Company Overview
Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd is a family-run business dedicated to inspiring people to incorporate more plants into their lives. With a strong commitment to sustainability and community engagement, we provide memorable garden centre experiences through excellent customer service and a passion for gardening.
Saturday one weekend and Sunday the other
You will be working in our retail areas; serving customers with plants, products, gift vouchers etc., gift wrapping and stocking up. We are looking for motivated and cheerful individuals who can follow instructions and make our customers smile.
Rewards and Benefits
In addition to the hourly wage, you will receive the following benefits:
- Discount –From the start of your employment you will receive 10% discount on specific items. Following a successful probation period the discount increases up to 20% discount on specific items and after one years service up to 40% discount on specific items. (some exceptions apply)
- Paid holiday – holiday entitlement is 22 days per year, plus bank holidays. Restrictions apply (part-time pro rata)
- Annual Christmas bonus
- Part-uniform provided
- Employee Assistant Programme - a confidential personal and professional support service available to all employees and their immediate families 24/7, 365 days a year.
- Training & development, as required. We have an e-learning scheme called GROW, and also take part in other training with product suppliers and external trainers
- Company sick pay – following a successful probation period employees are entitled to 10 days paid sickness (part-time pro rata) restrictions apply.
- Access to our Retail Discount Scheme – savings on retailers including Tesco, Pizza Express, M&S, Waitrose, Argos, Apple, Currys PC World, Thomas Cook and 100’s more
- Workplace pension
- Free parking
Key duties
· Operating computerised till and EPOS system
· Helping customers with enquiries, finding products etc.
· Being friendly, polite and helpful to customers at all times
· Cleanliness of your area of work
· Labeling and pricing
· Maintaining stock levels in selling areas and merchandising
Your capabilities
· You must like dealing with people, have good communication skills as well as being conscientious, enthusiastic and motivated
· Ability to bend and lift customer’s purchases to scan at till, and to pull/push trolleys and barrows
· Retail or customer service experience preferred but not essential as training will be given
· Ability to work as a member of a team
· A keen interest in plants and related products
Requirements
· You’ll need to work one day each weekend – Saturday one weekend, Sunday the next
· Good communication and customer service skills
· Smart appearance
· Good time management
· Flexibility to work extra hours in holidays and so on would be an advantage
If this Part-Time Till Assistant position sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, please apply directly to us. We’d love to hear from you!
For further information and a full job description, please visit the Perrywood website https://www.perrywood.co.uk/careers/
Perrywood is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please inform us as soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.
Pay: £8.00-£12.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
