Store Manager - Wyke

Are you someone who is excited about charity retail, fashion, and can use their initiative? Do you have experience managing a retail team? If so, please keep reading as we may have the role for you.

Join our friendly team in Wyke and help us make a difference in the community. We're looking for a passionate and motivated individual to support the day-to-day running of our shop and help it reach its full potential.

This is a permanent position, working full time (37.5 hours per week) over 5 days.

As Shop Manager, you will:

• Help develop in-store systems and promote donations and sales to maximise profits
• Represent Mencap as an efficient and charitable organization by ensuring your actions reinforce Mencap's aims and values
• Strive to ensure stock is generated from the local area and donors
• Sign up donors to the Gift Aid scheme and ensure maximum income is achieved through Gift Aid
• Be responsible for achieving profit targets by maximising sales and managing costs effectively
• Maintain the store to a high standard of presentation
• Build an effective volunteer team and provide training, development, work reviews, and appraisals to paid staff and volunteers
• Handle all financial and cash handling responsibilities and ensure health and safety compliance

To be a successful Shop Manager, you will:

• Be an experienced assistant manager or supervisor capable of maintaining budgets and completing weekly income and banking sheets accurately, preferably with charity retail experience
• Have a flexible approach to working hours, including weekends and bank holidays as needed
• Be willing to travel to team meetings, training events, and assist with setting up new stores
• Be passionate about Mencap's values and committed to the success of our retail brand

We are an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from disabled individuals and those from Black and Asian communities, as they are underrepresented in our workforce.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. For more information, please visit the direct gov website.

JOB ID: 34322

At Mencap, we offer a range of benefits to support and reward our employees, including 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro-rata), discounts at leading retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and more.

For more details, please see the attached document outlining all benefits available to our team members.

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We support individuals with learning disabilities, their families, and carers, advocating for a kinder, fairer, and more inclusive society.

Everyone at Mencap works with people with learning disabilities, either providing support, advice, or working alongside them as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

- Everyone is expected to treat people well and foster an inclusive environment.

- We grow and learn daily; making mistakes is okay as long as we learn from them.

- Everyone should feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues, including groups for Black and Asian colleagues, LGBTQIA+ individuals, disabled persons or those with long-term health conditions, women, parents, carers, and allies.

We encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap. We offer various contract types and working patterns. We're not solely looking for specific experience; your personality and values are what matter most. We will provide training and development to help you succeed in your role.