A part time shop assistant promotes new products to customers and represents the company to the public. Positions are available in a range of businesses in the retail sector
Main duties include assessing customers’ needs and providing them with the relevant services. Duties can include advising customers on suitable sizes, colours or applicability of merchandise.
A part time shop assistant may be required to answer telephone enquiries or deal with stock and price merchandise. Their job may include some cleaning; for example, tidying up displays. They are responsible for liaising between customers and suppliers in order to find information concerning stock items.
Candidates need to have excellent interpersonal skills in order to deal with customers effectively. They need to be patient and able to deal with upset customers. Shop assistants may be required to work long hours or on holidays and weekends. During peak times, their work load increases and they need to be able to work under stress. An average salary is £6 per hour.