Shop Manager

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  • Location:

    Coventry city centre

  • Status:

    Permanent, full-time

  • Salary:

    £23,000 per annum

  • Closing Date:

    22nd November 2024

Become part of The Myton Team and help us to make a difference…

At The Myton Hospices, we provide specialist care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses, and their loved ones, from the point of diagnosis to end of life. We are a much-loved and well supported charity, at the heart of our community. We have three hospices, a range of community services, and 25 charity shops in Coventry and Warwickshire.

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated, dynamic retailer to take over management of one of our charity shops in Coventry city centre.

As Shop Manager, you’ll be responsible for the smooth running of a profitable charity shop, providing a brilliant shopping experience and acting as Myton’s face in the local community.

Our Shop Managers:

  • Lead and recruit volunteers
  • Design the shop layout and enticing window displays
  • Generate high-quality stock donations
  • Undertake administration
  • Handle cash, stock deliveries and collections
  • Maximise sales through Gift Aid and our Weekly Lottery

About you…

As our new Shop Manager, you’ll have:

  • Retail experience
  • Experience of leading a team of volunteers
  • Confidence in calculating figures and working with financial targets

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Retail Manager; Store Manager; or Retail Store Manager.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage everyone to bring their true selves to work. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Myton, we encourage you to share this with us.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minorities, who are currently under-represented in our hospices. We also believe our interview process should be inclusive and transparent. If there is anything missing, or a way we can improve, please do let us know.

Benefits of working at Myton

Myton is an amazing place to work, where the role every person plays has a positive impact for our patients, living with terminal illnesses, and their families. In recognition of this, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

  • Increased employer pension contribution
  • 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service
  • Additional leave purchasing
  • Winter savings club
  • Discount schemes including Blue Light Card
  • Death in service benefit
  • Dedicated staff wellbeing team & mental health first aiders
  • Colleague Support Service: confidential financial, legal & mental health support
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free on-site flu jabs
  • Free feminine hygiene products
  • 24/7 GP access
  • Free eye tests
  • #DoingOurBit online fitness and wellbeing platform
  • Menopause support

How to apply

Please click ‘Apply’ below to answer a few short questions and attach your CV.

If you would prefer a paper application form, or if you have any questions including about support or adjustments, please contact Myton Recruitment on 01926 838 849, recruitment@mytonhospice.org or by post: HR, Warwick Myton Hospice, Myton Lane, Warwick, CV34 6PX.

We now share interview questions with all candidates in advance, to help reduce nerves and enable you to truly show your best abilities. You are also welcome to bring any notes with you to your interview, if you would find this helpful.

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