• Casual position
• Kings Cross and North Bondi location
• PBI salary packaging and benefits

About Wayside Chapel

Wayside Chapel has provided unconditional love, care and support for people on and around the streets of Sydney since 1964. Today, under the banner of ‘Love over Hate’, Wayside runs two community services centres, an Aboriginal Program, a mental health program and outreach service, two community cafés and two op shops. Our mission is creating community with no ‘us and them,’ breaking down the barriers of judgement and providing a safe place where people from all walks of life are welcome. All our programs are designed to ensure that the most marginalised members of our community have access to essential health, welfare, social and recreational services, as well as a judgment-free place where people are welcome to just ‘be’.

About the Op Shop Team

The Wayside Chapel operates two Op Shops at North Bondi and the flagship store at Kings Cross.

The Op Shops primarily operate as a commercial enterprise of The Wayside Chapel generating funds that can be utilised within the broader mission of the Chapel. The secondary objectives are to provide a place where the community can be part of Wayside, where everyone enjoys the dignity of choice across a range of high quality low cost clothing and other home wares.

Wayside Op Shops Operating Hours:

• Kings Cross: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm and Saturdays, 10am to 2pm
• North Bondi: Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 4pm and Saturdays 9am to 3pm

About the Op Shop Worker role 

The Op-Shop Workers support the Op-Shop Manager in the day-to-day operations of the Wayside Chapel’s two opportunity stores, located at North Bondi and Kings Cross

Selection Criteria 

Essential  

• Strong team player and a commitment to collaborative working practices;
• Strong skills managing and engaging volunteers in a retail setting;
• Demonstrated high level of communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to successfully liaise, negotiate and maintain effective relationships internally and externally;
• Knowledge of the retail industry, including:
  • local and international designer labels and their value
  • vintage clothing and its value
  • current seasonal fashion trends
• Demonstrated ability to manage conflict and apply Wayside’s incident management procedures; and
• Solid understanding of and commitment to the principles of workplace diversity, participative work practices and Workplace, Health and Safety. 

Desirable

• Competency across MS Office and popular social media platforms, such as Instagram & Facebook; and
• Driver’s licence.

A full position description is included in the job information pack here.