Sessional Shop Assistant (5764)

Permanent contract (hours required to cover holidays/sickness)

0 Hours, providing ad hoc and sporadic shop cover over any 7 days, to include Sundays

£12.60 per hour 

Location – Bideford

We are looking for a Sessional Sales Assistant to work alongside the Shop Management team in our Bideford Shop to provide cover for annual leave and sickness, with the ability to cover our shop in Bude on occasion. Access to own transport is desirable and all travel expenses will be covered. 

Are you self motivated with strong interpersonal skills and thrive on challenges and opportunities that come with assisting in the running of a shop? Can you assist the Shop Manager and Assistant Manager in driving sales and profits and able to work closely with staff and volunteers to ensure we deliver the best level of customer service.

We are looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to cover in the absence of the Shop Management, inspire and empower people around them. We are looking for someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and can instill an energy to those around them. Have you got a creative ability that you can bring to the role?

 You will make a real difference to young people in England by helping to raise vital funds needed to support our frontline work.  

It is important that you have good communication skills both inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to help build support for the shop.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way, and support your Shop Management to be the best, then this is the place for you!

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Children’s Society is committed to Safer Recruitment and as such a range of pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with recommendations made by the Bichard Enquiry, and current best practice. To include a basic DBS check, these will be required before employment can commence.

This vacancy closes at midnight on Friday 30th May 2025. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy from Friday 16th May onwards. 

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

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