Customer Service Assistant

East of England Co-op; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

20% discount in stores

22 days holiday

5% employer pension contribution

Death in service

Training and apprenticeship programmes

Flexible shift patterns

Job summary

East of England Co-op in Ipswich is seeking a Customer Service Assistant to support store standards, service and community engagement. The role covers weekend days and evenings (5 pm to 11 pm) and is part-time with flexible shift patterns. Competitive hourly pay and benefits are on offer.

We welcome friendly, reliable team players who communicate well and take pride in presenting a welcoming store environment. Applicants should be over 18 and adaptable to store needs.

Qualifications

• Friendly and approachable
• A reliable team player
• Effective communication skills
• A positive attitude
• Engaged and self-motivated
• Willing to learn and adapt
• Basic numeracy, literacy and IT skills
• Over 18 years old to apply

Job description

# Customer Service Assistant## Vacancy Introduction**Come and join our team!**As a Customer Service Assistant (CSA) you will be responsible for supporting your store to deliver high standards of customer service, availability and presentation, compliance, and engagement with your local community.You will be working as part of a diverse and motivated team of colleagues who strive to attract and delight new and existing customers every day, supporting the ongoing growth and evolution of our business.**Want to know more? **Take a look at our job description attached to the bottom of this webpage.******Normal working pattern for this role:**| | || --- | --- || Working Day | Shift start/end time || Saturday | 5pm - 10pm || Sunday | 12pm - 5pm |**Availability is extremely important to us. Whilst we may have identified shifts above, shaping contracts around the operational needs of the store is our priority, and availability is essential to this role. We encourage you to share your availability during application, this will help us better understand the opportunities we have for you in store. We look for broad availability Monday to Sunday, including evenings and weekends.***Our working patterns are non-contractual.* *Any advertised working pattern represents the normal working pattern for the role at time of advertisement and may be subject to change.***The person we are looking for*** Friendly and approachable* A reliable team player* Effective communication skills* A positive attitude* Engaged and self-motivated* Willing to learn and adapt* Have a basic level of numeracy, literacy, and IT Skills**Over 18 roles**Due to the nature of the role and its requirements, applicants will need to be aged 18 years or over to apply for this position.**Perks of the job**At the East of England Co-op, we strive to be the best place to work. We invest in our colleagues to help them to progress in their careers and achieve their full potential. How do we do this? * Competitive rates of pay* 20% discount in our food stores, along with other discounts across our family of businesses* 22 days holiday (plus bank holiday entitlement) which increases with service* 5% employer pension contribution* Death in service benefit* Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements\\** Opportunities to grow, with award-winning training and apprenticeship programmes* Great discounts, deals, and cashback across over 900 high street and online retailers* Financial wellbeing support, including Stream* Access to Cycle To Work, Rental Deposit Scheme, and SmartTech (after a qualifying period)* Employee Recognition Scheme* Long Service Awards* Free remote GP service, available 24/7, including prescription, fitness, nutrition, and counselling services* Employee Assistance Programme**We recognise the challenges people face trying to balance commitments both in and out of the workplace - perhaps studying, caring commitments, or other employment. We therefore aim to be as flexible as possible, to create shift patterns that work for both our co-op and our colleagues.***\\* Enhanced on statutory terms, subject to service criteria.*### Attached documents* Customer Service Assistant - Job Description.pdfApply+−Leaflet | OpenStreetMap contributors### Customer Service Assistant* **Salary** £12.73 per hour - Total Vacancy Hours: 10* **Frequency** Four Weekly* **Vacancy Reference** 10021517* **Contract Type** Standard - Permanent - Part Time* **Working Hours** Weekend Days & Evenings (5 pm to 11 pm)* **Closing Date** 19 October, 2026* **Vacancy Category** Customer Service - Food Retail* **Business Unit** Retail* **Location** 65 Colchester Road, Ipswich, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 13 October, 2026* **Number of Positions** 1