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Shop Assistant

Job details

Contract hours: 36.5
Basis: Full time
Salary: £22,458 per annum
Location: Uppingham School
Closing date: 5 March 2026, 11:59 pm

Description

Uppingham School is seeking a hard-working, customer-focused Shop Assistant to support the smooth day-to-day running of our onsite shop.

Our School Shop serves primarily both pupils and staff, providing uniform, sports equipment and merchandise as well as supplying books to academic departments. Working closely with the School Shop Manager, you will deliver an excellent customer experience, assist with upselling merchandise, process deliveries and ensure shop displays and stock levels are well-maintained.

This is a full-time, term-time role working 37 weeks per year, including three weeks at the end of the summer holidays, making it ideal for someone seeking to balance full-time work with term-time commitments.

We are looking for an individual with previous retail experience and a proven ability to achieve sales goals while building productive customer relationships. Strong organisational skills are essential, including the ability to manage the replenishment and turnover of stock. You will also need excellent verbal and written communication skills, a positive and energetic approach and a genuine commitment to delivering high standards of customer service.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we have received an adequate number of applications therefore we encourage early submissions.

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Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All positions at the School are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, therefore ALL convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered ‘spent’ under the Act) MUST be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. All information given will be treated as confidential and each case will be taken on its merits. Failure to disclose this information may result in the withdrawal of an offer of employment or immediate termination of employment.

Uppingham School is an equal opportunities employer.

Working at Uppingham

Uppingham is a vibrant, stimulating, energetic and forward-looking school. Our community is made up of talented people offering a diverse range of experiences. We welcome applications from candidates who are both experienced and new to working within the independent education sector.