Assistant Retail Manager (part time)

Walsall Source: WhatJobs

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Acorns Children's Hospice 734 subscribers

Join Acorns Children's Hospice as our Deputy Community Superstore Manager and help lead our thriving Bescot Superstore in Walsall. You'll work closely with the Superstore Manager to motivate and develop volunteers, drive sales growth and exceed targets that support our vital children's hospice services. This is a temporary part-time role, working 22.5 hours per week (for 6 months)

About the Role

Acorns Children's Hospice are a children's charity, offering specialist palliative nursing care and support for local children and their families. Every year, we support over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families, including those who are bereaved. We have a network of charity shops across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire, which help to provide the funding that we need to provide this care.

As Deputy Community Superstore Manager, you will:

Drive sales and maximise income through donations, customer purchases and Gift Aid promotion
Help create a vibrant and inspiring shopping experience that sets Acorns apart and keeps customers coming back
Use your retail expertise to make key decisions on stock selection, pricing and eye-catching visual merchandising
Lead, motivate and develop a passionate team of volunteers, helping them thrive and achieve their best

About You

Retail experience and experience of working towards targets
Ability to lead and motivate a team
Enjoy a role that involves significant levels of manual handling

What We Offer

22.5 hours per week
6-month temporary contract
Based in Walsall Bescot Superstore (WS1 4SB)
Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
Discounts on refurbished tech
Health cash plan
Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
Wellbeing, legal and financial support
Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more.
Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF GoldRights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

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