Our Shift Leader rate of pay starts from £14.76 an hour; this increases to £15.97 for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location. It’s our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you’d like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too.
About the role
Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.
Responsibilities
* Work in a fast‑paced retail environment, with bags of variety
* Take ownership of running duty shifts, coordinating the team to deliver a clean, well‑stocked store that exceeds customer expectations
* Be there for customers, listening to them and helping to make sure they leave the store with what they came for
* Look for ways to improve service, including coaching your colleagues and giving feedback to the team
* Guide and support your colleagues in-store, making sure it stays a safe place to work and shop
* Maintain a great understanding of how your store is performing, and assist managers in delivering any actions that help improve the running of the store
* Lead from the front, and set a great example for your colleagues in everything you do
Qualifications
* To be a great role model, by always giving thoughtful customer service that ensures every customer’s needs are met
* To build strong, long‑lasting relationships with colleagues to create a positive and inclusive team atmosphere that encourages everyone to do their best work
* To be a clear communicator, comfortable with using a variety of methods to keep your team well‑informed and up to date
* To be comfortable taking the lead, and overseeing the store in the absence of your Manager
* To be a good decision maker, who is flexible in the way you think, and comfortable handling change to ensure everything we do is right for customers and colleagues
* To be motivating, so you can inspire your team to deliver beyond expectations
* To be curious, and always on the lookout for ideas and opportunities to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day
Benefits
* Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays)
* Request flexible working from day one
* Get 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends - save up to £2,000 a year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home
* Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
* Life cover of five times your pay and an award‑winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
* Benefits to suit you, choose what you use - from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes
* Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small
* Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds
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