Retail is best placed to move the needle for the hiring of Persons with Disabilities because of the retail sector’s expanse and very low entry barriers for employment. The largest part of job roles in retail is customer facing and hence not only provide employment but also do the very important job of sensitization.
When we started Trust for retailers & retail associates of India (TRRAIN), we did in-depth research to understand what are the job roles retailers can hire a Person with Disability for.
Some of the roles Persons with Disabilities can be hired for are as follows.
- – Sales Associate
- – Customer associate / Customer Service Associate
- – Customer service desk associate / Front desk Associate
- – Fashion Consultant
- – Fashion assistant
- – Cashier
- – Team Member- receiving, Back store, stock management, code management
- – Packer
- – Helper- kitchen, sales counter, restaurant (mostly in the hospitality sector)
- – Virtual Merchandising Associate
- – Associate Trainee
- – Attender
- – Caretaker
- – Data entry
- – Checkout
- – IT
- – F&B service
- – Field assistant
- – Floor assistant
- – Housekeeping
- – Medical counselor
- – Office assistant
- – Operations
- – Pharmacy trainee
- – Process associate
- – QSR crew member
- – Store associate
- – Teacher
- – Supervisor
- – Superintendent
- – Telecaller
- – Trainee
To hire a Person with Disability for any of these roles, write to info@trrain.org