Job description
Contract: Zero hours contract
Salary: £12.22 per hour
Location: Frome, BA11 1BS
Closing date: 7 June 2023
Blue Cross is one of the UK’s leading animal welfare organisations. We have over 50 charity shops throughout England and Wales.
Our generous supporters donate a mixture of clothes, books, toys, household goods and soft furnishings that we sell in our shops and online. All the money raised goes towards enabling Blue Cross to support sick, injured, and homeless pets and care for more than 40,000 animals every year through our rehoming, veterinary and education programmes.
More about the role
As a Standby Shop Assistant you will assist the Shop Manager to achieve and maximise shop sales and profit and to identify other income opportunities for the shop. To help manage and motivate a team of volunteers and to have full responsibility for the effective running of the shop in the absence of the Shop Manager.
You will be on a zero hour’s contract and therefore you will not have regular hours of work but will be on standby to work shifts as and when required.
If you want to work in a role that makes a positive difference every day to the pets in our care then look no further. We are proud of our charity which has been working tirelessly since 1897 to help pets and invite you to join our team of dedicated people and continue to make history for many years to come.
If you excel in an environment where you can see the difference you make every day then this is the role for you. Interested? Then apply and let’s work together to see if this is the role for you.
What is required?
We are looking for people with the following:
- Previous experience of working in a retail environment
- Cash handling and reconciliation
- Supervisory experience
- Experience in a customer facing environment
- Computer literacy and administration skills
- Managing volunteers
How to apply
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Wednesday 7th June 2023.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
Our values define the way we do things. We use them every day to guide us, and to make sure we put people and pets at the heart of everything we do.
About Blue Cross
We help thousands of pets in need every month, providing veterinary care, expert behaviour help and find them loving happy homes, as well as advice and education for current or future pet owners and pet bereavement support. We develop lifelong relationships with pets and owners, providing quality care that is accessible and non-judgemental. With your support we can give back to more pets in need.
Pets change lives. We change theirs.
Application Deadline
June 07, 2023
Department
Fundraising, Marketing & Communications
Employment Type
Zero Hours
Location
Frome
Workplace type
Onsite
Compensation
£12.22 / hour
Reporting To
Shop Manager