Shop Manager (5894)

Permanent 

30 hours per week, over 7 days, to include  Saturdays and Sundays 

£20,886.49 pro-rata  

Location:  Great Baddow

We offer many enhanced benefits including:

• 28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays  
• Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%
• Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers
• Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass

Full details about our benefits can be found on our website. 

Do you like being creative?  Or looking for a hidden treasure? Have you got Retail/Management experience? Are you looking for a new challenge in 2025?  

We are looking for a Shop Manager to lead our team in the Great Baddow shop, you will be working in a creative environment, working with donated goods to maximise sales and net contribution. 

You will make a real difference to young people in England by helping to raise the vital funds needed to support our frontline work. You will need to be driven and focused on making money, and have good communication skills both inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to help build support for the shop. 

As a Shop Manager you will manage two Assistant Shop Managers along with a team of diverse Volunteers, you will need great people skills and be confident at working with people from different backgrounds creating a welcoming and positive experience for all of our staff, volunteers and supporters. 

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way then this is the place for you. 

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more. 

We look forward to receiving your application. 

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with.  As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.  We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. 

The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 22nd September 2025.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed. 

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