Retail General Sales Assistant Hasland (Fixed Term Contract until July 2025)

at  Ashgate Hospicecare

Salary£22,491 - £23,262 pro rata
LocationHasland Furniture
This is a temporary, part time vacancy that will close in 11 days at 23:59 BST.

WHAT NEXT:

If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Anna Bartram on 01246 568801 or anna.bartram@ashgatehospice.org.uk. You can arrange to visit the Hospice to see what it would be like to work with us.
Please note we only accept applications via the ‘Apply now’ button on our website. Please do not send your application to HR or the recruiting manager.
Any candidate who identifies themselves as disabled will be shortlisted if they meet the essential criteria for the role. Essential criteria can be found in the job description and person specification for the role. If you require any accessibility adjustments, please contact a member of the HR team at hr@ashgatehospice.org.uk or by calling 01246 568801
If successful, you will be required to have a DBS check carried as part of the conditional pre-employment checks. For more information, please refer to the candidate assistant notes.
As a healthcare provider, it is very important to us that our staff have the annual flu jab and are fully vaccinated against COVID 19. It is our expectation that all of our staff will have the vaccinations unless there are strong compelling reasons why not. We believe having the vaccination not only protects you but also helps us to keep our patients, staff and visitors safe.

Hours: Part-time, 28.5 hours per week (worked 5 over 7 days) including weekends and bank holidays.
Our Retail outlets provide 29% of much-needed income to the hospice. This is vital to be able to provide the much-needed care to the people of Derbyshire. The hospice has 17 retail shops, one furniture warehouse a Donation centre, two clearance shops and two coffee shops. We also have an online eBay/Amazon platform and an online furniture store, It’s a big operation!
We are looking for a Sales Assistant to join our Hasland team.
The Sales assistant will support the team with all aspects of running the clothing boutique, supporting the coffee shop and the Hasland furniture team. The role will involve managing volunteers, stock control, preparing products as well as the training of volunteers.
This job role is hard work, enormous fun, hugely satisfying and very fascinating. This is a job that doesn’t have that Monday morning feeling and you will go home feeling happy that you did a great job for an amazing charity! Those who work for Ashgate Hospice are very proud to do so. If you think that you would like to be a part of our charity, then please apply.

The main responsibilities include:

• Ensure the highest standards of customer care are always adhered to
• Work as part of the team within the coffee shop to ensure it is sufficiently stocked to meet demand or on the sales floor within the Hasland shop.
• Ensure all stock awaiting sale in the coffee shop is appropriately stored to ensure wastage is minimized.
• Maintain a clean and tidy coffee shop, ensuring daily and weekly cleaning is complete
• Follow the guidance to prepare stock for sale within the store
• Uphold Ashgate values
• Promote Ashgate Hospice in the local community

To get full details on what the role includes please read the attached Job Description, call the recruiting manager for an informal chat and come and visit us.