Vacancy Details

Job title: Store Supervisor (40 hours per week, 5 days over Monday-Sunday)

Contract: 2-year fixed term contract

Reports to: Store Manager

Department: Brand Team

Salary: £33k

The School Of Life

We are a passionate group of people on a mission to bring about healing, growth, calm and self-understanding. We derive our ideas from psychology, psychotherapy, philosophy, art and culture. As our name, The School of Life, suggests, we are here to teach people how life can be lived and what can make it truly worthwhile, effective and fulfilling. We do this via our articles, books, app, films, therapeutic services and corporate offering.

About the role and opportunity

This is the role that keeps our brand new concept store in Central London running day to day, alongside a Store Manager – a small but ambitious hybrid of shop, Conversation Café and cultural venue. The Supervisor will act as a senior presence on the sales floor during the week and lead our part-time staff. It's a role for someone who's happy running the show solo and equally happy supporting a team the rest of the time. The focus of the role will be to make sure every visitor – whether they've come for a book or a conversation, leaves having had a genuinely good experience.

Key Responsibilities

Store Performance & Customer Experience

● Responsibility for store performance, sales targets and customer experience, in the absence of the Store Manager

● Ensure every visitor interaction reflects TSOL's values and tone

● First point of contact for any operational issues when the Manager is off

● Champion the wider vision of the space as "more like a library or a chapel than a shop"

Store Operations

● Opening and closing the store

● Till reconciliation and daily sales reporting

Team Leadership

● Uphold the standard for how the space is run – warm, unhurried, true to TSOL's tone

● Training and onboarding new team members, alongside the Store Manager

● Mentor the part-time team

Events & Conversation Café Programme

● Represent TSOL's tone and values in every interaction — warm and thoughtful, never salesy

● Support and, where needed, run the Conversation Café format when the Store Manager is ff

● Assist with any scheduled events that fall on working days

Escalation

● Escalating any issues to the Store Manager as appropriate

● Troubleshoot day-to-day operational issues (deliveries, maintenance, access)

Candidate Profile

Essentials

● A genuine interest in, or education in, philosophy, psychotherapy or a related field

● An interest in art, history and culture

● Experience in retail

● Confident taking sole charge of a store, including till handling and reconciliation, without a manager on site

● A willingness to learn, evolve and adapt

● Proactive, practical and lots of initiative

● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to have

● An existing familiarity with The School of Life's books, courses or content

● Experience working in an independent bookshop, gallery or cultural venue

● Experience coordinating events or public programming

● Outgoing and driven work ethic with ability to work both independently and as part of a team

● Excited about team and personal growth

What you'll get from us..

● To work with a diverse team of brilliant minds!

● A culture focused on growth & personal development

● £500 per year learning budget

● 25 days holiday + bank holidays

● Up to 5 days per year unpaid holiday

● 1 extra holiday day per year of service

● 2 free TSOL products per quarter

● 50% discount across all School of Life Products

● Participation in The School of Life personal development sessions

● Enhanced Maternity pay

● Socials & Lunches

The School of Life is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please reach out to the account manager Lara.