Assistant Shop Manager - Thirsk

Blue Cross; Hambleton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Wellbeing support

GP access via MetLife

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Pension with employer contribution

CPD and personal development support

Life assurance

Pet insurance discount

Family friendly policies

Recognition scheme

Volunteer days

Retailer discounts

Job summary

Blue Cross Thirsk is seeking an Assistant Shop Manager to support our charity retail team in Market Place, Thirsk. This permanent, part-time role (14 hours over 2 days) offers a pro-rata salary and real community impact.

You will lead the shop team, drive sales, and source quality donations while building a loyal customer base and network of volunteers. A background in retail leadership, cash handling, and delivering excellent service is essential; you will also train new volunteers and ensure a

Qualifications

• Experience in retail environment.
• Cash handling and reconciliation experience.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Experience of providing great customer experience.
• Computer and administration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shop team and volunteers to deliver a welcoming shopping experience.
• Drive sales and community engagement alongside the Shop Manager.
• Support recruitment and training of new volunteers.

Skills

Retail experience

Cash handling

Team leadership

Customer service

Admin skills

Volunteer management

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Assistant Shop Manager - Thirsk Blue Cross Thirsk, North Yorkshire, GB

Description

Contract: Permanent, part time (14 hours over 2 days)
Salary: £9,325 (£23,311 FTE)
Location: Market Place, Thirsk, YO7 1LH
Closing date: Wednesday 26th August 2026

Join our friendly charity retail team in Thirsk as an Assistant Manager. This is more than just a retail job, it’s an opportunity to support a great cause, connect with your local community and help turn donations into meaningful impact every single day!

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 to 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.

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

Blue Cross benefits

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are. Our generous benefits package includes:

• Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
• Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
• Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
• Health cash plan
• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
• Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
• Life assurance
• 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Recognition scheme
• Annual volunteer days
• Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers

To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website. If you’d like to learn more about Blue Cross, our mission, and the work we do to support animals and people, take a look at our About Us page