Squires Garden Centre, Haliford Road, Shepperton, London, City of, United Kingdom Req #11622
23 January 2025
Your primary responsibility will be to provide professional support to our customers, working closely with the Garden Centre Manager to help the business succeed.
Seasonal: 1 March 2025 until 31 May 2025
Main duties and responsibilities:
* Provide an enjoyable shopping experience for everyone by:
* Ensuring all customers are greeted and offered assistance
* Handling customer queries courteously and efficiently
* Identifying customer needs through interaction, and taking appropriate action
* Establishing and maintaining excellent standards of merchandising and housekeeping in accordance with company guidelines
To be successful in this role, we are looking for people:
* Good friendly manner
* Good interpersonal skills
* Willing to learn
Squire’s is a family-owned group of 16 garden centres based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and Berkshire. Since 1936, the purpose of our business has been the happiness of those who work in it.
We are committed to growing our business and promoting the highest standards in horticulture, catering, and retail, and we want our staff to enjoy working with us in a friendly, energetic, customer-focused environment.
Rewards & Benefits:
* Employee Discount: 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 25% after 2 years’ service and 30% after 5 years’ service.
* Holiday: 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 weeks after 2 years’ service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years’ service.
* Bonus: We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year (first year is dependent on start date).
* Pension: We offer a Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees.
* Attendance: After one year's service, if you have worked for a full financial year and have 100% attendance, one day holiday (pro-rata) will be added to your holiday grant as a 'Thank you'.
* Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D): A reward scheme for team members who make a difference to our business through outstanding customer service.
* Learning & Development: You can look forward to a wealth of learning opportunities with us.
* Birthday: After 6 months service, if your birthday falls on your contracted day to work, you can leave work early.
* Cycle2work scheme: After 1 year's service, a government initiative which offers savings on new cycling equipment.
* Child's first day at school: After 1 year's service, come in late and go home early on your child's first day of school.
* RHS Membership or a Tree/Shrub: After 1 year's service, employees can choose either one tree or shrub to plant each year or £50 towards RHS annual membership.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): After 2 years service, employees are eligible to join an EAP.
* Retirement: After 15 years service, your contracted hours will be reduced by a fifth but your pay will remain the same for your final 3 months.
* Free Parking: Available to all employees in the designated parking areas on our site.
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