Casual Store Assistants - Various locations
Job No:
VIN1999
Location:
Sydney
An exciting opportunity now exists to join Australia’s number one destination for affordable and pre-loved items – Vinnies shops.
Support and inspire change in your local community by joining Vinnies!
Vinnies Shops have started to reopen across the country, and we are now actively recruiting for Casual Store Assistant roles across Sydney Metropolitan and regional NSW locations.
- Casual roles with expectation to work few shifts a week.
- Availability to work in different locations within local area ( Inner West, South East, South West, CBD, North West, Northern Sydney, Western Sydney, Greater Western Sydney areas).
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Retail and Distribution Enterprise Agreement 2015, Team Member Grade 1 - $23.22 per hour plus casual loading where applicable.
What we do
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services and has been assisting people experiencing disadvantage in NSW for more than 130 years. Our people reach out to the most vulnerable in our community through our Conferences, Special Works and Vinnies shops. The Society’s mission is to shape a more just and compassionate society by offering a ‘hands up’ approach to people in need respecting their dignity, sharing our hope and encouraging them to take control of their own destiny.
About our Shops:
Vinnies operates a network of 250 op shops across NSW. Vinnies Shops are run by dedicated volunteers and employees, and offer value for money prices on a range of pre-loved goods, they also directly assist people experiencing disadvantage through the donation of furniture, clothing and household goods. Profits from the sale of goods go back into the community, funding our services and programs.
The Role
We are looking for great employees with retail experience to assist with with the daily operation of the store and to provide efficient customer service. The role will report to the Store Manager. Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.
As a Casual Store Assistant your responsibilities will include:
- Stock and Merchandise Sales Floor
Store Assistants will assist to replenish items on the floor when they get low. This duty can involve lifting and carrying items short distances. In addition to filling the floor, Store Assistants have to keep the floor organized according to their employer’s visual merchandising standards.
- Process and Receive Shipment
Store Assistants also help to process and receive shipments. This duty can involve lifting and carrying items short distances.
- Perform Store Opening and Closing Tasks
The store opening and closing processes a range of tasks such as washing windows and mirrors, sweeping the sales floor and organizing items on the sales floor based on Vinnies standards.
- Provide excellent Customer Service
Our Store Assistants use communication skills to identify customer needs, and they use their product knowledge to provide solutions.
Store Assistants will be expected to:
- Listen actively to customers to identify their needs
- Use specific product knowledge to provide solutions to customers
- Prioritise tasks to maximize efficiency each work shift
- Organise items on the sales floor based on knowledge of company visual standards
- Solve customer inquiries and resolve issues as they arise
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Demonstrated experience in a retail store or customer service environment.
- Demonstrated ‘Customer-centric’ approach.
- Flexibility to work weekends and extended opening hours as required.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to provide outstanding customer service.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Willingness to work with financial targets and budgets.
- The ability to ensure stock levels are maintained and stock is sorted, priced and presented to high standard.
Come and join our team!
We believe our employees are key to our success and in return we offer:
- Job satisfaction working as part of a team making a difference to people’s lives in an organisation that cares about people.
- In addition to excellent learning and development programs, as a large purpose driven organisation we provide opportunities to grow your career across a range of teams and services
- Supportive, friendly and values driven team environment and culture.
Prior to an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including reference checks, a Police check, Working with Children check, Health Declaration and/or a medical check, Right to work in Australia check. The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People.
If you have any questions about this role, please email to hr@vinnies.org.au quoting job and position title: Shop Asssistant: VIN1999.
Online Assessment centers will be conducted on weekly basis starting from August 20, 2020
Apply now! Please answer selection criteria questions below and submit your Resume.
St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. The Society strongly encourages applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.