Shop Manager

JobDescription :
Shop Manager
REQ004441
Starting full-time salary £23,581.58 a year (£12.96 per hour).
Walthamstow, London, E17 7JN

Permanent - 35 hours per week.

Would you like to work at the heart of your local community? Are you able to inspire a team of brilliant volunteers? Do you have retail experience and are looking for the next step in your career?

If you answered yes to these then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

The Role
As Shop Manager of Scope's Walthamstow shop, you'll have autonomy to run your shop using your creativity and flair to flourish in our retail environment. Our retail roles are full of variety, and every day is different! One day you might be generating and processing stock and designing an eye-catching window display. The next day you might be recruiting and training our wonderful volunteers. Every day there will be a different challenge that you'll find extremely rewarding. You will have relevant experience in retail but a great attitude and willingness to learn is just as important.

For more information about the role's responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please visit our website.

About you
As Shop Manager you'll be passionate about retail and have a love of fashion with experience of running a shop, or you'll be looking for a management role as the next step in your career.

To be successful in this role, you will :
• Be commercial
• Have a can-do attitude and always put the customer's needs first.
• You'll be a dedicated team player with a strong work ethic
• Have excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.

Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.

We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope's values and our ambition of an equal future for disabled people.

About working in our shops
Our shops are the face of our retail brand, run by a dedicated, creative and passionate bunch of superstars. Focusing on sustainable fashion, engaging with local communities and leading our volunteers to deliver a great colleague and customer experience, we raise much needed funds to deliver an Equal Future for disabled people and their families.

Shop hours
It's important for you to know that Scope Charity Shops are open every day. So some weekend and Bank Holiday cover is needed. Our full time hours are 35 hours a week, working five days out of seven. Weekly hours for part-time vacancies are on a seven-day rota.

Managing a Scope charity shop is retailing with a difference. With us, you'll know your efforts are making this country a place where disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else

Our Values - Pioneering, Courageous, Connected, Open, Fair
By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Job Requirements/
Application Instructions:
Disabled candidates
We are a disability equality charity and encourage applications from disabled people. We are dedicated to creating a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve. If you are disabled, have the skills, and or the experience to do the job, then we would love to meet you for an interview. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

Equality and Diversity and Inclusion
Equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We want to seize every opportunity to build a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.

We work hard to ensure that we are making exciting opportunities available to all, and everyone feels valued, heard and respected so that we continue to build a high performance, high engagement culture.

If you require adjustments through your journey with us, please email us via our website.

Scope benefits
We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:
• 35 days annual leave
• flexible working (where we can)
• company pension
• excellent training and career development
• strong colleague networks across disability, LGBTQ+, race equality, carers, women and young colleagues
• Wellbeing incentives like a discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and much more

and what our colleagues say about Working at Scope Disability charity Scope UK

One in four of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We're here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses.

Together we will be unstoppable. For more information go to our website.

Please note that successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
How to apply
Visit our website via the link and apply online:

We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT on Wednesday 10 September 2025.

Address: Recruitment
Scope
210 High Street, Walthamstow,
London
Select
E17 7JN

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