Assistant Jobs

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a great, large and growing property development/management company based in London. The organisation also has a developing philanthropic arm which looks to invest in social and charitable activities. Due to growth, an exciting opportunity exists for an EA to join the team. As EA, you will support the Senior Leadership team, providing administrative support and assistance in managing the Senior Leadership team’s daily activities. This is a full-time, permanent Hybrid role, located in Gants Hill, Ilford.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of one year’s experience as an Executive Assistant or in a similar role. You will have excellent administration skills and be organised and efficient with good attention to detail. You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Candidates will be able to communicate clearly and appropriately with colleagues and will also be able to adapt to changing needs. You will work with confidential information and at times be a gatekeeper to the senior leadership teams and as such we are seeking those who understand confidentiality requirements and data protection needs. Your IT skills will be of a good standard, and you will be comfortable using Microsoft Packages.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis. Please note the role may close earlier than advertised if sufficient interest is shown.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it motivates our Strategy, Policy and Evidence team to maintain our position as an influential, informed and forceful voice at every level. Join us as a Policy and Public Affairs Assistant (Wales), and lead progress that means more.

The postholder supports the work of the team in delivering real change and reform in the best interests of children. They will be based in the Policy Team in Wales and will be responsible for parliamentary monitoring, research and policy analysis, managing engagements with external audiences and organising events, using their skills and passion for keeping children safe to strengthen the NSPCC's impact on public policy.

We're looking for someone with a clear commitment to the NSPCC's vision to working together to stop child abuse and neglect, and excellent administrative and IT skills to support with managing engagements with external audiences and organising events.  Our new colleague will also have strong skills in researching, analysing and summarising key information. Finally, we're looking for someone who works well across different teams and can support a range of policy projects in one or more of our workstreams (on child protection and children's social care; early years and health; child sexual abuse; child safety online; young victims and witnesses).  

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Store Associate to join our friendly Store in Bingham.

This will be a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate, motivated, and keen to help raise funds to support the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK.

As a Store Associate you will support the Store Manager, other Store Associates, and volunteers to help run a busy store, you will have the opportunity to develop and learn within the store.  Weekend work will be a key part of the role.

Store Location: Unit 2 Bingham Methodist Church, Union Street, Bingham, Nottinghamshire, NG13 8AD.

Hours: 21 Per Week

Permanent.

Some of the Key Responsibilities

• Excellent Customer Service
• Visual Merchandising
• Organising Stock, Pricing and Steaming stock before going on the shop floor.
• Ensuring Stock is generated over the door by members of the public and ensuring donors sign up for gift aid.
• Implement any promotion in the store as directed by Head Office or your Area Business Manager or your Store Manager.
• Achieve and maintain high standards of housekeeping, organisation and cleanliness throughout the Store, including the sales floor and stockroom areas.
• Actively encourage the public to donate saleable stock.
• Rotate stock on a daily basis so that no garment remains on the shop floor for any longer than the agreed time limits.

Ideal candidates should have

• Experience of working in a retail environment due to the nature of the store.
• Experience of cash handling
• Working in a customer service environment
• Experience of working on own initiative
• Knowledge of working in a fashion environment
• Basic IT skills

The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.

* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.

Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

The Retail section consists of more than 700 Barnardo's shops across the UK. These high-street stores are reliant on donations from the public and corporate supporters,and generate funds from the sale of these donated items. There are a wide range of shops, from traditional charity stores to book shops and furniture. The Trading division produces and sells a range of products, including cards and gifts.

Benefits

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Corporate University

*T&C's apply based on contract

If you want to lead and support meaningful and impactful research, have experience in designing and undertaking research and would like to be part of a friendly and passionate team, in a flexible working environment, we'd love to hear from you. 

Action Hampshire works with communities across Hampshire and beyond on innovative, impactful, asset-based projects. We support communities to have their voices heard and to take action together. We support and partner with a range of voluntary community and social enterprise organisations to help make great things happen. We celebrate diversity and challenge inequalities.

Action Hampshire helps communities and people thrive. One of the key ways we do this is listening to communities and supporting community-led action. Our research projects are essential to us fulfilling these objectives. They range from NHS England's funded Raising Voices in Research, to more localised research such as Bill Sargent Trust and the State of the Sector report. We also support the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to measure and demonstrate their impact.

