One Stop Stronger Starts Retail Apprenticeship - Level 2 - England

ENGINEERINGUK; England; On-site; GBP 19,000; Full time

Job description

Employer: Tesco

Location: England, UK

Salary: minimum starting salary £18,314.40 (30 hours per week)

Closing date: 3 May 2025

Vacancy details

One Stop Stronger Starts Retail Apprenticeship - Level 2 - England

Vacancy type: Early careers

Programme: Apprenticeship

Scheme: Stronger Starts One Stop

Business Area: Retail

Location: England

Intake year: 2025

About the role

Our Stronger Starts Retail Apprenticeship delivered by Lifetime Training, won't just give you a stronger start towards an exciting and rewarding career with us, it will support you to develop new skills, build your confidence and learn about all areas of retail as well as getting hands-on practical experience of working in different areas of our store. If you have the passion and commitment to succeed, this could be the fantastic opportunity for you, you could even develop further and become a shift leader at the end of your apprenticeship.

We know that working and learning can be a challenge, that's why you'll have a network of people to support you, from expert 1-1 pastoral support from the King's Trust to a dedicated Lifetime apprenticeship coach. You'll also be welcomed by our friendly store team and given a buddy who will be on hand to offer advice as well as guide and support you throughout your time with us. We'll also provide you with £4 per working day towards your lunch cost for the first four weeks of you working with us.

You will be responsible for:

The apprenticeship is delivered in store and takes a minimum of 12 months to complete. You'll spend time doing a range of activities from completing learning on a tablet device you're provided with, to putting into practice your learning on the shop floor. As part of the apprenticeship programme, you may need to achieve qualifications in maths and English called Functional Skills. These qualifications are the equivalent to holding GCSEs in those subjects. If you've previously achieved these at Grade C/Grade 4 or above, you won't need to complete these as part of the programme.

Once you've completed the programme, you'll be awarded your Level 2 National Standard in Retail, which is equivalent to 5 GCSE passes.

The real success in this role will come from getting stuck in, working as part of a team as well getting to know and serving our customers and colleagues. We're particularly wanting to hear from school leavers who are aged 16-18 years and applicants who were eligible for free school meals and/or attend a state-funded school.

The stores locations we are hiring for are: Bristol, Derby, Fleetwood, Leicester, Plymouth, Preston, Southampton.

Benefits

• Salary: minimum starting salary £18,314.40 (30 hours per week)
• Holiday allowance: Starts at 22 days (based on 30 hours per week), increases with length of service
• WeCare support service, offering a 24/7 online GP to colleagues & immediate family members, second medical opinions, mental health support service, get fit programme and much more at no cost to colleagues
• 10% Discount in One Stop
• Tesco Colleague Clubcard 10% discount in Tesco & Tesco Cafe increasing to 15% every pay day for 4 days (including a 2nd card for a family member)
• 20% Discount on F&F Clothing in Tesco Stores
• 10% discount at Tesco Mobile, including Colleague Deals which can be shared with friends & family
• Life Assurance
• Save As You Earn Scheme
• Colleague Deals and Discounts, allowing access to exclusive savings with a variety of retailers, days out, gyms and much more

**Eligibility requirements and rules of the scheme apply.

Please note, we review applications on a rolling basis, so please do submit your application as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require additional support, please contact the recruitment team at [e-mail] or on 0207 654 7212.