Retail & Caf?? Manager (Part-Time)
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Together we can make a real difference

Belonging to the Royal Voluntary Service community means inspiring volunteers to support the nation's health and wellbeing. It means tackling the most pressing social issues in a workplace full of opportunities.

Our people are a welcoming team of individuals from every background who support one another to be their best. They are also some of the country's most compassionate and dedicated people who step forward to help make society better connected and more inclusive - where everyone can thrive.

Royal Voluntary Service caf??s, shops and trolleys in hospitals, leisure centres and other locations are part of the fabric of the charity and a real asset in their own right.

Staffed by volunteers and employees, we provide an outstanding range of healthy food choices. Our customers love the fact that the money they spend with us pays for volunteer action in hospitals and the community.

We are currently looking for a Retail & Caf?? Manager to join our team on a part-time basis working within The Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove and West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre in Birmingham.

What you'll be doing

As a Retail & Caf?? Manager, you will lead a small team of staff and volunteers who work hard to deliver outstanding customer service to staff and visitors at our caf?? and store within The Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove and West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre in Birmingham.

In this busy, multi-site manager role, you will be responsible for:

- Motivating and managing a team of volunteers to deliver exceptional customer service
- Managing performance, development and training, creating fair rotas and recruiting as necessary
- Managing finances including reporting on costs/profit and loss budgets and sales
- Overseeing stock ordering, deliveries and controls
- Developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with health trusts, suppliers and other key local contacts
- Managing the store to a high standard, ensuring compliance with all necessary checks
- Managing promotions and Royal Voluntary Service merchandise
- Creating a positive working environment and ensuring the site is clean, attractive and welcoming
- Supporting and promoting a variety of fundraising activities

What you will need

To be considered as a Retail & Caf?? Manager, you will need:

- Experience of working in a retail or customer-facing role at management level
- Experience of using EPOS systems
- Knowledge and experience of general administrative processes
- Excellent customer service skills
- The ability to communicate with a variety of people in a friendly and professional manner
- Proven leadership and people management and/or motivational skills
- The ability to use standard IT Microsoft and internet systems to a basic level
- Good literacy and numeracy skills

A full, valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle is desirable but not essential.

Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to pre-employment checks. This may include a criminal records check.

Why work for Royal Voluntary Service

We're proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from:

- A salary of GBP9.68 per hour
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website, 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions built-in
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Access to award-winning e-learning and development
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- A great pension scheme
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- 6 weeks company sick pay
- 25 days' holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.

How to apply

To apply for the position of Retail & Caf?? Manager, please select the apply button shown.

The closing date for applications is the 25th February 2022, with interviews scheduled for the 3rd March 2022.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

This is a part-time role working 16 hours per week.

Here at Royal Voluntary Service, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be a charity that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.

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