One Avenue Group
Dawson House, Jewry Street, London, UK
Client Experience Assistant One Avenue Group is a boutique 5* & 6* serviced office company that is based in numerous iconic locations in London. We pride ourselves on being the very best in offering a high level of service & hospitality. Our aim is to introduce a team of career-focused graduates to support the succession needs of our business whilst we provide experience, knowledge, and training throughout all aspects of the operation in order that you can take on a management role at the end of the programme and ultimately enable you to carve out your own personal career aspirations.
Programme Structure • 18 months duration • 3 rotations to enable high levels of experience in different roles • A tailored experience for you in each operational department • Additional key-learning sessions run by our development team which are jam-packed with key learnings, enhancing your skills as well as having loads of fun along the way! • A personal programme mentor who will be an experienced Manager that has worked for multiple Centres across our portfolio.
As well as a competitive annual salary, you’ll get loads of benefits worth £1000’s more on top! • Refer a friend scheme from £500 to £1000 per referral. • Free meals and drinks at our events and monthly nights out to some of the most enviable & hippest places in London. • Free Personal Training Gym Sessions run twice a week. • Cycle to Work – Our Cycle2Work schemes from Halfords help all our employees save money and keep fit. • Discounts – ranging from bars, restaurants, and other local establishments. • A free fun and activity-filled weekend away in the summer • An invitation to our famous Christmas event every year • Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 access for our employees to call and get support and advice on any issues they may be experiencing. • Enrolled on our People’s Pension Scheme. • 31 days paid holiday, including bank holidays. • Hours of work are only Monday to Friday – so that you can enjoy the weekends! Woohoo!!! • Starting salary between £20-23k but can potentially increase to much bigger bucks within a year!
What you will gain:
A personalised in-depth training programme as well as hands-on experience in all operational departments Perfect preparation for a managerial role or specialist position within our business on completion of the programme At One Avenue, it starts and ends with people, it’s at the heart of what we do. You’ll be partnering with our friendly and committed team, who not only understand the industry but have strong operational and commercial experience. We are here to deliver solutions, with fully flexible and tailored services to support our teams who in turn will provide exceptional experiences for our clients.
Our Story: Our values are at the heart of everything we do, all our employees embody our values throughout their day-to-day duties and their career at One Avenue. Attitude, Problem Solving and going Above & Beyond are what we are founded upon. We ensure our employees are always content, inspired and respected, creating the perfect working environment to succeed.
With numerous awards and accolades, we understand that our success is down to our people. We take pride in the service we provide and the people who make it happen. Which is why we continually invest and reward our employees and as a result of our recent growth, we are now on the search for new talent to join our growing team.
Company Awards • Commercial Real Estate Company of the Year – 2021 • Serviced Office of the Year – 2021 • International Design Award – 2021 • Entrepreneur of the Year – 2021 • Commercial Real Estate Company of the Year – 2020 • Serviced Office of the Year – 2020 • Best Covid Response – 2020
Why don’t you check us out on social media: @OneAvenueGroup
Thank you for your interest in this role. Due to the high volume of applications, if you have not heard after 10 working days, then unfortunately we were unable to consider your application on this occasion.
May 10, 2022
Full time
Client Experience Assistant One Avenue Group is a boutique 5* & 6* serviced office company that is based in numerous iconic locations in London. We pride ourselves on being the very best in offering a high level of service & hospitality. Our aim is to introduce a team of career-focused graduates to support the succession needs of our business whilst we provide experience, knowledge, and training throughout all aspects of the operation in order that you can take on a management role at the end of the programme and ultimately enable you to carve out your own personal career aspirations.
Programme Structure • 18 months duration • 3 rotations to enable high levels of experience in different roles • A tailored experience for you in each operational department • Additional key-learning sessions run by our development team which are jam-packed with key learnings, enhancing your skills as well as having loads of fun along the way! • A personal programme mentor who will be an experienced Manager that has worked for multiple Centres across our portfolio.
As well as a competitive annual salary, you’ll get loads of benefits worth £1000’s more on top! • Refer a friend scheme from £500 to £1000 per referral. • Free meals and drinks at our events and monthly nights out to some of the most enviable & hippest places in London. • Free Personal Training Gym Sessions run twice a week. • Cycle to Work – Our Cycle2Work schemes from Halfords help all our employees save money and keep fit. • Discounts – ranging from bars, restaurants, and other local establishments. • A free fun and activity-filled weekend away in the summer • An invitation to our famous Christmas event every year • Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 access for our employees to call and get support and advice on any issues they may be experiencing. • Enrolled on our People’s Pension Scheme. • 31 days paid holiday, including bank holidays. • Hours of work are only Monday to Friday – so that you can enjoy the weekends! Woohoo!!! • Starting salary between £20-23k but can potentially increase to much bigger bucks within a year!
What you will gain:
A personalised in-depth training programme as well as hands-on experience in all operational departments Perfect preparation for a managerial role or specialist position within our business on completion of the programme At One Avenue, it starts and ends with people, it’s at the heart of what we do. You’ll be partnering with our friendly and committed team, who not only understand the industry but have strong operational and commercial experience. We are here to deliver solutions, with fully flexible and tailored services to support our teams who in turn will provide exceptional experiences for our clients.
Our Story: Our values are at the heart of everything we do, all our employees embody our values throughout their day-to-day duties and their career at One Avenue. Attitude, Problem Solving and going Above & Beyond are what we are founded upon. We ensure our employees are always content, inspired and respected, creating the perfect working environment to succeed.
With numerous awards and accolades, we understand that our success is down to our people. We take pride in the service we provide and the people who make it happen. Which is why we continually invest and reward our employees and as a result of our recent growth, we are now on the search for new talent to join our growing team.
Company Awards • Commercial Real Estate Company of the Year – 2021 • Serviced Office of the Year – 2021 • International Design Award – 2021 • Entrepreneur of the Year – 2021 • Commercial Real Estate Company of the Year – 2020 • Serviced Office of the Year – 2020 • Best Covid Response – 2020
Why don’t you check us out on social media: @OneAvenueGroup
Thank you for your interest in this role. Due to the high volume of applications, if you have not heard after 10 working days, then unfortunately we were unable to consider your application on this occasion.
We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.1 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're committed to every journey our team members, partners, customers and neighbours make. Join us, and we'll invest in yours. After an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, included in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted.
May 19, 2024
Full time
We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.1 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're committed to every journey our team members, partners, customers and neighbours make. Join us, and we'll invest in yours. After an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, included in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted.
