Job Description

DETAILS

Starting salary: 27,399 gross per annum pro rata
Fixed Term Full time (37.5 hours/week)
Holiday entitlement: 225 hours per year pro rata
Closing date:

Thursday, 25th September 2025 at 12noon

Interview date: week commencing

Monday, 29th September 2025

ROLE

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of those in need while leading a dynamic team? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are searching for a highly motivated and enthusiastic new manager for our Duke Street Edinburgh shop. As a Shop Manager you will join a fantastic and experienced team of staff and volunteers and lead your own small team of retail assistants and volunteers to develop the impact and income the shop.

The Shop Manager will provide excellent customer service in a professional charity retail environment. Duke Street is a thriving and busy shop where you will work closely with staff and volunteers seeking to maximise their potential. Other responsibilities include actively seeking donations, acquiring Gift Aid signups and ensuring Gift Aid procedures are followed, maintaining required stock levels with strong pricing, stock rotation, proactive selling. This position will require the Shop Manager to grow and develop the business in line with strategies agreed with the Head of Retail and the Director for Income Generation.

We have 5 shops in Edinburgh, 1 in Gullane and a new one in Glasgow to support the vital services we provide. All our services focus on relieving the immediate suffering and meeting the long-term needs of homeless and vulnerable people in Scotland. We don't just work with homeless people. We stop people from becoming homeless in the first place. When you join Bethany, you are supporting projects such as the Welcome Centre, Care Van, Family Support work, Housing Support, etc.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment.

We are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Below are a few examples of the ways we support our employees.

Bethany provides 35 days of annual leave initially to all managerial staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length of service. Bethany provides enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption. Bethany operates a company pension scheme to which all staff are auto-enrolled, with an option to opt out. Staff members' pension contributions will be matched up to a maximum of 5%. Bethany provides a death in service benefit scheme.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: From 27,399.00 per year

Benefits:

Sick pay
Work Location: In person