital services, while championing creative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.

We value our people and offer a great work-life balance: 1 in 2 weekends, shifts from 8.45am, most shops finishing by 5.15pm, and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off.

Bring your customer service skills to a role with real purpose.

You’ll be responsible for…

• As Shop Assistant you will be using your skills and retail experience to help drive sales, income and performance against targets.
• provide excellent service to customers and donors.
• Help build strong community relationships to generate quality donated stock.
• Support in maintaining high standards of merchandising, housekeeping and health & safety.
• Support in managing stock and EPOS processes to keep the shop fresh, seasonal and well presented.
• Championing the Sue Ryder brand, in-store campaigns and national fundraising initiatives.

The ideal candidate would be…

We’re looking for ambitious people who are motivated by making a real difference. If you’re keen to learn, grow and develop while helping us ensure everyone gets the support they deserve, you’ll fit right in.

Come and join the team as our Shop Assistant at our Blackburn shop

Here at Sue Ryder Blackburn you'll find a large range of good quality clothes, books, bric-a-brac, electrical items, music and much more, at £3 or less.

Benefits

• 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
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support programme

Benefits

• 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
• Enhanced sick pay
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
• Death in Service benefit
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support programme

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website: www.sueryder.org/jobs/retail-careers/benefits/

Closing date: 1st October

Interview date: 5th October

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Sue Ryder, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and disabled people.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria will be offered an interview. We also provide reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate fully

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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