Our Sales Associates help our customers Celebrate Life & Express Love! Temporary Sales Associate - Part Time Our store teams are made up of customer-first people with a real passion for outstanding service, creating amazing experiences and lasting memories for our customers. Our team members work hard to develop outstanding product knowledge and real jewellery expertise that they can share with our customers. As a committed and dedicated member of the team, you'll play a key role in helping the store to maintain performance and meet sales targets. As new products are introduced in store, you will build your knowledge to ensure that you can deal with every type of customer enquiry. As the face of H. Samuel, we want you to reflect our brand, culture and customers. You certainly won't find our Store team members suited and booted. Instead, we're proud of our team's unique personalities and to showcase this we have a fashion conscious, business casual dress code, which encourages our teams to celebrate their own tattoo's, piercings and style! Your background You'll have a passion for putting the customer first and creating memorable customer experiences. While you may not specifically have jewellery experience, you will certainly have an interest in jewellery products and brands. A positive, 'can-do' attitude is essential, with a natural ability for striking up a conversation with a diverse range of customers. Jewellery, Watch & Gift Retail is truly unique! In any of our H. Samuel stores you'll see our knowledgeable team members devote their days to sharing and celebrating special life-changing moments with our customers. We love that we are a key part in making an engagement, a wedding or the celebration of a loved-one's Birthday even more special by ensuring our customers discover the perfect piece to mark the occasion. Ours is an environment like no other. Join us - Be part of something special! What's next? When you submit your application, you will be invited to complete a short online assessment. If successful, you will be asked to complete a short video which gives you the opportunity to tell us a little more about you and why you would like to join us. Successful applicants will be contacted by the store manager inviting you to the final stage interviews. We recommend to regularly check your emails to ensure you don't miss any updates with your application. Your rewards We offer a competitive salary and benefits, including sales incentives and a staff discount. The nature of our business also means you can sometimes work additional hours at times like peak trading periods, Bank Holidays and weekends.What is also really amazing about Signet are the career development opportunities. If you've got potential, we'll help you fulfil it. We've got the training and development programmes in place to really help you make the most of your talent Be part of something special! Signet is the name behind H. Samuel and Ernest Jones. Together, we have more than 270 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland. But that's not all, we are part of the world's largest retailer of diamond jewellery with approximately 2,800 stores. Just imagine where your career could take you Signet Jewelers (H. Samuel & Ernest Jones) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are proud to have achieved Disability Confident Committed status (Level 1). All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
May 19, 2024
Full time
Our Sales Associates help our customers Celebrate Life & Express Love! Temporary Sales Associate - Part Time Our store teams are made up of customer-first people with a real passion for outstanding service, creating amazing experiences and lasting memories for our customers. Our team members work hard to develop outstanding product knowledge and real jewellery expertise that they can share with our customers. As a committed and dedicated member of the team, you'll play a key role in helping the store to maintain performance and meet sales targets. As new products are introduced in store, you will build your knowledge to ensure that you can deal with every type of customer enquiry. As the face of H. Samuel, we want you to reflect our brand, culture and customers. You certainly won't find our Store team members suited and booted. Instead, we're proud of our team's unique personalities and to showcase this we have a fashion conscious, business casual dress code, which encourages our teams to celebrate their own tattoo's, piercings and style! Your background You'll have a passion for putting the customer first and creating memorable customer experiences. While you may not specifically have jewellery experience, you will certainly have an interest in jewellery products and brands. A positive, 'can-do' attitude is essential, with a natural ability for striking up a conversation with a diverse range of customers. Jewellery, Watch & Gift Retail is truly unique! In any of our H. Samuel stores you'll see our knowledgeable team members devote their days to sharing and celebrating special life-changing moments with our customers. We love that we are a key part in making an engagement, a wedding or the celebration of a loved-one's Birthday even more special by ensuring our customers discover the perfect piece to mark the occasion. Ours is an environment like no other. Join us - Be part of something special! What's next? When you submit your application, you will be invited to complete a short online assessment. If successful, you will be asked to complete a short video which gives you the opportunity to tell us a little more about you and why you would like to join us. Successful applicants will be contacted by the store manager inviting you to the final stage interviews. We recommend to regularly check your emails to ensure you don't miss any updates with your application. Your rewards We offer a competitive salary and benefits, including sales incentives and a staff discount. The nature of our business also means you can sometimes work additional hours at times like peak trading periods, Bank Holidays and weekends.What is also really amazing about Signet are the career development opportunities. If you've got potential, we'll help you fulfil it. We've got the training and development programmes in place to really help you make the most of your talent Be part of something special! Signet is the name behind H. Samuel and Ernest Jones. Together, we have more than 270 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland. But that's not all, we are part of the world's largest retailer of diamond jewellery with approximately 2,800 stores. Just imagine where your career could take you Signet Jewelers (H. Samuel & Ernest Jones) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are proud to have achieved Disability Confident Committed status (Level 1). All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
Contract: Full Time, permanent Salary : Up to 33,112.56 (including sleep in shifts) Location: Wigton Specific Hours : 42 hours per week- shift pattern on rotation We are currently seeking an experienced Residential Deputy Manager to join our services based in Carlisle. North Lakes Children's Services is a well-established local provider of therapeutic residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem and abilities of all the young people we work with. We currently have a Management opportunity at our 4-bedroom home in Carlisle. Can you inspire your team? Have you an approachable leadership style? If you are a qualified and experienced Children's Home Deputy Manager, we would love to hear from you. Main Duties Responsible in ensuring that the Statement of Purpose is in place, and reflects the appropriate needs of young people that the home is working with and outlines qualifications, experience and expertise of the staff employed within the home. To be responsible for ensuring a full flow of information into and out of the team and to develop effective communication strategies and systems which assist staff in the operation of their duties. To be responsible for the effective management and development of a range of quality direct services to young people. To ensure that the policies and procedures of North Lakes Children's Services are implemented. To ensure that staff training and development needs are identified and ensuring that those needs are met. To assist in training staff as required. To ensure that all Health and Safety Regulations are complied with in accordance with North Lakes Children's Services policies, procedures and practices. To regularly inspect the condition of the structure, fabric, furnishings and fittings of the building to ensure that all necessary equipment, etc. is in good working order and of a reasonable and acceptable standard of repair. To ensure that effective finance budgets, control, administration and records comply with North Lakes Children's Services expectations and procedures. To promote and implement the companies Equality and Diversity policies and to ensure that staff understand and implement the companies Child Protection Procedures. Quality Assurance - To set, monitor and evaluate standards at individual, team performance and service quality Communication - To establish and manage the team communications systems ensuring that the Company procedures, policies, strategies and objectives are effectively communicated to all team members Professional Practice - To ensure that professional practice in the team is carried out to the highest standards and developed in line with the company stated objectives of continual improvement in quality of its service to the young people in our care and external professionals. General Management - To provide vision and leadership to staff within a specialist team, ensuring that effective systems are in place for workload allocation and management, the application of the company's policies and procedures, including those relating to equality, supervision and appraisal and all aspects of their performance, personal development, health and welfare. Click apply now to visit our careers portal and read the full list of duties. All Applicants must have: Have an understanding of the issues that face young people in care Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent Excellent communication and listening skills Be willing to learn Be able to work well as part of a small team Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselves Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous. Have a full, clean UK driving licence and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as and when needed. Benefits: A sleep-in allowance of 62.64 per night- potential extra earning of up to 3257.28 Shift Rotation: 2 days on, 2 days off, with staggered start times ranging from 8am, 12noon or 2pm (i.e. 8am-10pm, 12pm-10pm or 2pm-10pm). 6 weeks annual leave entitlement. Company pension Access to our Employee Discount Scheme, including discounts at various well-known retail companies Access to wellbeing supports via our Employee Assistance Programme Overtime and additional holiday pay at Christmas day and New Year's Day Career progression opportunities Comprehensive annual training including: Child Development, Attachment Theory, PACE Model, Therapeutic Parenting, The Whole Brain Child Model. North Lakes is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. INDRESMP
