Shop Assistant
Location: Plymstock
Hours: 7 hours (flexibility required Mon - Sat 9am - 5pm, Sun 10am - 4pm))
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £18,724 per annum, pro rata
Are you a retail superstar who’s passionate about helping make a difference?
We’re hiring!
The British Red Cross is looking for a dynamic Shop Assistant to join our friendly charity shop team in Plymstock. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your retail skills whilst contributing to our cause of helping people in the local community, across the UK, and abroad.
Retailing with a difference
Helping people in crisis begins at your local charity shop.
Full of pre-loved clothing, accessories, gifts, and more, our 300 shops across the UK are home to over 6,500 volunteers and 700 paid staff. We’re one big team that loves meeting people from all walks of life.
As a shop assistant, you will work closely with the shop manager, shop staff and volunteers, and other Retail teams, to support customers and donors, as well as ensuring targets and objectives are successfully met. You will help present an excellent image of the British Red Cross, providing a brilliant experience and shopping environment for our customers.
Working on the shop floor, you will be the first point of contact for our customers, operate the till, and create eye-catching displays. Behind the scenes, you will be responsible for sorting stock and preparing items for display.
This role could be for you if:
- You have previous experience of working in a retail environment and are confident with cash handling duties
- You're a strong communicator who thrives on delivering excellent customer service and enjoys meeting lots of different people
- You're commercially savvy who understands the importance of hitting targets
- Understand and anticipate each customer's needs and delight them with the service provided
The closing date for applications is 23:59, 8th of March 2023 with interviews to follow.