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ARE YOU OUR NEXT RETAIL SUPERSTAR?
Are you a creative person with life experience looking for a retail job that is fun & fast paced with good vibes? We need you if you're upbeat, able to approach customers with confidence and love working with unique products. Supercool personal style and gift wrapping is a bonus! Are you the missing puzzle to our team...
- Fun, fast-paced retail with good vibes
- Creative, conscious focused products and brands
- Great place to work + secure shifts + we pay award rates (average staff retention 3 years+)
TheSuperCool is looking for an experienced Retail Associate with great communication skills & SuperCool personal style to join our ace team at our South Melbourne emporium located within the iconic South Melbourne Market. We know how important having a great team is to the overall experience in store, so we are looking for the ultimate multi-tasker. We are all about the team - we will reward you with incentives if you reach a team budget.
We need a team member to help us unpack and barcode stock, merchandise stock, open and close the store, take social media pictures/reels, loves creating relationships with customers and sharing the stories behind the brands showcased in store and can pack online orders!
We want you if you fit the below criteria:
- Have had retail experience in a fast paced retailer
- Are fun, have SuperCool style and good vibes
- Must be available to work during busy holiday periods and over the Christmas period
- Have the ability to develop customer relationshipsÂ
- Availability on market days (Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun)
- Have a valid drivers licence
- Are a team-player
- Like working with unique brands with a story
- Can gift wrap
- Are budget focusedÂ
We are an award winning retailer who pride ourselves on informative, helpful customer service without stalking our customers! We are not your typical retail store and offer attractive pay rates and a fun, busy, upbeat environment. If this sounds likes you and you're keen to apply, follow the below instructions:Â
1. Send your up-to-date resume to hey@thesupercool.com
2. Include an instagram/ facebook link (even if private, we will contact you to view it)
3. Are available for an immediate startÂ
N.B. Sorry, due to the influx of applicants, we will only reply to successful applicants!
Best of luck.... TheSuperCool Crew
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Are you a creative person with life experience looking for a retail job that is fun & fast paced with good vibes? We need you if you're upbeat, able to approach customers with confidence and love working with unique products. Supercool personal style and gift wrapping is a bonus! Are you the missing puzzle to our team...
- Fun, fast-paced retail with good vibes
- Creative, conscious focused products and brands
- Great place to work + secure shifts + we pay award rates (average staff retention 3 years+)
TheSuperCool is looking for an experienced Retail Associate with great communication skills & SuperCool personal style to join our ace team at our South Melbourne emporium located within the iconic South Melbourne Market. We know how important having a great team is to the overall experience in store, so we are looking for the ultimate multi-tasker. We are all about the team - we will reward you with incentives if you reach a team budget.
We need a team member to help us unpack and barcode stock, merchandise stock, open and close the store, take social media pictures/reels, loves creating relationships with customers and sharing the stories behind the brands showcased in store and can pack online orders!
We want you if you fit the below criteria:
- Have had retail experience in a fast paced retailer
- Are fun, have SuperCool style and good vibes
- Must be available to work during busy holiday periods and over the Christmas period
- Have the ability to develop customer relationshipsÂ
- Availability on market days (Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun)
- Have a valid drivers licence
- Are a team-player
- Like working with unique brands with a story
- Can gift wrap
- Are budget focusedÂ
We are an award winning retailer who pride ourselves on informative, helpful customer service without stalking our customers! We are not your typical retail store and offer attractive pay rates and a fun, busy, upbeat environment. If this sounds likes you and you're keen to apply, follow the below instructions:Â
1. Send your up-to-date resume to hey@thesupercool.com
2. Include an instagram/ facebook link (even if private, we will contact you to view it)
3. Are available for an immediate startÂ
N.B. Sorry, due to the influx of applicants, we will only reply to successful applicants!
Best of luck.... TheSuperCool Crew
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Kate's Xmas Wish List
Each year, Noonie is sweating in December (and not from the weather!) It's my birthday on 17th December AND then it's Christmas less than a week later! So he has to get me double gifts in our busiest time of year! AND as we own/ choose all the stock ourselves for TheSuperCool, he has NO IDEA what to get me each year because I am fortunate enough to access all the things I like fairly easily.
So this year, I've put togethor a wish list to make it easier for him to nail what I LOVE but also to remind other women and other mama's who juggle a lot... sometimes you have to put the wish list out there so THEY GET IT!Â
1. Kip & Co Turkish Towels: I love soft, cosy towels that LOOK great but also dry! Ever since I upgraded my budget Target towels from share house days to good quality towels, I have finally understood what being a grown up is all about (that + paying taxes!!!) And this colour palette is totally inspiring my upcoming bathroom renovation vibes.
