Are you someone who is excited about charity retail, fashion, and can use your initiative? Do you have experience managing a retail team? If 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 Wisbech store on a 15-hour contract. We are looking for a passionate and motivated person to help our store reach its full potential.
We want someone who can use their initiative and is excited 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 high standard of presentation
* Build an effective volunteer team and provide training, development, work reviews, and appraisals to paid staff and volunteers
* Be responsible for all financial and cash handling, health and safety
To be a successful Shop Assistant, you will:
* Be flexible with working hours and days, including weekends and Bank Holidays as appropriate
* Be willing to travel to occasional team meetings, training events, and assist with setting up new stores during initial growth
* Be passionate about the Mencap values and strive for our retail success
If you're looking for an exciting 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 plan for our colleagues' success. We welcome applications from everyone—come as you are and join us. Together, we are Mencap!
This vacancy closes on Wednesday, 10th September 2025.
Job ID: 34485
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities. To learn more about the scheme, please visit the directgov website.
We offer an impressive range of benefits, including 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro-rated), discounts at retail stores, health cash plans, interest-free loans, and more. Please see the attached document for full details.
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We support people with learning disabilities, their families, and carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer, and more inclusive society.
Everyone at Mencap works with people with learning disabilities—either providing support, advice, or as colleagues.
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere. We promote treating people well, growing and learning from mistakes, and ensuring everyone feels respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
We have Belonging network groups for various communities, including Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long-term health condition, women, parents, carers, and allies.
We encourage everyone to apply. We offer various contract types and working patterns. Your personality and values matter most, and we will train and develop you to succeed in your role.
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