May 19, 2024
Full time
Contract: Full Time, permanent Salary : Up to 33,112.56 (including sleep in shifts) Location: Wigton Specific Hours : 42 hours per week- shift pattern on rotation We are currently seeking an experienced Residential Deputy Manager to join our services based in Carlisle. North Lakes Children's Services is a well-established local provider of therapeutic residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem and abilities of all the young people we work with. We currently have a Management opportunity at our 4-bedroom home in Carlisle. Can you inspire your team? Have you an approachable leadership style? If you are a qualified and experienced Children's Home Deputy Manager, we would love to hear from you. Main Duties Responsible in ensuring that the Statement of Purpose is in place, and reflects the appropriate needs of young people that the home is working with and outlines qualifications, experience and expertise of the staff employed within the home. To be responsible for ensuring a full flow of information into and out of the team and to develop effective communication strategies and systems which assist staff in the operation of their duties. To be responsible for the effective management and development of a range of quality direct services to young people. To ensure that the policies and procedures of North Lakes Children's Services are implemented. To ensure that staff training and development needs are identified and ensuring that those needs are met. To assist in training staff as required. To ensure that all Health and Safety Regulations are complied with in accordance with North Lakes Children's Services policies, procedures and practices. To regularly inspect the condition of the structure, fabric, furnishings and fittings of the building to ensure that all necessary equipment, etc. is in good working order and of a reasonable and acceptable standard of repair. To ensure that effective finance budgets, control, administration and records comply with North Lakes Children's Services expectations and procedures. To promote and implement the companies Equality and Diversity policies and to ensure that staff understand and implement the companies Child Protection Procedures. Quality Assurance - To set, monitor and evaluate standards at individual, team performance and service quality Communication - To establish and manage the team communications systems ensuring that the Company procedures, policies, strategies and objectives are effectively communicated to all team members Professional Practice - To ensure that professional practice in the team is carried out to the highest standards and developed in line with the company stated objectives of continual improvement in quality of its service to the young people in our care and external professionals. General Management - To provide vision and leadership to staff within a specialist team, ensuring that effective systems are in place for workload allocation and management, the application of the company's policies and procedures, including those relating to equality, supervision and appraisal and all aspects of their performance, personal development, health and welfare. Click apply now to visit our careers portal and read the full list of duties. All Applicants must have: Have an understanding of the issues that face young people in care Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent Excellent communication and listening skills Be willing to learn Be able to work well as part of a small team Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselves Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous. Have a full, clean UK driving licence and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as and when needed. Benefits: A sleep-in allowance of 62.64 per night- potential extra earning of up to 3257.28 Shift Rotation: 2 days on, 2 days off, with staggered start times ranging from 8am, 12noon or 2pm (i.e. 8am-10pm, 12pm-10pm or 2pm-10pm). 6 weeks annual leave entitlement. Company pension Access to our Employee Discount Scheme, including discounts at various well-known retail companies Access to wellbeing supports via our Employee Assistance Programme Overtime and additional holiday pay at Christmas day and New Year's Day Career progression opportunities Comprehensive annual training including: Child Development, Attachment Theory, PACE Model, Therapeutic Parenting, The Whole Brain Child Model. North Lakes is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. INDRESMP
We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.1 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're committed to every journey our team members, partners, customers and neighbours make. Join us, and we'll invest in yours. After an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, included in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted.
May 19, 2024
Full time
We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.1 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're committed to every journey our team members, partners, customers and neighbours make. Join us, and we'll invest in yours. After an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, included in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted.
Virgin Media O2
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
The secret to our success? It's our Retail Advisors. Join one of our O2 stores and you'll become part of a team that thrives on making our stores look great, delivering an exceptional customer experience - and supporting each other to learn new skills and develop your career. Whether this is your first Retail Advisor role - or you're looking to take the next step in your career, if you're self-motivated, engaged, and passionate about delivering an authentic customer experience, then we want to hear from you. You'll be working 16 hours per week, and we'll need you to be fully flexible on shift patterns so that our store managers can make sure our customers have the support they need. You'll get started in the role by attending our fantastic induction programme and we'll tell you all about our LEAP framework - this is the training that means our customers tell their friends about the great experience they had in store. Who we are The UK's fastest broadband network. The nation's best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too. Diverse, high performing teams - jam packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value, through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions. Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do. Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. So, we build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us. The must haves Our customers will remember you by name because you excel at building relationships A friendly, approachable person with strong communication and listening skills You're a true team player when it comes to hitting targets - and making sure the store looks ship shape The other stuff we are looking for Experience in Retail/Customer Service An understanding of VMO2's products and services Willingness to work additional hours The ability to change and adapt to the business needs What's in it for you As well as the benefits, we also offer a wide range of support, rewards, and tools - all focused on helping you to prioritise what really matters. £11.81 per hour Superb accreditation programme with the ability to earn over twelve pounds per hour 23 days holiday allowance + an additional day to celebrate your birthday Fantastic induction programme Learning and Development support Flexible benefits to suit you O2 Refresh Staff Deals for your mobile, tablet and connected smart watch Discounted Virgin Media bundles Friends & Family deals across both O2 and Virgin Media Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday Exclusive discounts through My Extras - including fashion, gym memberships, travel and 100s more Next steps If you think you've got some amazing skills to offer us and O2 feels like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful will be a call from one of our recruiters to talk through the role in more detail and take you through a competency-based telephone interview. When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the O2 family.
May 19, 2024
Full time
The secret to our success? It's our Retail Advisors. Join one of our O2 stores and you'll become part of a team that thrives on making our stores look great, delivering an exceptional customer experience - and supporting each other to learn new skills and develop your career. Whether this is your first Retail Advisor role - or you're looking to take the next step in your career, if you're self-motivated, engaged, and passionate about delivering an authentic customer experience, then we want to hear from you. You'll be working 16 hours per week, and we'll need you to be fully flexible on shift patterns so that our store managers can make sure our customers have the support they need. You'll get started in the role by attending our fantastic induction programme and we'll tell you all about our LEAP framework - this is the training that means our customers tell their friends about the great experience they had in store. Who we are The UK's fastest broadband network. The nation's best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too. Diverse, high performing teams - jam packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value, through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions. Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do. Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. So, we build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us. The must haves Our customers will remember you by name because you excel at building relationships A friendly, approachable person with strong communication and listening skills You're a true team player when it comes to hitting targets - and making sure the store looks ship shape The other stuff we are looking for Experience in Retail/Customer Service An understanding of VMO2's products and services Willingness to work additional hours The ability to change and adapt to the business needs What's in it for you As well as the benefits, we also offer a wide range of support, rewards, and tools - all focused on helping you to prioritise what really matters. £11.81 per hour Superb accreditation programme with the ability to earn over twelve pounds per hour 23 days holiday allowance + an additional day to celebrate your birthday Fantastic induction programme Learning and Development support Flexible benefits to suit you O2 Refresh Staff Deals for your mobile, tablet and connected smart watch Discounted Virgin Media bundles Friends & Family deals across both O2 and Virgin Media Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday Exclusive discounts through My Extras - including fashion, gym memberships, travel and 100s more Next steps If you think you've got some amazing skills to offer us and O2 feels like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful will be a call from one of our recruiters to talk through the role in more detail and take you through a competency-based telephone interview. When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the O2 family.
