Working pattern: 37.5 hours per week including weekends on a rota
Our retail team is the face of St Gemma’s hospice in the community. We have 27 vibrant stores around the Leeds area generating the funding which helps us to continue to provide care for our patients, families and the community. Join us and turn your retail skills into something truly meaningful.
Key duties:
* Lead our Meanwood Superstore, one of our largest shops, reaching agreed annual income and expenditure budgets through the efficient management and development of a hospice charity shop with a team of paid staff and volunteers.
* To ensure the shop and staff meet the standards and values of St Gemma’s and raise the profile of the hospice within the local community.
* Create an inspiring shopping experience from an ever-changing range of donated stock and various fundraising initiatives. No two days are the same, and every day helps fund vital hospice care across Leeds.
What are we looking for in a candidate:
* Prior management experience in a customer facing environment (such as retail or similar sectors) is essential. Use your expertise to maximise performance, be creative with merchandising, and build a motivated, customer focused team.
* Commercially focused and target driven, excited by the challenge of driving strong sales and maximising Gift Aid income for one of our largest retail locations.
* Confident leading and developing diverse teams of staff and volunteers and enjoys fostering an effective team dynamic.
* Energised by a fast paced, hands on and constantly changing retail environment.
* Charity retail and volunteer management experience is welcome but not essential.
* Strong leadership, initiative and enthusiasm matter the most.
* As one of our largest stores, with a specialism in furniture items, this post requires heavy lifting and manual handling on a regular basis.
How to apply?
Applications must be submitted online via the St Gemma’s careers website prior to the closing date.
Please ensure you download the Role Profile and Employee Specification documents at the bottom of the vacancy page as you may find them useful when completing the application questions.
What are the benefits of working at St Gemma’s?
At St Gemma’s, our people are at the heart of our organisation, so we place great importance on maintaining a workplace culture and environment where everyone can thrive and feel satisfied that they are making a meaningful difference in the work they do. Our culture is centred around our values:
* Caring
We are passionate about the importance of the work we do, and we care for one another. Kindness, empathy, compassion and respect are all shared behaviours amongst our people, and this creates a genuinely supportive and welcoming environment.
* Aspirational
We are continually learning and developing, striving for excellence in everything we do. We encourage new and innovative ideas, and this has led to us pioneering the way forward on a number of high-impact initiatives across all areas of our organisation.
* Professional
We deliver high standards through team-work, a skilled workforce and good governance
We offer a competitive range of benefits with an emphasis on inclusion and staff well-being in a caring and friendly environment:
* Generous annual holiday entitlement starting at 28 days plus statutory Bank holidays (FTE). Your entitlement will incrementally increase over time, up to 34 days after 10 years’ service. You will also have the option to buy up to 5 days’ holiday each year, subject to terms.
* Free parking at the Hospice site, subject to availability.
* Subsidised food at the Hospice’s Bistro and free drinks for all staff.
* Enrolment onto St Gemma’s Group Personal Pension Plan, which provides a 5% company pension contribution assuming employees contribute 3%. If you are currently a member of the NHS Pension Scheme and have contributed to the scheme within the last twelve months you are eligible to continue contributing to this scheme instead of St Gemma’s Group Plan.
* Enhanced occupational pay for Family Leave, e.g. maternity and paternity pay.
* Health Assured employee assistance programme providing a wide range of wellbeing services for you and your immediate family.
* Learning and professional development. For our clinical teams, this is provided by our world-class Academic Unit of Palliative Care (AUPC).
* Various employee network groups that you can get involved with, e.g. our LGBTQ+ group, and our sustainability group for example.
* Regular social events, enabling people to gather together as a team, build relationships and recognise achievements.
Please carefully review the Role Profile and Employee Specification documents prior to completing the application form.
We encourage early applications and reserve the right to invite candidates to interview prior to the closing date and/or close this vacancy prior to the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Viewing this vacancy from NHS Jobs, Indeed or another 3rd party platform? Please see our website www.st-gemma.co.uk/about-us/join-our-team for further information and to apply. Applications must be submitted online via the St Gemma’s careers website prior to the closing date.