Charity Shop Manager

Wigan & Leigh Hospice is a wonderful place to work. Our staff are our greatest asset providing the very highest standard of care. All our teams are all part of the Hospice team: working together to make the Hospice the best it can be. We have achieved Outstanding in the last CQC inspection. Our values: Compassion, Accessibility, Respect, Excellence, are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• A warm and welcoming working environment,
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (increasing with length of service),
• Contributary pension scheme,
• Free car parking,
• Cycle to Work Scheme,
• Shopping, leisure and holiday discounts,
• On demand GP,
• Westfield Health – Health Cash Plan,
• Life Assurance,
• A range of Wellbeing initiatives.

The available role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our busy Retail team at Robin Park as a Shop Manager.

As a Shop Manager you will lead a team of volunteers to maximise the potential of one of our shops – generating much needed funds which will be used to provide palliative and end of life care to people living in the Wigan Borough. This is a chance to make a real and meaningful difference in a charity that is very much rooted in this community.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (typical working hours are 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Sunday), on a salary of £26,439 – £28,006 per annum. This role will involve working weekends, with days off during the week. There may occasionally be a requirement to work hours outside of your normal working week.

Please look at the Person Specification included in the Job Description below for the role requirements, qualifications and experience, skills and abilities, personal qualities and attributes.

Job description

This role will mainly be based at a shop, however you will be asked to travel to the Hospice or between other hospice’s shops, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a car insured for business use is desirable.

How to apply
Applicants should submit an up-to-date CV with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role to hr@wlh.org.uk