Assistant Manager - Carlow

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024. Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities' employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas. We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Assistant Manager to join our team in our Shop in Carlow Town. Contract Type : Full-time Contract Hours : 40 hours Salary Scale : €28,670.00 + 1% Profit Share pro rata. Annual Leave Entitlement : 21 Days plus 2 gift days (pro rata) Overview of the Post : The purpose of the role is to assist the Manager in the day-to-day running of the Shop whilst motivating and encouraging staff and volunteers to help achieve sales targets in order to maximise our contribution to Enable Ireland's services. In this varied and exciting role, you will be instrumental in making sure the Shop is at the hub of the local community. Overview of Duties & Responsibilities : Assist in the management and development of the shop in the context of an agreed work plan and agreed financial targets Assist in training, supervising and managing shop staff, both paid and voluntary Ensure the appearance of the shop internally and externally is attractive to customers and in line with brand standards Please see Job Description for full list The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria : Retail fashion experience. Excellent leadership / motivational experience. Strong Commercial Experience. Eligible to work in the State Desirable Criteria : Brand Awareness If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. Benefits As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including : No late-night trading No Sunday trading Excellent internal and external training opportunities Generous annual leave entitlements Flexible Working Long service reward scheme Pay adjusted Maternity Leave Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave Pay adjusted Paternity Leave Wellbeing benefits Pension For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here : What now? To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and upload your CV onto Rezoomo. A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months. Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer. The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting / police clearance, as relevant. Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community. The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment. Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant's personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with : 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy. By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form / job description / person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.