We have an exciting opportunity for a Store Associate to join our friendly Store in Anniesland Donation Station 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. Weekend work will be a key part of the role. Store Location 776 Anniesland Road, Knightswood, Glasgow, Scotland. G14 OYU Hours: 21 Permanent/Part time Please note as the role is based in one of our donation centres the ideal candidate will have experience in Charity Retail and experience in handling and moving high volumes of stock on a daily basis. Some of the Key Responsibilities
* Excellent Customer Service
* Visual Merchandising
* Organising Stock, 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.
Experience of working in a retail environment due to the nature of the store.
* Experience of cash handling
* Working in a customer service environment
* Experience of working on own initiative
* Knowledge of working in a fashion environment
* Basic IT skills
The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records 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. 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 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.