Retail Sales Assistant

3 weeks ago


Great Rowsley, United Kingdom Ashgate Hospicecare Full time

Salary**£21,218 - £22,260 pro rata**
- Location**Rowsley**
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**The vacancy**

**About the role**

**Hours**: 16 hours per week, worked 2 out of 7 days to include weekends and bank holidays.

Our Retail outlets provide 29% of much needed income to the hospice. This is vital to be able to provide the much-needed care to the people of Derbyshire. The hospice has 16 retail shops,a furniture warehouse, a Donation centre, Clearance shop and 2 Coffee shops We also have an online eBay/Amazon platform and an online furniture store, It’s a big operation We are looking for a Retail Sales Assistant to join our Retail Team.

The Retail Sales assistant will support the Retail Manager and team with all aspects of running the Ashgate Hospice shop, situated in Rowsley. The role will involve managing staff, stock control, preparing products as well as the training of volunteers.

This job role is hard work, enormous fun, hugely satisfying and very fascinating. This is a job that doesn’t have that Monday morning feeling and you will go home feeling happy that you did a great job for an amazing charity those who work for Ashgate Hospice are very proud to do so. If you think that you would like to be a part of our charity, then please apply.

**The main responsibilities include**:

- To ensure that the high standard of service to customers that is expected by the Ashgate Hospice shops is maintained at all times.
- To actively support, any fundraising promotions as directed by Ashgate Hospice or your Manager.
- To implement any promotion in the shop as directed.
- To support the training, development and motivation of a team of staff and volunteers.

To get full details on what the role includes please read the attached Job Description, call the recruiting manager for an informal chat and come and visit us.

**About you**:
You will be an integral member of the Retail Team at Rowsley, serving customers, pricing stock and replenishing the sales floor, You will be responsible for ensuring the shop is safe, clean and well presented, making sure our customers have a great experience.

Skills and experience required:

- Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to adapt to different customer challenges
- Ability to multi task and manage conflicting priorities and targets.
- Knowledge of cash handling/Banking protocol

**About Ashgate**:
Ashgate Hospice is a registered charity that provides compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care, free of charge, to patients with a life-limiting illness and their families across North Derbyshire. Our values are at the heart of everything we do at Ashgate. They are grounded in our commitment to being the best we can be for our patients and the people who are important to them, and for each other. We are compassionate. We are a team. We are respectful, open and inclusive.

At Ashgate, you are part of a genuine and warm team that shares a desire to deliver great experiences to our customers. We celebrate Inclusion and equality; we advocate collaboration and transparency and believe our teams should bring their true selves to work

We’re committed to providing a happy, safe and supportive environment for all our people which is why nearly 4 out of 5 of our staff would recommend us as a place to work. We recognise the need to support our employees’ well-being including their work-life balance which is why we are open to and encourage flexible working arrangements, including job-sharing.

As a valued member of the team, you will have a wide range of training and development available to support your own personal, professional development, opening doors to new career pathways. For our current staff, these pathways have included becoming a Shop Manager and Cluster Support Co-ordinator

Please visit our website and social media accounts or listen to our podcast “The Life and Death Podcast” to get a feel for what it is like to be part of the Ashgate team and gain an understanding of the people we support.

Find out why our people think Ashgate Hospice is a special place to work.

Some of our current benefits include:

- A highly compassionate and supportive working environment
- A wide range of initiatives to support your wellbeing, and the time out to practice self-care
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy and sell annual leave annually
- A progressive approach to flexible working to help meet your and our needs
- Cycle to Work and Tech Benefit Salary Sacrafice Scheme
- Westfield Health Cash Plan includes free annual eye tests, dental checks and money back for a range of treatments and therapies
- Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program
- Free access to Westfield Rewards, offering discounts from hundreds of retailers
- Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
- Life assurance scheme
- Total commitment to your learning


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