Retail Senior Customer Assistant

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Ad nr: 13031
Published: 9 March 2024, views: 2

 

 

Main characteristics

Location
Leicester, Leicestershire
Company
Royal Voluntary Service
Salary
£10.84/hour
Employment type
Permanent, Part Time
Category
Purchasing / Procurement

Job summary

Retail Senior Customer Assistant
Leicester, Leicestershire

Overview

Royal Voluntary Service hospital cafés, shops and trolleys are part of the fabric of the NHS and a real asset in their own right. Staffed by employees and volunteers, we provide an outstanding range of beverages and healthy food choices. Our customers love the fact that the money they spend with us pays for volunteer action in hospitals and the community.

We are now looking for a Retail Senior Customer Assistant to join us on a part-time, permanent basis.

The Role

As a Retail Senior Customer Assistant, you will work alongside a friendly team to support the day-to-day management of our shop in Leicester Royal Infirmary.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Providing friendly, helpful and efficient service at all times
- Welcoming customers, informing them about specials or new products, answering questions and accepting orders and payments
- Operating the till and cashing up
- Maintaining a high level of cleanliness complying with Health and Safety and food hygiene standards and ensuring all areas of the site remain tidy
- Ensuring that all stock and displays are replenished regularly and ordering supplies if required
- Supervise the site and the team in the absence of the Retail Service Manager

Working Hours

This is a permanent, part-time role, working 30 hours over the week: Monday - Friday, with occasional weekend cover.

What youll need

Working in a hospital requires a special kind of customer service. Your ability to communicate with a variety of people in a friendly and cheerful way will make a real difference to someones day. The key is to adapt your approach to each person to ensure their needs are met.

- At least two years supervisory experience
- At a minimum, two years experience in a retail or café environment
- At least two years cash handling experience
- Knowledge of EPOS systems
- Knowledge and experience of general administrative processes
- Excellent customer service skills
- The ability to proficiently use standard IT systems
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- A willingness to work flexible hours to fit with the trading hours of the sites

What you get in return

Were proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from:

- An hourly rate of £10.84
- 26 days holiday plus paid statutory Bank Holidays
- Ten weeks company sick pay following successful completion of probation
- A great pension scheme
- 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
- A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
- Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

Royal Voluntary Service is committed to building inclusive and diverse teams across the charity. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

How to apply

To apply for the role of Retail Senior Customer Assistant, please select the apply button shown to be taken through to the application process. You will need to answer some screening questions as well as uploading your CV. You will be contacted by a member of the team once your application has been reviewed.

Here at Royal Voluntary Service, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be a charity that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Senior Retail Assistant, Senior Shop Assistant, Senior Café Assistant, Store Supervisor, or Senior Customer Service Assistant


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Published: 9 March 2024, views: 2


Company: Royal Voluntary Service

Location: Leicester, Leicestershire

Salary: £10.84/hour


Category: Purchasing / Procurement
Employment type: Permanent, Part Time


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