Temp Shop Manager

Grupo - SCR Bau Tenerife,S.L.; St Albans; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking a Temporary Shop Manager for their St Albans location. This role involves managing shop operations, inspiring volunteers, and engaging with the community to promote sustainable fashion. Ideal candidates will have retail experience and a passion for making a difference in the lives of disabled people.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail management or a strong desire to step into management.
• Ability to inspire and lead a team of volunteers.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage shop operations and volunteers effectively.
• Design engaging window displays and process stock.
• Ensure a positive customer experience and meet community needs.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Customer focus

Team player

Attention to detail

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Job description

Temporary Shop Manager - St Albans

Job description

Make a real difference to the lives of disabled people

Would you like to work at the heart of your local community? Are you able to inspire a team of brilliant volunteers? Do you have retail experience and are looking for the next step in your career?

If you answered yes to these then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

The Role

Full time, Fixed term for 12 months

Scope's St Albans shop - 49 The Maltings, St Albans, AL1 3HL

As Temporary Shop Manager of Scope's St Albans shop, you’ll have autonomy to run your shop using your creativity and flair to flourish in our retail environment. Our retail roles are full of variety, and every day is different! One day you might be generating and processing stock and designing an eye-catching window display. The next day you might be recruiting and training our wonderful volunteers. Every day there will be a different challenge that you’ll find extremely rewarding. You will have relevant experience in retail but a great attitude and willingness to learn is just as important.

For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use the link to job description above.

About you

As Temporary Shop Manager you’ll be passionate about retail and have a love of fashion with experience of running a shop, or you’ll be looking for a management role as the next step in your career.

To be successful in this role, you will :

• Be commercial
• Have a can-do attitude and always put the customer’s needs first.
• You’ll be a dedicated team player with a strong work ethic
• Have excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
• Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.

We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of an equal future for disabled people.

About working in our shops

Our shops are the face of our retail brand, run by a dedicated, creative and passionate bunch of superstars. Focusing on sustainable fashion, engaging with local communities and leading our volunteers to deliver a great colleague and customer experience, we raise much needed funds to deliver an Equal Future for disabled people and their families.

Shop hours

It’s important for you to know that Scope Charity Shops are open every day. So some weekend and Bank Holiday cover is needed. Our full time hours are 35 hours a week, working five days out of seven. Weekly hours for part-time vacancies are on a seven-day rota.

Our values - pioneering, courageous, connected, open, fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Disabled candidates

We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.

Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At the heart of everything we do at Scope is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

We encourage people of colour and other underrepresented communities to apply and join Scope. We believe that this will bring new ideas and help us work better. We know that a variety of perspectives and viewpoints will greatly support the work we do and help us to reach all communities.

We want everyone to feel like they belong. We value each person as an individual. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity.

We are a disability equality charity. So, we will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first. We will aim for the same high standards in all our work. We will listen, learn and keep improving.