We are excited to be looking for a Store Assistant to join our amazing team in Openshaw on a 22.5hr contract.
We are looking for a passionate and motivated person to help our store reach full potential. We want someone who is excited about charity retail, fashion, who can use their initiative.
As a Store Assistant you will:
Support the store to achieve sales targets through effective stock merchandising and replenishment
Be representing Mencap as an efficient and charitable organisation by ensuring that your actions reinforce the Mencap aims and values
Strive to ensure stock is generated from the local area and donors
Sign up donors to the Gift Aid scheme and ensure maximum income is achieved through Gift Aid
Maintain the store to a high standard of presentation throughout.
Support the volunteer team in the store to achieve the daily aims.
Be responsible for all financial and cash handling and health and safety when the Manager and Assistant manager are away from the store.
To be a successful Store Assistant, you will be:
Have relevant customer service experience.
Have a flexible approach to working hours and days including working weekend and Bank Holidays as appropriate.
Willing to travel to occasional team meetings, training events and in the initial growth of the new retail train assisting with setting up other new stores.
Passionate about the Mencap values and will strive to ensure our Retail brand is successful.
If you are looking for an exciting new challenge and want to work for an organisation that strives for excellence, we want to hear from you!
We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.
This vacancy closes on Thursday 24th July 2025.
Job ID: 34129
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.