Sales Assistant

St Margaret’s Hospice Retail Ltd; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 6,000; Part time

Job summary

A local community charity in Yeovil is looking for a dedicated Saturday Sales Assistant. In this part-time role, you'll provide exceptional customer service, sort donations, and manage shop displays. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong customer service skills and be a team player. This position offers a competitive salary, holiday entitlement, and several unique perks, making it a rewarding opportunity to contribute to the community.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Employer pension contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance cover

Health Cash Plans

Enhanced maternity leave

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a retail environment is desirable.
• Demonstrable high standards of customer service.
• Good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver friendly customer service.
• Sort and lift donated goods.
• Create eye-catching shop displays.
• Handle cash and follow till procedures.
• Support and motivate shop volunteers.
• Promote services and fundraising activities.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Job description

St Margaret’s Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Saturday Sales Assistant to join our team. This role will be based in our Yeovil Bargain BasementStore. You will join us on apermanentbasis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £4857.23per annum.

This is a part time role working 7.5hours a week on a Saturday. There may occasionally be a need to work additional hours to cover staff leave as required.

By joining us you will quickly become part of a great Retail Team that we are proud to say consists of over 700 dedicated individuals and volunteers. The team’s commitment, skills, passion, and energy combine to deliver significant income, enabling our clinical colleagues to deliver their services to nearly 5,000 people across Somerset.

What can you expect to be doing?

Joining theteam in our Yeovil Bargain BasementStore, you willsupport the shop manager and deputy in the running of the shop.

Your day to day work will involve:

• Delivering friendly and approachable customer service
• Sorting and lifting donated goods
• Merchandising and creating eye-catching shop displays
• Following till and cash handling procedures
• Helping to support and motivate a team of shop volunteers
• Promoting the services and fundraising activities of St Margaret’s Hospice.

If you're lookingfor a rewarding role, where you can really make a difference, this could be the job for you.

What can you expect to be good at?

Previous experience in a retail environment is desirable but not essentialas a full induction and training programme will be provided. However,it will really help if you have:

• Demonstrable high standards of customer service
• Good communication skills.

So, whether you are looking to take your first step into a Retailrole or already have experience, we would love to hear from you.

This role is a physically demanding position within a busy retail environment which includes the lifting of donated goods.

What can we offer you?

You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you’llbe part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.

Holiday entitlement

• 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

• NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
• Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution.

Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:

• Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
• Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management
• Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
• Counselling and support
• Legal, financial, and medical information and advice

And more…

• Life assurance cover – 2x salary
• Health Cash Plans – help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits
• Blue Light Card – Discounts on retailers and restaurants saving up to 35%
• Enhanced maternityleave*
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
• Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

*Eligibility criteria applies

If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we’d love to hear from you. Just reach out to Debbie Trevett via email at [e-mail].

We are currently managing the recruitment process in-house and kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us with candidates for role.

For any questions about our recruitment process, please contact [e-mail].

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visasponsorshipat this time.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

If you have all the information you need, just click apply. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Closing date: Thursday 22nd January 2026.