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Our Mission is Simple
To provide outstanding care and support to the community of North Devon who are impacted by a life limiting illness.
Join our Retail Team and be part of something amazing!
Retail Driver/Sales Assistant – Two Rivers Warehouse/Barnstaple Furniture Shop
15 hours per week to be worked flexibly over 7 days between 8.00am – 4.00pm
Monday to Sunday
£25,800 per year pro rata. Actual salary £10,300 a year
As a Retail Driver/Sales Assistant, your role is to deliver an exceptional service to our donors, supporters, and customers. Your days will be fast paced and varied; out delivering or collecting furniture donations, greeting and serving our customers in our furniture shop, sorting the incredible donations, pricing, and steaming, all while working alongside our amazing volunteer team members. Your flexibility and adaptability are key. If you are hard-working, calm and enthusiastic, this role could be for you!
The skills required to succeed in this role include:
- A confident manner and ability to be genuine
- Great communication skills and be friendly, calm, kind and efficient – even on your busiest days
- A full, clean driving licence
- A good standard of numeracy and literacy and IT skills
- Experience of driving a 3.5t vehicle for business
- Experience of working within a customer care environment
- The ability to follow procedures
- The capability to work alone and as part of a team
- Tactfulness, kindness and ability to be diplomatic
- Motivation and be capable of using initiative
- General good health and physical fitness - must be able to lift heavy loads daily
Working for us is awesome! Benefits include:
- Flexible & family friendly policies including Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental leave and Pawternity!
- Tech Scheme
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Personal pension scheme
- Generous holiday allowance increasing with service
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free confidential advice on a range of matters including financial, legal, health and wellbeing
- Health Cash Plan which can include up to 5 children and the option to include partners
- Regular Wellbeing events
Your opinion also matters so we regularly ask for your input and feedback on how we can improve and on key organisational initiatives. We are here for the whole community and as such we value the diversity everyone brings to our team. We want you to grow, so we will support you with your learning and development throughout your career with us
We are there for all the family, do you want to be there too?
If you are interested in joining our team, we would love to hear from you.
Informal discussion welcomed, please contact Emma Stephenson 01271 327827
Closing date for completed applications is the 14th August 2026, interviews on the 21st August 2026
It is important that the people who work for and with us, or access any of our services, can be themselves and are valued as unique individuals.
We welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve, reflecting the uniqueness of each person, with the aim of continually improving our services. We hold Mindful Employer and Disability Confident accreditation and promote a culture of openness and understanding, providing an inclusive and accessible working environment. We are proud to be a Veteran Aware Employer and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces, including veterans, reservists and military spouses or partners.
If you require this information in large format please email [email protected] or call 01271 347248.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £25,800.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
Work Location: In person
