Retail Shop Assistant | Every 2nd Weekend
12-month Fixed Term Contract, Part time Saturday & Sunday 7:30am – 8:00pm
Bon Secours Hospital Cork, part of Ireland's largest independent hospital group, is committed to providing excellence in patient care in a welcoming, professional environment.
We are now seeking a Retail Assistant to join our busy Support Services team.
As a Retail Shop Assistant, you will provide a friendly, welcoming, and professional service to patients, visitors, and staff in our Hospital Shop, Café, and Catering areas.
You'll play an important part in ensuring high standards of service, hygiene, and presentation are consistently maintained.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver excellent customer service and create a welcoming atmosphere for all customers.
Operate tills efficiently and handle transactions accurately.
Ensure the shop, service counters, and vending machines are cleaned, restocked, and replenished as needed.
Assist with food preparation and presentation to hospital standards.
Comply with hospital and statutory hygiene and food safety regulations.
Maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and presentation, wearing the full uniform at all times.
Attend mandatory and role-specific training to support high standards of service.
Support the wider Support Services team through multi-skilling and flexible working across catering, retail, and ward services.
Assist with special functions, events, or additional duties as required.
The ideal candidate must:
Experience in a healthcare or hospitality environment is desirable
Knowledge or understanding of HACCP standards is desirable
Barista experience is desirable
Be extremely detail oriented with high standards of accuracy.
Be flexible and capable of working independently and as part of a team.
Have proven experience in processing large volumes of invoices on a daily basis
Cash handling experience will be a distinct advantage
Experience in a similar role is desirable
Have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisation skills
Be able to communicate in English to the standard equivalent to level 7 of the International English Language Testing System
Be eligible to work within the EU
Applications for the above post are to be submitted online to Mandy O'Sullivan, Talent Acquisition Specialist.
To be considered for this role you will be redirected to our careers page where you can upload your CV in PDF or Word format.
Please do not attached screenshots of you CV.
Closing Date for Applications is Thursday 11th September ****
Bon Secours Health System is an equal opportunities employer.
Our values of Human Dignity, Compassion, Stewardship, Service and Integrity guide everything we do.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where all employees have the opportunity to thrive.
We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, abilities and perspectives, and provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.
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