2. Kollab Beach Umbrella: I am quite fair but love going to the beach so a beach umbrella is a non-negotiable for me... + having a fringed beach umbrella outside over our picnic table makes me feel super festive! Â
3. Home By The Sea Book: I LOVE being nosy and checking out peoples houses and the WAY they live. This book showcases some incredible homes in a stunning location: the Byron Bay region!Â
4. Resin by Sage x Clare: This range of resin is so cool yet functional as well. The way the light shows through the patterns and the colours are so amazing. I particularly love the petal shaped pieces!Â
5. Crystals & Me Candles: I love candles for mood lighting and anyone who knows me knows I love me some crystals! So the fact this comes in a stunning reusable ceramic vessel is just a bonus really!Â
6. Modern Weaver Book: During Luna's pregnancy I did a weaving course and totally feel head over heels for weaving. So when Mary-Ann Moodie released this 2nd book of hers, I was like "hells yes!"
7. Striped Toiletry Bag: I love a nice toiletry bag - something about it sitting on the hotel / motel / airbnb bathroom area makes me feel more exotic and well travelled than I really am!Â
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Each year, Noonie is sweating in December (and not from the weather!) It's my birthday on 17th December AND then it's Christmas less than a week later! So he has to get me double gifts in our busiest time of year! AND as we own/ choose all the stock ourselves for TheSuperCool, he has NO IDEA what to get me each year because I am fortunate enough to access all the things I like fairly easily.
So this year, I've put togethor a wish list to make it easier for him to nail what I LOVE but also to remind other women and other mama's who juggle a lot... sometimes you have to put the wish list out there so THEY GET IT!Â
1. Kip & Co Turkish Towels: I love soft, cosy towels that LOOK great but also dry! Ever since I upgraded my budget Target towels from share house days to good quality towels, I have finally understood what being a grown up is all about (that + paying taxes!!!) And this colour palette is totally inspiring my upcoming bathroom renovation vibes.
2. Kollab Beach Umbrella: I am quite fair but love going to the beach so a beach umbrella is a non-negotiable for me... + having a fringed beach umbrella outside over our picnic table makes me feel super festive! Â
3. Home By The Sea Book: I LOVE being nosy and checking out peoples houses and the WAY they live. This book showcases some incredible homes in a stunning location: the Byron Bay region!Â
4. Resin by Sage x Clare: This range of resin is so cool yet functional as well. The way the light shows through the patterns and the colours are so amazing. I particularly love the petal shaped pieces!Â
5. Crystals & Me Candles: I love candles for mood lighting and anyone who knows me knows I love me some crystals! So the fact this comes in a stunning reusable ceramic vessel is just a bonus really!Â
6. Modern Weaver Book: During Luna's pregnancy I did a weaving course and totally feel head over heels for weaving. So when Mary-Ann Moodie released this 2nd book of hers, I was like "hells yes!"
7. Striped Toiletry Bag: I love a nice toiletry bag - something about it sitting on the hotel / motel / airbnb bathroom area makes me feel more exotic and well travelled than I really am!Â
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Attitude of Gratitude
TheSuperCool wants to give back to those families struggling through these tough times. Many families have suffered financially, mentally and emotionally. We understand being a small family business the pressure it puts on families to keep it all together!Â
We've teamed up with some amazing fellow South Melbourne Market Traders to give back to some families in need to have a SUPERCOOL Day at the market and live it up! We'll be giving away 4 x $350 Gift Vouchers (which enables a family to experience the below!) 1 for each week of August!Â
* Coffee + Treats from Clement  (Noonie's fave coffee haunt + their hot choc is ace too!) $50 VoucherÂ
* Fruit & Veg Shop from Frank's Quality Fruit & Veg (we get all our veggies here and their avo's and mandarins are so fresh!) $50 Voucher
* Some delicious pastry treats for the week from Agathe French Patisserie (highly recommend the lemon tea cake + pear & chocolate tart!) $50 VoucherÂ
* Some Health Food to keep that Immunity strong from Moses & Co Market Wholefoods (We get all our health food goodies here each week!) $50 VoucherÂ
* A healthy + yummy lunch at Marko (we rate their falafels!) $50 VoucherÂ
* Some pampering from Miss Nail Bar (gotta get the cool nails happening!) $50 VoucherÂ
* Some shopping time with us at TheSuperCool where you'll find something for the whole family! $50 VoucherÂ
We'd like to thank the gorgeous Simone of Sugarfree Design for donating her design skills to make these posters/ graphics for us!Â
What a day out, right? If you know a family who has suffered and would like to nominate them, here's how to do it!Â
HOW TO NOMINATE A FAMILY WHO SHOULD WIN THIS!
