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Shop Assistant

11/23/2025

As a Retail Assistant, you will ensure product merchandising and store presentation are of a high standard while assisting customers with inquiries and sales. You will also be involved in inventory management and stocktaking.

Working Hours

16 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Today, we’re a courageous and creative health and community services provider and one of the largest charities in Australia. Connecting with people in every corner of our community, from Coomera to Katherine, we’re here to help address some of the most pressing social issues faced by our communities.
About the Role

Retail Assistant | Footprints 

  • Employment Term: Permanent Part Time (16 hours per week)

  • Location: Gympie

  • Remuneration: $26.55 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay) + commission program for high performers  

 

Make a meaningful difference with Footprints 

 

Footprints Thrift Shops directly supports UnitingCare in funding a range of impactful programs we deliver to provide care and dignity to older Australians, people living with disability or mental illness, and individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness  

 

As a Retail Assistant you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered, contributing to the meaningful work of Footprints Thrift Shops.  

 

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together. 

 

Your part in our Footprints team  

 

Along with your passion for your local community and providing great customer service in a retail environment you will: 

  • Ensure product merchandising & store presentation is of a high standard 

  • Complete inventory management & stocktaking 

  • Assist Customers with enquiries and sales 

What makes a difference for us?  

To be successful for this role you will need to be/have: 

  • Passion for retail and a genuine desire to enjoy a fast paced, ever-changing environment 

  • Passion for your local community and building relationships to understand local needs  

  • The ability to recognise potential and promote store growth 

  • Be self-motivated and show initiative 

  • Have a positive attitude and good personal presentation 

  • Be able to provide first class customer service 

  • Be able to work independently as well as within a team 

  • Be available to work 16 hours per week

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found. 

 

    What makes a difference for you?

    • NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

    • Staff Discounts: Participation in our team member purchasing program 

    • A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs 

    • 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme 

    • Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events 

    • Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference  

    • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

    • A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

    We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

    Joining our Lifeline, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. 

    Child safe, Child friendly

    UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

    • provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children 

    • implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

    • appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

    Diversity & Inclusion 

    Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.  

    Safe workplace 

    We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

    Key Skills
    Customer ServiceRetailInventory ManagementProduct MerchandisingTeamworkSelf-MotivationPositive AttitudeCommunity Engagement
    Categories
    RetailCustomer Service & SupportSocial Services
    Benefits
    Nfp Salary PackagingStaff DiscountsRecognition And Rewards PlatformPaid Parental LeaveDiversity And Inclusive LeaveCareer Development OpportunitiesFlexible Work Arrangements
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