Customer Assistant (Specialist) - Counters

Booths; Longridge; On-site; GBP 6,600 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts

Wellbeing support

Pension

Job summary

Booths is hiring a Specialist Customer Assistant for our Counters in Longridge. You will focus on delivering an outstanding shopping experience at the deli and fresh counters, handling a range of meat, fish, dairy and prepared foods with care and hygiene. The role requires weekend work and flexibility across 10- or 18-hour-per-week contracts.

We offer support, employee discounts, and a family-like culture. Starting rate is £12.80 per hour, with options for a 10 or 18 hour week, and a shift

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications stated.
• Ability to work weekends and variable hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service at the Counters in Booths.
• Handle fresh counter items (meat, fish, bakery, hot food, cheese and deli) to highest standards.
• Support fair, flexible rotas by managing availability and scheduling within required hours.

Job description

Customer Assistant (Specialist) - Counters

Rate:£12.80

Location: Berry Lane, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3NH

Hours: 10 and 18 hour per week contract available

ContractType: Permanent

Closing date: 02/09/26

Working pattern

We havepart time positions available with a contract of 10 or 18 hours per week. You must be able to work at least one weekend day. Working hours will be between the hours of 6am - 8.30pm Monday - Saturday and 8am - 5pm on a Sunday.

As part of your contract, we ask for availability that is, as a minimum, one and a half times your weekly hours. For example, if you were on a 10-hour contract, we would ask for 15 hours of availability. This doesn’t mean you will work 15 hours (unless there is overtime available, and this may be offered to you) but your shifts may be placed anywhere within the availability you provide. This helps us build fair, consistent rotas, and ensures we can meet customer demand across the week. With this role being in Retail, you must also be available to work one late night and one weekend day per week.

You will have at least 2 weeks’ notice of when your shifts will be. If you can’t exactly match the hours and days we are looking for, this can be discussed. We are always happy to hear from you.

The Role - Counters

Our customers will be your main focus, and everything you do will be with their shopping experience in mind. As a Specialist Customer Assistant, you will be working on our fresh counters within our store including meat, fish, bakery, hot food, cheese and deli.You will work with a variety of meat, fish, and dairy products, ensuring all items are handled and prepared to the highest standards. This role specifically involves working on our Deli counter.

About

At Booths, you’re more than an employee, you’re part of the family. We’ve been family-run since 1847, and that spirit runs through everything we do. When you join our team, you’ll feel supported, valued, and inspired to be your best.

We believe in three things:People, Product, and Place. That means looking after each other, championing great food and drink, and creating welcoming stores where our customers and colleagues feel at home.

Working for us has great rewards:

• * Discount card, 25% off Café, lunchtime and Hot Counter, 20% off Meat, Fish, Fruit and Vegetables, 10% off Licensed,15% off everything else
• * Shopping discounts with my Booths benefits
• * Wellbeing support
• * Pension

Rate

• Under 18: £10.30 p/h
• 18 – 20 years: £10.94 p/h
• 21+: £12.80 p/h

Job description: Customer Assistant (Specialist)

Please Note:If we receive a significant number of applications then wemay close applications for this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.