Job Description

School Uniform Shop Assistant / Production & Workwear Showroom Assistant

We are looking for a flexible candidate to work, primarily, at our school uniform shop, while also providing assistance, as required, to our production operations and adjoining workwear showroom.

Primary Focus:

School Uniform Shop Assistant

We are looking for a polite and charismatic individual to work as a shop assistant. The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills and a willingness to develop new skills and enhance existing skills, while being flexible to fast paced and seasonal working demands. The candidate will be required to work as part of a team, therefore teamwork skills are essential. Previous experience working with customers, as well as experience working in retail is required and previous experience operating a Point of Sale (POS) system will be extremely desirable.

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Working as a shop assistant, you will be responsible for delivery of an exceptional customer experience. Reporting directly to the Shop Manager, specific responsibilities will include:

Driving forward sales

Being an expert on our products and procedures

Providing the highest standards of customer service, this will include advising and assisting customers with the selection and fitting of school uniforms.

Assisting in the overall day to day running of the shop

Maintaining the company standards

Ensuring exceptional standards of housekeeping, cleanliness and merchandising are upheld

Any other duties required to achieve the smooth and profitable running of the school uniform shop

On occasion and when considered appropriate, you may be required to carry out other duties that fit your strengths

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To be considered for this Shop Assistant role you will have the following experiences, skills, knowledge and attributes:

Customer focused approach with excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Prior experience working in a shop, or customer-centred environment

Prior experience working with computer-based and cloud-based softwares, such as a POS back office portal.

Excellent team working skills

An ability to learn new learns and develop existing skills

Point of Sale confidence

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Secondary Focus:

Production & Workwear Showroom Assistant

Alongside the primary focus of School Uniform Shop Assistant, the successful candidate will need to be flexible and enthusiastic to allow themselves to show an interest and desire to become involved in providing assistance to the adjoining production team, as necessary. This is an exciting opportunity to learn and develop new skills. Further, while providing assistance to the adjoining workwear and leisurewear showroom staff, the successful candidate will help to grow and promote our workwear and leisurewear showroom and, the ideal candidate will help to drive visibility and footfall, creating a greater social media presence. Here, experience in using social media for business promotion will be extremely desirable.

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Working as a Production & Workwear Showroom Assistant you will assist the production and workwear staff to increase productivity, helping to drive our well-established, but growing business forward, while being nurtured to develop and learn new skills. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, specific responsibilities will include:

Stock & inventory management

Aiding the production team in production preparation

Developing social media presence to drive increased footfall and customer engagement.

On occasion and when considered appropriate, you may be required to carry out other duties that fit your strengths

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To be considered for this role you will have the following experiences, skills, knowledge and attributes:

Flexibility to adapt to varying working/ seasonal demands

An enthusiasm to learn new skills and develop existing skills

An excellent eye for detail

Fantastic team working skills

Excellent communication skills

Computer software and program (inc. cloud-based applications) experience

Business social media development experiences

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Desirable, yet not essential, experiences, skills, knowledge and attributes:

Experience with embroidery/ printing machinery

Ambition to progress/ develop skills in different aspects of the company

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This is an exciting opportunity to develop new skills and become an integral part of our growing business.

Contracted hours:

21 Hours+

Negotiable, but initially, we are considering 3 days a week. 2 days (Monday-Friday) will be 9am to 5pm and the third day (Saturday) will be 10am to 3pm - offering 21 hours. More hours available in Summer months.

Good rates of pay.

Employment start time:

At least by 1st August 2025

(candidates must not have any existing holidays booked within August please)

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From 12.25 per hour

Expected hours: 21 - 29 per week

Benefits:

Employee discount
Schedule:

8 hour shift Every weekend Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

What skills and experiences do you have that make you a good fit for this role?
Experience:

shop assistant: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 09/07/2025