Shop Manager - Bairnsdale

Join one of Victoria's Leading Not-For-Profit Organisations!

Be part of a values-driven team of successful retailers

Full-Time - Ongoing Position

Location: Bairnsdale 

About the Role:

We are currently seeking a retail superstar to lead a diverse team of volunteers in our Bairnsdale shop! 

You will lead a team of staff and volunteers who are just as passionate about giving back to their communities as you will be! A hive of activity, this shop is offering a unique opportunity for you to contribute to your local community by growing sales, coaching your budding retail heroes and, in turn, bringing in much needed funds to one of Victoria's leading not-for-profit organisations!

About Us:

We are the St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria or, more fondly, Vinnies Victoria. For more than 165 years we have been providing practical and compassionate support to people across Victoria whose daily struggles can include putting food on the table, paying essential utilities and ensuring their children remain at school to obtain an education.

Under our Good Works umbrella we have many services and programs, including soup vans, education programs, home visitation programs and VincentCare Victoria (VCV), which assists some of Victoria’s most vulnerable communities, such as people experiencing homelessness, the housing crisis and family violence, and the elderly. VCV also provides employment to people living with disability.

About You:

You are a truly inspirational leader who is well regarded for their communication skills and their ability to coach and mentor their team. Great at visual merchandising? Love achieving results? Want to make your shop an amazing place for our dedicated volunteers? If you have answered yes, this could be a truly great opportunity for you to make a significant impact.  

More specifically you will have:

• A real passion for delivering incredible customer service;
• Retail management experience with a real focus on people;
• Proven retail apparel sales experience with a drive to succeed and achieve results;
• Ability to manage competing priorities, tasks and overall expectations;
• A “Can do” proactive attitude and positive team spirit.

In return we offer:

• • Good Flexibility – where you can do good work your way.
  • Good People – where you can be a part of a supportive team.
  • Good Growth – where you undertake an exciting journey and grow both personally and professionally.
  • Good Ideas – where you can contribute to evolving and growing the community. 
  • Good Matters – where you can become a part of an organisation which advocates for change and restores people’s dignity. 

Apply Now!

If you are passionate about making change and contributing to the Society's future, we can't wait to hear from you.

Please send us your updated CV outlining how your experience.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

Please note that prior to any offer of employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. These will include reference checking, a national criminal history check and current working with children check.

St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is proactive in supporting child safety

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.