We’re looking for a hardworking and motivated individual to join our team of booksellers on a part-time basis!
Pay: £12.75 per hour
Hours: 22.5-30 per week
Permanent
We’re looking for a hardworking and motivated individual to join our team of booksellers on a part-time basis! We’re looking for someone with a love of books and an eye for detail, someone who takes pride in keeping bookshelves tidy and who has a warm and friendly approach to customer service.
This role will also entail processing orders that come in from our website meaning that the ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, analytical and able to process orders efficiently.
Good communication and the ability to work well within a small team are also key aspects of this role.
Roles and responsibilities
- Helping customers on the shop floor, over the phone and via email
- Booking in and shelving stock, tidying shelves, merchandising
- Helping at events
- General upkeep of the bookshop including cleaning, dusting shelves, etc.
- Writing book recommendations for the shop floor, website and newsletter - and giving book recommendations in person to customers!
- Assisting the website co-ordinator in processing orders from our website
Key requirements
- Previous experience in customer facing roles e.g. retail, hospitality or service industry
- Positive and outgoing manner when dealing with customers
- Excellent communication skills
- Keen interest in books and in independent bookselling
- Ability to work well in a small team and to think proactively about ways to engage with and support colleagues, sense of initiative
- Excellent writing skills – all staff are involved in writing about books as well as responding to customer inquiries in writing
- At ease with Google Drive and social media platforms
- Ability to work well during busy periods such as Christmas, when all of the team are required to work across many aspects of the shop
Desirable experience
- Some experience working in a bookshop and with stock management software
- Experience working with e-commerce platforms
- Experience with social media platforms
- Illustration / design abilities (InDesign, Photoshop, etc.)
Points to note:
-The job entails lifting boxes of books and other items, as well as tables and chairs during events prep
The deadline is Monday 23 June 2025 at 17:00.
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