Home

Search & Apply

Sessional Shop Assistant - Culcheth (6059)

• Hourly:£12.60
• Location:Culcheth Shop, United Kingdom
• Group:
• Vacancy type:permanent
• Closing date:20 May 2026

Permanent

0 hour contract, Sunday to Saturday

£12.60 per hour.

Location – Culcheth Store

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

This role sits within our North West Retail Region.

We are currently looking for a dedicated, passionate & committed individual, to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to:

Key activities:

• To ensure the shop opens full trading hours in the absence of the manager/assistant manager.
• To ensure sufficient stock is processed to maintain shop floor densities and so the shop operates to Retail agreed standards.
• To promote a happy and productive working environment amongst the volunteer team and to assist in the recruitment and training of volunteers
• To ensure that all monies are banked daily and that the shop paperwork is completed and sent promptly to the Retail Office as required
• To comply with all Health & Safety regulations and to promptly report to the Regional Manager any H&S issues
• To promptly deal with messages and enquiries and to manage customer complaints in the absence of the Shop Manager.
• To attend training courses and meetings as required.
• To be a positive and professional ambassador for The Children’s Society.
• Any other duties as requested by line management

The required skills and competencies for this role are: 

• Good communication and interpersonal skills (essential)
• Ability to supervise a team of volunteers (essential)
• GCSE English and maths or equivalent (essential)
• Basic understanding of the retail environment and of working with volunteers (essential)
• Cash handling (desirable)
• Customer service (essential)
• It would also be an advantage if you have any of the following skills and competencies

KEY BEHAVIOURS

In order to be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate that you have the ability to be:

Accountable

• Our decisions are based on facts not opinions. We hold ourselves to account for our decisions and we monitor and evaluate our work, always focussed on taking action to improve the lives of children and young people.
• Be impact-oriented, evidence-based and results-focussed in own work, considering the difference actions will make.
• Taking ownership for own actions, delivering on time to budget and learning from mistakes and striving for self-improvement.
• Support the development of evidence bases for decisions and/or new pieces of work.

Committed

• We are tenacious and driven, making hard choices for long term benefits. We have consistently dedicated ourselves to exceeding our best through our determination and resilience.
• Be self-motivated and consistently deliver on own objectives.
• Be receptive to feedback and deliver agreed actions on time to budget.
• Recognise, respect and support difficult decisions.
• Comes up with solutions and holds oneself to account.

Challengers

• We push ourselves to do more, working outside our comfort zones; we challenge perceptions, behaviours and attitudes.
• Be open to constructive feedback and personal improvement.
• Support successes in direct peer group and beyond.
• Be willing to work outside of own comfort zone, including being flexible and adaptable to change.
• Positively challenge and engaging others in discussions.

Enterprising

• We see opportunity in all areas of life and we are skilled enough, confident enough, creative enough and disciplined enough to go after it and seize it. We are constantly looking for advantages and opportunities that will make a difference. Always seeing the future in the present, always with the courage to lead the way.
• Use initiative and creatively look for alternative ways of working while utilising resources and data already available.
• Be change-oriented and embrace new ways of working.
• Actively participate in areas outside of immediate environment and respond positively to new opportunities.
• Engage with confidence in positive conversations about the work that we do.

Special job circumstances: This post has the following special circumstances:

• Overnight stays or national travel may be required at times in order to attend meetings or training sessions
• Flexibility to cover the managers day off and holidays
• You may on occasions be required to work at other shop locations as requested by line management
• Standing for long periods, lifting and carrying

(Please note: if you have difficulty meeting these conditions because of a disability or family circumstances the appointing manager will discuss it with you in order to consider reasonable adjustments to the job or working conditions)

So that you personally can succeed in this role and The Society you will require:

• An understanding and acceptance of the principles and values of the organisation
• A commitment to diversity and equality in relationships and practice
• A flexible and adaptable approach and ability to cope with changing priorities
• Ability to work well in a team

The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.

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.

T he Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, which includes the disclosure of criminal records, vetting checks, and the provision of appropriate references. The number and type of references required may vary depending on the nature and responsibilities of the role, ensuring that each appointment is carefully assessed. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 20th May 2026.

Interviews will be held on TBC.

IN2

• Hourly:£12.60
• Location:Culcheth Shop, United Kingdom
• Group:
• Vacancy type:permanent
• Closing date:20 May 2026