Assistant Shop Manager - Chelmsley Wood
Application Deadline: 26 February 2025
Department: Fundraising, Comms & Engagement
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Chelmsley Wood
Reporting To: Shop Manager
Compensation: £8,736 / year
Description
Contract: Permanent, part time 14 hours p/week
Salary: £8,736 (FTE £21,840)
Location: Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre, Chelmsley Wood
Closing date: Wednesday 26th February 2025
Interview date: 3rd March 2025
Charity shops are the in-place to shop and in 2025, we’re putting our Chelmsley Wood store on the map! Join us as an Assistant Shop Manager where you will help embed this store into its community alongside the shop manager!
More about the role
Using your experience in retail management/leadership, you will work with our Shop Manager and local community to drive forward sales and source quality fashion, accessories and homeware from donations to regenerate and find a new home!
This store really needs someone who understands the local community and can work to build a solid customer base and network of generous donors. Every item sold helps fund our vital work: supporting sick, injured, and homeless pets and caring for over 40,000 animals each year through our rehoming, veterinary, and education programmes.
We're looking for a positive role model to join our leadership team, guiding our team of volunteers in creating a friendly and welcoming shopping experience. We'd like you to have experience of managing others and have creative ways to lead and motivate a team to achieve maximum success. In this role, you will be supporting the recruitment and training of new volunteers, sharing your knowledge of merchandising and provide a quality customer service to those both purchasing and donating.
You could be a current team leader or supervisor, looking to take on more management responsibility or you could be an experienced manager (or deputy) looking for a new challenge. We want to hear from you to see if we are the employer for you!
Our shop is open Monday to Saturday from 09:00 till 17:00 and your normal working pattern may change each week, subject to the needs of the business and the levels of staff and volunteers available to work. This working pattern includes weekends and bank holidays so having the ability to be flexible is essential, and you may also be required to support with additional holiday and sickness cover.
Join us today to have a career you can be proud of!
About you
You will have:
* Previous experience of working in a retail environment
* Cash handling and reconciliation experience
* Experience of leading a team
* Experience of providing great customer experience
* Computer and administration skills
It would also be great if you had:
* Managing volunteers
* Experience of fundraising
How to apply
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date. Applications will be reviewed as we receive them and interviews arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it weren’t for their amazing efforts and commitment, we wouldn’t be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, we want to provide you with the best working environment we can.
With a wide range of perks aimed at enhancing your life both inside and outside of work, you'll thrive in a supportive and rewarding environment.
Our generous benefits package includes:
* 38 days per year, increasing to 43 with service (including bank holidays). For part-time roles, holiday entitlement is calculated pro-rata.
* Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
* Life assurance
* Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
* Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
* Free access to GP via MetLife
* Recognition scheme
* Annual volunteer days
* Claim for professional fees
* Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers.
We want you to feel valued and supported throughout your career with us. For more details on our benefits and to see how we invest in our team, visit the 'Why Work for Us' page on our website.
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.
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