Assistant Shop Manager

Overview

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Permanent

Part time 19 hours per week, with additional hours when required to cover shop managers absences

£12,683.78 pro rata

Location - Aldridge, West Midlands

We offer many enhanced benefits including; 28 days holiday a year - plus Bank Holidays and stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%. Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

• Assist the Shop Manager in driving sales and profits and work closely with staff and Volunteers to ensure we deliver the best level of customer service.
• Lead in the absence of the Shop Manager and inspire and empower people around you.
• Be friendly and positive in your approach and help instill energy to those around you. Bring a creative ability to the role.
• Play a part in making a real difference to young people by helping to raise vital funds to support frontline work.
• Have good communication skills inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to build support for the shop.

• Self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead in the absence of the Shop Manager.
• Friendly, positive approach and ability to energize those around you; creative ability is a plus.
• Good communication skills both inside and outside the shop.
• Commitment to Safer Recruitment and relevant pre-employment checks (including DBS).

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on Friday 14th November 2025. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy early from Friday 7th November onwards.

The Children s Society is committed to Safer Recruitment and as such a range of pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with recommendations made by the Bichard Enquiry, and current best practice. To include a basic DBS check, these will be required before employment can commence.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

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