Assistant Community Shop Manager - Tamworth
- Flexible over 7 days, Full or P/T
- Retail
- Tamworth
- Last day to apply: 11 May 2025
Contract type
Location
Hours
15 hours (2 days out of 7), fully flexible, 8:55am - 5:05pm, trading over 7 days
£9633.00 (Retail Band AA)
Exciting News We're opening a new store in Tamworth and looking to recruit an Assistant Community Shop Manager. Do you have a passion for fashion and love working in your local community? Then this is the role for you
As an Assistant Community Shop Manager (ACSM) for St Giles Hospice, you will support in leading a team of volunteers. You'll be empowered to make decisions locally whilst working within a supportive framework. You'll work within and for your local community, ensuring engagement and support are understood and promoted.
You'll need good customer service skills and want to be part of a successful team. Ideally, you'll have previous retail experience with the ability to manage and lead the store in the absence of the Community Shop Manager (CSM).
Reporting to the CSM and working closely with the Retail Regional Manager, you will help support your store to run efficiently and deliver a positive financial contribution to the Hospice.
The estate includes 23 shops and an e-commerce operation with a turnover of approximately £3 million, supporting the overall income generation strategy.
For the full job description, please click the link below:
If you want to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Lorraine Ward on 01543 432 031.
Qualifications
- Qualifications in English and Maths
- Minimum Level 2 Key Skills or Grade 4 (A-C) GCSE
Knowledge and experience
- Ability to lead and motivate others
- Understanding of health and safety regulations
- Ability to plan and prioritize workloads and delegate accordingly
- Outstanding communication skills
- Knowledge of sales management, profit and loss
- Local community knowledge
- Previous line management experience
- Experience in achieving goals and identifying opportunities
- Ability to implement and enforce policies
- Desire to work as part of a team to generate community-based ideas
- Some experience of Gift Aid
- Experience working with volunteers
Values
- Exhibits our hospice values and behaviors
Skills
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Physically able to stand for long periods and move stock
- Handling administrative tasks, such as cash handling
- Keen problem solver
- Ability to follow policies and procedures
- IT and numeracy skills – Office365/SharePoint
- Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
- Experience in training and developing staff and volunteers
Personal Attributes
- Willingness to learn
- Flexible and adaptable
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good timekeeping and strong work ethic
- Professional conduct
- Organizational skills
- Inclusive and diverse approach
- Ability to work under pressure
Other requirements
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Note: St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship license and cannot accept sponsorship requests
Additional benefits include holiday entitlement, pension scheme, life assurance, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, sick pay, discounts, wellness support, flu vaccine, Employee Assistance Programme, mental health support, cycle scheme, and more.
Professional Development
All staff undergo a comprehensive induction, including statutory and mandatory e-learning, with ongoing training and career progression opportunities.
This role is subject to a DBS check. We may review applications before the deadline, and applications will be accepted until the role is filled. If you haven't heard within 14 days of the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful. For further information, contact: stg.recruitment@stgileshospice.com
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