Make a meaningful difference with Lifeline

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our Lifeline team, as a Retail Assistant, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

We are currently seeking a casual roving Retail Assistant to join our team at our Carseldine Lifeline Store! This position requires you to travel to our other Lifeline stores situated in the region.

Along with your passion for retail and providing great customer service you'll:

• Ensure product merchandising & store presentation is of a high standard
• Complete inventory management & stocktaking
• Assist Customers with enquiries and sales

What makes a difference for us?

To be successful for this role you will need to be/have:

• Previous retail experience preferably in furniture or home wares
• Passion for retail and a genuine desire to enjoy a fast paced , ever-changing environment
• The ability to recognise potential and promote store growth
• Be self-motivated and show initiative
• Have a positive attitude and good personal presentation
• Be able to provide first class customer service
• Be able to work independently as well as within a team
• Be available to work weekends

What makes a difference for you?

At Lifeline, our job is to walk alongside people to achieve positive change and growth. As a respected industry leader and one of Queensland’s largest community service providers we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable children, financial resilience, and family wellbeing.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• Lifeline retail store discounts
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others.
• Eligible employees receive 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Lifeline is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too

Lifeline Queensland is part of a national network bringing hope to Australians doing it tough. Around 750 lives are lost to suicide every year in Queensland. Through our state-wide footprint of crisis support, training and retail services, and the compassionate offer of support, we can save lives.

Joining the Lifeline team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.