This is a really exciting time to join our Community Researcher and support the continuing development of research that really makes a difference. So if you want to lead and support meaningful and impactful research, have experience in designing and undertaking research and would like to be part of a friendly and passionate team, in a flexible working environment, we'd love to hear from you. Our team is talented, ambitious and friendly and our 3-year strategy sets out clear goals and actions which we’ll achieve together. Our leadership team are embedding a culture of learning, experimentation and development. Our team is caring, collaborative and driven by our values of being bold, enterprising, informative, and empowering. We very much welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith or disability. We are a Living Wage employer and Disability Confident.

This is a 6-month role initially because of funding secured but we hope to be able to extend this, as community-led research is a key aspect of Action Hampshire's work.

Key tasks include (see job description for a full list of tasks):

• Lead on specialist knowledge areas (community-led research, consultation and impact measurement), advising/training VCSE organisations on the subject and developing relevant guidance and resources
• Develop and deliver outreach and engagement activity
• Manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the public, private and voluntary sectors to support the development of the programme and delivery of programme objectives
• Provide 1:1 advice and support to VCSE organisations and communities, using a coaching style to support service-users to identify/diagnose challenges, devise solutions, and develop actionable plans
• Plan and facilitate group workshops and peer support networks online and in person
• Support high-quality research that can inform service development and influence policymakers, such as State of the Sector reports
• Monitor and evaluate projects and activities against programme outcomes and VCSE/community needs
• Develop and secure funding for new and ongoing projects, including contributing to fundraising bids, liaising with corporate partners and providing services to customers

About The Role
Closing date: 9th December
Interviews: 18th December
Strategic evidence is our in-house experts in dementia data, economics, care and clinical research evidence. If you are passionate about using evidence for good – this role is for you!
We are accountable and responsible for gathering, analysing, contributing, and mobilising evidence and insight to strengthen the case for dementia across the UK - bringing this to bear to our people in Alzheimer’s Society and the dementia system locally and nationally.
We are evidence and data-driven, factual, and solution-focused.  Our strategic evidence base will ensure that Society’s decisions and interpretation of dementia and the system are based on the highest quality of dementia evidence and will:

- Demonstrate the scale of dementia in the UK.
- Demonstrate the impact of dementia on the system and those affected by the disease.
- Underpin the response of Alzheimer’s Society and the wider system to the big challenges dementia poses.

As our Strategic Evidence Assistant, you will support the Strategic Evidence team in gathering, analysing, contributing, and mobilising evidence, data, and insight to help build and curate a strategic evidence base that is built on the most recent and best available dementia evidence. You will also be part of an even larger Evidence, Policy and Influencing function, which is laser-focused on ending the devastation of dementia through changing policy. Integration and teamwork are everything in this role – with colleagues internally and with the system externally.
You will:

- Contribute to the delivery and monitoring of evidence projects that help to build our strategic evidence base, including reviewing and gathering different types of evidence to help us understand the scale and impact of dementia across the UK.
 
- Be pivotal in making strategic evidence for everyone’s business – to our people and the external dementia system. You will be solution-focused, supporting and monitoring processes and activities to mobilise and deploy our strategic evidence.
 
- Use your understanding of our strategic evidence base to support the preparation of briefings, reports, and other creative assets.
  - Support integrated working across the Evidence, Policy and Influencing department, working alongside Policy, and Influencing assistants, with a particular focus on facilitating events, monitoring, internal and external communications and database management.

Alzheimer's Society was named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction.  This is a wonderful achievement and we're incredibly proud, as this is a fantastic testament to all the people who make up Alzheimer’s Society.
About you
You will be excited to learn and develop your knowledge of evidence used in the third sector, connecting with people internally and externally to understand areas of work. There will be various learning and development opportunities to support you in your development and help grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer’s Society.

- You are passionate about making a difference for people affected by dementia and understand the vital role credible and robust evidence can play in making this happen.
- You can search for and understand academic literature, grey literature, data, and insight.
- Able to present complex information in accessible and understandable ways.
- Able to create and manage database information for different purposes.
- Experienced in organising internal and external engagement events.
- Curious and constantly questioning the status quo.
- Flexible, creative, and committed to continuous improvement
- Appreciate the complexities that come with working in a large and fast-moving organisation and are eager and able to work at pace in a complex environment, prioritising tasks and managing your time effectively to get the job done. 

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
 
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

Permanent

28 hours per week however this is negotiable regarding less or more hours, over 7 days Monday to Sunday, hours/days to be agreed.

£23,436.25 FTE - £17,735.54 pro rata (pay review pending).

We offer many enhanced benefits including:

-28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays

-Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%

-Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers

-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass

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

Location: The Children's Society Shop, Tithebarn Street, Keswick, Cumbria.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager to work alongside the Shop Manager at our brand new shop in Keswick. Can you assist the shop manager in driving sales and work closely with staff and volunteers to deliver the best level of customer service? Have you got retail/management experience?

