Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Temporary Mobile Sales Assistant to join our team covering the Shropshire and Powys area.
You will join us on a Temporary 16-week, full-time 37.5 hours per week (working 5 out of 7 days to include weekend working) with a potential to be extended. In return, our Temporary Mobile Sales Assistant will receive a competitive rate of £22,308 - £23,327 per annum (dependant on experience).
Here at Hope House Children’s Hospices we are on an exciting journey to increase our annual contribution from our retail business by £300,000 to £1,000,000 a year by 2025, enabling us to reach every child and family who need us and to ensure that nobody faces the death of a child alone.
About the Mobile Sales Assistant role:
As a Temporary Mobile Sales Assistant you will provide shop support and cover to our retail shops across the area, including Welshpool, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Ludlow & Bridgnorth.
Reporting to the Area Manager you will provide excellent customer service to enhance the profile of the organisation. You will provide excellent customer service to our valued customers and donors; you will prepare stock for sale and enjoy creating attractive sales floor displays. Your role will include occasionally being a key holder and supervising volunteers in the absence of the shop management staff.
It is an essential requirement of this role that you have access to a suitable vehicle for work and hold a current UK driving licence
What we are looking for a Mobile Sales Assistant who:
Self-motivated using initiative to achieve goals;
Able to work in a team with the ability to get on with people;
Excellent customer service skills;
Well organised and willing to ‘muck in’ and do whatever is required to ensure the shop functions efficiently and effectively;
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
Numerate with the ability to follow cash handling, recording and banking procedures.
What we offer:
In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes:
Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 34 days per annum with service increments
Organisational pension scheme
Blue Light Card and Staff rewards programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Wellbeing services which includes staff counselling
Flexible working arrangements
Great development opportunities
Closing date: 8th July 2024
If you think you have what it takes to be our Mobile Sales Assistant then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Area Manager, Mike Gill contact us on 07800 586253. We would love to hear from you!
The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (paid for by Hope House).
Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.
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