Assistant Shop Manager

Description:

Assistant Shop Manager

About The Role

Your key purpose will be to have the responsibility for running a shop that raises funds for the organisation while also delivering a positive experience for customers, donors and volunteers. This role blends retail management, people leadership and charity governance.

About You

This role requires experience of charity retail, preferrable in a supporting or managerial role.

You will have an ability for resilience and being adaptable, showing a commercial awareness whilst reflecting the charities ethics.

You will need to show you are fair, patient and empathetic leader.

There may occasionally be opportunities to support other nearby stores for holiday or sickness cover, but this would be discussed and agreed in advance.

Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

What We Offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

Pension scheme
 

• NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions
   

Annual leave
 

• 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service
   

Contractual Benefits
 

• Generous sick pay scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Death in service benefits
• Reimbursed professional membership fees
• Eye care
• Employee referral scheme
• Blue Light discount card
   

Health and wellbeing
 

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health
• Mindfulness sessions
• Mental Health First Aiders