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Shop Cover Manager - South East
Scope
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Overview
Are you looking for a role with huge variety where no day is the same? Are you able to inspire a team of brilliant volunteers? Do you have retail experience and are looking for the next step in your career?
If you answered yes to these then we have the perfect opportunity for you.
£23,581.58
per year, role includes £1,750 allowance and £5,000 car allowance
Full time, Permanent
(35 hours per week)
Field based, supporting Scope shops based in the south east. It is therefore essential that you can travel within this geographical area.
Key information
It’s important for you to know that Scope Charity Shops are open every day. So some weekend and Bank Holiday cover is needed. Our full time hours are 35 hours a week, working five days out of seven. Weekly hours for part-time vacancies are on a seven-day rota.
About the role
We are looking to appoint a Shop Cover Manager (known internally as Divisional Support Lead) supporting Scope shops in the south east. These include: Bognor Regis, Brighton, Dover, Haslemere, Hove BR, Brighton, Seaford, Sittingbourne, Tolworth, West Croydon and Wimbledon.
This is an exciting role working closely with the fantastic shop teams to enable our shops to trade when there is absence.
The role will play a key role in maintaining and improving the running of our shops day to day and enable us to maximise sales and profit.
Our retail roles are full of variety, and every day is different! From generating and processing stock to designing an eye-catching window display or recruiting and training our wonderful volunteer team you’ll find every day challenging but extremely rewarding. You will have relevant experience in retail but a great attitude and willingness to learn is just as important.
We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.
Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
Some applicants might need adjustments during the application process. If you require adjustments through your journey with us, please email recruitment@scope.org.uk. You can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website.
Requirements
As Divisional Support Lead you’ll be passionate about retail and have a love of fashion with experience of running a shop, or you’ll be looking for a management role as the next step in your career and be comfortable working closely various shop teams.
To be successful in this role
- You’ll need a commercial, can-do attitude and always put the customer’s needs first.
- You’ll be a dedicated team player and be able to work with different retail shop teams and volunteers
- Possess a strong work ethic
- Have a great attention to detail and have a creative eye for displays.
- Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.
We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of an equal future for disabled people.