Shop Supervisor

Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity; Eden (MD); On-site; USD 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension

Annual leave 217.5 hours

Sick pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Smart Health

Life assurance

Job summary

Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity Eden Centre shop in High Wycombe is seeking a Shop Supervisor to lead our retail team. You will help deliver an excellent retail offer to the local community, supervise volunteers, and promote Gift Aid and the Hospice Lottery while upholding FNHC values.

The role is 16 hours over two days per week with some weekend and late hours, including planned cover when colleagues are away.

Qualifications

• Experience in charity or fashion retail.
• Experience achieving sales targets in a customer facing environment.
• Physically fit and able to lift and carry large quantities of donations of stock, waste and recycling on a daily basis.
• Demonstrable positive, solution-focused, 'can-do' attitude.
• Applicants for this role need to be aged 18 or over to comply with safeguarding policies.

Responsibilities

• Support the Shop Manager and Assistant Manager to deliver an excellent retail offer for the local community.
• Work additional days including cover when the Shop Manager & Assistant Manager are absent and sickness when possible.
• Assist in achieving income targets – sales, Gift Aid and Hospice Lottery.
• Ensure that a standard of excellence is maintained at all times with regard to customer service.
• Safeguard the Charity's reputation by working in a professional manner and upholding FNHC values.

Skills

Retail experience

Sales targets

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Positive attitude

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Shop Supervisor - Eden Centre

• Location: Eden Centre, High Wycombe
• Hours: 2 days a week (16 hours). This role does involve weekend and late-night opening. Working 3 out of 4 weekends.
• Salary: £10,743.51 (£12.88 per hour)
• Closing date: Wednesday 9th September. Candidates are encouraged to apply promptly as we will withdraw the advert when we have sufficient suitable candidates to shortlist for interview.

You can make a real difference to people in your local community by joining the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity Retail Team.

Our shops are the face of the Charity, seeing supporters and raising vital funds to support local patients and their families, every single day on high streets, retail parks, and a farm all across Buckinghamshire and its borders.

We have a fabulous opportunity for you to bring your enthusiasm and love for fashion to an ethical and sustainable industry at our Eden Centre shop.

What will I be doing?

To work as part of the shop staff & volunteer team to engage support for FNHC from the local community, maximise sales and profits, and actively promote Gift Aid and the Hospice Lottery, at all times positively promoting and supporting the aims of the Charity.

In the absence of other staff, work with the volunteers and take responsibility for managing the shop, and at all times positively promote and support the aims of the Charity.

You Will Have Responsibility For:

• To support the Shop Manager and Assistant Manager to deliver an excellent retail offer for the local community.
• Work additional days as required including occasional planned absence of Shop Manager & Assistant Manager (days off and holiday cover) and sickness absence whenever possible.
• Assist in achieving agreed income targets - sales, Gift Aid and Hospice Lottery
• Ensure that a standard of excellence is maintained at all times with regard to customer service.
• At all times, safeguard the Charity's reputation by working in a professional manner and personifying FNHC values.

About You

• Experience of working as part of a team in charity or fashion retail.
• Experience of working to achieve sales targets in a customer facing environment.
• Physically fit and able to lift and carry large quantities of donations of stock, waste and recycling on a daily basis.
• Demonstrable positive, solution-focused, 'can-do' attitude.
• Applicants for this role need to be aged 18 or over. This role involves the supervision of volunteers, and in order to adhere to our safeguarding policies, all staff employed by FNHC Shops need to be over 18.

About Us

In joining our friendly, positive and ambitious retail team, you'll be rewarded with an interesting role, a competitive salary, a supportive culture that encourages a healthy work-life balance.

Ultimately you will be raising money to support the best hospice care for local people.

So if you want a career that also makes a difference in your community, we'd love to hear from you!

Benefits

• Workplace pension - up to 6% ER contribution
• 217.5 hours annual leave
• Generous company sick pay allowance
• Employee Assistance Programme incl counselling
• Smart Health &well-being services (including online GP)
• Life assurance policy

How to Apply

Please read the full job description and requirements here and send your CV or download a printable copy of our application form together with a covering letter explaining your suitability for the role to [e-mail]

Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from all parts of the community, especially those in underrepresented groups.