Retail Assistant

Retail Assistant Casual

LOCATION:  North-West Coast

City Mission is seeking a casual retail assistant for our Mission and Resale shops across the North West. The successful applicants will be available for ‘ONCALL’ casual work Monday to Saturday and able to travel to our shops in various locations across the North-West coast from Devonport through to Wynyard.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• Experience in Customer Service.
• Demonstrated experience in Retail Operations including POS systems and EFTPOS.
• Demonstrated initiative, thinking and planning.
• Ability to follow legislation pertaining to Retail Operations and Work Health and Safety requirements.
• Ability to operate within a diverse team.
• Drivers Licence and own vehicle preferable.
• Where required physically fit to transfer donations (cartons and furniture) to transport and showrooms.
• National Police Check is required for all roles at LCM.
• Registration to Work with Vulnerable People is required for all roles at LCM.

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

• Experience or demonstrated capacity to work in an organisation adopting a Christian ethos.
• First aid certificate (or willingness to obtain).
• Team Leader or training experience.

Why work for us?

• Vibrant, healthy workplace culture.
• Access to salary packaging to boost your take home pay.
• In house Chaplaincy service.
• EAP assistance.
• Rewards and Employee Recognition Programs.
• Wellbeing programs.

The position is required to assist in one or more of City Mission’s retail shops in the delivery of quality retail goods and service. Primarily, a retail assistant will be responsible for: customer service, merchandising, maintaining and ordering stock, opening and closing the shop, and operation of equipment.

If you have a passion to work as part of a friendly team in a caring compassionate environment, knowing that our success will be directed towards community services, including those provided to individuals at risk of homelessness and those struggling with dependency related problems, we encourage you to apply.

Please send your application addressing the selection criteria and your ability to effectively perform the primary tasks above to the Manager People & Culture, City Mission, PO Box 168, Launceston, or upload it to the SEEK website.

A full position description is available by phoning 6335 3000 during office hours, by emailing [email protected], or via our website – www.citymission.org.au.

Applications close on Monday 4th September, 2026 at 9:00am