Store Assistant – Giftime
Part-time, Permanent, Work
Cape Town
Posted 1 year ago
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION AND THE ROLE
Giftime is a community gift shop based at Astra Centre in Gardens. The gift service is a fund-raising venture, offering beautifully presented gifts for all occasions. Many of the products in the giftstore are manufactured at Astra’s Jewish Sheltered Employment Centre. They are looking for a retail savvy self-starter to support the Store Manager with the running of Giftime including the daily management of stock, staff and customers, and bringing innovation to the store.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Sales and Merchandising
- Point of Sale
- Ensure suitable, relevant stock for special occasions, miles stone and holiday (Jewish and non-Jewish)
- Ensure shelves are stocked with merchandise.
- Ensure the store is clean and neat, with products merchandise in an attractive way
- Research and engage with new and existing suppliers.
2. Customer service
- Assisting customer in a friendly and informative manner
- Offer gift wrapping and packaging of parcels for delivery.
3. Stock control & financial admin
- Invoicing
- Capturing stock
- End of year stocktake
4. Liaise & Motivate volunteers
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
The ideal applicant will have the following competencies:
1. Work experience and industry exposure
- Atleast 3-5 years’ retail experience, advantageous
- A flair for building a range and buying merchandise
- Knowledge of Judaism and Judaica will be an advantage.
2. Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate well with a wide variety of audiences
- Strong inter-personal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with people from all ages and stages of life
- Able to manage difficult situations and personalities in a calm and rational manner
- Able to effectively respond to queries and deal with complaints
- Ability to communicate telephonically in an effective and professional manner.
3. Excellent Administration and Organisational Skills
- A confident team collaborator who is self-driven and highly organized
- Proactive with the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively
- Efficient and able to work independently
- Strong attention to detail.
4. General
- Community-minded individual, affiliated with one or more organisations within the Jewish community
- Computer literate with the ability to learn new computer systems and programs quickly and easily
Interested?
Click on the APPLY NOW / DOWNLOAD APPLICATION button below
Closing date for applications: 09 May 2025
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, kindly consider your application to have been unsuccessful
Job Features
| Job Category | Community & Social Welfare, Retail & Wholesale, Sales |
| Location: | Astra Centre, Gardens, Cape Town |
| Reporting to: | Store Manager and Executive Director |
| Nature of contract: | Permanent, part time |
| Hours of work: | Mon - Thurs: 09h00 - 15h40; Friday 9 - 3pm, 3 days a week - some flexibility and overtime required when needed |
| Salary range: | Market-related |
| Benefits: | Closed on Shabbat and Jewish Holidays |
| Start date: | ASAP |
| Closing date for applications: | 09 May 2025 |
| Interested? | Please click on the APPLY NOW / DOWNLOAD APPLICATION button above which will take you directly to Google application form |