Seasonal Sales Assistant

Squire's Garden Centres; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A family-owned garden centre group is seeking a Seasonal Sales Assistant in Twickenham. This role involves providing excellent customer service, assisting shoppers, and maintaining store standards. The ideal candidate will be friendly and willing to learn. Employees enjoy benefits like discounts, holiday time, and a bonus scheme. Join a supportive team focused on creating a positive shopping experience while gaining valuable skills!

Benefits

Employee Discount

Holiday benefits

Non-contractual Christmas bonus

Pension plan

Attendance reward

Learning & Development opportunities

Birthday early leave

Cycle2work scheme

Child's first day at school leave

Choose a tree/shrub or RHS membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Retirement benefit

Free Parking

Responsibilities

• Provide an enjoyable shopping experience for everyone.
• Ensure all customers are greeted and offered assistance.
• Handle customer queries courteously and efficiently.
• Identify customer needs through interaction and take appropriate action.
• Maintain excellent standards of merchandising and housekeeping.

Skills

Good friendly manner

Good interpersonal skills

Willing to learn

Job description

Seasonal - Tills - Sales Assistant

Location: Sixth Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5PA
Job Reference: #12203

Your primary responsibility will be to provide professional support to our customers. Working closely with the Garden Centre Manager to help the business to succeed. This role includes frequent heavy lifting.

Seasonal: 22 February 2026 until 31 May 2026

Rota: Every Weekend Saturday 10:00-14:00 and Sunday 10:30-13:30

Main duties and responsibilities

• Provide an enjoyable shopping experience for everyone by:
• Ensuring all customers are greeted and offered assistance
• Handling customer queries courteously and efficiently
• Identifying customer needs through interaction, and taking appropriate action
• Excellent standards of merchandising and housekeeping are established and maintained in accordance with company guidelines

To be successful in this role, we are looking for people

• Good friendly manner
• Good interpersonal skills
• Willing to learn

Squire’s is a family-owned group of 17 garden centres based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and Berkshire. Since 1936 the purpose of our business has been the happiness of those who work in it. We are committed to growing our business and to promoting the highest standards in horticulture, catering, and retail. We want our staff to enjoy working with us in a friendly, energetic customer focused environment.

Rewards & Benefits

• Employee Discount – 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 25% after 2 years’ service and 30% after 5 years’ service.
• Holiday (including bank holidays) – 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 weeks after 2 years’ service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years’ service.
• Bonus – We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year (first year is dependent on start date)
• Pension – Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees; company contributions if eligible.
• Attendance – After one year’s service, 100% attendance for a full financial year may add one day holiday (pro-rata) to your holiday grant as a 'Thank you'.
• Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D) – Reward scheme for team members with outstanding customer service.
• Learning & Development – Opportunities to develop skills and confidence.
• Birthday – After 6 months service, if your birthday falls on your contracted day, you may leave work early. After 2 years service on your birthday, receive a £25 Squires gift voucher (pro-rata).
• Cycle2work scheme – After 1 year service, savings on cycling equipment.
• Child's first day at school – After 1 year’s service, come in late and go home early on your child’s first day of school.
• RHS Membership or a Tree / Shrub – After 1 year’s service, choose either one tree/shrub up to £50 value or £50 towards RHS membership.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – After 2 years service, eligibility to join EAP wellbeing resources.
• Retirement – After 15 years service, contracted hours reduced for final 3 months.
• Free Parking – Available to all employees in designated parking areas.