Sessional Shop Assistant

£12 per hour (Holiday pay on top of hourly rate).

To cover our 3 Cumbria shops in Cockermouth, Keswick and Whitehaven. Based at the Cockermouth Shop. Additional travel to Keswick and Whitehaven will be paid at 45p per mile.

Fixed term sessional hours contract until 31st May 2025 initially 6 months with possible extension - variable hours per week likely to be between 15 hours up to 30 hours.

Benefits include:

Free parking at the Cockermouth and Keswick shops, stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%.

Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

We are looking for someone that loves working with people, someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and is able to work with a diverse team of volunteers. Ideally you will have some retail experience.

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.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way, and support our shop management teams to your 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 safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices.

The closing date for applications is at midnight on Saturday 30th November 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Thursday 21st November.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

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