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Retail Assistant Shop Manager

Organisation
Chestnut Tree House
Post date
13 October 2023
Closing date
30 October 2023
Location
Billingshurst
Salary
£4251 per annum (FTE £21,255)
Hours
7.5 per week
Contact email
hr@stbh.org.uk

St Barnabas Hospices offers specialist palliative care through two hospices: St Barnabas House adult hospice in Worthing and Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice near Arundel in Sussex.

Our Shops and Distribution Centre provide one of our most important revenue streams and offer quality items and a friendly service.

As an Assistant Manager, it will be helpful if you have retail and customer service skills, although full training will be given.

Responsibilities include:

Using people skills to help deliver income to the hospice. Helping to give excellent customer service, assisting in managing a team of staff and volunteers, stock control, daily cash handling and banking, ensuring the staff, volunteers, the shop and the site are safe and secure. You will be energetic and love variety and keeping our shop attractive. You will have responsibility for all aspects of the business in the absence of the manager after full induction training.

Location:

The post is based in Billingshurst, but involves regular travel to the hospices, the Retail Distribution Centre and to other shops in Sussex. The role may involve managing and supporting in other shops as requested.

Ongoing recruitment, so apply now!

• Would you like to work for a much-loved local charity?
• Do you want to make a real difference?
• Would you like to join a highly successful retail team?

Benefits:

  • Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
  • 27 days annual leave (increasing after each year of continuous service, up to 30 days) + bank holidays
  • On-site education support and study leave opportunities
  • Option to access Health Shield and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
  • Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card

For further information about the role please contact Area Manager Liz Rich liz.rich@stbh.org.uk or pop into the shop and have a chat with the manager.

An enhanced DBS will be sought, if you are successful in this role. The safe recruitment of staff at St Barnabas Hospices is the first step to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults in our care. As an employer we expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitment to safeguarding.

If you have the passion and drive to succeed, please visit our website www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk/jobs for a job description and application form. Alternatively, you can contact the HR department hr@stbh.org.uk or collect one from one of our many charity shops.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

The information you provide on your application form is the only information we will use to decide whether or not to short-list you for interview.

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