Join our Team – We are recruiting.

Assistant Manager & Volunteer Coordinator

We’re looking for a friendly, community-minded Assistant Manager & Volunteer Coordinator to help run Minety Community Shop — a much-loved, volunteer-centred village hub supporting local people and suppliers.

Role:
20 hours per week | £12.21/hour + holiday pay | Pension, overtime & business mileage available

You’ll support the Shop Manager with daily operations, customer service, and compliance, and take the lead in coordinating our amazing team of around 20 volunteers.

What You’ll Do:

  • Provide a positive shopping experience for our customers
  • Welcome, recruit, and support our volunteer team
  • Coordinate training and ensure everyone feels supported and competent in health and safety and compliance issues
  • Manage the rota and help make volunteering rewarding and fun
  • Ensure smooth, efficient shop operations supporting and sometimes deputising for the Shop Manager.

About You:
You’re organised, friendly, and confident using IT. Experience in retail or working with volunteers is helpful, but your enthusiasm for community life is what really counts.

Apply by 23rd January : Send your CV and short covering letter to secretary@minetyshop.co.uk

Interviews late January starting ASAP after this.

Download the Assistant Manager and Volunteer Co job desc January 2026

 

A warm welcome to Minety Community Shop

Our fantastic shop offers a wide range of convenience goods and a very friendly service.
Located behind Minety Village Hall, SN16 9QH - call 07396 732094

Normal Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 8am till 6pm
Saturday 8:30am till 2pm
Sunday 9am till 1pm

Bank holidays: 9am till 4pm (unless otherwise advised)

We still need to raise funds for our ongoing campaign and for this we need your help. Here is how:

Donations

If would like to make a donation you can do so coming into the shop or email us and we can give you bank details for a BACS transfer.

Fundraising

We hold fundraising events, including quizzes and car washes. More about these on our news page.

Volunteer

Would you like to join our team of volunteers who run the shop? It's great fun and a good way to meet people in the community

Skills

If you can offer some expertise, this will keep down our costs. Perhaps you are a decorator, accountant, or a lawyer? Do get in touch if you can help in any way.

Grants

We are busy applying for grants to help boost our funds, and ensure that our store remains a permanent feature in Minety

Want to help our campaign?

Proudly supported by 'The Prince's Countryside Fund', 'The National Lottery - Community Fund' and 'The James Dyson Foundation'.

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The FCS acknowledges the registration of the following society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 as a Community Benefit Society
Society name: Minety Shop | Registration date: 18 May 2018 

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