British Garden Centres
Garden Centre Team Member

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Chilton Garden Centre, Newbury Rd, Didcot OX11 0QN, UK
Location: Chilton
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time
Hours: 8 Hours Saturdays
About Us
British Garden Centres is the UK’s largest family-owned garden centre group, with 80 centres nationwide. Founded by the Stubbs family, the business has grown rapidly through significant expansion and acquisitions, evolving from its first site at Woodthorpe Garden Centre into a national brand.
The group now includes garden centres, restaurants, nurseries, and distribution centres, employing more than 3,500 colleagues across the UK. Despite its scale, British Garden Centres maintains strong family values, a community focus, and a commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive environment for both customers and employees.
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We are currently looking for a Team Member to work in our fast-paced and very customer-focused Centre. The successful candidates will be highly motivated, approachable, and have excellent people skills with a positive “can do” attitude plus a keen eye for detail.
This is a very hands-on role and as such, you will need to be proactive, organized, and have good communication skills. Previous retail/customer service experience preferred; however, full training will be provided where necessary.
If you would like to join our family-run business and bring your ideas and talents to our fast-growing company and forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.
Skills Required
- Good communication skills and able to work as part of a team.
- Willingness to learn.
- Team player.
- Excellent customer service skills.


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Duties Will Include
- Customer Service
- Tills
- Merchandising
- Assisting customers with their purchases.
- Quality customer service.
- Merchandising.
- Stock replenishment.
- Helping to take trees to customers' cars
If you would like to join our family-run business and bring your ideas and talents to our fast-growing company and forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.
How To Apply
Please send your CV to:
Tony Yates Garden Centre Manager
Tyates@britishgardencentres.com
Applications close – Monday 17th August 2026
Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application is successful.
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