The Urban Garden is the ‘Smallest Garden Centre with the Biggest Heart’, a small garden centre social enterprise located in Royal Victoria Park, Bath. We offer accredited practical horticultural training for people who are long term unemployed and/or are struggling with their mental health. We also offer volunteering opportunities including a general drop-in session for local people on a Wednesday afternoon and when we are open Thursdays-Sundays. We are looking for a Garden Centre Assistant on Sundays (2 in 3) to help run the centre with one other member of staff. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Urban Garden team which includes staff and volunteers.

Title: Garden Centre Assistant

Reports to: Director

Location: Central Bath BA1 2LZ

Salary: £11.90 per hour

Contract: variable hours

Usual Hours: 2 Sundays in every 3. Working hours are: 10.30am-5pm (includes 30 minute

unpaid lunch break)

Holiday pay: additional 12% of wages paid quarterly

CLOSING DATE: Friday 6th December 5pm

INTERVIEWS: Morning of Wednesday 11th December

Job role - you will:

 Be an enthusiastic member of the Garden Centre team.

 Make all customers feel welcome.

 Help and assist customers to find the products they require.

 Ensure displays are innovative and refreshed regularly

 Set up and operate the till.

 Allocate general jobs to volunteers including those set by the Director.

 Replenish stock and clean sales areas.

 Maintain plants e.g. watering and deadheading

Person Specification:

Experience of working in retail - Desirable

Excellent customer service skills - Essential 

Be able to work on their own initiative - Essential 

A keen eye for detail, presentation and displays - Essential 

Ability to operate an EPOS till - Desirable

Good knowledge of garden plants and plant care - Essential 

A Positive nature, ambitious, adaptable, and resourceful - Essential 

TO APPLY, PLEASE SEND YOUR CV AND A COVERING LETTER TO matt@theurbangarden.org.uk SAYING WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE POST, THANK YOU.