Temporary Sales Assistant - Northampton

Join our community. Would you like to work at the heart of your local community? Are you motivated to inspire and support a team of volunteers? Do you have retail experience and are ready for the next step in your career? If so, this could be the opportunity for you.

The Role

Fixed term for 3 months, 35 hours a week at Scope's Northampton shop - 55 to 57 Abington Street, Northampton, NN1 2AW. Please note that successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT on Wednesday 30 September 2026.

We are looking for a Temporary Sales Assistant to join the friendly team at Scope's Northampton shop. In this role, you'll work alongside our dedicated retail team, using your creativity, enthusiasm, and customer service skills to help create a welcoming shopping experience and support the success of the store.

You will:

• Complete cash handling, banking and associated administration, ensuring that all till operations are in accordance with Scope’s policies and procedures and the Shop Operating Manual.
• Maintain a high standard of merchandising of products both in the window and inside the shop.
• Assist the Shop Manager and Assistant Shop Manager to manage all aspects of stock collection and preparation; ensuring that stock processing levels are sufficient to achieve required shop floor density, encouraging stock donations at all times.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service and always promote good practice within the shop.

About You

• Proven experience in a retail or customer service environment.
• Good written and numerical skills to carry out a variety of administrative tasks.
• Clear, confident communication skills.
• Friendly, efficient and professional customer service that delivers a great in-shop experience for every customer.
• Proactive approach to generating ideas and solutions that help increase sales and support stock generation.
• Proven organisational and prioritising skills.
• Be flexible, respond positively to change, and work effectively under pressure and deal with conflicting priorities.

Working in Our Shops

Our shops are the face of our retail brand, run by dedicated, creative, and passionate teams. We focus on sustainable fashion, engage with local communities, and lead volunteers to deliver a great experience for colleagues and customers. Funds raised support Scope’s mission of achieving equality for disabled people and their families.

Shop Hours

Scope shops are open every day. Some weekend and Bank Holiday cover is needed.

Full-time: 35 hours per week, five days out of seven. Part-time: Weekly hours on a seven-day rota.

Additional information

We're excited that you're considering a career with Scope. Our Retail vacancy information pack has more information about Scope Retail and what it's like to work with us.

You must have the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role. We cannot provide visa sponsorship.

Anonymised applications

We use an anonymised application process to support our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. All applicants must submit an anonymised CV and complete a short online application form.

Our values: Pioneering, Courageous, Connected, Open, Fair. We trust each other and give colleagues freedom to be creative, push boundaries, and change minds.

Disability confident scheme

We are proud to be a charity committed to disability equality. We welcome applications from disabled people and anyone with an impairment, long-term condition, or access need. We want our colleagues to reflect the diverse communities we serve. Scope is a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to making sure disabled people have fair and equal access to work. As part of this, we aim to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the role. To be considered under our Offer an Interview Scheme (previously the Guaranteed Interview Scheme), please tick the relevant box on your application form. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, you can also find more information about requesting adjustments for interviews on our website.

Important to know: You must meet all the essential requirements in the job description. If we receive a high number of applications for a role, we may need to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who best meet the role criteria.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

EDI is a priority at Scope. We welcome applications from people of colour and other underrepresented communities. We aim to create a culture where everyone feels they belong, treating all with dignity and respect. As a disability equality charity, accessibility and inclusion come first. We listen, learn and continuously improve.

Benefits

• 35 days holiday
• Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
• Company pension
• Excellent training and career development
• Strong colleague networks (disability, race, LGBTQ+, gender, social mobility, carers, young people)
• Wellbeing incentives, discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work scheme, and more
• Long service awards and employee recognition awards

One in four of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We’re here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses. Together we will be unstoppable.