Retail Associate and Driver

Location: London

Salary: £25,643 per annum

Job Type: Contract, Full Time

Our client is a community charity with a green heart that has been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration in London for over 20 years. Each year, they deliver hundreds of innovative environmental and social action projects across the capital. Their projects change places and lives for the better in some of London’s most deprived and disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

The reuse hub in Colindale is seeking a Retail Associate & Driver to join their expanding team.

The reuse hub designed to help communities recycle and reuse more household goods. The LOOP collects, repairs, restores and sells unique and lovingly restored furniture, offering training and volunteering opportunities for the community in furniture restoration. Located on the Grahame Park Estate in Barnet, the LOOP comprises of a workshop and retail store, thereby providing reused, sustainable and affordable furniture to Grahame Park Estate, Colindale and the wider Barnet Community.

The Role

Funded by National Lottery, the Retail Associate & Driver will be responsible for supporting day to day operational activities at the LOOP retail store.

Excellent customer service will be a core component of the role, assisting customers in the shop and processing sales both in person and online.

The Retail Associate & Driver will assist with the visual merchandising of stock on the shop floor and window displays and on occasions open or close the store. Furthermore, the post will make collections and deliveries of household furniture to local residents, using the LOOP van.

The postholder must have a full driving licence.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in customer services, front of house, shop floor experience, hospitality or event management
• Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to assist customers in a friendly and cooperative manner
• Ability to work independently and with initiative. Work collaboratively with the team to maximise sale opportunities online and in the shop
• Full driving licence and willingness to drive a van / work with others to load and unload furniture
• Knowledge or interest in Reuse and Sustainable Products

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please do not hesitate to apply.