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Driver/Retail Sales Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 24 September 2024
Salary: £11.44 to £11.44 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 08 October 2024
Location: March, Cambridgeshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: East Anglia's Children's Hospices
Job type: Permanent
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Summary

Want to be a part of a charity that aspires daily to provide world class care for children with life-threatening conditions? Are you committed to quality and have a ‘make it happen’ mentality? Want to work for a charity that believes in succession and nurturing its employees? If you answered yes, then we want YOU to join our friendly ever-growing team.

EACH is on a mission to be the most loved charity shop in our community. We think our 48 shops (and growing) are some of the best in East Anglia and our online presence is similarly impressive – Our Style with EACH brand recently won the Third Sector Award’s ‘Best use of social media’ 2022. Our shops and online platforms play a vital role in raising essential funds for children and families at a time they need it most. Join a friendly team that makes a real difference in people’s lives.

Driver/Retail Sales Assistant - March, PE15 8FT

Full Time & Part Time considered 21 - 35 hours per week, worked as 3/5 days over a 7 day working week

Mandatory weekend working on a rotational basis

Permanent Contract

£11.44 per hour

*A Full UK driving license and use of own car is essential for this role*

Comprehensive range of benefits:

Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
Additional holiday purchase scheme
AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution including Life Assurance
Free Eye Tests
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
EACH have an exciting opportunity for a Driver/Retail Sales Assistant to work within our retail team of staff and volunteers. You will support the store with collecting and delivering furniture, donated and bought in goods throughout the charity’s retail outlets.

Are you:

Passionate about customer service & building community support for the charity.
Enjoy working as part of a team but also work on your own initiative.
Happy to work on your own at times.
Flexible to work at the weekends.

The role:

Involves manual handling, including lifting large items of furniture/electrical.
You will assist in the storage, organisation and delivery of goods from our March furniture shop to the homes of members of the public along with the drivers.
You will support other areas of the charity’s supply and distribution of stock and equipment between shops.
You will assist in the EACH shop as the needs of the business requires.

At EACH, we are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community and from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds. EACH is also committed to the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities.

EACH is proud to be Investors in People accredited.

EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

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