Assistant Shop Manager

2 days ago

Thetford, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Job Advert
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 In our Thetford for 30 hours per week on a permanent basis. 
We are looking for a passionate and motivated person to help our store reach full potential. 
We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce. 
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. 
Passionate about the Mencap values and will strive to ensure our Retail brand is successful.   
Job ID: 32904 

Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support*T&C's apply based on contract

About Mencap
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.  
Our work includes;

providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
providing advice through our help lines and web sites

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