The Roving Bookshop
Schools Event & Delivery Assistant
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Company Description
Based in Leicester, The Roving Bookshop has a national reputation for its carefully curated stock of children’s books. Travelling all over the country, from our Leicester base, we provide primary children with a unique opportunity to experience a full-size bookshop in their own school. We also provide specialist bookselling at author performances, conferences, and other training events.
Role Description
Start Date – 1 month - £13.00 – £15.00/hr. Flexible, Full/Part Time
A unique opportunity to join a small team with a big mission: this role combines delivery driving, manual handling, event setup, and customer-facing retail work. Driving a company van to and unloading at a new venue each day, you’ll experience first-hand the excitement that the bookshop brings to children - you’ll also meet authors and illustrators at book signings. Every day and every event is different.
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Responsibilities:
- Drive a medium van to schools across the country
- Load and unload heavy trolleys containing book stock
- Erect up to 54 display cases and set up the bookshop
- Run our book sales events
- Work with children and school staff throughout the day
- Manage stock, take payments, and do simple admin
You may opt for a 1 or 2 event part-time contract, but will need to be flexible. Term time is very busy, particularly around World Book Day in February and March, when you could be working every day - and in summer/Christmas holidays, weeks can be completely free.
Whether you have family, or other interests, we are small enough to make sure our schedules are agreed with you in advance so you can get the most out of your days off.
If you’re physically fit, love keeping busy, and want to do a job that makes a difference, we look forward to receiving your application.
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Essential skills:
- Physical strength to load/unload up to ~1 tonne of books on trolleys and heavy lifting to erect book displays (experience of working in warehouse, delivery, or event set-up may be valuable)
- Confidence driving a medium van and clean UK driving licence
- The flexibility to start early and finish late, on event days, including paid overnight stays for long-distance events
- The flexibility to work extra events during school term time (particularly February and March, World Book Day)
- Ability to work independently and set up displays in different school environments
- Friendly communication style with teachers and children
- Ability to obtain an enhanced DBS check (we work in schools and are committed to safeguarding)
Desirable skills:
- An interest in children’s books (training given)
- A familiarity with computers for Point of Sale (training given)
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