Assistant Manager - Taunton

Shaw Trust; Taunton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A social purpose organization in Taunton is looking for an Assistant Shop Manager to support the Shop Manager in managing shop operations effectively. The role includes maximizing sales, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining high standards. Candidates must be flexible in working hours including weekends. The organization offers numerous benefits including annual leave, paid volunteering, and development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Paid volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Support the Shop Manager to manage the shop in alignment with company policies.
• Be willing to work flexibly, including Monday to Sunday.

Responsibilities

• Maximise sales and profits while delivering exceptional customer experience.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain high standards.

Job description

Overview

As the Assistant Shop Manager, your purpose is to support the Shop Manager to manage the shop in alignment with company policies, maximising sales and profits whilst increasing the profile of Shaw Trust. By supporting the Shop Manager, you will play a key role in achieving financial goals, maintain high standards and delivering an exceptional customer experience. You must be willing to work flexibly, Monday to Sunday.

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility. For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people\'s lives, you will have access to the following benefits

Responsibilities

• Support the Shop Manager to manage the shop in alignment with company policies, maximise sales and profits, and deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain high standards and a welcoming environment for customers.
• Be willing to work flexibly, including Monday to Sunday as required.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years\' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters\' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women\'s Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Strategic context

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government\'s Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.