Shop Assistant

Oxfam

Shop Assistant

Salary Not Specified

Oxfam, City Centre, Manchester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 18 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 33e0d2f7347540e184fcc52ab0dc8df4

Full Job Description

As a member of the shop team you will work together with colleagues to maximise the income generated from donations and Sourced by Oxfam products, through efficient stock processing and creative visual merchandising, and deliver a consistent experience to our customers and donors in the shop and online which reflects Oxfam's brand and values., Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

  • Self-Awareness

  • Mutual accountability

  • Relationship building

  • Self motivated and willing to use your initiative

  • Enjoy working as part of a team

  • Enjoy engaging with members of the public

    Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won't stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.


  • Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries., Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment, accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible., All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups.

    For full information surrounding DBS and the vacancy, please view the full job description.

    A thriving diverse Oxfam:

    It's people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we're committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

    To do that:
  • We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.

  • We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.

  • We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.