Job Advert
We are excited to be looking for a Shop Assistant for our Liverpool, Norris Green Station store on a 22.5 hour contract.
We are looking for a passionate and motivated person to help our store reach full potential.
We want someone who can use their initiative and is excited about charity retail and fashion.
As a Shop Assistant you will:
1. Help promote donations and sales to maximise profits
2. Be representing Mencap as an efficient and charitable organisation by ensuring that your actions reinforce the Mencap aims and values
3. Strive to ensure stock is generated from the local area and donors
4. Sign up donors to the Gift Aid scheme and ensure maximum income is achieved through Gift Aid
5. Be responsible for helping to achieve profit targets by ensuring sales are maximised and the cost are effectively managed
6. Maintain the store to a high standard of presentation throughout.
7. Build an effective volunteer team and provide training, development, work reviews and appraisals to paid staff and volunteers
8. Be responsible for all financial and cash handling and health and safety.
To be a successful Shop Assistant, you will be:
9. Able to have a flexible approach to working hours and days including working weekend and Bank Holidays as appropriate.
10. Willing to travel to occasional team meetings, training events and in the initial growth of the new retail train assisting with setting up other new stores.
11. Passionate about the Mencap values and will strive to ensure our Retail brand is successful.
If you are looking for an exciting new challenge and want to work for an organisation that strives for excellence, we want to hear from you!
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
This vacancy closes on Thursday 24th July. Job ID: We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!