COMMUNITY SHOP ASSISTANT MANAGER PERMANENT PART-TIME, ALL YEAR ROUND 22.5 hours per week : 8.30am to 4.30pm : working alternate weekends £12.21 per hour : £14,326 actual gross p.a. : 7.2 weeks holiday Ready to bring your retail skills to a role that really makes a difference? Valence School has a vibrant community shop in the heart of Westerham, and we are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Manager to help drive its success. This is a fantastic opportunity if you: ✨ love delivering brilliant customer service ✨ enjoy eye-catching merchandising and keeping a shop looking great ✨ have retail experience (charity sector a bonus!) ✨ can support a small coffee counter—barista skills welcome but not essential ✨ enjoy working with volunteers and the local community ✨ want a meaningful role that directly supports young people with physical disabilities and complex needs Working alongside the Shop Manager, you will help run the day-to-day operations, motivate a wonderful team of volunteers, maintain high standards and bring creativity to displays, stock rotation and shop presentation. You will also help provide brilliant work experience opportunities for Valence School students. Why join us? ✔ A friendly, community-focused environment ✔ Real impact as every sale supports Valence School ✔ Varied, rewarding work ✔ Training, wellbeing sessions, retail discounts and generous pension/life cover ✔ Beautiful location overlooking Westerham Green Must be 18 due to lone-working requirements. If you are passionate about people, community and great customer service, we would love to hear from you. C.V.'s alone will not be accepted. Applications must be made on the school's recruitment portal. For details please visit www.valenceschool.com > work for us or visit our recruitment portal on My New Term https://mynewterm.com/jobs/119032/EDV-2025-VS-17318 Closing date: 22 February You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this vacancy, interview and appoint earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this role. Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We value diversity and promote equality for all. References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)