Administrator £24,000 per annum Brentwood, Essex Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-5pm & Friday, 8:30am-4pm My client, a successful construction business based on the outskirts of Brentwood, is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Administrator to join their growing team within the estimating department. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a dynamic and thriving organisation that genuinely values their staff and prioritises their growth and development. With comprehensive training and clear career progression pathways, this role offers the chance to build a rewarding and long-term career with a company that truly cares. As an Administrator, you will play a vital role in supporting the estimating department by performing a range of essential duties. This will include: Reading architects drawings to assess project requirements and specifications Collaborating closely with Sales Managers to gather information necessary for accurate cost estimation Preparing thorough and detailed cost estimates, covering labour, materials, equipment, and subcontractor costs Liaising with architects and customers to update and modify quotations as required Following up on quotations to maximise business opportunities Occasional site visits with the Surveyor to gain hands-on experience The ideal candidate for this role will possess the following qualities: Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills Quick learner with the ability to grasp new information easily Meticulous attention to detail and strong numeracy skills (GCSE Math grade C or above) Proficient IT skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite To excel in this role, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a supportive team that values collaboration and high-quality work. The company culture is inclusive and friendly, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and join a fantastic organisation, then we want to hear from you. Apply now and seize this opportunity to work with a dedicated team and grow both personally and professionally. Office Angels is an employment agency. We are an equal opportunities employer who put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you . Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.
May 19, 2024
Full time
Administrator £24,000 per annum Brentwood, Essex Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-5pm & Friday, 8:30am-4pm My client, a successful construction business based on the outskirts of Brentwood, is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Administrator to join their growing team within the estimating department. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a dynamic and thriving organisation that genuinely values their staff and prioritises their growth and development. With comprehensive training and clear career progression pathways, this role offers the chance to build a rewarding and long-term career with a company that truly cares. As an Administrator, you will play a vital role in supporting the estimating department by performing a range of essential duties. This will include: Reading architects drawings to assess project requirements and specifications Collaborating closely with Sales Managers to gather information necessary for accurate cost estimation Preparing thorough and detailed cost estimates, covering labour, materials, equipment, and subcontractor costs Liaising with architects and customers to update and modify quotations as required Following up on quotations to maximise business opportunities Occasional site visits with the Surveyor to gain hands-on experience The ideal candidate for this role will possess the following qualities: Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills Quick learner with the ability to grasp new information easily Meticulous attention to detail and strong numeracy skills (GCSE Math grade C or above) Proficient IT skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite To excel in this role, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a supportive team that values collaboration and high-quality work. The company culture is inclusive and friendly, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and join a fantastic organisation, then we want to hear from you. Apply now and seize this opportunity to work with a dedicated team and grow both personally and professionally. Office Angels is an employment agency. We are an equal opportunities employer who put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you . Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Engineer to join our team within Vistry North East, at our office in Newcastle upon Tyne. As our Engineer, you will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of engineering design and providing analysis on a variety of projects from land finding to offer acceptance. You will manage and report all engineering requirements as per company policies and processes. Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you Competitive basic salary and annual bonus Company car, car allowance or travel allowance Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private Healthcare Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Competitive contributory pension scheme Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary Share incentive schemes Employee rewards portal with many more benefits In return, what we would like from you Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality. Driven by finding the optimum solution. Demonstratable experience in driving value engineered solutions. Approachable and friendly with the ability to make firm decisions. Communicative and confident in different working environments. Organised approach to time management and information control. Confident in leading meetings and communicating freely within a team. Good working relationships with Statutory Undertakers and Regional Local Highways Authorities. Current full driving licence CAD Literate. Current CSCS Card. Strong IT skills, working knowledge of computer systems within the technical environment. Articulate, clear and credible, and able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Excellent attention to detail. Previous experience in the construction industry gained from working as a Civil Engineer for a Housing Developer or within a similar Engineering role within a design consultancy. Desirable Relevant HND / Degree / Professional qualification. More about the Engineer role Procure service records and enquiries for new developments. Ability to assess geo-technical information and provide direction for foundation solutions and infrastructure. Maintain a continuous process of evaluation of Consultant's designs (when required to engage 3rd party consulting engineer) to ensure that proposals adhere to best practice in value Engineering. Provide initial feasibility drainage infrastructure proposals based upon assessment/investigation/consultation with relevant statutory bodies, existing infrastructure plans and local policies. Exceptional knowledge of local policies for adopted highway design requirements and sufficient experience to identify areas of potential commercial improvement in design. Sound knowledge of the regional planning processes. Prepare technical monitors, abnormal schedules and schedules of engineering assumptions for each land opportunity. Prepare gap analysis reports to identify areas of further investigation substantiating requirements. Initiate enquiries (developing an appropriate scope of works) and prepare cost schedules for approval where 3rd party consultant input is necessary. Sound ability to assess layouts prepared by 3rd party consultants and identify (where applicable) efficiencies utilising drawing software platforms when necessary. Prepare financial forecasts in relation to infrastructure inspection, legal, and bond fees identifying during this process associated phasing potential. Ability to identify and articulate in writing potential build difficulties with both civil and structural operations, having good knowledge of temporary works impacts. Liaise effectively between departments on design assumptions/solutions to ensure 'buy-in' to proposals submitted for costing. Proactively investigate emerging technologies for potential commercial and operational improvement to schemes. Always represent Vistry professionally in both personal appearance and conduct. Managing proposed service enquiries with relative stat providers. Co-ordinating existing services disconnections and diversions where required. Confident and resourceful to discuss findings with specialist subcontractors to verify design outputs. All duties are in the interest of securing exclusivity on a land opportunity, from which point the preferred candidate will present their findings, recommendations, and justifications (as a form of handover) to the wider team (incorporating Development Manager, Estimator, Engineer, Design Manager and Operations Manager) to progress scheme design through to planning. Development, monitoring, and coordination of material movement strategies, both at an individual and multiple project level (for sub/topsoil) to establish efficiencies both financially and operationally. Training will be provided. Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most. You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career. We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry. Benefits Agile Working Offers a flexible way of working. Annual Leave Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days. Pension with Legal & General Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available. Volunteer Days With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.
