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Assistant Store Manager
Company: Mencap Salary: £25,453 to £25,453 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Alfreton, KT13 Job type: Permanent Posting date: 25 Sept 2026 Closing date: 22 Oct 2026
Are you someone who is excited about charity retail, fashion, who can use their initiative? Do you have experience managing a retail team? Yes, then please keep reading as we may have the role for you.
We are excited to be looking for an Assistant Shop Manager to work in our new Ashtead Shop for 37.5 hours per week, on a permanent position. Shifts are worked on a 7-day rota (Monday-Sunday). We’re flexible with days and happy to discuss what works best for you. We are looking for a passionate and motivated person to help our store reach full potential.
As an Assistant Shop Manager you will:
Help develop in store systems and promote donations and sales to maximise profits
Be representing Mencap as an efficient and charitable organisation by ensuring that your actions reinforce the Mencap aims and values
Strive to ensure stock is generated from the local area and donors
Sign up donors to the Gift Aid scheme and ensure maximum income is achieved through Gift Aid
Be responsible for achieving profit targets by ensuring sales are maximised and the cost are effectively managed
Maintain the store to a high standard of presentation throughout.
Build an effective volunteer team and provide training, development, work reviews and appraisals to paid staff and volunteers
Be responsible for all financial and cash handling and health and safety.
To be a successful Assistant Shop Manager, you will be:
An experienced assistant manager or Supervisor with the ability to maintain budgets and complete weekly income and banking sheets accurately, preferably with previous charity retail experience.
Have a flexible approach to working hours and days including working weekend and Bank Holidays as appropriate.
Willing to travel to occasional team meetings, training events and in the initial growth of the new retail train assisting with setting up other new stores.
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