Cafe, Deli & Retail Assistants
We're looking for energetic and personable retail assistants to join our friendly teams in the Tresco Island Stores, Lucy Tania Boutique & Garden Shop & Cafe for our 2024 season
Department: Tresco Stores, Lucy Tania, Garden Cafe & Shop
Salary: Competitive, from £11.45 per hour
Hours: Full Time, with 2 days off per week/ 1.5 Gardens
Contract Length: Seasonal, March to October (some shorter available)
Duties include:
- Customer service, including cash tills and service points
- Receiving deliveries, stock handling and replenishment
- Abiding by health and safety standards, keeping work areas clean and tidy
- Merchandising selling spaces and refreshing displays
- Encouraging sales through excellent customer liaison
- A flexible approach between our island retail sites
Our ideal candidate:
- Hard working, enthusiastic and self-motivated with great attention to detail
- Comfortable working as part of a team, and taking direction
- Adept at working under pressure and enjoys a challenge
- Cheerful and confident communicator
- Willing to undergo further training and take on flexible responsibilities as required
- No specific experience is required, however some of our retail spaces have a café on-site, so some barista/café experience is a bonus full training is given
About Tresco Island
Tresco Island is a family-run business on the Isles of Scilly, 28 miles from the Cornish coast, comprising Tresco Island, and Hell Bay Hotel on the neighbouring island of Bryher. Tresco Island comprises timeshare and rental cottages, two restaurants, an inn, a world-famous garden, gallery, leisure spa, shop and a working farm. Hell Bay Hotel on Bryher is an award-winning boutique hotel with 25 suites, a 3 AA Rosette restaurant, Crab Shack, therapy shed, yoga studio and outdoor pool.
Working & Living Here
We offer excellent rates of pay, provide all staff with accommodation and pay for your travel from Penzance at the beginning and end of your contract period. All of our staff are paid at National Living Wage or above, and many positions offer gratuities and the option of paid overtime. We know a good team member when we see them, and there are regular opportunities for progression within our business.
Besides getting to work on a beautiful island with the beach on your doorstep, you’ll also receive extensive benefits. These include 20% discount in our shop and restaurants, complimentary boat tickets to explore the islands, and preferential rates in our holiday accommodation so friends and family can come and visit.