Assistant Shop Manager
| Posting date: | 12 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,418 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 October 2025 |
| Location: | WF1 1QS |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Forget Me Not Childrens Hospice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Our shops aren’t just a place for people to donate or bargain hunt, but also to build careers, volunteer and support our cause. And every penny of profit made by our shops helps us be here for children and families who desperately need our support.
As Assistant Shop Manager, your role will be to support the shop manager in developing and managing one of our shops. In this really hands-on role, your excellent talent for organisation will ensure the effective management of a team of colleagues and volunteers to achieve sales targets and maintain excellent merchandising standards.
As one of our ambassadors in the community, you’ll help us deliver class-leading customer service, while also complying with hospice and retail policies and procedures and security, health and safety standards in the shop.
Excellent organisational skills
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
IT Literate, excellent skills using Microsoft packages
Excellent standards of record keeping, both written and computerised
Ability to work flexible, frequently unsocial hours
Previous charity retail experience (desirable)
Previous experience managing a team (desirable)
This role will involve evening and weekend work so flexibility is essential.
As Assistant Shop Manager, your role will be to support the shop manager in developing and managing one of our shops. In this really hands-on role, your excellent talent for organisation will ensure the effective management of a team of colleagues and volunteers to achieve sales targets and maintain excellent merchandising standards.
As one of our ambassadors in the community, you’ll help us deliver class-leading customer service, while also complying with hospice and retail policies and procedures and security, health and safety standards in the shop.
Excellent organisational skills
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
IT Literate, excellent skills using Microsoft packages
Excellent standards of record keeping, both written and computerised
Ability to work flexible, frequently unsocial hours
Previous charity retail experience (desirable)
Previous experience managing a team (desirable)
This role will involve evening and weekend work so flexibility is essential.