Email hey@thesupercool.com with the below info....Â
1. In the subject heading put: ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE NOMINATION: xxxx Name (put that families name in the subject heading)
2. The Families NameÂ
3. The Families Email or a Phone number (and that person's name)
4. The Reason why you are nominating them
5. Your Name & a Message to that family (so we can say you nominated that family)
See example below.
Subject: ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE NOMINATION: NUNEZ FAMILY
Family Name: The Nunez Family
Contact Number: Adele Nunez 0400000000Â
Reason: I'm nominating The Nunez Family because the mother, Adele developed a long term illness last year and her husband Neil lost his job and they are also homeschooling. I feel they are deserving as they don't have family support and it feels really tough for them right now.Â
My Name: Kate VandermeerÂ
Message: I feel for you all so so much and want to send you all the love and blessings. You deserve a day out to forget your worries and I want to thank you for all your awesome Neighbourly moments over the last 2 years!Â
Each week we will award a family this $350 voucher and let them know directly.Â
Let's make a family smile and feel supported from their community!Â
We'll be posting some of the messages (anonymously) on our instagram if you want to follow along @thesupercoolÂ
Please share this on your socials so that we can reach as many families in need as possible and get lots of nominations to make those people feel loved!Â
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TheSuperCool wants to give back to those families struggling through these tough times. Many families have suffered financially, mentally and emotionally. We understand being a small family business the pressure it puts on families to keep it all together!Â
We've teamed up with some amazing fellow South Melbourne Market Traders to give back to some families in need to have a SUPERCOOL Day at the market and live it up! We'll be giving away 4 x $350 Gift Vouchers (which enables a family to experience the below!) 1 for each week of August!Â
* Coffee + Treats from Clement  (Noonie's fave coffee haunt + their hot choc is ace too!) $50 VoucherÂ
* Fruit & Veg Shop from Frank's Quality Fruit & Veg (we get all our veggies here and their avo's and mandarins are so fresh!) $50 Voucher
* Some delicious pastry treats for the week from Agathe French Patisserie (highly recommend the lemon tea cake + pear & chocolate tart!) $50 VoucherÂ
* Some Health Food to keep that Immunity strong from Moses & Co Market Wholefoods (We get all our health food goodies here each week!) $50 VoucherÂ
* A healthy + yummy lunch at Marko (we rate their falafels!) $50 VoucherÂ
* Some pampering from Miss Nail Bar (gotta get the cool nails happening!) $50 VoucherÂ
* Some shopping time with us at TheSuperCool where you'll find something for the whole family! $50 VoucherÂ
We'd like to thank the gorgeous Simone of Sugarfree Design for donating her design skills to make these posters/ graphics for us!Â
What a day out, right? If you know a family who has suffered and would like to nominate them, here's how to do it!Â
HOW TO NOMINATE A FAMILY WHO SHOULD WIN THIS!
Email hey@thesupercool.com with the below info....Â
1. In the subject heading put: ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE NOMINATION: xxxx Name (put that families name in the subject heading)
2. The Families NameÂ
3. The Families Email or a Phone number (and that person's name)
4. The Reason why you are nominating them
5. Your Name & a Message to that family (so we can say you nominated that family)
See example below.
Subject: ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE NOMINATION: NUNEZ FAMILY
Family Name: The Nunez Family
Contact Number: Adele Nunez 0400000000Â
Reason: I'm nominating The Nunez Family because the mother, Adele developed a long term illness last year and her husband Neil lost his job and they are also homeschooling. I feel they are deserving as they don't have family support and it feels really tough for them right now.Â
My Name: Kate VandermeerÂ
Message: I feel for you all so so much and want to send you all the love and blessings. You deserve a day out to forget your worries and I want to thank you for all your awesome Neighbourly moments over the last 2 years!Â
Each week we will award a family this $350 voucher and let them know directly.Â
Let's make a family smile and feel supported from their community!Â
We'll be posting some of the messages (anonymously) on our instagram if you want to follow along @thesupercoolÂ
Please share this on your socials so that we can reach as many families in need as possible and get lots of nominations to make those people feel loved!Â
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Lockdown Tips
Image by the awesome @lisakoesterke_illustration
We recently did a post on Instagram sharing some of the Lockdown Tips we've gained from #5 Lockdowns here in Melbourne. We asked our community to share their tips they've learned as well so we could have one place to post them and share them with others.
