Warehouse Assistant

About the role
Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can be part of a fantastic team who deliver their very best at all times? Would you love to work for a charity where we believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential? If so, this could be the job you
Sense is currently recruiting for a Warehouse Assistant to work 22.5 hours per week at our donation station in Crayford on a permanent basis.
This is an exciting time to join our team and work in our network of over 120 shops as we continue our exciting shop growth programme. We are looking for someone to lead and inspire an enthusiastic team, drive delivery of standards, operational and customer service excellence - all to maximize vital income generation for the charity. As part of the Donated Stock team you will be supporting to drive additional growth in volume and quality of our stock generation of clothing, accessories, bric-a-brac, books & media, and furniture to support delivery of offer across our estate of shops to drive income generation. The Donated Stock team are responsible for collaborating with area managers and shop teams to grow the volume and quality of stock generated by our shops and within the shop’s local communities.

Some key areas of ownership for the successful applicant include:
To assist in effective management of donated stock in our warehouse hub and effective support to the donated stock team in stock generation activities:
Meet and great donors/members of the public.
To understand and advise donors about Gift Aid and its importance to the charity.
To maintain records of income stock through the door at our donation station.
Each year, over four million people buy an item from us, so our shops play a pivotal role in raising brand awareness and income to make a difference to the lives of the people we support.

**Key skills and experience**:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Self-motivated and supportive to other team members.
Excellent experience of dealing with customers and providing excellent customer care.
Experience in stock handing and stock management
Experience of managing varying priorities effectively.
This position requires the applicant to be willing to work Bank Holidays and weekends as required.
About Sense
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment.
In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme, a great rewards scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

**To apply**:
**No agency submissions please**: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.