Retail Assistant

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Kildare; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Daytime hours

Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Health & Wellness Programmes

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Referral Bonus

Family Friendly Policies

Cycle To Work Scheme

Subsidised meals on shift

Job summary

Avoca Kildare Village is seeking a Retail Assistant for a temporary part-time role with immediate start. The position focuses on delivering exceptional customer service, maintaining store standards, and supporting cash handling and stock management in a vibrant retail environment.

The role offers daytime hours and benefits as listed, with an emphasis on teamwork, initiative, and professional development within a well-known Irish brand.

Qualifications

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Keen eye for detail and strong merchandising skills.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Excellent timekeeping and ability to work under pressure.
• Capacity to use initiative whilst working as part of the team.

Responsibilities

• The highest standards of customer service are required for this role.
• Ensuring your area is always in line with Avoca’s best-in-class brand standards.
• Cash handling skills and use of the point-of-sale system.
• Management of stock levels, ensuring the offering is well maintained.
• Opening and closing duties as outlined by your line manager.
• Promoting gift cards and/or special offers.
• Handling or escalating customer complaints.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Merchandising

Attention to detail

Punctuality

Initiative

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Location: On site / Kildare, Ireland
job type: Fixed term / Part-time
Sector and subsector: Retail | General
Salary: Competitive salary

Avoca operates 13 Stores locations, a Central Bakery & Kitchen, Central Stores, and a Weaving Production Mill. After all this time, the ethos of Avoca remains the same. We cherish our time-honoured traditions, which have been lovingly passed down through several generations. Today, there are third generation weavers working at the Mill. Our skills might be steeped in a long and rich tradition, but our attitude is to look to the future. Now heralded as one of Ireland’s most exciting retail stores, there are Avoca ceramics, clothing, perfumes, soaps and more from our own design studio. We have a host of award-winning cafes and restaurants, Food Markets crammed with artisanal ingredients from near and far, as well as a best-selling range of Avoca cookbooks. There are also gardens to explore at many of our stores, as well as florists and garden centres. The list goes on. And all of this from a modest hand weaving mill, established in a rural Irish village in 1723.

Description

An opportunity has arisen for a Retail Assistant within the Avoca Kildare Village store. This is a temporary part time position for an immediate start.

Responsibilities

• The highest standards of customer service are required for this role
• Ensuring your area is always in line with Avoca’s best-in-class brand standards
• Cash handling skills and use of the point-of-sale system
• Management of stock levels, ensuring the offering is well maintained
• Opening and closing duties as outlined by your line manager
• Promoting gift cards and/or special offers
• Handling or escalating customer complaints

Requirements

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• A keen eye for detail and strong merchandising skills
• Experience in a similar role
• Excellent timekeeping
• The ability to work well under pressure
• The capacity to use your initiative whilst working as part of the team

Why work with us?

We're always on the lookout for likeminded folks to join our merry band of men and women. So, apart from coming to work with your amazing teammates every day, we also offer the following benefits:

• Daytime only hours
• Pension Scheme
• Professional Development
• Health & Wellness Programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Family Friendly Policies
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Subsidised meals on shift

Avoca is an equal opportunities employer