If you have a tip you'd like to share - shoot us an email via the contact page on our website or DM us on instagram and we'll add it.Â
Some of these tips are family focused and others aren't!Â
Kate & Noonie's Tips
1. Break up the day into segments so its mini bite size days to get through...
2. A morning walk or exercise as a family is crucial (fresh air and being outside gives perspective)
3. Eat lunch togethor / share some things you're grateful for at lunch to make the day more positive
4. Schedule 30 mins or if you can an hour each day where you and your partner get to have time out from parenting responsibilities (but during day not when the kids are in bed)
5. Meditate (cannot stress this enough)
6. Exercise - yoga, pilates, gym stuff whatever - gotta get the body moving as much as you can fit in per week
7. Treats- get everyone to nominate 1 treat they love and you get to share the treat each day in rotation (i.e. Monday is muffins, Tuesday is chocolate etc)
8. Facetime family + friends (try + create a routine so you have something to look forward too... aim for a Facetime when you’re cooking so you have some built in babysitting!
9. Plan your meals (again, ask everyone to nominate a fave meal + maybe depending on your kids age, they can help make that meal!)
10. Games night - to break up ALL the screen time, we did night games of Uno, Puzzles, Guess Who, Charades, quiz’s etc once our toddler was in bed!
11. Secret Bath Time: I craved this... I was completely unavailable to family, my phone, everyone during my baths... I read, lit a candle, popped some bath salts in + just relaxed.... highlight!
Community Tips added....Â
12. Support Small Business Â
13. There will be ‘something’ that calms you, when you notice it, just repeat. Doesn’t matter if you need to or not. I repotted so many plants that didn’t need it, touching dirt was it for me.
14. Do NOT beat yourself up.
15. Give yourself days away from the news. You don’t need to know all the updates all the time. You know lockdown is another 4 weeks, if anything big changes, you’ll hear. Step away from the newsfeed.
16. Check in on your loved one's; you never know who is doing it tough and struggling mentally. Speak to professionals if you need too... Lockdown can mess with your head.Â
Hopefully we won't need this list for much longer!Â
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Image by the awesome @lisakoesterke_illustration
We recently did a post on Instagram sharing some of the Lockdown Tips we've gained from #5 Lockdowns here in Melbourne. We asked our community to share their tips they've learned as well so we could have one place to post them and share them with others.
If you have a tip you'd like to share - shoot us an email via the contact page on our website or DM us on instagram and we'll add it.Â
Some of these tips are family focused and others aren't!Â
Kate & Noonie's Tips
1. Break up the day into segments so its mini bite size days to get through...
2. A morning walk or exercise as a family is crucial (fresh air and being outside gives perspective)
3. Eat lunch togethor / share some things you're grateful for at lunch to make the day more positive
4. Schedule 30 mins or if you can an hour each day where you and your partner get to have time out from parenting responsibilities (but during day not when the kids are in bed)
5. Meditate (cannot stress this enough)
6. Exercise - yoga, pilates, gym stuff whatever - gotta get the body moving as much as you can fit in per week
7. Treats- get everyone to nominate 1 treat they love and you get to share the treat each day in rotation (i.e. Monday is muffins, Tuesday is chocolate etc)
8. Facetime family + friends (try + create a routine so you have something to look forward too... aim for a Facetime when you’re cooking so you have some built in babysitting!
9. Plan your meals (again, ask everyone to nominate a fave meal + maybe depending on your kids age, they can help make that meal!)
10. Games night - to break up ALL the screen time, we did night games of Uno, Puzzles, Guess Who, Charades, quiz’s etc once our toddler was in bed!
11. Secret Bath Time: I craved this... I was completely unavailable to family, my phone, everyone during my baths... I read, lit a candle, popped some bath salts in + just relaxed.... highlight!
Community Tips added....Â
12. Support Small Business Â
13. There will be ‘something’ that calms you, when you notice it, just repeat. Doesn’t matter if you need to or not. I repotted so many plants that didn’t need it, touching dirt was it for me.
14. Do NOT beat yourself up.
15. Give yourself days away from the news. You don’t need to know all the updates all the time. You know lockdown is another 4 weeks, if anything big changes, you’ll hear. Step away from the newsfeed.
16. Check in on your loved one's; you never know who is doing it tough and struggling mentally. Speak to professionals if you need too... Lockdown can mess with your head.Â
Hopefully we won't need this list for much longer!Â
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Brand Family: Good Vibes Gang
This week's Brand Family is about Good Vibes Gang: This is Kate's side hustle... a labour of love over a few years (imbetween baby rearing + TheSuperCool) It's all about incorporating Modern Magic into our lives to live our Best Life! Find out more below....and Shop the range here...
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This week's Brand Family is about Good Vibes Gang: This is Kate's side hustle... a labour of love over a few years (imbetween baby rearing + TheSuperCool) It's all about incorporating Modern Magic into our lives to live our Best Life! Find out more below....and Shop the range here...