Shop Manager - Dartford

Scope; Dartford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days holiday

Company pension

Excellent training and career develop£

Cycle-to-work scheme

Job summary

Scope’s Dartford shop on 26 High Street is recruiting a Shop Manager to lead a dynamic team of paid colleagues and volunteers. You will drive sales, manage stock and online listings, and work closely with the Assistant Shop Manager to ensure strong store performance and exceptional customer service.

Permanent role, 35 hours a week, with DBS checks and full application process. Equality and inclusion are central to Scope’s values and our disability-confident culture.

Qualifications

• Experience as Retail Shop Manager, Assistant Manager, or Supervisor in a retail or charity shop.
• Commercially aware and able to spot opportunities for store growth.
• Able to lead and support people in a busy shop environment.
• Customer-focused with a can-do attitude and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maximise shop sales performance and seek ways to improve store performance.
• Oversee stock collection, preparation, and online listing to support online sales.
• Recruit, manage, and develop paid staff and volunteers per Scope policies.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Shop Manager to run the shop effectively.

Skills

Retail management

Leadership

Customer focus

IT literate

Numeracy

Job description

Join Our Community Would you like to work at the heart of your local community? Are you motivated to inspire and support a team of volunteers? Do you have retail experience and are ready for the next step in your career? If so, this could be the opportunity for you.

The Role

Permanent, 35 hours a week.

Scope's Dartford shop - 26 High Street, Dartford, DA1 1BZ

Please note that successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT Tuesday 20 October 2026

As Shop Manager of Scope's Dartford shop, you’ll have the autonomy to run the shop with creativity and flair. Every day is different

In this role you will:

• Ensure shop sales performance is maximised, actively seeking ways to improve the shop's performance on a continuous basis.
• Manage all aspects of stock collection and preparation; ensuring that stock processing levels are sufficient to achieve required shop floor density, encouraging stock donations at all times. Also support our online selling with identifying suitable items and listing on online selling platforms
• Recruit, manage and develop paid colleagues and volunteers within Scope's HR and operational policies and procedures and build a strong team
• Work collaboratively with the Assistant Shop Manager

For more information about the role’s responsibilities and the skills and experience required, please use the Full job description

Please include examples in your application that show how your skills, experience, and values match the person specification in the job description.

About You

• Previous experience as either a Retail Shop Manager, Assistant Manager, or a Supervisor looking to step up, ideally in retail or charity shops.
• Commercially aware and able to spot opportunities
• Be able to lead and support people
• Customer-focused, with a can-do attitude
• A team player with strong work ethic
• Accurate and detail-oriented
• IT literate and numeracy skills

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of disability and from all backgrounds.

We also ask you to share how you support Scope's values and contribute to our goal of creating a fair and equal future for disabled people.

Working in Our Shops

Our shops are the face of our retail brand, run by dedicated, creative, and passionate teams. We focus on sustainable fashion, engage with local communities, and lead volunteers to deliver a great experience for colleagues and customers. Funds raised support Scope's mission of achieving equality for disabled people and their families.

Shop Hours

Scope shops are open every day. Some weekend and Bank Holiday cover is needed.

• Full-time: 35 hours per week, five days out of seven
• Part-time: Weekly hours on a seven-day rota

Additional information

We're excited that you're considering a career with Scope. Our Retail vacancy information pack has more information about Scope Retail and what it's like to work with us. Retail Vacancy Information Pack

You must have the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role. We cannot provide visa sponsorship.

We use an anonymised application process to support our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. All applicants must submit an anonymised CV and complete a short online application form.

Our values

Pioneering, Courageous, Connected, Open, Fair. We trust each other and give colleagues freedom to be creative, push boundaries, and change minds.

Disability confident scheme

We are proud to be a charity committed to disability equality. We welcome applications from disabled people and anyone with an impairment, long-term condition, or access need. We want our colleagues to reflect the diverse communities we serve.

Scope is a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to making sure disabled people have fair and equal access to work. As part of this, we aim to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the role.

To be considered under our Offer an Interview Scheme (previously the Guaranteed Interview Scheme), please tick the relevant box on your application form.

If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail].

You can also find more information about requesting adjustments for interviews on our website.

Important to know

• You must meet all the essential requirements in the job description.
• If we receive a high number of applications for a role, we may need to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who best meet the role criteria.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

EDI is a priority at Scope. We welcome applications from people of colour and other underrepresented communities. We aim to create a culture where everyone feels they belong, treating all with dignity and respect. As a disability equality charity, accessibility and inclusion come first. We listen, learn and continuously improve.

You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website.

Benefits

• 35 days holiday
• Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
• Company pension
• Excellent training and career development
• Strong colleague networks (disability, race, LGBTQ+, gender, social mobility, carers, young people)
• Wellbeing incentives, discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work scheme, and more
• Long service awards and employee recognition awards

Link to full benefits package and what our colleagues say about Working at Scope | Disability charity Scope UK

One in four of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We're here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses. Together we will be unstoppable.

For more information go to www.scope.org.uk