Assistant Shop Manager

Assistant Shop Manager
- Thirsk, 14 Market Place, Thirsk, £10,097.30

Employment Type

Permanent

31-07-2026

16-08-2026

14 Market Place, Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 1LB

United Kingdom

On-site

Retail

Retail

Experienced retail supervisor or team leader ready to step into management.

Shop Assistant Manager
- Thirsk
Permanent Contract

Location:

Thirsk, 14 Market Place Thirsk, Thirsk, YO7 1LB

Hours:

15 hours per week
Salary: £10,097.30 actual salary (£25,243.25 FTE)
Closing date: 16TH August 2026 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)
Brand:
Herriot Hospice Homecare Charity Shops

Do you want to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to our local communities? Our family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice provide vital support to people when they need it most. Our vision is of a community where everyone gets the care they need, want and deserve You can help make that a reality.

We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, we help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen.

About the Role
As Assistant Shop Manager, you'll support the Shop Manager in leading a successful, customer-focused charity shop that maximises income to support North Yorkshire Hospice Care. You'll inspire a team of staff and volunteers, drive sales both in-store and online, create an outstanding shopping experience, and help achieve performance targets through excellent merchandising, stock management and commercial awareness. In the Shop Manager's absence, you'll confidently lead the team, ensuring the shop continues to thrive.

About You
You'll be an experienced retail supervisor or team leader who's ready to take the next step into management. Passionate about sustainable retail and delivering exceptional customer service, you'll have strong commercial awareness, excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate others. Organised, adaptable and calm under pressure, you'll enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and be confident managing targets, merchandising, volunteers and day-to-day shop operations.

Above all, you'll be values-driven, collaborative and committed to making a difference through your work.

• We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team
• Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side
• Flexible and hybrid working for many roles
• A supportive and caring environment
• Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning
• Benefits include 9% employer pension contribution, enhanced family leave and pay, generous annual leave, staff discount on our online shop, shopping and lifestyle discounts platform.

• We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do
• We are caring and compassionate
• We are personal and supportive in our approach
• We engage positively
• We are responsive
• We are driven to do better
• We are fair
• We are professional
• We work collaboratively
• We are accountable

• Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at saintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework
• We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we collect and monitor EDI data of applicants to help us ensure that our policies and procedures are effective in promoting equality. The information you provide in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion section of the application form will have no bearing on your application, it is only used for diversity monitoring and is not visible to hiring managers.
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