Assistant Shop Manager

Martin House; Skipton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading children's hospice charity seeks a confident and enthusiastic individual to support retail operations at shops in Skipton and Ilkley. The role involves covering for planned leave and ad hoc absences, fostering a positive team environment, and generating funds to support local families in need.

Qualifications

• Experience working with a diverse range of people.
• Ability to lead the team with positivity and enthusiasm.
• Understanding of creating a community hub within charity shops.

Responsibilities

• Cover planned leave and ad hoc absences in shops.
• Support the shop manager and lead the team.
• Generate funds for the children's hospice.

Skills

Compassion

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

Job alerts Grove Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6TX United Kingdom

Hours of work:This role will cover planned leave and ad hoc absences

Place of work:Martin House Children’s Hospice Shops in Skipton and Ilkley

Type of contract: Zero hours contract

Martin House has been caring for babies, children, and young people with life-limiting conditions from West, North and East Yorkshire for more than 30 years. Every year we care for more than 420 families at our hospice in Boston Spa, in hospitals and in their own homes. We also support more than 150 bereaved families each year.

We are seeking a confident, enthusiastic person to help us run our fabulous shops in Skipton and Ilkley and cover planed leave and ad hoc absence.

You will have experience of working with a diverse range of people and be excited about generating funds for your local children’s hospice. You will be supportive of your shop manager and help to lead the team with positivity and enthusiasm.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be dedicated, compassionate, work in collaboration with other teams, be open, honest, flexible, caring and deliver high standards in everything they do.
• Want to work in a well-established, award-winning charity retail team, raising funds to support our children, young people, and their families from the time of their referral through to end-of-life care.
• Understand the importance of creating a community hub within our charity shops, and be able to provide a safe, inclusive environment from which to generate revenue for our hospice.
• Be flexible with their time. This role will cover shifts at our Skipton and Ilkley shops, with opportunities to cover our other shops. Some shifts may be offered at late notice in order to cover ad hoc absences.

If you want to be part team we would love to hear from you. Please complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which you can findhere . For further information please contact our Retail Area Manager, Liz Florence, via [e-mail]

This advert will close when a suitable applicant is appointed, so please apply as soon as possible. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of submission, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to fulfil this role.