Sales Assistant (FTC until Christmas!)

Birds Bakery; Danesmoor; Hybrid; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee staff discount

Annual leave: 4 weeks pro rata

Job summary

Birds Bakery in Clay Cross, Derbyshire is seeking a part-time Bakery Sales Assistant. The role is 16 hours per week on a fixed-term contract until Christmas 2026, offering a hospitality-driven environment and training where needed.

You will greet customers, help with purchases, handle tills, and maintain shop standards across busy trading hours. Salary is £12.71 per hour for ages 19+, with lower rates for younger ages.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in food retail is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Greet and serve customers in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Recommend bakery items such as bread, cakes, and pastries.
• Take customer orders and package products properly.
• Operate the till/cash register and handle payments.
• Restock shelves and displays to keep products available and attractive.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the shop and display areas.
• Answer customer questions about ingredients, prices, or products.
• Upsell products to customers, e.g., hot drinks with food or confectionery.
• Prepare and serve a range of hot and cold bakery and food-to-go items.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Communication

Flexibility

Right to work in UK

Job description

Hours: 16 hours per week (Fixed Term Contact until Christmas)

Salary:£12.71 per hour (depending on age, details below)

Clay Cross, Unit 2A, Egstow Business Park, Clay Cross, Chesterfield. Derbyshire, S45 9AG

Employment Type

Part-time

Hours

16 p/w

Purpose

The purpose of a bakery sales assistant is to servecustomers, sell bakery products and help keep the shop clean and organised, aswell as a friendly and welcoming environment. Making sure customer service andquality is at the forefront of everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Greetand serve customers in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Recommendbakery items such as bread, cakes, and pastries.
• Takecustomer orders and package products properly.
• Operatethe till/cash register and handle payments.
• Restockshelves and displays to keep products available and attractive.
• Maintaincleanliness and hygiene in the shop and display areas.
• Answercustomer questions about ingredients, prices, or products.
• Upsellproducts to customers for example offering hot drinks with food, or a nicelittle treat in upselling confectionaries goods.
• Prepareand serve a range of hot and cold bakery and food-to-go / eat in products.

Shifts

You will need to have good availability to work over the seven days, from Monday to Sunday. This is a fixed term contract to start as soon as possible until at least 24th December 2026.

Experience

• Previousexperience in food retail is preferred but not essential as we will giveyou all the training you need to be successful.
• Strongcommunication and customer service skills.
• Apositive attitude and the ability to stay resilient in a busy environment.
• Experiencehandling cash or working with tills / Card machines (training will beprovided).
• Flexibilityto work shifts between Monday and Sunday.

Qualifications

Training will be provided for suitable applicants.

• 4weeks annual leave (Pro rata), increasing incrementally to 5 weeks after 5years of continuous service, plus bank holidays

• Employeestaff discount
• 4weeks annual leave (Pro rata), increasing incrementally to 5 weeks after 5years of continuous service, plus bank holidays

Pay Rates:

• Age 19+: £12.71 per hour
• Age 18: £10.85 per hour
• Age 17: £8.50 per hour
• Age 16: £8.00 per hour

If your application is progressed, you will need to evidence your Right to Work in the UK - i.e. have avalid Work Permit or Government Share Code.

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