Sales Assistant - Harlow

Smyths Toys; Harlow; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Company Maternity and Paternity Pay

Special Life-Event Gifts

Job summary

Smyths Toys is recruiting a Sales Assistant for our Harlow store. This temporary role offers hourly pay and a dynamic, customer-focused environment in a busy retail setting. You will join a team dedicated to helping families find the right toys and ensuring a welcoming shopping experience.

Ideal candidates have retail exposure and a willingness to work across varied departments. Flexibility to cover seven days is required. Benefits include pension and life assurance options.

Qualifications

• Retai l experience in the following areas is highly desirable, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of customer service
• Ascertain customers’ needs and wants
• Work as part of a fast paced and dynamic team
• Keep the store clean and tidy
• Pack shelves and merchandise
• Work delivery and complete price changes
• Work on the tills
• Learn about and keep up to date with our products in order to help customers

Skills

Retail experience

Job description

Career Opportunities: Sales Assistant - Harlow (26310)

Requisition ID26310-Posted05/11/2026-UK-Harlow-Retail

Smyths Toys is one of the world's largest specialty retailers of children's toys. We operate both online, and via our physical retail stores, with hundreds of stores spread across Europe and the UK. We source our product range from an extensive array of UK, European, and international suppliers.
Are you up for the challenge?

About The Role

Are you looking for a new challenge and want to be part of an expanding business, filled with fun & exciting opportunities? Come and join our team of superheroes, as we are on the search to recruit our next generation of Sales Assistants, for Smyths Toys Superstores!

This is a temporary contract, with a rate of pay of £13.20 per hour for over 21 and £11.30 per hour for under 21.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of customer service
• Ascertain customers’ needs and wants
• Work as part of a fast paced and dynamic team
• Keep the store clean and tidy
• Pack shelves and merchandise
• Work delivery and complete price changes
• Work on the tills
• Learn about and keep up to date with our products in order to help customers

The Ideal Candidate

Retail experience in the following areas is highly desirable, but not essential:

• Nursery
• Software & Gaming
• Backdoor/Warehouse

Our stores are open 7 days a week so we need our Sales Assistants to be as flexible as possible.

A benefits package inclusive of:

• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Maternity and Paternity Payments
• Special Life-Event Gifts

Smyths Toys is an Equal Opportunities Employer