We are looking for someone who has the ability to lead, is friendly, positive, and has a "can do" attitude. It is important that you have good communication skills and can work with a diverse team of volunteers.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

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.

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 across our services.

The closing date for applications is at midnight on Sunday 1st December 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Wednesday 20th November.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

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Your new company
Working for a large, well-renowned organisation as an Assistant Management Accountant. This role sits within a mission-driven environment, where employees often find their work aligned with a sense of purpose. It holds a supportive culture, which emphasises personal development with opportunities for training and professional growth. This is a 2-year FTC which offers flexible hybrid working with 2 days required in the office per week.
Your new role

• Reporting to the Management Accountant.
• Producing regular monthly journals, including intercompany recharges, accruals and prepayments etc.
• Assisting with the production of monthly management accounts/budget holder reports for designated departments.
• Undertaking preliminary variance analysis between budgets, forecasts and actuals and drafting variance commentary.
• Calculating, recording, monitoring and payment of grants.
• Investigating discrepancies and unexpected variances, making corrections if required.
• Undertaking ad-hoc analysis.
• Assisting in review and preparation of phased budgets, financial plans and forecasts and loading budgets and forecasts into SAP.

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong Excel skills and experience with manipulating large volumes of data.
• Experience of working in the finance function of a large organisation, including in a management accounting context.
• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and basic accounting adjustments such as accruals, prepayments and fixed assets.
• Either part-qualified or looking to start studying.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to prioritise, remain calm under pressure, meet deadlines and have a flexible approach to work.

What you'll get in return

• 25 days of annual leave plus an additional 3 days' leave and bank holidays.
• Hybrid working - 2 days in the office per week.
• Great contributory pension scheme.
• etc

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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The Finance Senior Assistant role is a pivotal role within the Finance Team, leading a team of 2, responsible for the integrity and timely processing of all transactions across the purchase order module, accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank subledgers. This ensures core financial information is accurate to meet wider Finance team reporting deadlines and that appropriate financial controls are maintained. The role is responsible for ensuring that all transactional queries are promptly resolved and to provide transactional training across the organisation.

Role responsibilities

· Staff responsibility - Lead a transactional team of 2 by providing leadership, direction, support and line management. This will include regular 1:1’s to ensure processing standards, objectives and key results are met. Encourage a culture of resourcefulness, continuous improvement and best practice to make the best use of time and skills within the transaction team.

· Maintain financial ledger integrity - Responsible for the integrity and timely processing of the transactions across the purchase order, accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank subledgers while ensuring appropriate internal controls are maintained, including leading on the expenses and credit card processes.

· Query resolution –  Take the lead resolving transactional queries via a robust working knowledge of the Finance system, Xledger, together with elementary book keeping knowledge, and  ownership of the accounts@ inbox ensuring queries are appropriately allocated to the relevant team member for resolution and dealt with in a timely manner. Ensuring high levels of customer service and effective representation of the Finance Team and charity with both internal and external stakeholders.

 

· Finance process manuals –Lead the production, maintenance and updating of all transactional manuals and updating guidance on Hive, to ensure Trussell staff have up to date support for transaction processing.

· Training – Provide transactional training across the organisation including purchase order, credit card and expenses processes, lead on new employee finance transaction inductions.

· Reporting – Lead on maintaining and developing all internal transactional reporting across the accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank modules and the purchase order system.

Person Specification

Technical skills and minimum knowledge:

· Relevant formal book keeping qualification (e.g. AAT) or qualified by experience.

· Experience in a similar role, ideally working with large transactional volumes.

· Able to identify situations where any risk of non-compliance / adherence may arise.

· Adept at working with accounting systems and MS applications.

· Experience in a customer service role and/or of working proactively with stakeholders (such as suppliers, staff colleagues etc.).

Behaviours and competencies:

· Has a clear idea of priorities and manages own time appropriately by delivering key outputs and replies to requests in a timely fashion.

· Adopts a customer service approach when communicating with stakeholders.

· Attention to detail and a focus on quality in the outputs that are produced.

· Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially excluded backgrounds.

· Demonstrate a commitment to the values of the Trussell.

Location: Oxfordshire
Salary: £35,500 (full time equivalent)
Hours: 22
Department: Finance and Operations
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent

Key purpose:

The Executive Assistant make a vital contribution to RABI by providing the Council of Trustees with a range of professional administrative and strategic support. The role is fundamental to ensure the ongoing development and implementation of governance policies and procedures and provide advice on wider governance issues.

