Join our Social Enterprises Team.

• Retail Award Level 6 position (incl. weekend penalty rates)
• Permanent full-time position based at our Preston Op Shop
• Bring creative flair to help us achieve our vision

Your new role

Join our team and oversee the day-to-day operations of our Op Shop in Preston. Lead a team of employees and volunteers, ensuring a dynamic and positive customer experience. It’s a great opportunity to be part of a lively and friendly community!

Our Op Shops team are responsible for bringing their creative flair to create visually appealing and contemporary Op Shops. We encourage and build a culture of productivity, imagination, innovation, change and development. Our Op Shops allow you to tap into your natural way of being creative, enthusiastic, and having fun. 

Our aim is to delight people in a meaningful and memorable way all while offering positive customer experiences, high-level visual merchandising, critical stock and space management, achieving sales targets, and celebrating Uniting’s culture.

Learn more about our Op Shops here.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of $28.69 per hour + super, you can access the following:

• Salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Need extra time off? Buy additional leave to increase annual leave!
• 10% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service.

Your skills and experience

You will have a passion for fashion, charity retail or the creative, a flair for visual merchandising and demonstrated experience in managing retail stores.

You will also have knowledge of brands and fashion trends and have the ability to develop, mentor and motivate a dynamic team of employees and volunteers.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, please reach out to Allie Ladd, Area Manager Op Shop via allie.ladd@vt.uniting.org to arrange a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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