Retail Senior Customer Assistant

Cambridge | £17,290 per annum

Employer: Royal Voluntary Service
Sector/Specialism: Catering & Hospitality

Retail Senior Customer Assistant
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Full-time, Permanent

Overview

Royal Voluntary Service hospital cafés, shops and trolleys are part of the fabric of the NHS and a real asset in their own right. Staffed by employees and volunteers, we provide an outstanding range of beverages and healthy food choices. Our customers love the fact that the money they spend with us pays for volunteer action in hospitals and the community.

The Role

Working alongside a friendly team, as a Retail Senior Customer Assistant, you will participate in the day-to-day running of our shop and coffee bar in Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.

You’ll welcome customers and ensure they receive a friendly, helpful and efficient service. You’ll inform them about specials or new products, answer their questions and accept orders and payments.

In this role, you will also be responsible for:

- Supervising the site and the team in the absence of the Retail Service Manager
- Preparing hot and cold drinks
- Serving freshly made food such as cakes, sandwiches and pastries
- Operating the till and cashing up
- Maintaining a high level of cleanliness complying with Health and Safety and food hygiene standards and ensuring all areas of the site remain tidy
- Helping to coach, mentor and train the team
- Assisting with the recruitment of volunteers and employees
- Promoting good communication and helping to handle employee and volunteer issues

Please note, some roles will involve pushing loaded trolleys of stock for long distances.

Working Hours

This is a permanent, full-time role working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Our retail sites can be open from 08:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday and may include weekends and bank holidays. There may also be opportunities for paid overtime in busy periods or to cover absence.

What you’ll need

Working in a hospital requires a special kind of customer service. Your ability to communicate with a variety of people in a friendly and cheerful way will make a real difference to someone’s day. The key is to adapt your approach to each person to ensure their needs are met.

As a Retail Senior Customer Assistant, you will need:

- Experience at a supervisory level within a similar retail environment
- The ability to deliver excellent customer service
- Familiarity with email and internet is required
- A flexible approach towards working hours
- To enjoy working within a passionate team as well as working on your own on occasions
- Knowledge of EPOS systems would be advantageous

What you get in return

We’re proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from:

- A salary of £17,290 per annum
- 25 days’ holiday plus paid statutory Bank Holidays
- Six weeks’ company sick pay
- A great pension scheme
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
- A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face counselling sessions included
- Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

How to apply

To apply for the role of Retail Senior Customer Assistant, please select the apply button shown to be taken through to the application process. You will need to answer some screening questions as well as uploading your CV. You will be contacted by a member of the team once your application has been reviewed.

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Dates to bear in mind

The closing date for this role is the 13th July 2022. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Senior Retail Assistant, Senior Shop Assistant, Senior Café Assistant, Store Supervisor, or Senior Customer Service Assistant.