May 19, 2024
Full time
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Engineer to join our team within Vistry North East, at our office in Newcastle upon Tyne. As our Engineer, you will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of engineering design and providing analysis on a variety of projects from land finding to offer acceptance. You will manage and report all engineering requirements as per company policies and processes. Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you Competitive basic salary and annual bonus Company car, car allowance or travel allowance Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private Healthcare Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Competitive contributory pension scheme Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary Share incentive schemes Employee rewards portal with many more benefits In return, what we would like from you Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality. Driven by finding the optimum solution. Demonstratable experience in driving value engineered solutions. Approachable and friendly with the ability to make firm decisions. Communicative and confident in different working environments. Organised approach to time management and information control. Confident in leading meetings and communicating freely within a team. Good working relationships with Statutory Undertakers and Regional Local Highways Authorities. Current full driving licence CAD Literate. Current CSCS Card. Strong IT skills, working knowledge of computer systems within the technical environment. Articulate, clear and credible, and able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Excellent attention to detail. Previous experience in the construction industry gained from working as a Civil Engineer for a Housing Developer or within a similar Engineering role within a design consultancy. Desirable Relevant HND / Degree / Professional qualification. More about the Engineer role Procure service records and enquiries for new developments. Ability to assess geo-technical information and provide direction for foundation solutions and infrastructure. Maintain a continuous process of evaluation of Consultant's designs (when required to engage 3rd party consulting engineer) to ensure that proposals adhere to best practice in value Engineering. Provide initial feasibility drainage infrastructure proposals based upon assessment/investigation/consultation with relevant statutory bodies, existing infrastructure plans and local policies. Exceptional knowledge of local policies for adopted highway design requirements and sufficient experience to identify areas of potential commercial improvement in design. Sound knowledge of the regional planning processes. Prepare technical monitors, abnormal schedules and schedules of engineering assumptions for each land opportunity. Prepare gap analysis reports to identify areas of further investigation substantiating requirements. Initiate enquiries (developing an appropriate scope of works) and prepare cost schedules for approval where 3rd party consultant input is necessary. Sound ability to assess layouts prepared by 3rd party consultants and identify (where applicable) efficiencies utilising drawing software platforms when necessary. Prepare financial forecasts in relation to infrastructure inspection, legal, and bond fees identifying during this process associated phasing potential. Ability to identify and articulate in writing potential build difficulties with both civil and structural operations, having good knowledge of temporary works impacts. Liaise effectively between departments on design assumptions/solutions to ensure 'buy-in' to proposals submitted for costing. Proactively investigate emerging technologies for potential commercial and operational improvement to schemes. Always represent Vistry professionally in both personal appearance and conduct. Managing proposed service enquiries with relative stat providers. Co-ordinating existing services disconnections and diversions where required. Confident and resourceful to discuss findings with specialist subcontractors to verify design outputs. All duties are in the interest of securing exclusivity on a land opportunity, from which point the preferred candidate will present their findings, recommendations, and justifications (as a form of handover) to the wider team (incorporating Development Manager, Estimator, Engineer, Design Manager and Operations Manager) to progress scheme design through to planning. Development, monitoring, and coordination of material movement strategies, both at an individual and multiple project level (for sub/topsoil) to establish efficiencies both financially and operationally. Training will be provided. Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most. You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career. We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry. Benefits Agile Working Offers a flexible way of working. Annual Leave Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days. Pension with Legal & General Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available. Volunteer Days With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Improvement Architects/Managers to create and deliver a Technical Services Improvement Plan which will sit at the heart of the DDaT programme of governance and assurance improvement across their technical estates. Salary between £52,000 to £65,600 plus excellent Civil Service benefits including 27% pension contribution. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh. DDaT is embarking on a significant programme of governance and assurance improvement across our technical estates. This role sits at the heart of these initiatives and will have responsibility for implementing an already advanced Technical Services Improvement Plan, but also for assessing those plans and evolving them where appropriate, using either ITIL aligned processes or similar best practice methodologies. It will involve ensuring accurate documentation, managing stakeholders who want different, sometimes conflicting outcomes from the same process, and engaging across DDaT and wider DBT. You'll be proactive but thoughtful, well versed in the challenges you will face when rolling out a Technical Services Improvement Plan. You will manage technical and non-technical stakeholders respectfully but firmly and be able to see complicated tasks through to completion. You will be quality and outcome focused, able to understand when to gather more information and when to act and pride yourself in making considered decisions. In your day-to-day role as a Lead Improvement Architect you will: Lead on the creation and implementation of a Service Improvement Plan, focused initially on Technical and Support Services. This will include identifying and developing improvements to the plan itself based on your own experience of best practice, and defining and evolving Governance Fully document relevant processes and ensure they are agreed to by all relevant stakeholders. You will need to be able to manage active and reactive conversations, know when to escalate, and know when to act Be a senior Subject Matter Expert in a small team of Improvement Architects identifying problems in the team and ensuring you give constructive and adaptive feedback geared towards achieving successful outcomes Engage with Third Party providers where appropriate to ensure plans are seen through to completion Proactively support the wider rollout of Governance principles in our Technology Estate, being able to assure standards Essential Skills and Experience: It is essential that you have: Experience creating and implementing Service Design and Improvement programmes Extensive experience in designing and implementing either ITIL aligned processes or in best practice methodologies Managing a wide variety of stakeholders with conflicting priorities It is desirable that you have: Experience with implementing Configuration Management Databases in a major tool, e,g. ServiceNow ITIL Foundation, or better, Qualified How to apply As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV which outlines your experience, skills and fit for the role. Inspire People will assess your application against the essential criteria listed above to compile a longlist of applications, which will then be sifted by DBT. Successful candidates at this stage may be invited straight to interview or asked to complete a short, pre-recorded video screening interview (or alternately provide written answers to questions). These applications will then be sifted by DBT hiring managers. If you are successful, you will be invited to interview. How DBT interview At the interview stage for this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant Technical Skills and Behaviours from the Success Profiles framework. These are role specific and in line with the DDaT Capability Framework. Technical Skills Governance and Assurance Making and Guiding Decisions Problem Definition and Shaping Communicating between the Technical and the non-Technical Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions How DBT offer This role requires SC clearance. DBT's requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application being rejected and your offer will be withdrawn. Benefits If you join DBT, you will get: learning and development tailored to your role a flexible, hybrid working environment with options like condensed hours a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27% annual leave starting at 25 days rising to 30 days with service three paid volunteering days a year an employee benefits programme including cycle to work If you are a Lead Improvement Manager and looking for a new challenge, apply today!
May 19, 2024
Full time
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Improvement Architects/Managers to create and deliver a Technical Services Improvement Plan which will sit at the heart of the DDaT programme of governance and assurance improvement across their technical estates. Salary between £52,000 to £65,600 plus excellent Civil Service benefits including 27% pension contribution. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh. DDaT is embarking on a significant programme of governance and assurance improvement across our technical estates. This role sits at the heart of these initiatives and will have responsibility for implementing an already advanced Technical Services Improvement Plan, but also for assessing those plans and evolving them where appropriate, using either ITIL aligned processes or similar best practice methodologies. It will involve ensuring accurate documentation, managing stakeholders who want different, sometimes conflicting outcomes from the same process, and engaging across DDaT and wider DBT. You'll be proactive but thoughtful, well versed in the challenges you will face when rolling out a Technical Services Improvement Plan. You will manage technical and non-technical stakeholders respectfully but firmly and be able to see complicated tasks through to completion. You will be quality and outcome focused, able to understand when to gather more information and when to act and pride yourself in making considered decisions. In your day-to-day role as a Lead Improvement Architect you will: Lead on the creation and implementation of a Service Improvement Plan, focused initially on Technical and Support Services. This will include identifying and developing improvements to the plan itself based on your own experience of best practice, and defining and evolving Governance Fully document relevant processes and ensure they are agreed to by all relevant stakeholders. You will need to be able to manage active and reactive conversations, know when to escalate, and know when to act Be a senior Subject Matter Expert in a small team of Improvement Architects identifying problems in the team and ensuring you give constructive and adaptive feedback geared towards achieving successful outcomes Engage with Third Party providers where appropriate to ensure plans are seen through to completion Proactively support the wider rollout of Governance principles in our Technology Estate, being able to assure standards Essential Skills and Experience: It is essential that you have: Experience creating and implementing Service Design and Improvement programmes Extensive experience in designing and implementing either ITIL aligned processes or in best practice methodologies Managing a wide variety of stakeholders with conflicting priorities It is desirable that you have: Experience with implementing Configuration Management Databases in a major tool, e,g. ServiceNow ITIL Foundation, or better, Qualified How to apply As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV which outlines your experience, skills and fit for the role. Inspire People will assess your application against the essential criteria listed above to compile a longlist of applications, which will then be sifted by DBT. Successful candidates at this stage may be invited straight to interview or asked to complete a short, pre-recorded video screening interview (or alternately provide written answers to questions). These applications will then be sifted by DBT hiring managers. If you are successful, you will be invited to interview. How DBT interview At the interview stage for this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant Technical Skills and Behaviours from the Success Profiles framework. These are role specific and in line with the DDaT Capability Framework. Technical Skills Governance and Assurance Making and Guiding Decisions Problem Definition and Shaping Communicating between the Technical and the non-Technical Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions How DBT offer This role requires SC clearance. DBT's requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application being rejected and your offer will be withdrawn. Benefits If you join DBT, you will get: learning and development tailored to your role a flexible, hybrid working environment with options like condensed hours a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27% annual leave starting at 25 days rising to 30 days with service three paid volunteering days a year an employee benefits programme including cycle to work If you are a Lead Improvement Manager and looking for a new challenge, apply today!
