Sunday Sales Assistant

St Margaret’s Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Sunday Sales Assistant to join our team. This role is based in our Street store.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Sunday Sales Assistantto join our Retail team. This role is based in our thriving Street Shop, located in the heart of Somerset.You will join us on a part time (6 Hours per week on Sundays), permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £3,410.27 per annum.

By joining us you will quickly become part of a great Retail Team that we are proud to say consists of over 700 dedicated individuals and volunteers. The team’s commitment, skills, passion, and energy combine to deliver significant income, enabling our clinical colleagues to deliver their services to nearly 5,000 people across Somerset.

You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you’ll be part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.

What can you expect to be doing?

Joining the team in Street, you will support the shop manager and deputy in the running of our Hospice Shop.

Your day to day work will involve:

• Delivering friendly and approachable customer service
• Merchandising and creating beautiful shop displays
• Following till and cash handling procedures
• Helping to support and motivate a team of shop volunteers
• Sorting and lifting donated goods.

This is a part time role working 6 hours a week on Sundays. There may occasionally be a need to work additional hours to cover staff leave as required.

What will you be good at?

We offer ongoing training and guidance to support you in your new role, but it will really help if you have:

• Demonstrable high standards of customer service
• Good communication skills.

Previous experience in a retail environment is desirable but not essential as a full induction and training programme will be provided. So, whether you are looking to take your first step into a Retail role or already have experience, we would love to hear from you.

This role is a physically demanding position within a busy retail environment which includes the lifting of donated goods.

Our Core Competencies for our Sunday Sales Assistant:

• Self-awareness - Understanding and being aware of yourself and how to react and interact with others
• Leading in your area - Regardless of management position, we all lead and take responsibility in our area of work
• Working with others - People working together to achieve team and organisational goals and respecting others
• Outcomes and results - Organising ourselves to get the job done, delivering a high-quality service, and being accountable for the outcomes

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate how they will use Core Competencies to help us put our values into practice.

Benefits

• Holiday entitlement
  • 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
  • Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5+ who join directly from the NHS or another hospice
• Pension scheme
  • NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
  • Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution
• Life assurance cover – 2x salary
• Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:
  • Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
  • Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management
  • Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
  • Counselling and support
  • Legal, financial, and medical information and advice
• Blue Light Card – Discounts on retailers and restaurants saving up to 35%
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave*
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
• Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

• Eligibility criteria applies

If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we’d love to hear from you. Just reach out to Debbie Trevett, Senior Area Manager, via email at Debbie.Trevett@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

If you would like to join our team as our Sunday Sales Assistant, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date - 1st April 2024