Assistant Shop Manager

CompanyWigan & Leigh Hospice

LocationWigan, England, United Kingdom

Posted At3/6/2026

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Occupation Type

Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship

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Description

The available role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our busy Retail team as an Assistant Manager at Robin Park shop. The role involves working weekends, with days off during the week.

As an Assistant Manager you will work alongside the Shop Manager and a team of volunteers to maximise the potential of our charity shops in Wigan – helping to generate much needed funds which will be used to provide palliative and end of life care to people living in the Wigan Borough. This is a chance to make a real and meaningful difference in a charity that is very much rooted in this community.

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, on a salary of £15,057 per annum (pro rata of £24,761 per annum). There may occasionally be a requirement to work hours outside of your normal working week.

Shops opening hours are Monday - Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm.

This role will mainly be based in Wigan area, however, you could be asked to travel to the Hospice or between other Hospice shops, therefore, a full UK driving licence and access to a car insured for business use is desirable.

How To Apply

Applicants should submit an up-to-date CV with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role to hr@wlh.org.uk

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, this will mean you have been unsuccessful this time.

Successful appointments will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services Check (DBS) check.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

About us :Wigan and Leigh Hospice is a well-established charity which has been operating since 1983. We provide a wide range of palliative care services to people with advancing life-limiting illnesses of any diagnosis and to those people important to them. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals’ physical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.

Wigan & Leigh Hospice is a wonderful place to work. Our staff are our greatest asset providing the very highest standard of care. All our teams are all part of the Hospice team: working together to make the Hospice the best it can be. We have achieved Outstanding in the last CQC inspection. Our values: Compassion, Accessibility,

Respect, Excellence, are at the heart of everything we do.