You can make a real difference to people in your local community by joining the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity Retail Team.
Our shops are the face of the charity, seeing supporters and raising vital funds to support local patients and their families, every single day – and you can be part of it.
Whether you’re looking to grow your retail experience, be part of the sustainable fashion industry, play an important role in your local community or supplement your income, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to be part of the team.
Join our busy and friendly retail team as a Sunday Supervisor and play your part in growing our retail income so we can continue to support patients across Buckinghamshire with life-limiting illnesses.
What will I be doing?
You will have responsibility for:
- To support the Shop Manager and Assistant Manager to deliver an excellent retail
offer for the local community. - Work at the shop on Sundays, and additional days as required including occasional planned absence of Shop Manager & Assistant Manager (days off and holiday cover) and sickness absence whenever possible
- Assist in achieving agreed income targets – sales, Gift Aid and Hospice Lottery
- Support the Shop Manager and Assistant Manager in the recruitment and retention of shop volunteers, helping to promote a happy and productive working environment for the volunteers.
About You
- Experience of working as part of a team in charity or fashion retail.
- Experience of working to achieve sales targets in a customer facing environment.
- Physically fit and able to lift and carry large quantities of donations of stock, waste and recycling on a daily basis. Please note, this shop is over two floors, so there is a requirement to carry stock up and down stairs on a regular basis.
- Demonstrable positive, solution-focused, ‘can-do’ attitude.
Applicants for this role need to be aged 18 or over. This role involves the supervision of volunteers, and in order to adhere to our safeguarding policies, all staff employed by FNHC Shops need to be over 18.
About Us
In joining our friendly, positive and ambitious retail team, you’ll be rewarded with an interesting role, a competitive salary, a supportive culture that encourages a healthy work-life balance.
Ultimately you will be raising money to support the best hospice care for local people.
So if you want a career that also makes a difference in your community, we’d love to hear from you!
For You
- We offer interesting and varied roles, believe in empowerment, and offering you a competitive salary and opportunities for development and training. You will be joining a supportive culture that encourages a healthy work-life balance and you’ll be part of a positive and friendly Retail team.
- Workplace pension – up to 6% ER contribution
- 54.5 hours annual leave (which is the equivalent of five weeks holiday plus statutory holidays)
- Generous company sick pay allowance
- Free access to Smart Health & well-being services (including online GP)
- Employee Assistance Programme including counselling
How to Apply
Please read the full job description and requirements here and send your CV or our application form together with a covering letter explaining your suitability for the role to recruitment@fnhospice.org.uk
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from all parts of the community, especially those in underrepresented groups.