DESCRIPTION

Our charity shops provide a great source of income to enable us to provide care for local children and their families.
We are looking for an Assistant Shop Manager to help run our shop and raise our profile in the area.
Doing all you can to increase income to support the work of the Trust, your responsibilities will include meeting and greeting customers, merchandising, pricing, stock sorting and rotation, banking and staff planning. All our shops aim to offer a pleasant customer experience with a good old-fashioned bargain to boot and we expect our Assistant Shop Managers to reflect this in their approach to work.
Working with your Shop Manager and alongside volunteers, it is essential that you have strong interpersonal skills and a compassionate nature.

Under the guidance and direction of and working with the Shop Manager:

• To provide day-to-day supervision and training of the volunteers, ensuring that tasks are properly delegated in accordance with their experience and abilities.
• To produce a weekly work rota ensuring that the shop is fully staffed during opening hours, arranging cover for holidays and sickness.
• To ensure that adequate donated stock, appropriate to the business, is sourced and priced accordingly.
• To ensure financial controls are adhered to including the till reconciliation, daily banking of takings and weekly reporting of sales to the Finance Manager at Naomi House & Jacksplace.
• To ensure that the shop premises comply with Health & Safety legislation for staff and customers.
• The management of daily fire risk responsibilities, including means of escape, fire evacuation plan, completion of the fire safety log book, fire protection (alarms and doors), fire equipment, housekeeping and relevant fire safety training.