Charity Shop Assistant- Alderley Edge

1 week ago


Wilmslow, Cheshire East, United Kingdom Age UK Cheshire East Full time
Age UK Cheshire East is a local independent charity with 50 staff members. We help over 6,000 local older people every year, offering activities, events, wellbeing support and information. It's a great place to work if you really want to make a difference to older people's lives.

We offer good staff benefits, including a workplace pension and the option to join a health insurance scheme.

Salary
:
£10.75 per hour.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

JOB TITLE:
Charity Shop Assistant

ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Charity Shop Manager

MAIN PURPOSE:
To assist the Shop Manager provide a high quality retail service in the shop, meeting agreed performance targets.

MAIN DUTIES:

  • To ensure that the shop premises are clean and tidy at all times.
  • Presenting merchandise in an attractive and presentable manner.
  • Maintaining stock generation, sorting donated goods, researching, pricing and recycling items.
  • Assist the Charity Shop Manager in ensuring that all Age UK Cheshire East administrative and financial procedures are followed including banking, cash register reconciliation, weekly returns and volunteer records.
  • To assist the Charity Shop Manager in the rotation of stock.
  • To recruit, supervise, train and mentor volunteers.
  • To provide cover at the charity's other shops when the need arises.
  • Any other duties which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post.

OTHER FEATURES OF THE JOB:
The annual leave for full-time staff is 26 days paid holidays plus Bank Holidays. Part-time staff receive a pro-rata amount of paid holidays.

If you start part way through the leave year you will be entitled to holiday pro-rata to the full year.

All holidays must be taken at a time agreed with your manager.


This job description will be reviewed from time to time and may be updated depending on the changing needs of the charity.


PERSON SPECIFICATION:

ESSENTIAL:
Ability to handle money and keep basic financial and administrative records.

Physical capacity to move heavy bags of clothes etc.

Ability to work alongside and support volunteers.


Communication skills, with the ability to relate to a wide range of people and resolve problems with fairness and firmness.

A flair for fashion, knowledge of brand labels and pricing levels.

Willingness to tackle dirty jobs.

Dependable, reliable and honest with a confident and enthusiastic manner.

Able to work in a very busy and energetic environment or able to work alone and with initiative.

Good IT knowledge in Word, basic Excel and using Outlook.

DESIRABLE:
Retail, or relevant service sector experience.

Experience of managing a team of volunteers.

Experience of using social media platforms to promote the shop/stock and experience of online auction sites.

Experience in merchandising/ window dressing.

An interest in crafts and collectables.

We fully support the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment and oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Job Type:
Part-time

Salary:
£10.75 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 22/08/2023

Reference ID:
Charity Shop Assistant

  • Alderley Edge
  • Age UK Cheshire East

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