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Retail Sales Assistant - Keyholder

Liverpool
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Retail Sales Assistant - Keyholder

Retail Sales Assistant – Keyholder

8-hour contract 🎉 NEW STORE OPENING – AUGUST 2026 🎉

Why The Works?

We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.

You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that bring families together. You help someone reconnect with a late family member’s memory through a puzzle book.

You never know who someone will become. With your passion and our products, you’ll help ignite that spark, allowing them to unleash their creativity, discover new passions, reach old hobbies, or rekindle fond memories.

The possibilities are limitless—and all begins with you.

Our perks are a true ‘ ĐČсДх Đ±ĐŸĐ»ŃŒŃˆĐ”!

  • 25% colleague discount – plus double-discount days every June!
  • MyWorks – access exclusive savings, from holidays to tech across 200+ retailers.
  • Family-friendly leave – enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay (Up to 6 weeks paid leave for birth mothers, plus subsidised childcare places).
  • Holiday – 28 days (30+ with bank holidays) for team members, or 33 days (36+) for Deputy/Store Managers.
  • Can-Do Academy – instant career development with tailored training.
  • Stream – earn wages upfront 65% early, for when life throws curveballs.
  • Share Scheme – earn shares and grow into a ‘Monopoly mogul’ owner!
  • 24/7 support – mental health, financial guidance & auto carer focus via Retail Trust Charity (Employee Assistance Programme).
  • Healthcare Cash Plan – ÂŁ25/month towards everyday medical costs.
  • Bonus benefits: Flexible working (where balanced), pension contributions, life assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, optional charity donations, long-service rewards, Christmas party, and an ÂŁ800 one-time welcome pack for new hires.

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The Role: Retail Sales Assistant

As Sales Assistants, you’re our brand ambassador – the face of The Works who creates magical moments for customers.

Your Mission

  • Deliver excellent service – greet colleagues with kindness, engage enthusiastically no one leaves without a smile.
  • Know our products – spark joyful discoveries and effortless recommendation (think recipes, gift-sized passions, and hidden favourites).
  • Look after the store – keep shelves stocked, spaces tidy, clean/dandelion policies followed B risk reduced.
  • Work the till – rotate accurately, understand payment options, correct petty cash singings.
  • Support stock & delivery – pack, process orders, ensure smooth flow between customers & fulfilment.
  • Stay safe & compliant – uphold health safety standards, loss prevention policies.

Keyholder Responsibilities (for those 18+)

With training and encouragement, qualified team members take ‘Keyholder’ roles:

  • Open & close the store securely and responsibly
  • Cash-up the register like a quick and accurate winner
  • Relay store-wide responsibilities like a manager
  • Enhanced pay – a fair reflection of the added responsibility

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When: Select shifts (announced 2 months ahead). Why? It’s your springboard to a store manager career path – an opportunity to step behind the ‘keys’ and build role mentality you’ll need to grow.

This Role Is For You If You

✔ Love sparking smiles – seeing customers light up from a recommendation? ✔ Want an inclusive environment – come ready to thrive, knowing your culture thrives. ✔ Adore diverse reading/messages – from allegories to scandalous authors. ✔ Dedicate to teamwork – we walk in lockstep, and it looks effortless! ✔ Embrace physical work – picking up boxes, stocking hours (we got your back).

Bonus: If you’ve experience

  • Handling cash payments/registrations
  • Been in fast-paced role (think summer camps or promenade shifts).

Work With Us

We are The Crafty Crafty – turning inspiration into skills daily. We are Caring – lending hearts to families strangers. We are Can-Do – literally making impossible things possible.

Diversity & Flexibility

All applications welcome:

  • Ethnic minorities
  • People with disabilities needs
  • Carers
  • LGBTQ+ communities

Reasonable adjustments: Need interview changes? Email us (contact@theworks.co.uk) ahead!

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Skills

Customer Service
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Cash Handling
Merchandising
Stock Replenishment
Store Opening And Closing
Supervisory Responsibilities
Teamwork
Tills Operation
Loss Prevention
Health And Safety

Location

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

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