Store employee for our store in Kungsbacka

Erikshjälpen is a child rights organisation a non-profit second-hand business. We work in 16 countries, including Sweden, and we run around 50 stores under Erikshjälpen Second Hand Sweden and Norway. We work according to our vision: A changed world where children's dreams come true. Our mission is to combat poverty and vulnerability by realizing children's rights around the world.

Description of the project

As a store employee, you participate in the work to achieve established surplus targets, social goals, and environmental goals.

Your task is to work with your colleagues to create a clean, well-stocked, and attractive store for our customers. You will work closely with employees, volunteers, and people participating in work trials, internships, or other employment programs through government agencies.

Work tasks

Examples of work tasks:

• Handling goods for sale, restocking, and displaying goods in the store
• Work in the preparation department sorting and price-tagging home furnishings.
• Work at the cash register and handle sales
• You report to the operations manager.

Qualifications

You:

• is open, friendly, and has a professional manner with a high level of service awareness.
• is self-motivated, responsible, and can work independently as well as with others.
• are flexible in your approach to work and have the ability to deal with different personalities.
• is structured and enjoys working in a goal-oriented manner.
• enjoy meeting people, as the work involves close collaboration with employees, volunteers, and people who are participating in work trials, activities, or other employment programs through government agencies.
• be physically strong, as the work is physically demanding and sometimes involves heavy lifting.
• have good social skills and experience of customer meetings.
• Finds it easy to follow routines and working methods.
• has an interest in aid and secondhand work.
• shares our core values, which are based on three basic principles: the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the spirit of Erik and a Christian view of humanity.

It is advantageous if you:

• has experience in retail or second-hand operations.
• has an interest in and knowledge of home furnishings, both old and modern.

We place great importance on personal suitability.

We offer you

As an employee at Erikshjälpen, you will work in an organization where you, together with a dedicated team and colleagues around the world, will work to promote children's rights in Sweden and around the world by generating funds for social and humanitarian interventions.

By promoting and developing the reuse of second-hand goods, you are contributing to sustainable development and a more efficient use of the Earth's resources.

You will also become part of a broad social community, as Erikshjälpen Second Hand stores provide meaningful employment for employees, volunteers, and interns.

We are committed to ensuring that our employees have a good work-life balance and offer our employees a wellness allowance of Swedish kronor (SEK) 2000 per year.

As an employee, you are covered by the collective agreement for second-hand businesses within non-profit organizations, which has been signed between the Swedish Commercial Employees' Union and FREMIA.

As a staff member, you have the opportunity to make a difference - for a future where children's dreams come to life. We welcome applicants with different experiences and backgrounds and value diversity in all its forms.

Terms and conditions

Type of employment: Permanent position, with a six-month probationary period

Scope: Full-time

Access: According to agreement

Number of seats: 1

Location: Kungsbacka

Submit your application by February 12 at the latest.

We kindly decline any contact with advertisers and recruitment agencies.

Contact us

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Store Manager Eva Watson, email: eva.watson@erikshjalpen.se.