Retail Store Manager

WE ARE A STREETWEAR LABEL COMMITTED TO COMBATING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.

Were passionate about what we do but well try and keep the sales pitch brief. 100% of our profits go towards achieving our mission to support young people affected by homelessness or hardship.

We run programs to equip young people with the skills confidence and experiences to be more work-ready and better prepared for their futures. So far weve supported over 3700 young people through our programs. Were proud of what weve achieved so far but were equally excited about whats still to come.

What began as a pop-up in Melbourne Central in 2016 soon evolved into the opening of our flagship store on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. Now were proud to return to where it all started with the expansion of our impact programs and the launch of our second official store in Melbournes CBD. Our retail team continues to bring our mission to life one customer at a time.

THE GIG

Were on the hunt for not one but two Retail Store Managers to join our team as we expand into our new exciting modern CBD location with roles available at both our Fitzroy and CBD store.

If you are ready to harness your retail know-how to make a positive impact on youth homelessness then this could the job for you.

The Store Manager sits in the sweet spot where retail meets social enterprise. Youll put your sales training and leadership skills to good use running the new CBD sister store to our flagship HoMie apparel store in Fitzroy.

This role is for a retail professional with a special interest in supporting young people to thrive at work. HoMie is a unique organisation that runs social impact programs out of its retail spaces providing employment opportunities to young people affected by homelessness and hardship. Part of the function of this role is to help deliver these programs in HoMies retail environments and as such this role will require close collaboration with the Programs team and youth workers.

The nuts and bolts:

hit sales targets to fund our incredible programs

sharing the HoMie mission with every customer who walks through the door

using your retail expertise to support young people with on-the-job training

is a Full-Time opportunity

ABOUT YOU

You care about social issues and streetwear fashion but the bottom line is youre a seasoned retailer who is in it for the team the customers and the community.

You have a demonstrated track record in smashing retail targets and leading strong diverse teams to organisational outcomes. Youre an empathetic and open-minded leader with strong EQ.

You align with our mission and can speak to the elements of exceptional customer service store management and all things retail.

PLUS

• Your engaging personality and inclusive outlook make it easy for you to connect with people from all walks of life
• Youre passionate about training coaching and developing people at the start of their career
• You can work calmly when challenges arise and are comfortable with change
• You care deeply about HoMies mission you can speak sensitively about social issues and understand the importance of empowering language
• You have a leadership mindset and take initiative
• You are willing and open to learn about youth homelessness and how you can best support our impact programs
• You dont shy away from admin and are comfortable with internal comms calendar coordination email reporting and online workspaces
• Youre excited about advocacy and speaking on HoMies mission to each person who walks through the door
• You are available on at least one weekend day
• Ideally you are geared to blend in with multicultural Melbourne by being multilingual

ABOUT THE SPACE

Our stores are our main source of income and where we foster a community that helps young people feel safe and welcome. This is your chance to use your experience to increase sales so we can keep powering our impact-driven programs.

Youll call either our shiny new CBD store home OR our Fitzroy flagship home. We are looking for a flexible team player who is happy to enjoy a change of scenery and a chance to soak up the vibes on both sides of town by occasionally working across both stores as required.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Previous experience managing a retail clothing store
• Passionate about fashion retail community and HoMies mission
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and sensitively to young people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds
• Values align with Empathetic Employer
• Demonstrated ability to lead staff development for employees at the start of their career (training/coaching)
• Previous experience with retail-related administration (rostering online customer response reporting online work management systems stock transfers etc.)
• Tell us which store location (CBD or Fitzroy) youd prefer to be based at and why
• Being multilingual is a big plus especially if you speak Mandarin

WHY YOU SHOULD WORK WITH US:

• We welcome and encourage creativity and self-expression
• Youll work with and mould an engaged and supportive team who know that fun is an important part of a vibrant retail store.
• Youll spend one day per week in our office and share the weekend shifts with other team members
• We are a registered charity and social enterprise that puts people first and because of this you can save some tax by taking up Salary Packaging
• We offer an exciting and varied work portfolio including on-the-floor shifts advocacy events cross-department collaboration and program implementation
• Youll be supported by the Head of Retail with each Store Manager working closely together.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Were actively working towards a fairer society. We know that the diversity of thought identity and lived experience on our team is essential to helping us achieve this. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people members of the LGBTQIA community people with disability and applicants from all cultural backgrounds to apply. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

TRANSPARENCY

While our new CBD store will be fully accessible the existing structure of our Fitzroy store a heritage-listed building has four steps at the entrance and is not currently wheelchair accessible. This is an ongoing challenge we are striving to address.

If you require any accommodations to support your application please dont hesitate to ask you can contact us via using the subject line: Retail Store Manager

A GREAT APPLICATION

As a values-driven organisation we want to know about you and why you are interested in being part of the HoMie team!

If you would like to be considered for this role we ask that you complete the following three things:

1. Write us a cover letter that tells us about you and why youd like to work with us
2. Include an up-to-date resume
3. Give us a rundown on how you meet the key selection criteria be sure to pop that in a separate doc we want to see how you shine.

Applications without these three elements will not be considered.

HOW TO APPLY

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Applications will be viewed and considered as they are received.

Got questions or keen to chat about this opportunity Please contact using the subject line: Retail Store Manager.

All offers of employment are subject to HoMies screening process including a Working with Children Check.