Vacancies

At The Shakespeare Hospice we are proud to be a little bit different! We are an award-winning Hospice providing outstanding palliative and end-of-life care for our patients, their families and carers across South Warwickshire. Our reach extends beyond the traditional Hospice walls, providing expert support within our local community and patients' own homes.

We offer a diverse range of community-based services including Hospice at Home & Day Hospice (Adult Community Care), Adult Counselling, Children’s and Family Support Services and Transitional Care Services. Our expert care is available not just to our patients but also their families, loved ones and those who matter the most to them.

By wrapping our care around the complete support unit we can provide the expertise, compassion and most importantly the time that each and every individual deserves, exploring what’s most important to the patient, whilst living a fulfilling life and also helping to plan for the future.

At The Shakespeare Hospice our core values - responsive, compassionate, supportive, collaborative and innovative - underpin everything that we do. We take pride in our forward-thinking approach, continuously striving to improve the care for our patients, families and their loved ones. Our values are evident throughout our whole organisation and workforce; recruiting individuals who can demonstrate these values in their day-to-day practice and both professional and personal ethos is important to us.

Our care is free-of-charge to those who need us and as a charity we are well respected within our community. Our services are available to any patients within South Warwickshire. Our main site is situated in Shottery, just to the west of Stratford-upon-Avon on the edge of the beautiful Warwickshire countryside.

Staff Vacancies

*For 'BANK' roles (below) - The hours of work are not fixed or specified. The Hospice may offer you work but has no obligation to do so. You have no obligation to accept work, if offered.

RETAIL RELIEF MANAGER

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated team player to join our retail shops teams to support with shop management cover and relief support. The Relief Shop Manager will be responsible for the smooth operations of shops and projects they are covering and will work co-operatively with Shops Managers and the Retail Operations Manager to ensure the overall objectives of the retail shops are met.

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ASSISTANT SHOP MANAGER (PART-TIME) - GREENHILL STEEET, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

We are looking for a responsible Part-Time Assistant Manager for our Greenhill Street shop in central Stratford-upon-Avon, working alongside the Shop Manager to support and provide stable leadership to our staff and volunteers teams. Your job will be important in ensuring the shop meet its sales targets by continuing to achieve high standards of customer service, fantastic visual merchandising and smooth running day to day activities.

Our ideal candidate will have previous retail management experience with a sharp business mind set and be willing to be an active and leading presence on the shop floor. You should also be skilled at organising, prioritising tasks and solving problems. You will know what it’s like to work in a busy shop or stockroom environment and demonstrate excellent Health & Safety practices.

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RETAIL ASSISTANT (PART-TIME) - AVENUE FARM, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Retail Assistant for our Avenue Farm Furniture and Homeware Store in Stratford-upon-Avon. Your job will be vital in helping the shop meet its income targets by continuing to achieve high standards of customer service, exciting visual merchandising and consistent stock rotation.

You will support the shop management team on the shop floor and sorting areas to deliver a fantastic supporter experience for our donors and customers.

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*BANK RETAIL MANAGERS VACANCIES

To work effectively and efficiently to maximise income for the Hospice. Focussing on sales, merchandising, stock rotation and excellent customer service, you will provide relief management support and lead a cohesive team to raise funds for and promote the work of The Shakespeare Hospice within the local community.

As a member of the bank staff team* the hours are varied to cover staff absence or annual leave, and if you are flexible about locations, you can enjoy working with our teams based across our 6 shop locations in Warwickshire and the North Cotswolds. The Avenue Farm Furniture and Homeware shop hosts our main ‘Donation Station’ and we have an award winning bookshop and café in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, our other ‘traditional’ high street shops sell a huge range of donated goods such as clothing and bric a brac.

*We may only offer you occasional work to cover staff absence or holidays, the hospice has no obligation to provide regular hours of work.

Click here to download an Application Form (Word) or PDF PRINT version to print off and fill in offline.

Job description can be downloaded here.

A copy of our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form is available to download here

*BANK FURNITURE SHOPS VAN DRIVERS

Hours of work: flexible including weekends

Our Furniture shop in Stratford upon Avon needs occasional relief Van Driver cover to join the team in undertaking collections and deliveries for the Furniture shop.

Successful candidates will possess excellent customer service and communication skills and be motivated, flexible and a team player. Previous experience in a similar retail role would be beneficial. A full, clean driving licence and the ability to drive a large van is essential.

It is a *Bank role requiring a flexible and responsive approach to shifts to meet the needs of the service.

Some duties are physically demanding including some heavy lifting and moving of large items; for which training will be given and equipment provided.

Interview Date: TBC in Stratford upon Avon

Click here to download an Application Form (Word) or PDF PRINT version to print off and fill in offline.

Download the job description here.

A copy of our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form is available to download here

*The Hospice may offer you work but has no obligation to do so. You have no obligation to accept work, if offered.

Volunteer Vacancies

VOLUNTEER COUNSELLORS

We are looking for volunteer counsellors to join our Adult Counselling and Support Service, an established part of The Shakespeare Hospice's range of community-based services. Our volunteer counsellors offer psychological support to adult patients, carers and their families aged 18 years and over.

We are looking for qualified counsellors with an approved Level 4 Diploma or above who are keen to make a difference in the lives of those living with a life-limiting condition, their carers and those who have been bereaved. You will have strong communication skills and be an empathetic individual with a high degree of personal resilience.

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See the end of this section for an application form

ONLINE TRADING VOLUNTEER

The Hospice has six charity shops selling a variety of new and donated quality goods. Profits raised from our shops play a vital part in our income generation activities helping us to provide specialist palliative and end-of-life care in our community.

The Online Trading Volunteer will help to identify and research appropriate stock to be sold on The Shakespeare Hospice online platforms, together with associated tasks.

The Online Trading Volunteer will work closely with all retail shops and play a key part in the team generating as much income as possible and delivering excellent customer service.

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VOLUNTEER RETAIL ASSISTANT

Costing more than £2 million each year to deliver our services, the Hospice depends on volunteers in almost all areas of our work to fulfil our goal of providing free care to patients and their families.

The Hospice has six charity shops selling a variety of new and donated quality goods.

The purpose of the role is to assist the shop team to maximise income for the Hospice and will see you focussing on sales, merchandising, stock rotation and excellent customer service, as part of a team.

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VOLUNTEER RETAIL TRANSFER VAN DRIVER

The role involves working as part of our retail team by driving the Hospice van to support with the rotation and transfer of stock and supplies between retail sites.

Effective rotation of goods and supplies supports our ability to maximise the value of all donations in order to raise funds for The Shakespeare Hospice.

The Hospice has six charity shops selling a variety of new and donated quality goods.

For full details of the role, click here

See below for an application form