Job Description

Acorns Children's Hospice are now looking for a Retail Assistant Manager to support our Chelmsley Wood Superstore Manager in leading a team of volunteers, achieving set targets and maintaining standards. You'll work 15 hours per week, including some weekend working.

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:

Support the Superstore Manager to create an exciting shop floor experience that makes Acorns stand out from our competitors Make decisions about the quality of stock, levels of pricing and style of merchandising Manage processes for the effective collection, delivery and processing of goods associated with the superstore Provide inspired leadership and motivation for a team of volunteers, maximising the potential of every individual by understanding their skills and experiences and utilising them to reach their full potential Achieve sales targets by encouraging donations, purchases and gift aid, taking an entrepreneurial approach to generating income Represent Acorns in the community

About You

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

What We Offer

25,155 per annum (pro rata) / 12.90 per hour 15 hours per week - over two days Based in Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre B37 5TP Employee discounts from leading retailers - including the Blue Light Card Discounts on refurbished tech Eye Test discount Health cash plan Gym membership and equipment discount scheme Time off to volunteer Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment Wellbeing, legal and financial support 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
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 Gold Rights 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.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 25,155.00 per year

Expected hours: 15 per week

Work Location: In person