St Giles Hospice

Contract type Permanent ST Giles Hospice Shops Location Bloxwich Hours 15 hours (2 days out of 7) 8:55am 5:05pm trading over 7 days. Annual salary £9633 (Retail Band AA) Review date 08/03/2026 As an Assistant Community Shop Manager (ACSM) for St Giles Hospice you will take lead when the Community Shop Manager is away, ensuring smooth operations and delivering excellent customer service. You ll be empowered to make decisions locally whilst working within a supportive framework, working within and for your local community ensuring that engagement and support is understood and promoted. You ll have excellent leadership skills and want to be part of a successful team. Ideally, you ll have previous fashion retail experience with the ability to manage and lead the store in the absence of the Community Shop Manager (CSM). Reporting into the CSM and working closely with the Retail Regional Manager you will aid in supporting your store to run efficiently and deliver a positive financial contribution to the Hospice. The estate includes 26 shops and e-commerce operation with a turnover of approx. £3.5million which supports the overall income generation strategy. Do you want to work in a role that combines retail, community and purpose, St Giles Hospice is the place that will allow you to thrive. Qualifications Essential Qualifications in English and Maths Minimum Level 2 Key Skills or Grade 4 (A-D) GCSE Knowledge and experience Essential Ability to lead and motivate others Previous retail experience Understanding of health and safety regulations Ability to plan and priorities workloads and delegate accordingly Outstanding communications skills Excellent customer focus Knowledge and understanding of sales management, profit and loss Desirable Local community knowledge Previous line management experience Experience in achieving goals and identifying opportunities Has the ability to implement and enforce policies A desire to work as part of a team to generate fresh and innovative community-based ideas Some experience of Gift Aid Some experience of working with volunteers Values Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours Skills Essential Proven customer service skills Flexible and be able to adapt to change on a daily basis Able to complete physically demanding work in the form of standing for long periods and moving stock Ability to handle administrative task, such a cash handling Be a keen problem solver Ability to follow organisational policy and procedures IT and numeracy - understanding of Office 365 and the ability to complete IT based tasks Desirable Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload Team Management skills Experience in training and developing staff and/or volunteers Personal Attributes Strong communicator Customer focused Willingness to learn Flexible and adaptable to change Good interpersonal skills Goodtime keeping and strong work ethic Conducts themselves in a professional manner Good organisational skills Inclusive and diverse in their approach Empathetic Team Player Able to work under pressure Collaborative Ambassador for St Giles Hospice Other requirements Valid driving licence Eligibility to work in the UK Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests Just so you know: This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check. We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role; this may be earlier than the closing date. If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time. As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit our website for our Privacy Policy. This is in extension to Charity Job Privacy Policy.