About this role
Job summary The Shop Manager will be responsible for managing and co-ordinating all activities and aspects of their shop. Generating sufficient stock through contact with donors and other organisations and providing excellent customer service, to maximise sales and profitability. Be an effective operational manager to the team of volunteers including managing their records, pricing of stock, security of the shop and its contents, and promoting the shop via social media channels.
Main duties of the job The Manager will also ideally have an understanding of statutory regulations relating to health, safety, trading standards and retail premises. The Manager will be committed to high standards of customer care.
About us St Mary's Hospice provides care and comfort for patients living with any life shortening illness or long-term condition and their family. We support people from the moment of diagnosis and their families for longer.
Job description Job responsibilities
Hellois it you were looking for?
Are you enthusiastic with an optimistic outlook?
Do you like fashion and homewares?
Can you create beautiful eye-catching displays?
Have you got the gift of the gab?
Answered yes to all of the abovekeep reading.
At our fantastic and stylish shop in Millom we have a rare opportunity to join our amazing (and modest) retail team as a shop manager.
We need your great selling and visual display skills and more widely your general wisdom. If you have job-specific relevant knowledge that is a plus.
We do enjoy a curious and enquiring mind and welcome entrepreneurial ideas- together we can maximise the income from donated items to raise vital funds for SMH.
Theres more
Being a small local charity, forward-thinking and not burdened with a long chain of command or red-tape the default answer to new ideas is often "yes " or "Let's try that, why not?.
It's a refreshing approach -because your suggestions are valuable to us.
Have we got you interested yet?
You will need to be able to think on your feet to prioritise tasks in a small but perfectly formed space with never a dull moment.
It's an active role, both mentally and physically so versatility is a must - can you multi-task but still pay attention to the important details?
We would wish you to hold our Hospice values dear (Caring, aspiring, collabrative, sustainability) and have a passion for our charity as you will be representing us in your everyday working role.
If you havent realised yet
Communication skills are essential!
You will work alongside a team of keen volunteers who are the lifeblood of our organisation and of course the great British public - our valued customers and donators - #wecan'tdoitwithoutthem.
If you have the gift of the gab and are happy, go lucky, a "glass half full" kind of person with a great sense of humour and a people person then you will fit in just fine.
What now?
Being organised is key to juggling all the hats you will need to wear in order to deal with the varied tasks each day will bring. If you are practical and efficient that's an absolute bonus. Each day will bring different challenges, we hope you are the person who will relish those opportunities and thrive in our lovely local shop with a big heart.
If this advert speaks to youif you can see yourself as part of this amazing team you know what to doAPPLY NOW.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name St. Mary's Hospice
Address
Cumbria
LA12 7JP
Employer's website https://www.stmaryshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)