Retail Assistant

Wayside Chapel is looking for a casual Retail Assistant to join our Op Shops located in Potts Point and Bondi. These are some of Sydney’s most popular second-hand clothes destinations, with a curated range of eclectic, fashion-leading, quality bargains. The Op Shops are an integral part of Wayside.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Maintain store operation and maintenance, including daily reconciliation and cash handling
• Donation sorting including stock selection, inventory, destination and pricing
• Demonstrate excellence in customer service
• Assist with inventory turnover, quality control and visual merchandising
• Assist with administration duties including customer emails and queries and phone calls
• Assist with social media content

ABOUT YOU

You will have:

• Knowledge of working in a customer-facing environment, such as retail or hospitality
• Understanding of store operations and maintenance, including daily reconciliation and cash handling
• Experience with inventory turnover, quality control and visual merchandising
• Experience undertaking administrative duties including customer emails and queries and phone calls
• Working knowledge of MS Office products, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to build rapport with diverse types of people, and be openly non-judgmental, considerate, respectful, and kind.
• Availability to work across all hours our shops are open, including weekends.

 Ideally you will also have:

• Experience in a retail or customer-facing business
• An eye for fashion and detail
• Knowledge of the second-hand retail market
• Working knowledge of social media and content creation

ABOUT WAYSIDE

Wayside Chapel has provided unconditional love, care and support to the most marginalised people on and around the streets of Sydney since 1964. Our mission is to create a community with no ‘us and them’, and address underlying issues of inequality, wellbeing and loneliness.

From our centres in Kings Cross and Bondi and through outreach teams, we offer a range of support services that place dignity, respect and low at the heart of what we do.

Every day, we walk alongside people facing homelessness, addiction, mental health challenges and isolation. We provide care that is trauma informed, respectful and human.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Flexible/hybrid working options
• $15,900 of your annual salary tax-free through generous NFP salary packaging
• Cultural loading allowance
• Employee Assistance Program – free, confidential counselling service
• Wayside is a registered portable long service leave employer

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you’re passionate about this opportunity.

For any questions about this role, please email recruitment@waysidechapel.org.au   

Wayside is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. We value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and/or expressions. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

Before an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks, including reference checks and a background check.