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SalaryRetail experience or no retail experience.
First job or not your first job.
Student or not a student.
It doesn't matter; we are happy to talk!
Every year we recruit over 350 people for our Back to School Summer period. BTS is the single most important trading period for Monkhouse, servicing its customers with the best people and best products to ensure children are ready to go back to school in the new academic year.
We pride ourselves on hiring students as first-time employees and play an important role in giving them the opportunity to upskill, learn, and build up their CV, something they will need for future careers.
We want you to be a part of our dynamic team and below are the attributes you will need to apply.
Do you see yourself as someone with these qualities?
- Confident,
- Enjoy a busy and sometimes intense environment,
- Flexible with your working hours,
- Enthusiasm to learn,
- Enjoy working in a team,
- Positive thinking.
Now let's take you through what you will be doing. We will give you full training on each and every job and buddy you up with an experienced colleague to support you throughout your time with us.
- Serving customers by ensuring they have the right sizes, colours, and uniforms required for their child.
- Working on the cash till, by taking payment and packaging customer purchases.
- Tidying up the shop and stock room, including hoovering and dusting.
- Checking deliveries and booking stock into our stock control system.
- Unpacking stock from deliveries and restocking products in the shop.
- Answering the telephone with customer queries.
Social Environmental Responsibility (SER)
We take our sustainability responsibility extremely seriously, and it is only with the full cooperation of each and every one of us, that will ensure we deliver on our sustainability objectives.
Below are 5 things, we want you to build into your day-to-day responsibilities:
- Switch off lights when the space is not being used.
- Switch off computers at the end of every day.
- If possible, avoid bringing in one-use plastic water bottles.
- Only fill up the kettle for the number of cups of hot drinks you are making.
- Dispose of waste responsibly by using our recycling processes.
What are my hours? Our contracts range from 12 to 40 hours per week and our seasonal shifts are Monday to Sunday (overtime available).
When can I start? Our peak season starts from June through to mid-September so you can start anytime from May onwards, finishing mid-September.
Where will I work? We are located in Worcester with good public transport links.
Do I get any holidays? Your holiday entitlement is 28 days per annum including bank holidays, pro-rated to your hours of work and pro-rated to your term of employment. These accrued holiday hours will be paid at the end of your contract.
What else can I look forward to?
- Bi-weekly pay.
- A company induction and training.
- Upskill yourself.
Build your CV/work experience.
Opportunity to return in 2025.