Key responsibilities:

- Promoting excellent standards of governance that support strategic decision making
- Developing and implement governance policies and procedures and identify and advise on governance issues as required
- Developing and managing support systems for the Council of Trustees, including appointment, induction, appraisals and training
- Ensuring good quality information flows between the Council of Trustees, Senior Leadership Team and wider charity
- Setting-up Council and Trustee Committee Meetings, including accommodation and hospitality as necessary
- Providing administrative support to the Council and Trustee Committees including the preparation, coordination and circulation of meeting papers
- Acting as a point of contact for the Council of Trustees
- Ensuring that a formal schedule of matters for Trustee decisions is maintained

Person Specification:

Essential

- Previous experience of working to support charity trustee boards
- Experience of charity governance and best practice
- Affinity with the mission and objectives of RABI
- Managing critical contacts and relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Excellent administrative and prioritisation skills with the ability to multi-task and manage multiple deadlines
- Pro-active, self-motivated team player who is confident taking the initiative and working independently.
- An outstanding communicator, with ability to communicate succinctly on complex issues
- Excellent problem solving
- Excellent writing skills
- IT literacy
- A full UK driving licence

Desirable

- Farming knowledge/background or an interest in agriculture and the people who work in it

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.

Early applications are encouraged for this position as shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable application prior to the deadline.

RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.

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We are seeking someone with great administrative and people skills to join our friendly team to support our Administration and Supporter Relations functions while being the welcoming face of Yeldall Manor. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with excellent attention to detail and a passion for helping others to join a Christian organisation dedicated to supporting men in their recovery.

As the Administration Assistant and Receptionist, you will provide crucial administrative support for matters relating to supporters and their donations, helping to ensure smooth communication and effective fundraising efforts. Your responsibilities will include managing supporter records, processing donations, and providing general administrative assistance to the Administration and Supporter Relations Manager. As the first point of contact for visitors, callers, and residents, you'll warmly welcome guests and help direct enquiries as needed, and handle reception duties with professionalism. This involves managing the reception desk, including liaising with volunteers who assist with that function, accessing calendars, sending emails, and performing other basic administrative tasks to keep the front office running smoothly.

Yeldall Manor is a Christian organisation, and this role requires a committed Christian faith to meet the occupational requirements (in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010). We ask all staff to engage with and support our residents in their recovery journey, offering encouragement in both practical and spiritual matters.

This is a full-time, permanent position (40 hours per week). We may consider part-time applicants (i.e. 4 days a week) for the right candidate. You will work as part of a small, friendly team within the Finance & Fund-Raising office, located in a beautiful rural setting. Lunch is provided daily with staff and residents.

If you're excited about this opportunity and feel you have the skills to help support the work we do, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV along with a cover letter explaining your suitability for the role as outlined in the job description.

Yeldall Manor is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its residents, so the successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. If you are in recovery, you must have a minimum of two years’ clean time.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Permanent

Part time 28 hours per week over 7 days to include Sundays

£23,436.25 FTE - £17,735.54 pro rata with annual progression up to £23,696.84 FTE - £17,932.74 pro rata

*Location - Herne Bay (new shop opening)*

We offer many enhanced benefits including; 28 days holiday a year pro rata - plus Bank Holidays and stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%. Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

We are looking for an Assistant Shop Manager to work alongside the Shop Manager in our new Herne Bay shop.

Are you self motivated with strong interpersonal skills and thrive on challenges and opportunities that come with assisting in the running of a shop? Can you assist the Shop Manager in driving sales and profits and able to work closely with staff and Volunteers to ensure we deliver the best level of customer service, come and join us from the beginning in opening our new Herne bay shop!

We are looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to lead in the absence of the Shop Manager, inspire and empower people around them. We are looking for someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and can instill an energy to those around them. Have you got a creative ability that you can bring to the role?

You will make a real difference to young people in England by helping to raise vital funds needed to support our frontline work.

It is important that you have good communication skills both inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to help build support for the shop.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way, and support your Shop Manager to be the 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 closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 29th November 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 15th November 2024.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

The Children's Society is committed to Safer Recruitment and as such a range of pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with recommendations made by the Bichard Enquiry, and current best practice. To include a basic DBS check, these will be required before employment can commence.

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Age UK is recruiting! With over 250 locations across the UK, our stores raise funds for some of the incredible services and support provided by the charity.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our fantastic Royston team as an Assistant Manager.