Endeavour Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning Advisor to join our dynamic client based in London. This hybrid role offers the flexibility of working three days in the office and two days from home. This is a contract position inside IR35. Join us to support the development and delivery of an effective, value-adding Talent and Learning service! Role responsibilities: Learning and Development Business Support: Collaborate with the wider business and HR Business Partnering team to identify learning needs, using corporate analysis from the LMS, performance appraisals, reviews, business plans, and feedback. Prioritize and meet mandatory and statutory requirements for various businesses, working with SMEs and the HR Business Partnering team to identify changing needs or risks and plan for upcoming law/requirement changes. Provide coaching, advice, quality assurance, and support for learning design and development solutions, including workshops, eLearning, digital resources, and away days. Ensure designed learning outcomes meet principles. Consult with managers and leaders to map and record job-based learning requirements, offering appropriate advice, guidance, and challenge. Learning and Development Corporate: Support monthly corporate induction workshops and onboarding of new employees. Manage corporate course offerings, ensuring courses meet annual training needs, achieve full occupancy, and avoid cancellations. Contribute to the Learning and Development strategy, sharing resources and best practices across and with partners. Support the delivery of wellbeing, equality, diversity, and inclusion strategies through advice, guidance, and quality assurance for relevant learning activities and resources. Source and procure external learning providers, preparing specifications, participating in tender processes, negotiating cost-effective arrangements, and maintaining a diverse pool of vetted providers. Manage the performance of external learning providers through evaluations and observations, ensuring content effectiveness and addressing any necessary improvements. Plan, facilitate, and deliver effective learning solutions, including induction, management development, corporate sessions, eLearning, digital resources, and best practice updates. Coach and mentor internal colleagues to develop and deliver quality learning sessions, monitoring feedback, and implementing improvements. Data, Systems, and Processes: Act as an LMS subject matter expert, providing input and advice to the HR team and business, identifying improvements, and acting as a demanding client with the provider. Ensure timely and accurate reporting to the business and external stakeholders, analyzing data to identify opportunities, risks, and recommendations related to learning initiatives. Manage LMS processes, ensuring accurate and timely data entry and validation, tracking training compliance, and promoting attendance. Work with the HR systems team to ensure system and process accessibility and effectiveness. Monitor learning spend against the annual budget, ensuring relevance, fit for purpose, and value for money. Maintain and update the learning Way of Working manual, documenting processes and procedures. Support the Talent & Learning Manager in updating relevant learning policies and terms, clarifying changes to relevant parties. Essential Skills: Extensive experience in a training and development environment at Adviser level. Experience managing external learning and training partners. Proficiency with LMS (preferably Cornerstone). Experience in a complex, diverse, and fast-paced organization with demanding deadlines. Expertise in sourcing, designing, and delivering L&D solutions, including mandatory care sector training, digital solutions, management and leadership development, qualifications, and eLearning. Stakeholder management expertise at Senior and Middle leader levels. Ability to conduct training needs analysis and recommend business-focused learning strategies and resources. Excellent communication, listening, and influencing skills. Understanding of utilizing learning initiatives to enhance diversity and inclusion. Strong data analysis and report writing skills, with the ability to recommend solutions. Proficient in Microsoft Office and complex databases, with the ability to learn new software quickly. Relevant L&D/HR experience. CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management, or Organisational Learning and Development, or equivalent. Desirable Skills: Experience conducting learning needs analysis for multi-functional organizations. Project management expertise for HR and corporate initiatives. Experience in higher education development and Government funding. Experience with change and cultural initiatives. Apply now to become a key contributor to our client s success and make a significant impact on their Talent and Learning services! For further details and to apply please get in touch!
May 19, 2024
Contractor
Endeavour Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning Advisor to join our dynamic client based in London. This hybrid role offers the flexibility of working three days in the office and two days from home. This is a contract position inside IR35. Join us to support the development and delivery of an effective, value-adding Talent and Learning service! Role responsibilities: Learning and Development Business Support: Collaborate with the wider business and HR Business Partnering team to identify learning needs, using corporate analysis from the LMS, performance appraisals, reviews, business plans, and feedback. Prioritize and meet mandatory and statutory requirements for various businesses, working with SMEs and the HR Business Partnering team to identify changing needs or risks and plan for upcoming law/requirement changes. Provide coaching, advice, quality assurance, and support for learning design and development solutions, including workshops, eLearning, digital resources, and away days. Ensure designed learning outcomes meet principles. Consult with managers and leaders to map and record job-based learning requirements, offering appropriate advice, guidance, and challenge. Learning and Development Corporate: Support monthly corporate induction workshops and onboarding of new employees. Manage corporate course offerings, ensuring courses meet annual training needs, achieve full occupancy, and avoid cancellations. Contribute to the Learning and Development strategy, sharing resources and best practices across and with partners. Support the delivery of wellbeing, equality, diversity, and inclusion strategies through advice, guidance, and quality assurance for relevant learning activities and resources. Source and procure external learning providers, preparing specifications, participating in tender processes, negotiating cost-effective arrangements, and maintaining a diverse pool of vetted providers. Manage the performance of external learning providers through evaluations and observations, ensuring content effectiveness and addressing any necessary improvements. Plan, facilitate, and deliver effective learning solutions, including induction, management development, corporate sessions, eLearning, digital resources, and best practice updates. Coach and mentor internal colleagues to develop and deliver quality learning sessions, monitoring feedback, and implementing improvements. Data, Systems, and Processes: Act as an LMS subject matter expert, providing input and advice to the HR team and business, identifying improvements, and acting as a demanding client with the provider. Ensure timely and accurate reporting to the business and external stakeholders, analyzing data to identify opportunities, risks, and recommendations related to learning initiatives. Manage LMS processes, ensuring accurate and timely data entry and validation, tracking training compliance, and promoting attendance. Work with the HR systems team to ensure system and process accessibility and effectiveness. Monitor learning spend against the annual budget, ensuring relevance, fit for purpose, and value for money. Maintain and update the learning Way of Working manual, documenting processes and procedures. Support the Talent & Learning Manager in updating relevant learning policies and terms, clarifying changes to relevant parties. Essential Skills: Extensive experience in a training and development environment at Adviser level. Experience managing external learning and training partners. Proficiency with LMS (preferably Cornerstone). Experience in a complex, diverse, and fast-paced organization with demanding deadlines. Expertise in sourcing, designing, and delivering L&D solutions, including mandatory care sector training, digital solutions, management and leadership development, qualifications, and eLearning. Stakeholder management expertise at Senior and Middle leader levels. Ability to conduct training needs analysis and recommend business-focused learning strategies and resources. Excellent communication, listening, and influencing skills. Understanding of utilizing learning initiatives to enhance diversity and inclusion. Strong data analysis and report writing skills, with the ability to recommend solutions. Proficient in Microsoft Office and complex databases, with the ability to learn new software quickly. Relevant L&D/HR experience. CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management, or Organisational Learning and Development, or equivalent. Desirable Skills: Experience conducting learning needs analysis for multi-functional organizations. Project management expertise for HR and corporate initiatives. Experience in higher education development and Government funding. Experience with change and cultural initiatives. Apply now to become a key contributor to our client s success and make a significant impact on their Talent and Learning services! For further details and to apply please get in touch!
We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.1 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're committed to every journey our team members, partners, customers and neighbours make. Join us, and we'll invest in yours. After an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, included in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted.
May 19, 2024
Full time
We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.1 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're committed to every journey our team members, partners, customers and neighbours make. Join us, and we'll invest in yours. After an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, included in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted.
RetailSales Assistant (6 hours per week) 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
May 19, 2024
Full time
RetailSales Assistant (6 hours per week) 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.1 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're committed to every journey our team members, partners, customers and neighbours make. Join us, and we'll invest in yours. After an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, included in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted.
May 19, 2024
Full time
We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.1 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're committed to every journey our team members, partners, customers and neighbours make. Join us, and we'll invest in yours. After an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, included in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted.
Retail Sales Assistant 8 hour contract 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
May 19, 2024
Full time
Retail Sales Assistant 8 hour contract 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
Retail Sales Assistant (10 hours per week) 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
May 19, 2024
Full time
Retail Sales Assistant (10 hours per week) 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
RetailSales Assistant (18 hours per week) 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
May 19, 2024
Full time
RetailSales Assistant (18 hours per week) 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
We have an exciting new role to join a leading Property Asset Management company as an Operations Manager the remit of this is role is to work with the Senior Leadership Team in the cultural focus and internal development of their people. You will be vital in cultivating a desirable working environment, championing a culture of performance, continuous improvement, and wellbeing. More than anyone else in the organisation, you will be the cultural and professional heart of the organisations ensuring that its various elements work well together and deliver for each other. Organisational and Leadership Oversees the practical management of the office, space and budget, to enable office wide collaboration. Encourages and champions cross departmental relations and opportunities for collaboration. Drives and coordinates process improvement. Provide proactive line management of the Operations Assistant to enable them to fulfil their role effectively and develop their skills and experience. Office Management and Executive Support Responsible for maintaining company policies and procedures, including the Style Guide. Leading on internal communications, including company news updates, ownership of staff meetings, etc. Work with the EA to the Chairman to ensure the Company's calendar of meetings is effectively maintained and administered. Providing board reports, agendas, meeting packs/pre reads and accurate minutes when required. Coordinating annual company documents and obtaining signatures. Works with IT Manager to design and communicate an ICT strategy which is compliant and effective to meet current and future business needs, whilst enhancing user experience. Provide cover for the EA to the Chairman as required. Assisting with presentations, research and projects when required. Design, organize, and host company socials and events. HR/People/Wellbeing Oversee the recruitment processes with the relevant manager; select the appropriate recruitment agency, negotiate fees, provide introductions, assist with interview format, and job description templates, schedule interviews, develop candidate assessment forms, etc. Be first point of contact for any team member concerns, referring to relevant support as necessary, and managing the company's EAP. Manage all HR paperwork and personal records; ensuring they are up to date and maintained in accordance with GDPR. Including: Preparing contracts and administering benefits Owning, developing, and executing the 'vacancy to exit process' - ensuring a smooth and informative onboarding experience. Administer and supporting line managers with the appraisal process. Coordinates training when required and deals with any performance concerns in a timely fashion, with clear timescales and expectations for improvement. Managing relevant areas of SharePoint including personnel & confidential and HR Responsible for the Company Handbook, ensure it is up to date and helpful to all employees and includes all statutory information in line with developments with employment law. Manage the HR Portal; add new joiners, upload relevant paperwork, ensure sick leave, absence and hybrid working is recorded etc. Compliance Responsible for administering operational insurances including Directors and Officers, Professional Indemnity and Crime, including managing the renewal process and making informed proposals for approval. Ensure all displayed insurance and H&S statements and certificates are up to date. Providing operational insurance updates as required at staff meetings, and relevant sections of Board papers. Responsible for Company secretariat duties including ensuring compliance with Companies House legal procedures, managing the Directors register and filing annual returns. Leadership Providing inspirational leadership to the team, ensuring that the company's vision, values and objectives are clearly communicated and understood. Leading on internal communications, including company news updates, ownership of staff meetings etc. The person In order to be considered for this role, the right candidate will need to demonstrate: At least five years' experience in operations or equivalent. Strong leadership, coaching and communicative skills; good verbal and written communication. First class people and development skills, you will be the go to person, develop a vibrant culture but have the gravitas to push back when required
May 19, 2024
Full time
We have an exciting new role to join a leading Property Asset Management company as an Operations Manager the remit of this is role is to work with the Senior Leadership Team in the cultural focus and internal development of their people. You will be vital in cultivating a desirable working environment, championing a culture of performance, continuous improvement, and wellbeing. More than anyone else in the organisation, you will be the cultural and professional heart of the organisations ensuring that its various elements work well together and deliver for each other. Organisational and Leadership Oversees the practical management of the office, space and budget, to enable office wide collaboration. Encourages and champions cross departmental relations and opportunities for collaboration. Drives and coordinates process improvement. Provide proactive line management of the Operations Assistant to enable them to fulfil their role effectively and develop their skills and experience. Office Management and Executive Support Responsible for maintaining company policies and procedures, including the Style Guide. Leading on internal communications, including company news updates, ownership of staff meetings, etc. Work with the EA to the Chairman to ensure the Company's calendar of meetings is effectively maintained and administered. Providing board reports, agendas, meeting packs/pre reads and accurate minutes when required. Coordinating annual company documents and obtaining signatures. Works with IT Manager to design and communicate an ICT strategy which is compliant and effective to meet current and future business needs, whilst enhancing user experience. Provide cover for the EA to the Chairman as required. Assisting with presentations, research and projects when required. Design, organize, and host company socials and events. HR/People/Wellbeing Oversee the recruitment processes with the relevant manager; select the appropriate recruitment agency, negotiate fees, provide introductions, assist with interview format, and job description templates, schedule interviews, develop candidate assessment forms, etc. Be first point of contact for any team member concerns, referring to relevant support as necessary, and managing the company's EAP. Manage all HR paperwork and personal records; ensuring they are up to date and maintained in accordance with GDPR. Including: Preparing contracts and administering benefits Owning, developing, and executing the 'vacancy to exit process' - ensuring a smooth and informative onboarding experience. Administer and supporting line managers with the appraisal process. Coordinates training when required and deals with any performance concerns in a timely fashion, with clear timescales and expectations for improvement. Managing relevant areas of SharePoint including personnel & confidential and HR Responsible for the Company Handbook, ensure it is up to date and helpful to all employees and includes all statutory information in line with developments with employment law. Manage the HR Portal; add new joiners, upload relevant paperwork, ensure sick leave, absence and hybrid working is recorded etc. Compliance Responsible for administering operational insurances including Directors and Officers, Professional Indemnity and Crime, including managing the renewal process and making informed proposals for approval. Ensure all displayed insurance and H&S statements and certificates are up to date. Providing operational insurance updates as required at staff meetings, and relevant sections of Board papers. Responsible for Company secretariat duties including ensuring compliance with Companies House legal procedures, managing the Directors register and filing annual returns. Leadership Providing inspirational leadership to the team, ensuring that the company's vision, values and objectives are clearly communicated and understood. Leading on internal communications, including company news updates, ownership of staff meetings etc. The person In order to be considered for this role, the right candidate will need to demonstrate: At least five years' experience in operations or equivalent. Strong leadership, coaching and communicative skills; good verbal and written communication. First class people and development skills, you will be the go to person, develop a vibrant culture but have the gravitas to push back when required
Overview We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.3 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're here to advance the world, one journey at a time. Imagine what we could do for your career? Join us, and after an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, currently rank tenth in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise Mobility is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK or EU driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted. Additional Information Regardless of your socio-economic background, university attended, subject studied and degree attained, Enterprise will always look at how you perform against our competencies and will judge you on that alone. Please let us know about any accommodations you may need to participate in our recruitment process. Please limit your application to only one job posting based on where you live and/or plan to work. Applying to multiple locations will delay your application being processed. This job posting is for applications within the following location(s): Derby
May 19, 2024
Full time
Overview We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.3 million vehicles across 95 countries, we're here to advance the world, one journey at a time. Imagine what we could do for your career? Join us, and after an initial virtual classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for hands-on business training. Here you will learn valuable business skills from capable mentors who were once in your shoes. That's because nearly all of our full-time employees started as a graduate in our Management Training Programme, including our current CEO. This allows everyone to learn our business from the ground up and to understand how they play a significant role in seeing it succeed. Our promote-from-within culture ensures that you'll have a well-rounded training experience and learn skills in management, finance, operations, sales and customer service. As you progress, increasingly more opportunities will become available to you. You can choose, as most people do, to continue your rewarding ascent within our Rental Operations managerial track. Then - in as little as two years from joining as a graduate - you could become a Branch Manager, in charge of your own team and your own profits. Or you can explore one of many other exciting options within Enterprise including Human Resources, Accounting, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing and more. What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall's index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, currently rank tenth in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC. Enterprise Mobility is also still family-owned - our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times. Responsibilities As a Graduate Management Trainee, you are empowered to make business decisions that greatly affect your career as well as the bottom line. You'll gain responsibility for developing new business and maintaining current relationships. You'll be responsible for understanding cost control, reading your branch's P&L statement and understanding what it takes to run a profitable business. You will also learn how to deliver exceptional customer service. We will teach you how to effectively communicate, influence, and interact with all types of customers, vendors, and colleagues. You'll learn proper sales techniques, problem solving strategies and conflict management. Those skills will provide you with the opportunity to market to local business partners and build solid, long lasting relationships with key business decision makers. In your development to become a successful manager at Enterprise, you'll learn how to mentor, train, develop, manage and promote staff of your own. In turn, we'll reward your development with pay increases and opportunities for continued promotions. Qualifications A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable. You must have a full manual UK or EU driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability. No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted. Additional Information Regardless of your socio-economic background, university attended, subject studied and degree attained, Enterprise will always look at how you perform against our competencies and will judge you on that alone. Please let us know about any accommodations you may need to participate in our recruitment process. Please limit your application to only one job posting based on where you live and/or plan to work. Applying to multiple locations will delay your application being processed. This job posting is for applications within the following location(s): Derby
JC127 - Client Liaison Officer Location - Attending various sites in London Salary - £Competitive Overview:First Military Recruitment is working in partnership with our reputable client who is seeking a Client Liaison Officer to join their team.The role of the Client Liaison Officer is a vital one for many residents/tenants as the successful candidate will be the point of contact for my client. Maintaining positive relationships between the residents, sub-contractors, client representatives and my client's team. You will also be reviewing and analysing KPI performance, whilst working with the Account Manager to ensure continuous improvement within the contract(s).My client is a property maintenance, installation, organisation, which specialises in servicing of gas central heating and hot water services to private, commercial landlords and industrial property owners of all kind. Duties and Responsibilities: To be responsible for arranging appointments with tenants and residents for carrying out surveys and executing the works. Preparing and gaining approval for newsletters and appointment letters by the client and letter dropping as required. Maintain a database of all appointments made and their outcome. To be responsible for investigation, resolution and reporting of all works and customer related complaints onto complaints database. Capture and coordinate all of the customer satisfaction surveys as required by the contract. Attend any client meetings as required. To act as main representative and contact for tenants whilst work is carried out in the home, maximizing customer satisfaction and ensuring full communication at all times. Conduct site visits. Work on 1 or more contracts. Manage all resident contact information and any caution alerts, including updating IT systems. Able to problem solve and deal with issues and complaints through to satisfactory resolution. Ensure both the resident and their home are treated with respect and consistency with our Code of Conduct. Skills, Experience and Qualifications: Essential: Experience of working within Customer Care. A good standard of English (written & verbal), letter writing skills, including use of Word and Excel, and a good standard of mathematics. Self-motivated and willingness to work on own initiative. Proactive attitude towards development of customer excellence. Knowledge of IT Systems and experience of working with computerized systems. Willingness to develop self and others. Ability to be innovative. Desirable: Minimum 8 GCSE's or equivalent, Grades A - C (inc English & Maths). NVQ Level 3 in Customer Service or equivalent. Fire Warden training achievement. First Aid at Work training achievement. Experience or Knowledge of the Social Housing Market. Experience of working in partnership with a Local Authority Client. In return our client offers: Competitive Salary. Pension. 25 days annual + 8 bank holidays. Employee Assistance Programme.
May 19, 2024
Full time
JC127 - Client Liaison Officer Location - Attending various sites in London Salary - £Competitive Overview:First Military Recruitment is working in partnership with our reputable client who is seeking a Client Liaison Officer to join their team.The role of the Client Liaison Officer is a vital one for many residents/tenants as the successful candidate will be the point of contact for my client. Maintaining positive relationships between the residents, sub-contractors, client representatives and my client's team. You will also be reviewing and analysing KPI performance, whilst working with the Account Manager to ensure continuous improvement within the contract(s).My client is a property maintenance, installation, organisation, which specialises in servicing of gas central heating and hot water services to private, commercial landlords and industrial property owners of all kind. Duties and Responsibilities: To be responsible for arranging appointments with tenants and residents for carrying out surveys and executing the works. Preparing and gaining approval for newsletters and appointment letters by the client and letter dropping as required. Maintain a database of all appointments made and their outcome. To be responsible for investigation, resolution and reporting of all works and customer related complaints onto complaints database. Capture and coordinate all of the customer satisfaction surveys as required by the contract. Attend any client meetings as required. To act as main representative and contact for tenants whilst work is carried out in the home, maximizing customer satisfaction and ensuring full communication at all times. Conduct site visits. Work on 1 or more contracts. Manage all resident contact information and any caution alerts, including updating IT systems. Able to problem solve and deal with issues and complaints through to satisfactory resolution. Ensure both the resident and their home are treated with respect and consistency with our Code of Conduct. Skills, Experience and Qualifications: Essential: Experience of working within Customer Care. A good standard of English (written & verbal), letter writing skills, including use of Word and Excel, and a good standard of mathematics. Self-motivated and willingness to work on own initiative. Proactive attitude towards development of customer excellence. Knowledge of IT Systems and experience of working with computerized systems. Willingness to develop self and others. Ability to be innovative. Desirable: Minimum 8 GCSE's or equivalent, Grades A - C (inc English & Maths). NVQ Level 3 in Customer Service or equivalent. Fire Warden training achievement. First Aid at Work training achievement. Experience or Knowledge of the Social Housing Market. Experience of working in partnership with a Local Authority Client. In return our client offers: Competitive Salary. Pension. 25 days annual + 8 bank holidays. Employee Assistance Programme.
Retail Sales Assistant 8 hours per week 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
May 19, 2024
Full time
Retail Sales Assistant 8 hours per week 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 help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! Holiday - 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs. And loads more! - Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play!You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs.Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you.Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic : Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion : You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician : You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this.Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!