Assistant Shop Manager, Coleraine (14 hours – Friday & Saturday)

Age NI is delighted to invite applications for the following exciting role in our shop premises at Railway Road in Coleraine.

Assistant Shop Manager, Coleraine (14 hours – Friday & Saturday)

The post provides an opportunity for someone with passion and commitment to work in a progressive organisation and help us achieve our vision – a world where everyone can love later life.

The successful applicant will be required to work 2 days per week – Friday and Saturday

The main purpose of the role is to assist the Shop Manager to create a welcoming atmosphere in our shop and ensure that each customer has a positive shopping experience.

Reporting to the Shop Manager, the main responsibilities of this role are to:

• greet customers and assist them where necessary

• accept, sort, price, store and display merchandise/donations

• ensure a high standard of presentation, display and pricing

• be responsible for processing payments and ensuring Gift Aid donations are recorded accurately

• promote Gift Aid to customers and sign-up donors to enhance shop income

• be responsible for opening and closing of the shop during trading hours

• supervise Volunteers and Sales Assistants

• ensure the store is kept clean and tidy

• attend appropriate training, as required

• any other duties that may be required by the Shop Manager.

Applicants must have:

• Experience of cash handling

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent customer service and organisational skills

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral

• Flexibility, integrity and an understanding of confidentiality

It is desirable that the post-holder has experience within the retail sector. It is also desirable that the post-holder has supervisory experience.

What we can offer you:

Salary Scale £11.52 per hour (rising to £12.29 on 1 April 2025)

Hours: 14 hours – 9:00am – 5:00pm (2 days – Friday & Saturday)

Permanent contract

Annual Leave: 26 days plus 12 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)

Wellbeing Programme provided by Healthshield Healthcare Cash Plan

Auto Enrolment Pension – 5% employer contribution and 3% employee contribution (on qualifying earnings)

Paid Maternity and paternity leave

As an accredited Investors in People Gold Standard Employer, Age NI provides excellent opportunities for growth and development via training

The chance to make a difference in your local community

Age NI reserves the right to enhance the essential criteria to facilitate shortlisting.

For an applicant pack, please e-mail , apply on-line at www.ageni.org or telephone the People and Development Team on

The closing date for completed applications is Friday 24 January 2025 at 12 noon.

Age NI is committed to recruiting fairly.? An application form enables us to compare applicants and for that reason we cannot accept CVs.?

Age NI is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone.