We’re looking for a Sales Assistant with a passion for pre-loved goods to support the team at our Threads Store in Hitchin!

Threads is Garden House Hospice Care's pre-loved fashion shop in Hitchin. It focuses exclusively on sustainable, affordable fashion items and accessories and is about changing the way we shop and reducing fast fashion’s impact on our planet. As one of the Hospice’s 11 charity shops, Threads plays a crucial role in funding our award-winning wellbeing and palliative care services.

This is an exciting time to be joining our retail team as we embark on ambitious plans to renovate our stores. By adding a little love to our pre-loved shops, we hope to not only increase vital income, but elevate the shopping experience for our community.

What does the Sales Assistant role involve?

This is a chance to develop your experience in the retail trade, whilst supporting the growth of our charity retail stores. As a key team member, you’ll contribute to building sales through high quality customer service, gain valuable skills and experience to add to your CV and give back to your local community. On a typical day you will:

• Support the management team in the smooth running of the shop
• Drive sales and promote Gift Aid to reach maximum revenue potential
• Maintain a high standard of display, presentation and cleanliness throughout the shop.

This is a part-time role of 30 hours/4 days per week. Our stores are open 7 days a week so this role will require weekend working on a rota basis. Candidates should be flexible as there may be the need to work in other shop locations as required.

What skills are we looking for?

• Confidence working in a customer facing role
• Be proactive, driven and commercially aware
• Aspire to the Charity’s ethos and values.

Interested?

If you’d like to find out more about our Sales Assistant role, please contact the store directly on: hitchin.threadsshop@ghhospicecare.org.uk.

Closing date for applications: 21^st April 2025. Please note that we are actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The ad may close early if a successful candidate is found. Whilst we’d love to get back to everyone who applies to our roles, we will only be in touch if your application is successful, if you have not heard from us within 28 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Garden House Hospice Care are proud to be disability confident and reasonable adjustments will be made for applicants with disabilities. We celebrate and embrace diversity and thus encourage applications from a variety of backgrounds, perspective, knowledge and skills. We can only accept applications from candidates with the Right to Work in the UK. Safeguarding is of paramount importance to us; all successful candidates are required to undergo a DBS check, regardless of role.