Customer Assistant – Nights

Sainsbury's Limited; Frimley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nightshift premium

Discount card

Holiday entitlement

Enhanced Family Leave

Pension and life cover

Sainsbury’s share schemes

Retail savings

Physical wellbeing

Mental wellbeing

Financial support

Job summary

Sainsbury's Limited is seeking a part-time Store Assistant at Watchmoor Park Store in Camberley. You will work 30 hours per week, primarily during night shifts, helping to stock shelves, maintain a clean store, and assist customers at checkouts when trained. This permanent role offers night premiums and benefits.

Applicants must have Right to Work in the UK and be able to work physically demanding night shifts across a busy festive season. The role supports flexible working within shift patterns.

Qualifications

• Friendly and welcoming, with a genuine enthusiasm for delivering for customers.
• Willing to work nights, physically demanding role, able to adapt to night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Getting the store ready for the day by filling shelves and working at a steady pace during the night.
• Keeping workspace tidy and aisles presentable for customers the next day.
• Moving stock safely from warehouse to shopfloor, including heavy equipment.
• Working across store areas, including chilled and frozen zones.
• Using equipment, handsets and digital systems to complete work accurately.
• Assisting in other areas, including online order picking or serving at checkouts when trained.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Flexible

Night shifts

Job description

Rate: £13.23 per hour
Location: Watchmoor Park Store, Camberley, GU15 3YN
Hours: Part time, 30 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Retail
Closing date: 21 October 2026

Availability Window
The availability window below shows when we’d expect you to be available to work during the week. Your shifts will be planned within these times and shared with you three weeks in advance. We support flexible working, so even if your availability isn’t an exact match but is similar,
Tuesday: 22:00 - 07:00
Wednesday: 22:00 - 07:00
Thursday: 22:00 - 07:00
Friday: 22:00 - 07:00
Saturday: 21:00 - 06:00

Working in our stores

Our stores are at their busiest during the festive season, when customers are counting on us to help make this magical time of year truly special. To get our store teams ready, we have both permanent and fixed-term vacancies available so.

Important checks before you apply

• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK
• The minimum application age for this role is 18, due to the working hours and type of goods (alcohol, etc) that you may be required to handle

What you’ll be doing

• Getting the store ready for the day ahead by filling shelves, working at a good steady pace throughout the night and being prepared to work with a variety of product types
• Keeping your workspace tidy for other colleagues and making sure our aisles are clean, presentable and ready for our customers the next day
• Collecting and moving stock safely from the warehouse to the shopfloor, including heavy equipment and containers
• Working across different parts of the store, which could include chilled and frozen areas
• Using equipment, handsets and digital systems to complete your work accurately and safely
• Helping in other areas when needed, which could include picking online orders or serving customers at checkouts once you’re trained and confident

What it takes to be part of our team

• Friendly and welcoming, with a genuine enthusiasm for delivering for customers
• Working nights takes energy, resilience and a hands‑on approach, so you will be ready to work in a physically demanding role and able to adapt to the disruption that working over-night can have on well‑being and sleep
• Committed team player who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is always willing to support colleagues and work together
• Flexibly and willingness to work across the store and take on new challenges
• Open to learning, developing and trying new things to improve our service
• Confident learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly
• Take pride and ownership in your work, including a good attention to detail, maintaining a clean and tidy work space and always looking for ways to make our customer experience better

Supporting you at work and beyond

We offer our colleagues a wide range of rewards and provide competitive benefits:

• Nightshift premium – in addition to the advertised hourly rate, a further £2.45 nightshift premium is paid for every hour worked between midnight – 5am (where applicable).
• Discount card –After 4 weeks employment, 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday
• Holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work
• Enhanced Family Leave – Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and more
• Pension and life cover – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions and up to 6x life cover
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices
• Other Retail savings – discounts on eating out, holidays and at other retailers
• Physical wellbeing – cycle to work and bike rental schemes, reduced price gym access and Health/Dental cash plans
• Mental wellbeing – 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme and Online wellbeing platform
• Financial support – interest‑free season ticket loans, Pay advance, affordable loans and savings directly from your pay and financial wellbeing resources

An inclusive place to work and shop

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential, and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us.

To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for careers. We provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face.

We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here .

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.