Job Introduction
Our Store Team Members deliver outstanding customer service by greeting customers, assisting with product queries and providing a prompt service with a smile.
Store Team Members based in the Garden Centre will also cover general store duties when required.
Job Overview
Candidates will be hardworking, enjoy working in a retail store and have experience of cash handling, processing deliveries and preferably have experience of working in a garden centre or similar.
Successful candidates are provided with on-the-job training and gain essential transferable retail and hospitality skills.
If you are honest and reliable and take pride in what you do then we would love to hear from you!
Main job responsibilities include:
- Watering and maintaining plants
- Arranging displays
- Adherence to health and safety procedures
- Maintain equipment including regular deep cleans
- Cash handling and card transactions
- Stock replenishment
Some Store Team Members working in the Garden Centre may be asked to attend Fork Lift Truck (FLT) training at our National Training Centre and Head Office in Liverpool. Travel and accommodation is provided.
Minimum Criteria To Apply
- Demonstrate a good understanding of customer service
- Experience of cash handling and working in a retail environment - experience within a similar role is preferable
- Experience of manual handling and stock replenishment
- Hardworking and reliable
- Polite and professional
For applications to be considered, applicants are required to have a complete and up-to-date Home Bargains Careers Centre profile and to respond to the job application questionnaire when prompted.
Applicants that are invited to attend a face-to-face interview must present original documentation demonstrating their eligibility to work in the UK, along with other specified documents.
Please note, as we expect to receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, you are advised to submit your fully completed application at the earliest opportunity, as the closing date may be brought forward.
About The Company
TJ Morris Limited trading as Home Bargains is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.
Having started 45 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 580 stores we have over 5 million customers each week.
With plans to increase our store portfolio to 1,000 stores throughout the UK we are a fast-paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) - and we wouldn't have it any other way!
Package
- 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year including bank and public holiday allowance rising to 6.6 weeks upon 5 years' service
- Contributable Company pension scheme
- Staff uniform
- 10% store discount
- Access to social and sporting events
Employee benefits
MyHB employee benefits platform with access to:
- Retail and leisure discounts plus hundreds more
- Free Financial Advice
- Bank your savings into an ISA
- 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
- Low cost voluntary insured health plans
Store Team Member rates of pay depend on age, ranging from £7.48 per hour for below 18 year olds, £9.06 for 18 - 20 year olds, and £10.86 for those 21 and over.
Available contracted hours are up to 20 hours per week, mainly in the afternoons.