Are you someone who is excited about charity retail, fashion, and can use your initiative? Do you have experience managing a retail team? Yes, then please keep reading as we may have the role for you.
We are excited to be looking for a Shop Assistant for our Clacton store on a 22.5-hour contract. We are seeking a passionate and motivated individual to help our store reach its full potential.
We want someone who can use their initiative and is enthusiastic about charity retail and fashion.
As a Shop Assistant, you will:
* Help promote donations and sales to maximize profits
* Represent Mencap as an efficient and charitable organization by ensuring your actions reinforce our aims and values
* Strive to generate stock from the local area and donors
* Sign up donors to the Gift Aid scheme and ensure maximum income through Gift Aid
* Help achieve profit targets by maximizing sales and managing costs effectively
* Maintain the store's presentation to a high standard
* Build an effective volunteer team and provide training, development, work reviews, and appraisals to paid staff and volunteers
* Handle all financial transactions, cash handling, and health and safety responsibilities
To be a successful Shop Assistant, you will be:
* Flexible with working hours, including weekends and Bank Holidays as appropriate
* Willing to travel for team meetings, training, and assisting with setting up new stores during initial growth
* Passionate about Mencap's values and committed to the success of our retail brand
If you're seeking an exciting new challenge and want to work for an organization that strives for excellence, we want to hear from you!
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and actively support our colleagues' success. We welcome applications from everyone—come as you are and join us. Together, we are Mencap!
This vacancy closes on Monday, 11th August 2025.
Job ID: 34237
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. For more information about the scheme, please visit the directgov website.
Here at Mencap, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro-rated), discounts at high-street retailers, health cash plans, interest-free loans, and more.
For further details, please see the attached document outlining all the benefits available to our team!
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with learning disabilities to live happy and healthy lives.
We support people with learning disabilities, their families, and carers, advocating for a kinder, fairer, and more inclusive society.
Everyone at Mencap works to support or advise people with learning disabilities or works alongside colleagues to do so.
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
· Everyone is expected to treat others with respect and foster an inclusive environment.
· We believe in growth and learning from mistakes to improve continuously.
· All colleagues should feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
We have belonging network groups that meet online, open to all colleagues, including groups for Black and Asian colleagues, LGBTQIA+ members, disabled colleagues, women, parents, and carers, and allies.
We encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap. We offer various contract types and working patterns. We value personality and values over specific experience, and we provide training and development to help you succeed in your role.
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