Overview
Shop Manager - Permanent - Part Time
Location: Retford. Salary: £24,180 (pro rata). Closing Date: Sunday, 19 October 2025.
Sense is recruiting for a Shop Manager to work 30 hours per week at our shop in Retford on a permanent basis. You will lead and inspire a team, drive standards, operational excellence and customer service to maximise income for the charity. This is an opportunity to join a network of over 120 shops as we grow and develop our shop programme.
Responsibilities
* Build, train and inspire a great team of volunteers
* Deliver superb shop standards, product range, and customer engagement
* Drive stock generation and community engagement
* Ensure a safe, clean, and inviting environment for customers, staff and volunteers
Key skills and experience
* Self-motivated, creative, a great communicator, and committed to working in charity retail
* Experience of inspiring a team to provide excellent customer service
* An eye for detail to ensure safety, cleanliness and an inviting environment
* Experience of working in a retail environment or in a team leader position
Requirements and working pattern
This position requires the applicant to be willing to work Bank Holidays and weekends as required.
About Sense
We believe every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included. Sense uses its knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability-confident leader.
We offer excellent training and development, the opportunity to join our Group Personal Pension scheme, a great rewards scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
How to apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Make sure you complete the Personal Specification thoroughly, as managers will use your application to shortlist candidates. We recommend reading the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Note: we reserve the right to close posts at any time, so please apply as soon as possible.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team.
Equality and safeguarding
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to a DBS check where appropriate.
We particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity and to promoting the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. All contributions are valued and everyone should realise their potential.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation will be treated as our own and no fee will be payable.
Precise Location: 10 Carolgate, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 6BU, United Kingdom
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