Casual Shop Assistant

Corps is a community-focused church, partnering with the wider community to help transform one life at a time with the love of Jesus. This is achieved through Community Support and Thrift Shop engagement.

We are seeking a values-driven Retail Assistant who will provide supervision of the daily recycling, retail and administrative functions of the Family Store, and assisting the Store Manager, in line with The Salvation Army (TSA) mission and values. Contribute to the store's success as a source of recurrent income to support Corps and other social activities.

• Supervise the daily operations of the Family Store and ensure that it is operating at an optimum level, including; retail space preparation, stock rotation, ensuring pricing policies are adhered to, maintenance of the cleanliness of the store, point of sale service, cash register operations, customer service enquiries.
• Opening & closing the store and supervise balancing the cash registers at the end of the day as required.
• Assist Store Manager to ensure effective marketing of goods for sale; ensures the store is merchandised and stock displayed in a tidy manner
• All store procedures continue to operate "seamlessly" and without incident when in the role of acting store manager.
• Assist and support the Store Manager to develop and implement strategies to increase sales figures and ensure store operations are operating at an optimum level.

This is a casual position located in Manunda, QLD. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the General Retail Level 4 award.

• Willingness and capacity to work over Saturday trading hours.
• 5 years' experience in retail and/or customer service desirable.
• 1 years' experience in mentoring / training staff or ability to demonstrate capability to undertake.
• Demonstrated people management skills with an emphasis on volunteers and the community.
• Current valid driver's licence
• Knowledge of work health safety obligations and to practice these in the workplace
• First aid certificate or willingness to uphold one.
• Incumbent needs to have a reasonable level of fitness in order to carry out the duties of this position

As a registered NFP we offer our eligible employees real and meaningful benefits such as;

• Flexible working conditions
• Purpose driven career which has positive social and sustainable outcomes
• Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service;
• Opportunity for career development;
• An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate and professional team members
• Positively supporting and impacting the lives of others through your career contribution

If you're excited by this unique opportunity, the above sounds like you, and you have a heart for working for an organisation that truly does transform lives, we would love to speak to you. We are looking for compassionate people who share our mission and values. If you have the passion and drive to commit yourself to a challenging and rewarding role; we invite you to apply via the link and submit a current CV and a cover letter which details your alignment with the essential requirements of the role.

Applications will close as soon as a suitable candidate is secured.

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. We value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and/or expressions. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check.

We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration.