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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Private

Indoor Living General Assistant - Part time

Salary Range
£7 - £11
£1 - £1 / mo
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Location Base
Coton, East of England, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Home & Indoor Living
24 hours per week,

Shifts to include every Sunday and some days in the week.

Here at Coton Orchard, we have many different departments. This particular vacancy is in our 'Home' department. The type of products you will be working with are Home Fragrances, Kitchen accessories, Bathroom items, Children's Toys and Games, Cards & Books too! Primarily you will be working indoors.

You will be part of a busy & friendly team, who will provide you with training & all the help you need.

This is a customer facing role, our customers are the most important part of our business and you will have constant interaction with them, so a friendly and helpful attitude will be required.

No previous experience is required, as we will train you so you can excel in the tasks below:-

  • Creating visual and inspirational displays to help sell products
  • General shop floor maintenance and housekeeping
  • Using computers.
  • Receiving deliveries, and then putting out the stock on the shop floor.

Blue Diamond Group is a chain of privately owned Garden Centres, we came to Cambridge in 2016, we love it here, and our business is growing from strength to strength.

This is a Part time position, we can be flexible though on which days and hours you work during the weekdays, but as we are a retailer, our busiest time is weekends and the Sunday shift is essential and non negotiable.

If you have a positive, friendly outgoing attitude, please apply, with a short covering letter, telling us why you would be good for this job.

Applications without a covering letter, will not be considered.

Thanks for reading our job description. We look forward to meeting you!

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24 per week

Salary: £7.00-£11.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • On-site parking

Education:

  • GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

  • Retail sales: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

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Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

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Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Indoor Living General Assistant - Part time roles across Coton Orchard Garden Centre -Blue Diamond Garden Centres's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

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2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £7 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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