Acorns Children's Hospice
Assistant Retail Manager (part time)

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Join Acorns Children's Hospice as our Deputy Community Superstore Manager and help lead our thriving Bescot Superstore in Walsall. You'll work closely with the Superstore Manager to motivate and develop volunteers, drive sales growth and exceed targets that support our vital children's hospice services. This is a temporary part-time role, working 22.5 hours per week (for 6 months)
About The Role
Acorns Children's Hospice are a children's charity, offering specialist palliative nursing care and support for local children and their families. Every year, we support over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families, including those who are bereaved. We have a network of charity shops across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire, which help to provide the funding that we need to provide this care.
As Deputy Community Superstore Manager, You Will
- Drive sales and maximise income through donations, customer purchases and Gift Aid promotion
- Help create a vibrant and inspiring shopping experience that sets Acorns apart and keeps customers coming back
- Use your retail expertise to make key decisions on stock selection, pricing and eye-catching visual merchandising
- Lead, motivate and develop a passionate team of volunteers, helping them thrive and achieve their best
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- Retail experience and experience of working towards targets
- Ability to lead and motivate a team
- IT skills
- Happy to work weekends
- Enjoy a role that involves significant levels of manual handling
What We Offer
- £26,715 per annum (pro rata) / £16,029 per annum actual / £13.70 per hour
- 22.5 hours per week
- 6-month temporary contract
- Based in Walsall Bescot Superstore (WS1 4SB)
- Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
- Discounts on refurbished tech
- Health cash plan
- Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
- Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
- Wellbeing, legal and financial support
- Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more.
- Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
- NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
- Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service


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You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.
As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.
If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk
Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?
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