Deputy Community Superstore Manager

Acorns Children's Hospice; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a Deputy Superstore Manager to assist in leading a vibrant team of volunteers at the Tewkesbury Superstore. This role involves achieving sales targets, maintaining high standards, and ensuring a memorable shopping experience. The ideal candidate will have retail experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for community engagement. With a commitment to safeguarding and children's rights, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact in the local area while enjoying employee discounts and a generous pension contribution.

Benefits

Employee discounts from leading retailers

Employee gym discount scheme

Bike-to-Work scheme

Generous contribution to group personal pension plan

Acorns group life assurance scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in retail and achieving sales targets.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Shop Manager in creating an engaging shop floor experience.
• Lead a team of volunteers and achieve sales targets.

Skills

Retail experience

Team leadership

IT skills

Manual handling

Job description

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We are now looking for a Deputy Superstore Manager to support the Tewkesbury Superstore Manager in leading a team of volunteers, achieving set targets, and maintaining standards. You’ll work 37.5 hours per week, including some weekend working.

About The Role

Acorns Children's Hospice is a children's charity, offering specialist palliative nursing care and support for local children and their families. Every year, we support over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families, including those who are bereaved. We have a network of charity shops across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire, which help to provide the funding necessary for this care.

As Deputy Community Shop Manager, You Will

• Support the Shop Manager to create an engaging shop floor experience that makes Acorns stand out from our competitors
• Make decisions about stock quality, pricing levels, and merchandising styles
• Lead a team of volunteers
• Achieve sales targets through encouraging donations, purchases, and Gift Aid

Click here to see inside one of our Acorns shops

About You

• Retail experience and experience of working towards targets
• Ability to lead and motivate a team
• IT skills
• Willingness to work weekends
• Enjoyment of roles involving manual handling
• Ability to travel independently to cover shops in the area if needed

We want our Shop Managers to embed their shop into the local community by being proactive in assessing opportunities for community involvement. Ideally, you’ll be based in the local area.

What We Offer

• £25,252.50 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Employee discounts from leading retailers
• Employee gym discount scheme
• Bike-to-Work scheme
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan
• Acorns group life assurance scheme

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, and any successful candidate will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is embedded into our culture and practices. As an employee, you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [e-mail].

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits, and more: Why Work for Acorns?

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