Deputy Manager
- We are recruiting for a committed Deputy Manager to support the two bookshop directors in the smooth day to day running of the bookshop, support, encourage and manage our team of booksellers and to ensure consistent quality is maintained in the shop.
- The role will suit someone who has, or wants, a career in bookselling.
- Full time and part time applications will be considered (you must be available to work on Saturdays).
- A starting wage for this role of £30,160 to £32,240 per annum depending on your skills and experience (pro-rata for part time).
Who we are looking for:
Essential:
Essential:
- Prior experience of working in a bookshop at a senior level.
- Prior experience of managing or supervising other staff in a workplace setting.
- A genuine enquiring interest in a wide range of secondhand and rare books.
- Excellent clear communication skills, written and verbal.
- A high standard of literacy
- A pro-active approach to work.
- A willingness to take on a wide range of tasks.
- Excellent attention to detail, and to really care about how a bookshop looks and functions.
- Excellent numeracy skills, experience of cash handling, banking and reporting shop income.
- Confidence in using computers.
- The ability and interest to work well with others as part of a small team.
- Good physical and mental stamina.
- Prior experience in working with second-hand or rare books.
- Some prior experience of cataloguing books or of using a database.
- Some prior experience of working with online orders and preparing books for posting.
- Some prior experience of using excel and databases.
As one of the few general and rare bookshops in central London, this is a unique opportunity.
To Apply:
Before applying please make sure you have first downloaded and read the relevant job description below:
To apply please complete the short application form below, and upload .pdf files of your CV and a covering letter. We are only accepting applications that have followed these guidelines.
Application timelines:
We are seeking to appoint somebody to ideally start in March, subject to notice periods and availability.
Please send any enquiries to Michael Cubey, Operations Director. Please don't make in person or phone enquiries to the bookshop regarding this role as colleagues at the shop won't be able to provide any more information than we have made available here.
Before applying please make sure you have first downloaded and read the relevant job description below:
To apply please complete the short application form below, and upload .pdf files of your CV and a covering letter. We are only accepting applications that have followed these guidelines.
Application timelines:
- Deadline for receipt of applications is 9am Saturday 1st February
- There will be initial short zoom interviews on Monday 10th February.
- Then selected candidates will be invited to second in-person interviews at the bookshop the week commencing 17th February.
We are seeking to appoint somebody to ideally start in March, subject to notice periods and availability.
Please send any enquiries to Michael Cubey, Operations Director. Please don't make in person or phone enquiries to the bookshop regarding this role as colleagues at the shop won't be able to provide any more information than we have made available here.
Application form: Deputy Manager:
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We are an accredited Living Wage Employer. Any Amount of Books has been paying the Real London Living Wage as our entry level wage since Gill took on ownership in 2019. All our staff are paid the Real London Living Wage, or more.
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