Our amazing Assistant Managers support our Store Managers in all aspects of the business, helping to guide and support our valued team of Sales Assistants and volunteers while ensuring customers are provided with an exemplary shop experience.
Please note this role includes working every Sunday.

If you have a passion for retail and would like to use your skills within a charity that supports thousands of older across the UK, then this may be the role for you!

To ensure the smooth running of our stores, we will be conducting interviews throughout the advertising process. Early applications are advised.

You will have:

• The ability to work collaboratively and consultatively with the Shop Manager
• Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg's.
• Be able to lead a team of volunteers and staff
• Ability to delegate and coach staff
• Excellent customer services skills
• The ability to manage time under conflicting priorities
• IT literacy and numeracy skills

Ideally you will also have:

• The ability to understand and establish successful retail processes
• Ability to understand basic financial reports
• Experience in a customer facing role

What we offer in return:

• A 20 hour working week
• 25 days holiday (pro-rata) + bank holiday allowance
• A generous pension - we will contribute 8%
• Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub
• Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan
• Tickets for Good - Free and discounted tickets for events

Additional Information

To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Permanent

0 Hour Contract (as and when required)

£12.00 per hour

Location - Please note this a peripatetic role so the successful candidate will be required to work at multiple locations. These are the Newark, Sutton, New Ollerton and Retford Shops

We offer many enhanced benefits including; 28 days holiday a year - plus Bank Holidays and stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%. Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

We are looking for a Regional (Peripatetic) Sessional Shop Assistant to cover four of our shops in the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire areas. These shops are the Newark, Sutton, New Ollerton and Retford shops and you would need to have access to your own transport or if not there would be a requirement to use public transport to fully cover these shops. All travel expenses would be covered.

Are you self motivated with strong interpersonal skills and thrive on challenges and opportunities that come with assisting in the running of a shop? Can you assist the Shop Manager in driving sales and profits and able to work closely with staff and Volunteers to ensure we deliver the best level of customer service.

We are looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to lead in the absence of the Shop Manager, inspire and empower people around them. We are looking for someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and can instil an energy to those around them. Have you got a creative ability that you can bring to the role?

You will make a real difference to young people in England by helping to raise vital funds needed to support our frontline work.

It is important that you have good communication skills both inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to help build support for the shop.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way, and support your Shop Managers to be the 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 Safer Recruitment and as such a range of pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with recommendations made by the Bichard Enquiry, and current best practice. To include a basic DBS check, these will be required before employment can commence.

This vacancy closes at midnight on Friday 29th November 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 15th November.

Interview date to be confirmed.

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Bring your environmental passion for rivers to life!

Are you an enthusiastic finance professional who prides themselves on their attention to detail and excellence?  Would you like to work with the finance team for a charity who is invested in improving and making a real difference to our rivers here within the south east of England, which hosts some of the rarest Chalk streams on the planet?

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity to join the South East Rivers Trust's Finance and Operations Team.  We are a small dynamic team, sitting at the heart of the organisation. The role reports directly to the Finance Manager and will provide support in administering all financial controls and processing for the organisation.  The successful applicant will come from a financial background with a strong understanding of financial principles, an accounting qualification and proficiency in Excel.  They will have experience in bookkeeping, reconciling accounts as well as dealing with banking, grant applications and expenses. 

The role would suit an individual, who is approachable and organised, with excellent attention to detail, able to work on their own or as part of a team.  The role involves liaising and following up with all teams to ensure the data provided is accurate and timely, to support grant applications, payments and audit requirements.

To be successful, they will need to be able to multitask, be proactive and have excellent communication skills, following up and advising staff across all teams.  They will need to have a positive attitude, and willingness to assist the whole team with other administrative tasks as and when required.  This role is predominantly working from home, with at least one day per week working in the office in Leatherhead.

This is a part time position (0.6 FTE) to include Monday and Thursday.  There may be a requirement to pick up additional hours to support with busy periods.

About Us

The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the south east are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. We do this by:

• delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;

• inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future.

Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our aims are growth and impact – so you’ll be comfortable with challenges and excited by change. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you. 

If you are interested in applying for this role please visit our website for more information, a full job description and application form.

How to apply:

Please apply via our website and send the following documents:

· Your CV

· a completed Application for Employment

· Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form (optional)

The deadline for application is 11:59pm on Wednesday 4th December 2024.  We reserve the right to close the recruitment early.

Interviews will take place week commencing 9th December 2024.

Interested?

Please click the apply button to be taken to our website, where you can download the Job Application form and complete your application.

Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not sponsor applicants from overseas.