Retail Customer Assistant

4 weeks ago

Dunfermline Fife, United Kingdom Royal Voluntary Service Full time €12

Retail Customer Assistant

Location: Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline

Employment Type: Part-time / Permanent

Overview

Royal Voluntary Service hospital cafés, shops, and trolleys are part of the fabric of the NHS and a real asset in their own right. Staffed by employees and volunteers, we provide an outstanding range of beverages and healthy food choices. Our customers love the fact that the money they spend with us pays for volunteer action in hospitals and the community.

The Role

Working alongside a friendly team, you will support in the day-to-day running of our busy café at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

  1. Providing friendly, helpful, and efficient service at all times
  2. Welcoming customers, informing them about specials or new products, answering questions, and accepting orders and payments
  3. Preparing hot and cold drinks
  4. Serving freshly made food such as cake, sandwiches, and pastries
  5. Operating the till and cashing up
  6. Receive deliveries
  7. Maintaining a high level of cleanliness complying with Health and Safety and food hygiene standards and ensuring all areas of the site remain tidy
  8. Ensuring that all stock and displays are replenished regularly and ordering supplies if required
Working Hours

There are two permanent, part-time roles available, working 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday with some flexibility to cover absence and holidays.

What you'll need

Your ability to communicate with a variety of people in a friendly and cheerful way will make a real difference to someone's day. The key is to adapt your approach to each person to ensure their needs are met.

Previous experience in a retail or cafe environment would be an advantage but training will be given - just make sure you have a positive attitude and can-do mindset along with a willingness to work and we'll teach you the rest

The ability to deliver excellent customer service

Familiarity with email and internet is required

A flexible approach towards working hours

Enjoy working within a passionate team as well as working on your own on occasions

Knowledge of EPOS systems would be advantageous

What you get in return

We're proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organizations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from:

  • Salary of £11.72 per hour
  • 26 days' holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
  • Ten weeks' company sick pay following successful completion of probation
  • A great pension scheme
  • 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
  • Enhanced Family Leave schemes
  • An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
  • A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
  • A free and confidential employee assistance program with up to six face-to-face counselling sessions included
  • Extensive online and on-the-job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
  • Opportunities to discuss flexible working
  • Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
  • The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities, and society

Royal Voluntary Service is committed to building inclusive and diverse teams across the charity. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

How to apply

Please select the apply button shown to be taken through to the application process. You will need to answer some screening questions as well as uploading your CV. You will be contacted by a member of the team once your application has been reviewed.

Here at Royal Voluntary Service, we're committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to be a charity that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective. Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities, and change society.

Dates to bear in mind

The closing date for this role is 4th June 2024. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. Other organizations may call this role Retail Assistant, Shop Assistant, Café Assistant, Store Assistant, Retail Sales Assistant, or Customer Service Assistant.

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