Part Time Retail Assistant Manager

Acorns Children's Hospice; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Gym membership

Bike2Work scheme

NHS pension

Job summary

Acorns Children's Hospice in Birmingham is seeking a Deputy Community Superstore Manager to support the Erdington Manager and lead volunteers towards targets and high standards. This part-time role covers 15 hours per week and is based at Erdington Superstore (B23 6SA).

You will help shape a standout shop floor experience, make pricing and merchandising decisions, and drive sales while supporting a team of volunteers and working to Gift Aid revenue targets.

Qualifications

• Retail experience and experience of working towards targets.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• IT skills.
• Happy to work weekends.
• Enjoy a role that involves significant levels of manual handling.

Responsibilities

• Support the Shop Manager to create an exciting shop floor experience that makes Acorns stand out from our competitors
• Make decisions about the quality of stock, levels of pricing and style of merchandising
• Motivate and inspire a team of volunteers
• Drive sales by encouraging donations, purchases and gift aid

Skills

Retail experience

Target-driven

Leadership

IT skills

Weekend availability

Manual handling

Job description

Acorns Children's Hospice are looking for a Deputy Community Superstore Manager to support the Erdington Manager in leading a team of volunteers, achieving set targets and maintaining standards. This is a part-time role, working 15 hours per week

About The Role

Acorns Children's Hospice are 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 that we need to provide this care.

As Deputy Community Superstore Manager, You Will

• Support the Shop Manager to create an exciting shop floor experience that makes Acorns stand out from our competitors
• Make decisions about the quality of stock, levels of pricing and style of merchandising
• Motivate and inspire a team of volunteers
• Drive sales by encouraging donations, purchases and gift aid

About You

• Retail experience and experience of working towards targets
• Ability to lead and motivate a team
• IT skills
• Happy to work weekends
• Enjoy a role that involves significant levels of manual handling

What We Offer

• £26,520 per annum (pro rata) / £13.60 per hour
• 15 hours per week
• Based in Erdington Superstore (B23 6SA)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers - including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more.
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
• Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 16 July

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 therefore 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 for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. 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]