Sales Assistant

Job details

**Job reference**

REQ003817

**Date posted**

08/10/2024

**Application closing date**

22/10/2024

**Location**

Andover

**Salary**

Starting full-time salary £21,840 per annum (£12.00 per hour) pro rata for part time, rising to £22,167.60 on passing the probation period. Plus a further increase on reaching the experience level

**Package**

Be a disability gamechanger 35 days holiday per year in Retail (full-time equivalent) Excellent training and career development Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years Company pension

**Contractual hours**

14

**Job category/type**

Part time

Sales Assistant - Andover

**Job description**

**Make a real difference to the lives of disabled people.**

Would you like to work at the heart of your local community? Are you able to inspire a team of brilliant volunteers? Do you have retail or customer service experience and are looking for the next step in your career?

If you answered yes to these then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

**The role**

**Permanent**:

- Part time - 14 hours per week**

**Scope's Anodver shop - **Chantry Centre, Unit 44-50 Chantry St, Andover SP10 1RL**

**Full job description**

As a Shop Sales Assistant, you’ll work alongside the shop team in the recently relocated Andover shop and use your creativity and flair to flourish in our retail environment.

Our retail roles are full of variety, and every day is different From generating and processing stock to designing an eye-catching window display or recruiting and training our wonderful volunteer team you’ll find every day challenging but extremely rewarding.

You will have some experience or skill in the following areas but a great attitude and willingness to learn is just as important.

Our customers are at the heart of all we do so you’ll want to provide the very best customer service and be a focal point in your local community.

At Scope, you’ll find friendly faces, welcome cuppas and chats with everyone in the team.

For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use the link to the job description above.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will have
- Proven experience in a retail or customer service environment.
- Ability to communicate well with all customers
- Ability to provide excellent customer service in an efficient manner.
- Proven organisational and prioritising skills

We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of creating equal futures with disabled people.

**About working in our shops**

Our shops are the face of our retail brand, run by a dedicated, creative and passionate bunch of superstars. Our shops are located across England and Wales and each shop has its own character and personality. We focus on sustainable fashion and engaging with local communities. We lead our volunteers to deliver a great colleague and customer experience and we raise much needed funds to deliver an Equal Future for disabled people and their families.

**Shop hours**

It’s important for you to know that Scope Charity Shops are open every day. So some weekend and Bank Holiday cover is needed. Our full time hours are 35 hours a week, working five days out of seven. Weekly hours for part-time vacancies are on a seven-day rota.

**Our values - pioneering, courageous, connected, open, fair**

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

**Equality, diversity and inclusion**

At the heart of everything we do at Scope is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

We want everyone to feel like they belong. We value each person as an individual. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity.

We are a disability equality charity. So, we will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first. We will aim for the same high standards in all our work. We will listen, learn and keep improving.

You can find out more about **our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion** on the Scope website.

**Scope benefits**

We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:

- 35 days annual leave
- flexible working (where we can)
- company pension
- excellent training and career development
- strong colleague networks across disability, LGBTQ+, race equality, carers, women and young colleagues
- Wellbeing incentives like a discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and much more

**Link to full benefits package**

**and what our colleagues say about **Working at Scope | Disability charity Scope UK**

**Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We work to a so