Store Assistant

Job Title: Store Assistant

Location: Pontefract

Salary: £8,970 per annum

Weekly Hours: 15

Reference: YMC1003769

HELPING US MAKE SALES COUNT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

If you are passionate about improving young lives, care about the environment, and are looking for a rewarding challenge, then this may be the role you’re looking for.

As a Store Assistant, you will directly support the amazing charity work that we do. You will be working as part of a team committed to maximising sales which will directly impact the services to young people within your local community.

About you

You may be experienced in retail sales or this may be your first experience of retail; what is most important is that you want to work in an environment where the work you do will have a direct impact on young lives, your community, and the environment.

You will have a positive outlook, and a commitment to delivering excellent customer service and will relish the opportunity to work creatively in an environment where the goods for sale will vary from week to week.

We will offer you

• A stimulating and varied role
• The opportunity to work alongside volunteers from the local community
• The opportunity to develop your career
• Subsidised gym membership, healthcare, pensions, life assurance, employee assistance programme, annual season ticket loan

As an employer committed to inclusivity we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, who are currently under-represented throughout YMCA England & Wales.

Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.

For further information on YMCA, visit www.ymca.org.uk/about.

YMCA was set up in England in 1844 and is now the largest and oldest youth charity in the world. Operating in 119 countries, each country is governed by a national council.

YMCA England & Wales is the national council for 116 YMCAs across England and Wales. Each YMCA is an independent charity that affiliates to YMCA England & Wales.

While YMCAs work and respond locally to support young people, YMCA England & Wales supports each local charity to deliver one or all five of our work areas: Accommodation, Family Work, Health and Wellbeing; Training and Education and Support and Advice.

We support local YMCAs by promoting high standards of working and sharing best practice. We drive the national brand strategy, campaigns, and policy and research, advising and supporting YMCAs to engage communities, stakeholders and supporters locally.

We give YMCAs a national voice by speaking with government, key policy makers and national media, and we represent them by advocating the needs of young people in England and Wales.

Our Fundraising department and Retail operation, which spans across the country, provide us with the funds to help young people reach their full potential.