At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a fantastic team to deliver an amazing shopping experience while supporting a great cause.
- Company: Join Age UK, a charity dedicated to helping older people in need.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, 25 days leave, wellbeing days, and excellent pension scheme.
- Other info: Flexible hours with opportunities for career growth and recognition awards.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while gaining valuable retail experience.
- Qualifications: Customer service experience and ability to lift stock up to 10kg required.
The predicted salary is between 20000 - 25000 £ per year.
Age UK is recruiting for a Shop Supervisor to join their fantastic team in Caversham! Age UK’s shops are the face of the charity. Our retail teams deliver a great shopping experience to customers while generating needed income for the charity, ensuring that we can provide services and support to older people who need it most. If you want to help us to help others, this might be the job for you!
We are recruiting for a Shop Supervisor to join our wonderful team and deliver an excellent retail service, ensuring that every customer has a great shopping experience. As a valued member of the Age UK team, you will contribute towards maximising shop sales and profits as well as the successful day-to-day running of the shop, deputising for the Shop Manager and Assistant Manager in their absence. The successful candidate will support with sales, stock rotation, organising displays, store tidying and much more, whilst representing Age UK in a professional manner and reflecting our core values.
Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kgs). Please note this opportunity will require the successful candidate to work 21 hours across a 7-day working week, including Saturdays and Sundays on a rota basis. To ensure the smooth running of our stores, we will be conducting interviews throughout the advertising process. Early applications are advised.
You will have:
- Experience in working in a customer facing role
- Experience of cash handling
- Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg
- The ability to work as part of an effective team
- Be able to lone work when needed
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as commitment to equal opportunities
- A flexible approach to work with requirement to work additional days to cover holidays and sickness or participate in trading outside of normal shop hours e.g. shop events
What we offer in return:
- Competitive salary, 25 days annual leave (pro rata for our part-time colleagues) + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Wellbeing days – 2 paid days per year (pro rata for our part-time colleagues)
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit scheme, Cycle to Work scheme
- Home & Tech – apply to buy any Home & Tech items from 'Currys' & 'IKEA', up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card scheme
- You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-250
To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme.
Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments for disabled job seekers can be accessed at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment. Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Shop Supervisor in Reading employer: Age Uk
Age UK is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment in Caversham where you can make a real difference in the lives of older people. With competitive salaries, generous annual leave, and unique benefits like wellbeing days and a cycle to work scheme, we prioritise employee wellbeing and growth. Join our dedicated team and enjoy the satisfaction of contributing to a meaningful cause while developing your skills in a vibrant retail setting.
