Assistant Shop Manager

Posted 21 days 6 hours ago by The Children's Society

Permanent
Not Specified
Retail & Consumer Products Jobs
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description
Permanent

22.5 hours per week over 6 days, Monday to Sunday - usually 3 days of 7.5 hours the same days every week - not currently trading on a Sunday.

Additional hours will be required as and when according to business need such as holiday cover.

£23,436.25 FTE - £14,251.77 pro rata (pay review pending).

Benefits: include 28 holidays per year pro rata and all bank holidays pro rata, a stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%. Full details can be found on our website. Free parking nearby.

Location: The Children's Society Shop, The Precinct, Blaydon Shopping Centre, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear.

We are looking for someone who to work alongside the shop manager and our volunteers at our Blaydon Shop. Are you self motivated with strong interpersonal skills and can thrive on challenges that come with assisting in the running of a shop?

We are looking for a person who loves working with people and who has the ability to lead in the absence of the shop manager. Someone with strong interpersonal skills who can drive sales and be able to work closely with staff and volunteers to deliver the best level of customer service. A person who is friendly and positive with good communication skills and a "can do" attitude.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 27th December. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 13th December.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

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