Assistant shop manager

Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can be part of a fantastic team who deliver their very best at all times? Would you love to work for a charity where we believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential? If so, this could be the job for you!

Sense is currently recruiting for an Assistant Shop Manager to work 15 hours per week at our shop in Gloucester on a permanent basis.

• Building, training and inspiring a great team of volunteers
• Delivering superb shop standards, offer and customer engagement
• Driving stock generation and community engagement

• The successful applicant will need to be self‑motivated, creative, be a great communicator and positively committed to working in charity retail.
• Experience of inspiring a team to provide excellent customer service.
• An eye for detail that will ensure a safe, clean, and inviting environment for customers, staff, and volunteers.
• Experience of working in a retail environment or within a team leader position.

This position requires the applicant to be willing to work Bank Holidays and weekends as required and it is desirable that they have flexibility to work across 7 days of the week.

Working with Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone’s contribution is valued and we ensure they are given the opportunity to realise their potential.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.