Shop Manager - Maternity Cover

Hope House Children's Hospices; England; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a Shop Manager for their Ludlow location to lead shop operations, maximize revenue, and manage staff and volunteers. The ideal candidate should have retail management experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for supporting a charitable cause. This part-time role offers a competitive salary and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Organizational pension scheme

Wellbeing services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Experience in managing retail operations or similar.
• Ability to work part-time and manage flexible schedules.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Ludlow shop and oversee staff and volunteers.
• Maximise revenue and manage operational costs effectively.
• Ensure quality customer service and uphold health standards.

Skills

Relationship building

Sales analysis

Stock management

Team leadership

Financial management

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for your next opportunity as a Shop Manager? Then look no further, come and join us at Hope House Children’s Hospices by playing a vital role in delivering ‘Our Mission’ helping every child with a life-threatening condition live their best life.

Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Temporary Shop Manager to join our team based at the Hope House Shop in Ludlow. You will join us on a Temporary 12-month basis covering maternity leave, working Part Time, 22.5 hours per week (working 3 out of 7 days to include weekend working).

In return, our Shop Manager will receive a competitive rate of £16,738 per annum (Pro-rata).

Here at Hope House Children’s Hospices, we are on an exciting journey to increase our annual contribution from our retail business to £2,000,000 a year by 2030, enabling us to reach every child and family who need us.

About the Shop Manager role

Reporting to the Area Manager, you will take responsibility for the management of our Ludlow shop, volunteers and customer services ensuring best representation of the charity on the high street. This support will include the processing of donations, gift aid, stock density and rotation, retail supplies and new goods, and the use of resources such as online sales to improve profitability.

You will maximise revenue using your commercial flair, ensuring the operational costs of the shop are covered and a profit contribution is generated. You will take responsibility for the line management, motivation and performance of staff and volunteers, being a firm but enabling leader who sparks enthusiasm and performance.

What we are looking for a Shop Manager who

• Initiate relationships internally and externally for the purposes of stock generation.
• Use information technology to analyse and interpret sales trends, identifying areas for improvement and successfully implementing commercial change.
• Initiate efficient stock processing systems, ensuring that stock levels are sufficient and fluid in order to achieve commercial targets. Realise the maximum value of donated goods through deploying the right sales channels.
• Manage stock control procedures to ensure new goods are receipted, located, stored and that inventory is accurate.
• Ensure Gift Aid is captured at every opportunity to optimise revenue from donations.
• Oversee recruitment and training of voluntary staff ensuring that they are trained and equipped to best represent the charity’s vision and objectives.
• Update colleagues on business performance, new initiatives and other pertinent issues so that standards for quality, customer service and health and safety are being met at all times.
• Work with the Cybertill EPOS system and observe all cash handling and recording procedures, daily banking, weekly return forms and other recording which may be required from time to time.

In return for your commitment

We offer a great reward package, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 34 days per annum
• Organisational pension scheme
• Blue Light Card and Staff rewards programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Wellbeing services which includes staff counselling

Closing date: 26th November 2025

Please note, we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close the advert early.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to be considered.

Interview date: 2nd December 2025

If you think you have what it takes to be our Shop Manager, then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Area Manager, Mark Hunt-Gittins contact us on 07791 838790. We would love to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (paid for by Hope House).

Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.