Evening Retail Assistant Superstore Manager

Acorns Children's Hospice


Date: 5 hours ago
City: Walsall
Contract type: Full time
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Acorns Children’s Hospice are excited to be opening a brand-new superstore in Walsall in early 2026. We're looking for an Evening Retail Assistant Superstore Manager (Deputy Manager) to support the manager in leading the opening of the superstore including sourcing stock, marketing and recruitment. You’ll work 20 hours per week, from 4.30pm to 8.30pm, including some weekend working.

About The Role

Acorns Children's Hospice are a children's charity, offering specialist palliative nursing care and support for local children and their families. Every year, we support over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families, including those who are bereaved. We have a network of charity shops across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire, which help to provide the funding that we need to provide this care.

We're Planning To Open Our Next Acorns Superstore In Bescot Retail Park, Walsall In Early 2026. As Deputy Community Superstore Manager, You Will

  • Support the recruitment and training of volunteers
  • Source and manage stock in preparation for the grand opening
  • Create a vibrant, welcoming shop floor experience that makes Acorns stand out from the crowd
  • Bring an entrepreneurial approach to generating income in your shop, striving to beat your agreed sales targets.
  • Make local decisions on pricing, merchandising and stock quality
  • Build strong community connections to boost donations and awareness

About You

  • Retail experience and experience of working towards targets
  • Ability to motivate and develop a team
  • Confident using IT systems and tools
  • Happy to work weekends
  • Comfortable with a role that involves significant levels of manual handling

What We Offer

  • £13,468 per annum (£25,252.50 full time)
  • Evening role, working 4.30pm to 8.30pm
  • Employee discounts from leading retailers
  • Employee gym discount scheme
  • Bike-to-Work scheme
  • Generous contribution to group personal pension plan
  • Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 23 September

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to a DBS Check and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?

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