Assistant Shop Manager - Westhoughton

Fixed Term secondment cover until December 2026

14 hours week - will include some weekends.

£24,700 per annum / £9,880.00 pro rata

Location: Westhoughton

Benefits include but not limited to

• 36 days’ annual leave [full time roles only], inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• We match up to 8% pension
• Free counselling service
• Opportunities to develop and widen your skills
• 2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation
• Free on-site parking

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

We run over 100 retail shops covering the whole of the UK – every one of these shops play a vital role in our mission to providing support to children and young adults. Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

About the role

This role sits within our Retail Domain, which transforms donated goods into vital income to support young people across the UK. You’ll play a key part in our Westhoughton shop, supporting a team to deliver excellent customer service, community engagement, and income generation. As part of this role, you will be required to follow a shift pattern agreed with your shop manager, will include some weekend shifts.

We’re looking for a charity experienced, confident, passionate, team member to join our amazing team in this location to make a positive impact in how we support the charities goals. You will have the ability to lead people, grow a volunteer team for the shop manager and assist the shop manager and drive sales and profits whilst driving improvements that strengthen the shop’s performance and community impact.

Key Skills and Competencies

The required skills and competencies for this role are:

• Commercial understanding around what makes a positive impact to sales in a charity environment.
• Ability to nurture volunteers and understand how best to inspire a team to deliver.
• Complete flexibility as the store enjoys a busy community location requiring this in terms of hours worked etc.

It would also be an advantage if you have any of the following skills and competencies:

• I.T skills
• Proven coaching skills
• Demonstratable performance management skills

Closing date: Midnight on 07/07/2026

Interviews: (to be confirmed)

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS check, 2 years of references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.

In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis. Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only. As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.

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