Shop Assistant

We are excited to be looking for a Shop Assistant for our Liverpool, Norris Green Station store on a 22.5 hour contract.  

We are looking for a passionate and motivated person to help our store reach full potential.  

We want someone who can use their initiative and is excited about charity retail and fashion.

As a Shop Assistant you will: 

• Help promote donations and sales to maximise profits 
• 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 
• Be responsible for helping to achieve profit targets by ensuring sales are maximised and the cost are effectively managed 
• Maintain the store to a high standard of presentation throughout. 
• Build an effective volunteer team and provide training, development, work reviews and appraisals to paid staff and volunteers 
• Be responsible for all financial and cash handling and health and safety. 

To be a successful Shop Assistant, you will be:

• Able to 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!  

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!