Job Description
Can you inspire and be inspired? Can you deliver great customer service? Are you looking for a chance to shine? We have fantastic opportunities for progression and development and the Freedom to nurture ideas and flair within a Framework of support to develop you.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Store Associate to join our friendly team at Barnardo's Coleraine Kid's Branch.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate, motivated, and keen to help raise funds to support the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK.
As a Store Associate you will support the Store Manager, other Store Associates, and volunteers to help run a busy store, you will have the opportunity to develop and learn within the store.
Store Location: Coleraine Kid's Branch, Unit 12, Old Court Market, Castlerock Road, Coleraine, BT51 3GZ.
Permanent: 7 hours
Some of the Key Responsibilities
- Excellent customer service
- Visual merchandising
- Helping to run the store when the Manager absent.
- Organising , pricing and steaming stock before going on the shop floor.
- Ensuring stock is generated over the door by members of the public and ensuring donors sign up for gift aid.
- Implement any promotion in the store as directed by Head Office or your Area Business Manager or your Store Manager.
- Achieve and maintain high standards of housekeeping, organisation and cleanliness throughout the Store, including the sales floor and stockroom areas.
- Actively encourage the public to donate saleable stock.
- Rotate stock on a daily basis so that no garment remains on the shop floor for any longer than the agreed time limits.
Candidates must demonstrate on their application how they meet the following:
Essential
- Experience of working in customer service environment
- Experience of cash handling
- Experience of supervising staff/volunteers
- Experience of working on own initiative
- Experience of working in a fashion environment
- Previous work with basic IT, admin and figures
The full Job description and Person profile is attached to this advert. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.
As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic Access NI check.
Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application.
The Retail section consists of more than 700 Barnardo's shops across the UK. These high-street stores are reliant on donations from the public and corporate supporters, and generate funds from the sale of these donated items. There are a wide range of shops, from traditional charity stores to book shops and furniture. The Trading division produces and sells a range of products, including cards and gifts.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
