Retail Assistant

Company: RSPB
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Location: Wirksworth
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Job Description

Retail Assistant

If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.Reference: APR20213515 Location: Carsington Water Salary: £17,960.00 – £19,925.00 Pro Rata Hours: Part Time, 12+ hours per weekBenefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Annual Leave

We are looking for a part-time Retail Assistant to help promote sales and make sure all our customers have a great experience in the shop.

The RSPB Shop at Carsington Water is one of many stores which help raise vital funds for our conservation work. We have a varied range of ethically sourced Gifts, as well as Fair to Nature Bird-Food and a brilliant range of Binoculars and Telescopes.

You would receive full training and support on all aspects of RSPB Retail, which would enable you to be a positive role model to the team and an ambassador for the RSPB.

The role is 12 hours over three days, with regular weekend work required, and you must be flexible to work more than 12 hours some weeks, dependent on staffing requirements in the shop.

What’s the role about?

This is a customer-facing position and the role is mostly based upon providing excellent customer service; from welcoming them to the shop and ensuring they are provided with excellent product knowledge to giving individual advice and serving them efficiently at the till point.

As a Retail Assistant your key activities would include:

  • Ensuring the retail store is delivering the highest standard of customer care.

Working alongside the Retail Management, Retail Assistant and a team of volunteers to deliver against financial targets and Key Performance Indicators and retail store goals.

Ensuring the retail store is commercially merchandised and stock levels are appropriate.

Ensuring all retail admin, operating procedures, cleaning, security including cash handling and health and safety in the retail store adheres to RSPB procedures.

Working in conjunction with relevant Headquarters’ teams (Retail, HR, Finance) to ensure the effective and efficient running of the retail store. xwzovoh

What we need from you?

For this role it is essential that you have:

  • GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

Be computer literate

An enthusiastic approach to work

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to plan and prioritize workloads

Problem solving skills and ability to work on your own initiative

Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback

Able to build and maintain strong working relationships and the ability to work as part of a team

Good flexibility of which days you are available to work

For this role it would be desirable for you to have:

  • Experience of working in a retail environment/visitor attraction

Experience of working in a sales environment

Knowledge of Health and Safety in the workplace

Merchandising skills

Till operation and payment handling experience.

Closing date: 23:59, 30 May 2021

Posted: April 4th, 2026