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Retail Sales Assistant

Retail

Department: Income Generation

Contract: Full time

Time to care - time to make a difference!

Ready for a new challenge and to work for one of Lincolnshire’s most loved charities?

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Shops team as a Sales Assistant working in our Forum North Hykeham Lincoln. Your role will help generate maximum sales, control costs, and deliver profit. The perfect applicant will have a passion for charity retail, social media, fashion and collectables knowledge, thrive in a fast-paced environment and hopefully have experience working in a similar role either commercially or for a charity.

If you want a career where no 2 days are the same and you really do make a difference in people’s lives, then this is the job for you. Rated one of the best Not for Profit Organisations in the UK by the Sunday Times, St Barnabas Hospice offers career progression, professional support and making work, work for you.

At St Barnabas Hospice, our retail sales assistants are at the heart of our fundraising efforts. As a Sales Assistant, you will be part of a dedicated team to help raise funds that support hospice care, ensuring a successful, efficient, and engaging shop experience for customers.

Why Join St Barnabas?

  • Time to care – Help raise vital funds for our services.
  • A team that feels like family – Be part of a supportive, motivated team.
  • Career growth – Training and development opportunities
  • Great benefits – Competitive salary (£23,811), Aegon Pension Scheme or NHS pension continuation, and 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Working Hours: 37.5 per week, to be worked over 5 days between Monday and Sunday

Who We’re Looking For:

  • Previous work experience in a commercial and/or charity retail environment.
  • Passion for supporting St Barnabas Hospice’s mission.
  • GCSEs at grade C or above in Maths and English or equivalent or an NVQ or equivalent in retail/customer service would be desirable.

If you think you have what it takes, please get in touch!

To apply: Visit our website to complete an application.

For more information: Grace Cook, 07766998134 grace.cook@stbarnabashospice.co.uk

For assistance with your application:  Contact recruitment@stbarnabashospice.co.uk

Closing Date: 04 January 2026

Interview Date: 08 January 2026

  • At St Barnabas, we believe in dignity, respect, and equality for all. We welcome applicants from every background.
  • As an organisation we are happy to consider flexible working requests however there are certain core hours / service delivery elements that are required to be covered.
  • We may extend, withdraw, or close vacancies as needed.
  • If selected for an interview, please check your email (including spam/junk folders) for further details.
  • Please note, we only accept completed application forms – no CVs.

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Positions available: 1Qualified position: NoDBS required: No

Contract term: Full timeContracted hours: 37.5 hoursWorking pattern: 7 day rota

Closing date: 04/01/2026Interviews held on: 08 January 2026

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You can work for an organisation that makes a difference

At St Barnabas Hospice we can offer you a rewarding career in a friendly and motivational environment. If you are a passionate, driven and a committed individual then we want to hear from you.

Ranked in the Top 100 Not for Profit Organisations in the UK, St Barnabas can offer you career development, along with extra benefits that make all the difference.

Join us for a great work/life balance and a competitive package including generous leave entitlement, the option to buy and sell leave, wellbeing support, NHS discount cards, a healthy pension scheme, flexible working and much more.

The team are encouraged to experience insight days in other departments, socialise at events and join us on our fundraising mission.

We have over 300 clinicians, management, IT, fundraising and marketing and administration staff across Lincolnshire. We ensure that patients and their families have the best possible experience and receive the highest quality of care. This ethos carries through to each and every one of our team.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Contact details

For further details please contact:HR Team on hrteam@stbarnabashospice.co.uk or 01522 518220

For general recruitment queries please contact:The Recruitment Team on recruitment@stbarnabashospice.co.uk or 01522 518220

More information

The main duties and responsibilities for this role can be found in the job description and person specification. Applicants must be able to demonstrate significant experience/skills for the role. You can also download an FAQ document and an information guide to the Employment benefits offered by St Barnabas Hospice – this includes the ability to transfer existing NHS pensions (subject to terms and conditions).

St Barnabas Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer it believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

We reserve the right to extend, withdraw or close vacancies where necessary.

Please be aware that if you are selected for an interview you will be contacted via the email account you used to register on this site. Please check your spam folder.