Job Title: Bookseller
Salary: £13.70 p/h Saturdays, £14.62 p/h Sundays
Location: Cambridge city centre, CB1
Contract: Permanent, Part-time (5 hours p/w)
We are thrilled to announce an exciting part-time opportunity to join our team as a Bookseller to work in our prestigious city centre Bookshop, where we showcase CUP&A titles, and sell a range of high-quality merchandise.
As Bookseller, you'll work one weekend day per week, following a rota, with other ad hoc work during the week. Ideally, you will work a few weekdays per month, more at peak times such as the summer months and school holiday periods. Weekday work is not guaranteed, and candidates availability can be explored at interview.
This is a part-time role which suits someone who has other work, volunteering, or study commitments.
About the role
This is a customer facing role involving a high standard of customer service to a range of customers, including academics and tourists. The requirements of the role are:
* To serve customers at the till, giving excellent customer service and handling money accurately.
* Assist customers with a range of queries, including CUP&A titles, merchandise, and tourist information.
* Help customers find books across the shop, and by using an intranet based computer search.
* Answer telephone and email enquiries professionally and accurately.
* Restock books and merchandise, checking books are priced, alphabetised, and in the correct sections and ensuring shelves are dust-free and tidy.
To be available to work on one weekend day per week, as per an advance rota, by mixing Saturday (9.50am – 17.35pm) and Sunday (10.50am – 17.05pm), throughout the year.
About you
* Awareness of CUP&A products.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Willingness to take on a range of duties and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
* Strong attention to detail and high standards of literacy.
* Ability to use Information Technology, including tills, databases, Microsoft Teams and Outlook.
If you don't want to miss out, please take a look at the job description attached at the end of the advert.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
* Group personal pension scheme
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
* Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
* Green travel schemes
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Sunday 6th October 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 21st October 2024.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
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