Assistant Manager

Age UK is recruiting! With over 250 locations across the UK, our stores raise funds for some of the incredible services and support provided by the charity.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our fantastic Hull St. Andrews team as an Assistant Manager .

Our amazing Assistant Managers support our Store Managers in all aspects of the business, helping to guide and support our valued team of Sales Assistants and volunteers while ensuring customers are provided with an exemplary shop experience.

If you have a passion for retail and would like to use your skills within a charity that supports thousands of older across the UK, then this may be the role for you!

Please note: These advertised rates will be in effect from the 1st April, 2024

You will have:

The ability to work collaboratively and consultatively with the Shop Manager

Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg’s.

Be able to lead a team of volunteers and staff

Ability to delegate and coach staff

Excellent customer services skills

The ability to manage time under conflicting priorities

IT literacy and numeracy skills

Ideally you will also have:

The ability to understand and establish successful retail processes

Ability to understand basic financial reports

Experience in a customer facing role

What we offer in return:

A 28 hour working week

25 days holiday (pro-rata) + bank holiday allowance

A generous pension – we will contribute 8%

Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub

Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan

Tickets for Good – Free and discounted tickets for events

Additional Information

To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.

All CVs and covering letters will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview. We are trialling this functionality to strengthen our recruitment process and offer a fair, unbiased selection process.

Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.