Assistant Shop Manager
- london, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·On-site
- Part time
- £21 - £23 Per Hour
Job Description
Assistant Shop Manager
Company: Sue Ryder Care
Salary: from £12.83 an hour
Hours: Part-time
Location: SE23 3HF
Working pattern: On-site
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 17 Sept 2026
Closing date: 1 Oct 2026
Summary
Assistant Shop Manager
30/32 London Road
Forest Hill
London
SE23 3HF
2 roles - 15 hours over Sat/Sun and 15 hours weekdays - 7 days trading shop all on one floor
£12.83 per hour plus £1515 pa London weighting
Become a part of our story.
Every sale in our 400+ shops helps fund specialist palliative and end-of-life care. For over 70 years, we've supported people when it matters most - and we're looking for an Assistant Shop Manager to help us continue that work.
You’ll support your manager and team, inspire your community and help drive income for our vital services, while championing creative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.
We value our people and offer a great work-life balance: 1 in 2 weekends, shifts from 8.45am, most shops finishing by 5.15pm, and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day off.
Bring your leadership skills to a role with real purpose.
Responsibilities
- As Assistant Shop Manager you will be using your skills and retail experience to help drive sales, income and performance against targets.
- Support and motivate the team to provide excellent service to customers and donors.
- Building strong community relationships to generate quality donated stock.
- Help recruit, train and retain a committed volunteer team.
- Support in maintaining high standards of merchandising, housekeeping and health & safety.
- Support in managing stock and EPOS processes to keep the shop fresh, seasonal and well presented.
- Championing the Sue Ryder brand, in-store campaigns and national fundraising initiatives.
Ideal Candidate
We're looking for ambitious people who are motivated by making a real difference. If you're keen to learn, grow and develop while helping us ensure everyone gets the support they deserve, you'll fit right in.
Come and join the team as our Assistant Shop Manager at our Forest Hill shop
Our shop is bright and airy with a great selection of designer and high street fashion clothing, as well as one-off pieces of bric-a-brac - all at fabulous prices. We also stock an excellent range of new goods.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
- Company pension scheme
- Staff discount with thousands of retailers
- Refer a Friend scheme - £250 payment
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
- Death in Service benefit
- Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
- Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
- Access to Employee support programme
For more of our employee benefits please visit our website:
Application Details
Closing date: 1st October
Interview date: 5th October