Retail Apprentice
We are looking to recruit a Retail Apprentice for our shop in Old Swan. This is a permanent full-time position working 5 days per week.
Pay, working hours and benefits
- Hours: 35 hours across 5 days per week.
- Pay: £10.95 per hour, guaranteed 35 hours per week.
- Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more.
What does the apprenticeship involve?
- Working in a busy shop and learning how to be a great retail assistant.
- Regular pre‑arranged visits (every 4 to 6 weeks) from an assessor from our apprenticeship provider.
- Regular completion of apprenticeship coursework.
- Completion of functional skills in English and Maths (only if required).
- Completion of an assessment at the end of your 12 months of training.
Responsibilities
- Make all customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and simple hello.
- Help customers find the items they are looking for.
- Give a fast and friendly service at the tills, offering help to pack and leaving a good impression with a friendly thank you and goodbye.
- Handle stock with care whilst working deliveries, quickly placing products into our freezers and onto our shelves ready for our customers.
- Work with the rest of your team to complete the daily and weekly routines that keep our shops clean and tidy.
Qualifications
- A friendly, positive, hardworking approach to work.
- An enjoyment of busy environments, ability to jump between tasks such as deliveries, tills, shop floor, cleaning, stock rotation, etc.
- Reliability – you will be an important part of a small team.
- Flexibility when it comes to shifts, with rota’s planned three weeks in advance.
- Ensure all work set by our apprenticeship provider is completed on time and to the best of your ability.
- To complete an Employment Verification check if successful and offered the advertised position.
Contract information
Position: APR; Hours: 35; Days: 5.
