Senior Sales Assistant
Hours: 30 hours per weekContract: PermanentLocation: NewportSalary: £13.01 per hour
The Opportunity
Step into a unique retail environment where no two days are the same. You'll work with new designer and high street products at discount prices, creating extraordinary shopping experiences while directly supporting disabled children and their families.
This role offers experienced supervisors and sales assistants the chance to drive sales, champion customer service, and adapt quickly as product types change daily. You'll need to think fast and be creative with merchandising to maximise revenue for this vital cause.
About Newlife
As one of the UK's leading charities providing essential specialist equipment to children with disabilities, Newlife is dedicated to making life better - for the families we serve, and for the people who help us to make that happen.
Through grants and emergency equipment loans, we ensure children get the vital equipment they need, when they need it, while our free nurse helpline offers crucial support and information. We support adults with additional needs with volunteering and employment opportunities, providing an introduction to the workplace and a means for career development.
Here you'll be helping us to change lives every day.
What You'll Be Doing
- Drive sales and deliver exceptional customer service
- Coach and support a team of paid employees and volunteers
- Create compelling merchandising displays that adapt to changing stock
- Work closely with Store and Deputy Store Managers
- Monitor KPIs and maximise retail sales and profit
- Take on key holder responsibilities
What We're Looking For
You must be able to deliver operational excellence and put the customer at the centre of everything. Previous retail experience is required, along with the ability to work effectively with both management and store teams.
You'll need creative skills and imagination to merchandise products to a high standard, while living and breathing KPIs to drive performance.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checking may be necessary for this role.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Join a charity that's not like any other, where your retail expertise will directly change children's lives. Every sale you drive provides vital equipment and support to families who need it most.