JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION: Uniform Shop Manager

REPORTS TO: Deputy Business Manager

DEPARTMENT: Support Staff

KEY RELATIONSHIPS: • Administration staff • Financial Accountant • Uniform Shop Assistant • Customer Service Assistants (parents in PIP program) • Suppliers • Registrar • Parents, Staff and Community

CONTRACT TYPE: Part time - 44 weeks per year

Covenant Christian School is a distinctly and explicitly Christian Prep to Year 12 co-educational day school with over 800 students, located in Belrose on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Working in partnership with parents, our passionate and highly qualified teaching staff deliver the curriculum from the understanding that all of life must be centred on God and his plan to restore all things under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. With a focus on the nurture and discipleship of our students, Covenant seeks to meet the individual learning needs of each student and support their well-being and development from an academic, social, emotional and spiritual perspective. Vision: To faithfully serve in God’s plan to restore all things under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Mission: To assist parents in the nurture of their children, by providing a Christ-centred, biblically grounded, culturally engaging and academically rigorous education to equip the children to live for God’s glory.

ROLE STATEMENT

The Uniform Shop Manager is responsible for the coordination of trading operations of the Uniform Shop. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ordering, displaying and selling of stock;

• Packing of online orders;

• Updating pricing of stock annually; monitor sales and pricing in order to ensure covering operational costs

• Providing customer service assistance to all members of the community who visit the Uniform Shop;

• Answering all online and phone enquiries about the uniform shop in a prompt time frame;

• Forward cash balances to the Financial Accountant every week

• Undertake the basic financial responsibilities of the shop including Point of Sale on Shopify, online orders via Shopify and cash sales.

• Liaise with Deputy Business Manager and the Financial Accountant on the financial operations of the Uniform Shop;

• Prepare notices and bulletin advice, promoting activities of the Uniform Shop

• Undertake stocktake at the end of the year in accordance with advice received from the Deputy Business Manager and Financial Accountant;

• Open the Uniform Shop at opening hours each week during school terms, with one extra week before the start of Term 1 and on the Monday (Development Day) before the start of Term 2;

• Liaise and roster parent helpers;

• Train and supervise the Uniform Shop Assistant;

• Meet with suppliers regularly, organise uniform returns and/or credit notes;

• Arrange try-on blazers with year 10 students in week 2 and 3 of Term 1 and take orders;

• Arrange consignment sale of blazers and inform Finance for payment when blazer is sold;

• Liaise with the Registrar regarding enrolment numbers, new students, orientation days, opening hours for new students, etc.

• Sort out and present second-hand uniforms for purchase;

• Ordering, pricing and selling of staff uniform; • Order uniform labels and create new labels for new items;

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Committed Christian of a reformed evangelical persuasion actively involved in the life of their local church.

• Able and willing to sincerely affirm the School’s Statement of Belief, modelling a lifestyle that reflects Christian practice and beliefs in their everyday life.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work and contribute in a team environment

• Previous experience working in a retail outlet

• Current motor vehicle licence

• Bookkeeping experience, including GST and POS transactions

• Computer literate; experience in Windows software

• A current Working with Children Check

• Awareness of WHS practice and procedures

WE OFFER

• A supportive, caring Christian environment

• An onsite café; staff morning teas

• Onsite gym, Fitness Passport

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY

To ensure compliance with NESA requirements and school pedagogical perspectives, implementing a child safe culture that promotes positive wellbeing for students.

• All staff have a responsibility to take reasonable care for their own safety and that of everyone else at school or involved in school activities

• To model a commitment to safety, adherence to policies and safety procedures

• In consultation with the Executive and other Administration staff to identify hazards and manage risks, especially those related to programs, activities, equipment and systems of work in your area. The school reserves the right to modify and adjust role descriptions to meet its operational and strategic needs.

Melissa Brown Principal

Award: Christian Schools NSW (Support and Operational) Multi-Enterprise Agreement (latest version).

The School’s Staff Code of Conduct and Statement of Belief also applies to your employment.