Love creating fabulous meals and beautiful tables?

Welcome Home is now hiring for an Assistant Manager.

Welcome Home is committed to cooking and entertaining. We’re looking for folks who love to help others create meals, design tables, and select the perfect gift. We value a diverse team of professionals who are committed to creating and supporting a welcome retail environment where all guests and colleagues feel welcome.

We’re looking for folks with a background in retail, interior design, or hospitality. We are small team of professionals. We operate as a flat team (minimal management structure) and collaborate on displays, inventory receiving, store marketing, and sales activities. We’re a roll up your sleeves culture.

Most importantly, we’re looking for folks who want a career in retail and care about the things we sell and love - culinary tools, kitchen & table linen, and exceptional home fragrance.

We’re a small owner/operator business supported by an amazing team. Everyone says that their work environment is fun, We describe our team as fun, hardworking, and a truly supportive. All colleagues (including the owners) are expected to roll up their sleeves. In return, we ask for your time, talent, passion, and dedication.

We’re a, “fail fast fail safe” environment. We learn and grow together. We’ll provide 1:1 learning opportunities, and help you grow your understanding of how to run a small retail business. We are filled with gratitude for our team’s effort. We truly rise together. 

We also understand that our needs and your passion may not be aligned. We meet with our team to provide regular and consistent feedback, discuss needs and expectations, and gather your feedback too. It’s something we learned in the corporate world that shapes how we run our small business today.

To apply, complete our contact form below, or e-mail info@chesterrivergourmet.com. Please let us know why you’re interested in working with us and if there are any known conflicts on the availability or job responsibilities outlined below.

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The Job

  • Fearlessly chatting with strangers
  • Assisting clients in the selection of tableware, table linen, and cooking tools, based on their interests, personal styles, and needs
  • Dusting and folding. Restocking, counting, and organizing. We do this a lot.
  • Receiving and managing inventory stock.
  • Support creation of displays
  • Creating basic spreadsheets and word processing documents
  • Creation of social media stories for Instagram

We’re looking for colleagues with…

  • A strong sense of color and design
  • Folks who love to cook and entertain
  • Outgoing yet consultative personalities
  • Comfort in rolling up their sleeves
  • Prior retail or design experience (strongly preferred)

Team Requirements

  • All staff are required demonstrate proficiency in our POS and Back Office, Shopify, within the first 30 days. This includes processing transactions, receiving inventory, and searching for items within our systems.
  • The assistant manager must have basic understanding of Microsoft office products including Excel and Word.
  • The assistant manager must demonstrate proficiency in common social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.
  • Management staff are expected to have a mastery of key brands within the first 30 days of employment. 

The Schedule

  • We are open Sunday - Saturday, 10-6; and periodic evening hours during the holiday season. We are hiring folks for a combination of weekend and weekday hours.
  • We are open to hiring part-time (3 day schedule; Sunday - Tuesday) or Full-Time, Saturday - Tuesday)
  • All colleagues are required to support holiday and special events, including: Midnight Madness (The first three Thursdays in December), the day before and after Thanksgiving, and the week before Christmas. We offer limited flexibility for Memorial Day, Labor Day, and July 4th. We try to rotate “off” for these holidays across the team.

The Benefits

  • Competitive hourly salary
  • 25% employee discount
  • Team paid time off for colleagues who work 32+ hours per week

Physical & Mental Health Requirements

  • Walk up and down a flight of stairs at least 3-4 times per shift while carrying 15-20 lbs
  • Lift at least 30 lbs
  • Comfort assessing and understanding facial, physical, and social cues
  • Ability to manage personal stress and anxiety in complex and sometimes crowded social space

Please note - parking in Downtown Annapolis can be difficult. Colleagues are required to have consistent transportation and parking. 

Let’s Keep The Conversation Going!

Interested in learning more about jobs at Welcome Home? Send us a note and let’s schedule a conversation!

Application Tip #1

We love to talking to applicants who’ve visited our store, or have familiarized themselves with our product mix online.

Application Tip #2

Tell us about your desired work schedule and availability. Retail works weekends and holidays. Openly share your expectations and needs.