Due to a number of promotions and internal changes, Bolton Hospice has some exciting opportunities to join its retail team.

The team’s role is to generate income for the hospice through our nine charity shops, Furniture Plus shop, online sales, The Old Bank Café and gift shop.  Everyone in the team plays a part in ensuring the smooth running of the operation, providing an excellent customer experience and maximizing profits so that more funds are available to benefit patients and their families.

The team has ambitions to generate nearly £1.6 million this year, and every penny helps the hospice’s doctors, nurses and other professional staff provide expert care and support for local people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families, in the hospice and at home.

Our patients and their families tell us that Bolton Hospice has not only provided care but given them compassion, dignity and respect when they needed it most. So if you are looking for a challenging and rewarding new role and share our values, now is an exciting time to join us and make a real difference to the lives of local people facing life-limiting illnesses through your work.

Full or part time hours considered (30-37.5 hrs. per week worked over 4/5 days, including some weekends)

£20,330 - £21,777 per annum

(Pro rata for part time, cost of living increase pending)

The role:

You’ll maximise profit for Bolton Hospice through your safe, effective and efficient management of our Furniture Plus shop’s warehouse area and our furniture collection and delivery operation.

You’ll line manage two members of staff (Collection & Delivery Operatives) and recruit, train and support volunteers, ensuring they are deployed effectively and the use of their skills is maximised.

You’ll also work closely with the Furniture Shop Managers and Online Sales Manager to contribute to the smooth running of our furniture and ecommerce operations.

What you need:

You’ll need to have some experience of working in a similar environment, will need to be able to drive our 2 tonne van (to provide operational support where required) and be comfortable undertaking manual handling.

You’ll also need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be enthusiastic about the opportunity to work alongside a diverse team of volunteers.

You will have a strong teamwork ethic, and be able to use your initiative to solve problems that arise.

Finally, you will need to be passionate about our cause and demonstrate a strong commitment to the hospice’s values of compassion, respect, professionalism, excellence, inclusivity and collaboration.

Why Bolton Hospice?

You will be working within a friendly and committed team, and be supported to develop and implement your own ideas to make a positive impact in your role.

Working at Bolton Hospice means playing an important part in ensuring that local people get the very best care and support, when they need it most. What we do isn’t always easy, but when we face challenges, we pull together as a team and that makes for a great working environment.

We also offer our employees an attractive benefits packages, including generous annual leave (starting at 35 days a year including bank holidays, pro rata for part time), a contributory stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance, membership of a healthcare cash plan and excellent training opportunities.

Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 7th August 2022

Interviews: Thursday, 18th August 2022

To apply please download the job description and an application form & email applications to recruitment@boltonhospice.org

Bolton Hospice welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status or sexual orientation.  Any appointment will be made on merit alone. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.  Bolton Hospice has a No Smoking Policy