Apprentice Retail Assistant

FARMFOODS LIMITED

Borehamwood, WD6 4PR

Closes in 17 days (Friday 11 October)

Posted on 12 September 2024

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Summary

Farmfoods are looking to recruit an Apprentice Retail Assistant at their Borehamwood shop. Working on a till, putting out stock, and cleaning duties. If you are welcoming, helpful and friendly with a desire to learn new skills then this could be the perfect role for you. Apply today!

Annual wage
£17,108 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£329.00 per week £9.40 per hour

Training course
Retailer (level 2)
Hours
Working 5 days out of 7 (Days and shifts vary which will include weekends - to be confirmed). • Earliest shift start = 6am – TBC • Latest shift finish = 10:30pm - TBC • Stocktake finish time = 10:30pm - TBC

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 21 October

Duration

1 Year 3 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

As one of our retail apprentices, you will:

  • Make all of our customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and a simple hello
  • Help customers find the items they are looking for
  • Give a fast and friendly service at the tills, always offering help to pack and leaving a good impression with a friendly thank you and goodbye
  • Handle stock with care whilst working deliveries, quickly placing products into our freezers and onto our shelves ready for our customers to buy
  • Work with the rest of your team to complete the daily and weekly routines that keep our shops clean and tidy

You will need:

  • A friendly, positive, hardworking approach to work
  • To enjoy being busy as there is always something to do. You’ll jump from putting out deliveries to serving on the till, helping customers on the shop floor, completing important cleaning and stock rotation routines and more
  • To be reliable as you will be an important part of a small team. Your colleagues and customers will depend upon you to do your best on each shift and not let the team down
  • A bit of flexibility when it comes to your shifts. When other members of your team are off enjoying their holidays, we may need you to work slightly different hours to cover for them. Rota’s are planned three weeks in advance and your commitments outside of work will be taken into consideration when planning your shifts
  • Ensure that all work set by our apprenticeship provider is completed on time and to the best of your ability

To become an apprentice, you must:

  • Be 16 or over
  • Not already in full-time education
  • You can start an apprenticeship whether you’re starting your career, want a change or you're upskilling in your current job. You can have a previous qualification like a degree and still start an apprenticeship, provided you are in a different field or learning new skills

As an apprentice, you’ll:

  • Have regular one-to-one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace
  • Learn and train for a specific job
  • Get paid and receive holiday leave
  • Get hands-on experience in a real job
  • Study for at least 20% of your working hours
  • Complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship
  • Be on a career path with lots of future potential

What is an apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is a real job where you learn, gain experience and get paid. You’re an employee with a contract of employment and holiday leave. By the end of an apprenticeship, you'll have the right skills and knowledge needed for your chosen career.

Levels of an apprenticeship:

Each apprenticeship has a level and an equivalent education level. You can start an apprenticeship at any level.

At the end of your apprenticeship, you’ll achieve the equivalent education level. For example, if you complete a level 3 apprenticeship, you’ll achieve the equivalent of an A level.

Where you’ll work

Unit 7B

Borehamwood Shopping Park

Borehamwood

WD6 4PR

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BABCOCK SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Retailer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Communicate with customers to meet their requirements and encourage customer loyalty and repeat business.
  • Serve customers in line with brand standards, legislation, business procedures and the values of the business.
  • Provide a retail service that balances the customers’ needs with additional linked products and services.
  • Use face to face or online sales techniques such as product and price comparisons to support or influence the customer in their purchasing decisions.
  • Promote seasonal or local offers through in-store or online promotions.
  • Identify situations that may damage business reputation in line with company policy and escalate as required.
  • Maintain good merchandising to meet the needs of the business whilst ensuring safety.
  • Maintain stock levels and storage conditions such as correct temperature, lighting, ventilation, packaging to meet customer demand and minimise stock loss.
  • Use technology and applications to support sales and service ensuring that maintenance issues are reported.
  • Support team and colleague development through buddying and/or coaching.
  • Comply with regulations and legislation relevant to their role and business.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement activities which focus on improving sustainability within the business.
  • Handle complaints within remit or escalate as appropriate.
  • Support sales across a range of promotional events throughout the calendar year.

    • Your training plan

    Level 2 Retailer Apprenticeship Standard.

    Apprenticeship standards are aimed at developing skills within the Apprentice’s chosen career route, each standard has set knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be successful within the job role.

    This will include the completion of Functional Skills in maths and English.

    Once the apprentice has completed a minimum of 12 months of training and the employer and Inspiro's regional trainer confirm they have met all the requirements of the standard, they will be put through to End Point Assessment (EPA).

    The end point assessment is independent from the training and includes a variety of assessment methods that test the skills and knowledge of the apprentice to ensure they are fully competent in their role.

    Each Apprentice will be supported throughout the apprenticeship by a structured programme of teaching, e-learning, face-to-face training and workplace mentoring, this will encourage and help them to meet the requirements of the new standards and will prepare them for the end point assessment.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    Other in:

    • None Required (grade None Required)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received. Please ensure you apply early to avoid disappointment.

    About this company

    Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail. We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family-oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience. Our retail apprentices are very important. They each serve hundreds of customers each week and have the reputation of Farmfoods in their hands. To our customers, they are Farmfoods.

    After this apprenticeship

    There are many opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have some great training programmes in place and only promote to Shop and Area Manager positions from within. Many people in management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our shops, so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you. This vacancy will become permanent upon completion of your apprenticeship.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    BABCOCK SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED

    Debbie Pennington

    debbie.pennington@inspirolearning.co.uk

    0116 504 0275

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276612.

    Apply now

    Closes in 17 days (Friday 11 October)

    When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.

    After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.