Ready to harness your retail know-how to make a positive impact on youth homelessness?

This Store Manager opportunity sits in the sweet spot where retail meets social enterprise. You’ll put your sales, merch and leadership skills to good use, running our flagship HoMie apparel store in Fitzroy.

When we say we’re a label for the streets, we mean it.

We’re pretty passionate about what we do, but we’ll try and keep the sales pitch brief. 100% of our profits go towards achieving our mission: supporting young people affected by homelessness or hardship.

We’re currently running two key programs to equip young people with the skills, confidence and experiences to be more work ready and better prepared for the future. So your store will be staffed by a mixture of experienced team members and young people from our programs. You’ll be supporting young people to gain meaningful work experience as they work towards their career goals. This role is for a retail professional - we’ve got a ton of support mechanisms and training in place for the program side of things, so you can focus on smashing targets and the day-to-day running of the store.

So far we’ve supported over 2040 young people through our programs. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but we’re equally excited about what’s still to come.

About you

You care about social issues and streetwear fashion but the bottom line is, you’re a seasoned retail manager who’s obsessed with creating amazing customer experiences. Naturally, that means you can speak to all the nuts and bolts of store management comfortably in an interview.

Plus:

• Your engaging personality and inclusive outlook make it easy for you to connect with people from all walks of life
• You’ve got a knack for inspiring people towards a common goal
• You are excited about training, coaching and developing people at the start of their career
• You can work calmly when challenges arise and are comfortable with change (cause it’s retail, right?)
• You care deeply about HoMie’s mission, you can speak sensitively about social issues and understand the importance of empowering language
• You’ll collaborate with other departments at HoMie and with your usual blend of accountability and transparency

About the space

Our vibrant Fitzroy store is at the heart of what we do. It’s a place where community is fostered. Where young people have an empathetic employer and where customers connect with our purpose and mission.

And because our store is one of our key sources of income, this is your chance to use your innovation and creativity to increase sales, so we can keep powering our impact-driven programs. That’s why if you’ve got great ideas to take our store to the next level, we’ll back you to bring them to life.

Commitment to Diversity

We’re actively working towards a fairer society. And we know that the diversity of thought, identity and lived experience on our team is essential to helping us achieve this. Internally, this means we’ve established a Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which hold us accountable to our goals. 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.

Why you should work with us

• As a registered charity, employees of HoMie are entitled to Salary Packaging of up $16,000, equating to approximately $3900 of tax savings annually
• This role includes ongoing training, support and professional development that is tailored to you in regards to our Impact Programs
• We welcome and encourage creativity and self expression
• The HoMie Store Manager spends one day per week in our office working with other departments, and shares the weekend shifts with other team members

PRE-EMPLOYMENT COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

Evidence of working rights within Australia.

Willingness to complete a Working with Children check.

TRANSPARENCY

Due to the existing structure of the building, the store has 4 steps at the entrance and is not currently wheelchair accessible. This is an ongoing challenge we are striving to address.

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! Please include a cover letter, resume and be sure to respond explicitly to the Key Selection Criteria below in your application.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Previous experience managing a retail clothing store
• Passionate about HoMie’s mission, fashion retail and community.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and sensitively to young people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds
• Experience in staff development - training/ coaching/ teaching

Got questions, or keen to chat about this opportunity?

For more info please contact Ellen Jacobsen, Head of Impact, on 0432 916 393 or [email protected] using the subject line: Retail Store Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applications will be viewed and considered as they are received.

All offers of employment are subject to HoMie’s screening process, including a Working with Children Check and COVID vaccination certificate. Any person issued with a negative notice on their Working with Children Check will not be eligible for employment with HoMie.