Café, Retail & Deli Assistant
Bring your energy and personality to our island shops. Join the friendly teams at Tresco Stores and the Abbey Garden Café & Shop as a retail assistant for the 2026 season.
We have roles across all our departments and double or twin rooms available. Share our opportunities with your partner or best friend, and let them join your island adventure.
Department: Tresco Stores, Abbey Garden Café & Shop
Salary: From £12.60 per hour, dependent on experience
Benefits: Accommodation included
Hours: Full time, with 1.5-2 days off per week
Contract Length: Seasonal – March to October (dates can be flexible)
The Role
We’re seeking enthusiastic Cafe, Retail, and Deli Assistants to join our friendly and dynamic team for the 2026 season. If you’re flexible and passionate about delivering exceptional customer service, this role is for you!
You’ll be the face of our vibrant café and retail spaces, handling cash tills, managing service points, and ensuring every guest has a warm and memorable experience.
Your responsibilities will also include receiving deliveries, stock handling, and keeping shelves well-stocked and displays fresh and inviting.
You’ll have the chance to use your creativity to merchandise selling spaces and drive sales through your excellent customer liaison skills. With a flexible approach and a commitment to maintaining high standards of health and safety, you’ll help us keep things running smoothly and efficiently.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love engaging with customers, we’d love to hear from you!
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 training is required. Some of our retail spaces have a café on site, so some barista/café experience is a bonus; however full training will be given
About Tresco Island
At the heart of the Isles of Scilly archipelago, 28 miles from the Cornish coast, Tresco Island is a family‐run business comprising the whole island of Tresco and the Hell Bay Hotel on the neighbouring island of Bryher.
With timeshare and rental cottages, a 16-bedroom inn, two restaurants, a world-famous garden, a spa, an art gallery, a shop and a working farm, Tresco is a subtropical island known for its deserted bays, aquamarine seas and exceptional guest experiences.
Just across the water on the neighbouring island of Bryher, Hell Bay Hotel stands as Scilly’s highest-rated hotel and restaurant. Our boutique hotel offers 25 suites, a 3AA Rosette restaurant, a Crab Shack and wellness facilities - a haven of calm amidst the wild seascape of Bryher's west coast.
Working & Living Here
If the opportunity to live and work on a subtropical island isn't enough, there's a range of great benefits and perks, including:
- Rent free on-island accommodation, minutes from the beach
- Paid relocation to the island at the start of your time with us
- Competitive pay
- 20% off in our restaurants, pub, spa and shops
- Free scheduled boating and camping kit hire, and discounted watersports equipment hire, to help you explore
- And many more...
In order to process any application, we require confirmation you are eligible to work in the UK. Unfortunately, if you are not, we are unable to help with the necessary paperwork to assist with this.
