Shop Manager – St. Rocco’s Stockton Heath Boutique
Salary £ 23500 per annum
Vacancy listed 04/04/2025
Application deadline 25/04/2025
Details
St. Rocco's Hospice is looking to recruit a Shop Manager for our newly relaunched boutique shop in Stockton Heath.  Stockton Heath is a vibrant village with an amazing mix of places to eat and a lovely shopping centre.  The St. Rocco’s shop is very much embedded within the community we serve, and we are looking for a Manager who will embrace this.
 
The position would ideally suit someone with a managerial and commercial background in retail, someone who has high standards in customer service and a flair for visual merchandising.
You will be expected to support a well experienced volunteer team, manage stock levels and be commercially astute to help generate income for St. Rocco’s Hospice.
 
This role requires innovative thinking, autonomous working and the ability to develop strong productive relationships. Excellent communication, organisational, planning, scheduling and problem-solving skills are essential. 

37.5 hours per week – 5 days over 7 (weekend work). Typical hours of work 9am - 5pm.
 
Main Duties & Responsibilities (please see Job description for further details):
 
You will be responsible for:
 
•             Managing the day to day running of the shop.
•             Optimising sales.
•             Maintaining effective stock management and merchandising.
•             Managing and training shop volunteers.
•             Carrying out shop administration.
•             Ensuring adequate security.
•             Enforcing health and safety policy and procedures.
 
Who We Are Looking for: 

  • A proven track record of successful commercial retail managerial experience. 
  • A manager who places their team at the forefront of decision making
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
  • Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure to meet deadlines. 
  • Computer literate with knowledge of using Outlook and teams as being advantageous. 
  • Able to work 
  • Excellent attention to detail. 
  • Someone who has the ability to problem solve and use initiative
Benefits:
 
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: 

  • Annual holiday entitlement is 7 working weeks inclusive of all public holiday entitlement
  • Contributory Company Group Pension Plan (NHS Pension Scheme members have the option of continuing in this scheme)
  • Medical Cash Plan
  • Life assurance 
  • Option to apply for a blue light card
  • Eligibility to access a huge range of discounts online and on the high street through the Charity Worker Discount Scheme
  • Free onsite Hospice car park 
We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
 
St. Rocco's Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All offers of employment are subject to 2 references & DBS.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with St Rocco’s’ please contact: HR at hr@stroccos.org.uk.
 
 
About us: 
 
St Rocco’s Hospice is a registered charity, not part of the NHS and it costs over £5 million to run the Hospice every year. We rely on support from the community of Warrington, both through volunteering time and donating money to enable us to continue our existing services. 
 
For this reason, we encourage all members of staff to support fundraising activities of the Hospice. We encourage every staff member to help at, participate in, or support at fundraising activities every year to fell part of the wider St. Rocco’s family. Opportunities to support fundraising activities vary and could include helping at fundraising and shop events, raising sponsorship or attending cheque presentations. Staff members will be asked as part of their annual appraisal how they have contributed to the wider organisational community. 
 
About the Team:
 
At St. Rocco's Hospice, you will find a fantastic team spirit and a commitment to developing you and your skills so that you can choose a long-term career with us.

Closing date:  25th April 2025
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

 
 St Rocco’s Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory receipt of DBS if applicable, 2 references and documentary proof of right to work in the UK. 
 
 A referral to Occupational Health in relation to Health and Safety aspects of the role may be made prior to employment, however the offer of employment will not be conditional upon this.
 
 Please note: St. Rocco's Hospice is not part of the NHS and is not licensed to sponsor foreign nationals. All offers of employment are subject to / conditional upon satisfactory documentary proof of right to work in the UK.
 
 Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
 
 As the Hospice meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants (staff and volunteers) who are offered employment based at the Hospice or in patient facing roles will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions.
 
 Please contact the recruitment team for further policy details email: recruitment@stroccos.org.uk
 
 Processing Your Data:
 
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Benefits

An attractive package of benefits for employed staff T&C's apply:

Contributory Company Group Pension Plan, (If you are a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, you have the option of continuing in this scheme), Life Assurance and a Medical Cash Plan - T&C’s apply, free onsite parking, annual holiday entitlement in any holiday year is 7 working weeks, inclusive of all public holiday entitlement. Part-time employees’ annual holiday entitlement accrues on a pro-rata basis.

(Benefits may be different for Bank / Contract for Services Workers T&C's apply).

The posts are not salary incremental posts and pay reviews are at the discretion of the Hospice.

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