Weekend Garden Centre Assistant

Hillier Nurseries Ltd; Weyhill; On-site; GBP 3,000 - 5,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a well-established garden centre as a Garden Centre Assistant. You will help customers, maintain the centre, and ensure products are well cared for. This part-time role offers sociable hours, training, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Employee discount of 20%

Discount of 50% on restaurant menu

31 days annual leave (pro-rata)

Free on-site parking

Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme

Free entry to Sir Harold Hillier Gardens

Qualifications

• Proactive and flexible candidate needed for dynamic work environment.
• Available for extra shifts during peak trading periods.

Responsibilities

• Help customers and maintain the garden centre.
• Ensure plants and products are well cared for.

Skills

Customer Service

Flexibility

Job description

Our Hillier Garden Centre at Weyhill is a well-established and popular destination for gardening enthusiasts, offering a wide range of plants, gifts, outdoor living products, and expert advice.

As a Garden Centre Assistant, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our garden centre. You will be responsible for helping customers, maintaining the centre, and ensuring our plants and products are well cared for. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a dynamic work environment and is willing to adapt to varying tasks.

To support our busy periods, we are seeking a proactive and flexible candidate who is available to take on extra shifts if required, during peak trading periods.

This role is being offered on a part-time, permanent basis with guaranteed hours of 6 hours a week over weekends.

We offer:

• Rate of pay of up to £12.21 per hour
• Sociable hours (daytime only)
• Full training
• Online Learning Hub
• Employee discount of 20%
• Discount of 50% on restaurant menu whilst on shift
• 31 days annual leave (pro-rata if part-time)
• Extended Christmas closure for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and the day after
• Free on-site parking
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family, including free counselling on health, financial, legal, and personal/family matters
• Company Christmas gifts (eligibility based on start date with the Company)
• Free access to exclusive retail discounts, deals, and coupons, plus extra cashback on your Amazon and food shop
• Free entry to the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey, and deals at other gardens nationally

You will be joining a renowned and established family business of over 150 years, working in a fun and friendly environment with an amazing team. We value all our team members and their contributions to the ongoing success and growth of our company.

Please note that we will only consider candidates who are already located in the UK and have the right to work status.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.