Shop assistant manager

Sense; Boston; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Sense is recruiting an Assistant Shop Manager for our Boston shop at 5-7 Wide Bargate, Lincolnshire. This fixed-term contract runs for 6 months, offers 22.5 hours per week and pays £13.00 per hour.

Shifts vary and you must be flexible to cover across all seven days of the week, including Bank Holidays, to maintain excellent customer service. You will lead and inspire a team of volunteers, deliver superb shop standards, drive stock generation and community engagement, and maximise income to

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and creative with strong communication.
• Experience inspiring a team to deliver excellent customer service.
• Eye for detail to maintain a safe, clean, inviting environment.
• Experience in retail or team leader role.

Responsibilities

• Build and inspire a great team of volunteers.
• Deliver superb shop standards, offer and customer engagement.
• Drive stock generation and community engagement.

Skills

Self-motivation

Creativity

Communication

Team leadership

Customer service

Attention to detail

Job description

Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can be part of a fantastic team who deliver their very best at all times? Would you love to work for a charity where we believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential? If so, this could be the job for you!

Sense is currently recruiting for an Assistant Shop Manager to work 22.5 hours per week at our shop in Boston, 5-7 Wide Bargate, Lincolnshire, on a fixed term basis, paying £13.00 per hour. Shifts vary, and you must be flexible to cover across all 7 days of the week.

Please note this is a fixed term contract for 6 months.

This is an exciting time to join our team and work in our network of over 120 shops as we continue our exciting shop growth programme. We are looking for someone to lead and inspire an enthusiastic team, drive delivery of standards, operational and customer service excellence - all to maximize vital income generation for the charity.

Some key areas of ownership for the successful applicant include:

• Building, training and inspiring a great team of volunteers
• Delivering superb shop standards, offer and customer engagement
• Driving stock generation and community engagement

Each year, over four million people buy an item from us, so our shops play a pivotal role in raising brand awareness and income to make a difference to the lives of the people we support.

Key skills and experience:

• The successful applicant will need to be self-motivated, creative, be a great communicator and positively committed to working in charity retail.
• Experience of inspiring a team to provide excellent customer service.
• An eye for detail that will ensure a safe, clean, and inviting environment for customers, staff, and volunteers.
• Experience of working in a retail environment or within a team leader position.

This position requires the applicant to be willing to work Bank Holidays and weekends as required.

About Sense

Sense is a leading disability charity, here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Together, we drive change, building a future where everyone has the power, choice and control to live the lives we choose.

We’re proud to be aDisability confident leaderand a charity where people can grow their skills and careers in a supportive, flexible environment.

As part of ournew three-year strategy, we’re delivering a transformational plan focused on strengthening support for disabled people with complex needs, driving social change and creating a fairer, more equal future. For further information visit: Transforming Sense, together: our three-year plan - Sense

Our Values

Our values shape the way we behave and work alongside disabled people with complex needs to break down barriers:

• We’re better together

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.