Join our Social Enterprises Team.

• Retail Award Level 4 position (Inc. weekend penalty rates)
• Casual positions available at various Metro Melbourne locations
• Bring creative flair to help us achieve our vision

Your new role

Join our team and support the coordination of volunteers and daily operations of our Metro Op Shops. It’s a great opportunity to be part of a welcoming team, and a role that's lively and varied!

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.

Benefits of working at Uniting

We have multiple casual roles available with shifts ranging from 3 to 7.6 hours, across 9:09am – 5:15pm, 7 days per week (including public holidays).

Op Shop locations include Albert Park, Fitzroy, Northcote, Port Melbourne, Prahran, Preston & St Kilda.

In addition to a base salary commencing at $27.17 per hour + 25% casual loading + superannuation, you will have access to:

• Ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent, groceries, bills, clothing, and much more
• 10% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service
• 25% discount at Uniting Op Shops

Click here to know more about working at our Op Shops

Your skills and experience

You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.

You will have a passion for fashion, charity retail or the creative, and a flair for visual merchandising. You will ideally have experience in cash handling, register operations and closing procedures and be confident in supervising a team as well as working on your own.

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, reach out to Allie Ladd, Area Manager at 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 LGBT+. 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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