Sunday Assistant

Title:  Sunday Assistant

Salary:  £3,271.84, per annum

Hours/Contract:  5.5 hours per week, Permanent, Part time

Based:  Marie Curie - Lanark Shop

Closing date: 24th July 2024

Interview date:  TBC

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Sunday Assistant at our Lanark shop.

Key responsibilities include maximising sales by maintaining high standards of display and layout in the shop and shop windows, ensuring that stock density is maintained, regular rotation of stock is carried out and that maximum realistic prices are obtained on donated items, in accordance with charity guidelines, as well as Bought in Goods.

Gift aid is a vital source of income from donated goods and you should ensure that this is maximized when dealing with customers and donors, ensuring that excellent customer service is provided at all times. You should also ensure that high standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the shop including the sales floor, stock processing area, offices and communal areas.

Marie Curie Benefits Package:

Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work  Defined contribution schemes for Pension Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme  Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems Introduce a friend scheme  Help with childcare cost (T & C’s apply) Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme Life assurance – for all employees Eye care- (under Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations, Marie Curie will pay towards sight tests if you use computer screens and other displays as part of your job) 

  What's in it for you

Annual leave allowance – Scotland 25 days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata) Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave Continuous Professional development – (Marie Curie supports and encourages personal and professional development)  Industry leading training programmes  Flexible Working  Free PVG

What we are looking for:

The ability to communicate with tact and discretion Experience of cash handling and financial management procedures (including completion of sales records) The ability to make decisions within agreed parameters Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritize workload, balancing competing demands

With a strong retail background, you will join our committed team in making a significant contribution to achieving charity sales targets. You must be reliable and flexible to meet the needs of the charity.

In this role you will have sole responsibility for the running of the store, which will involve lone working. Due to this, unfortunately we are unable to recruit anyone for this role who is under the age of 18.

For more information, please email Retail District Manager Graham Hall at

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