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Apprentice Retail Assistant
FARMFOODS LIMITED
Norwich (NR6 5DH)
Closes on Sunday 17 August 2025
Posted on 15 July 2025
Summary
Are you ambitious and looking for a new career working in retail? Farmfoods are looking to recruit a Level 2 Apprentice Retail Assistant at their Norris Green shop. If you are welcoming, helpful and friendly with a desire to learn new skills, then this could be the perfect role for you. Apply today!
Wage £17,108 a year
Training course: Retailer (level 2)
Hours Working: 5 days out of 7. Shifts varying which will include weekends. Shifts confirmed on appointment on a rota basis.35 hours a week
Start date: Monday 25 August 2025
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Farmfoods are looking to recruit an Apprentice Retail Assistant for our shop in Norris Green. We offer a permanent full-time position working a variety of shifts, 5 days from 7 each week.
As one of our retail apprentices, you will:
- Make all of our customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and a simple hello
- Help customers find the items they are looking for
- Give a fast and friendly service at the tills, always offering help to pack and leaving a good impression with a friendly thank you and goodbye
- Handle stock with care whilst working deliveries, quickly placing products into our freezers and onto our shelves ready for our customers to buy
- Work with the rest of your team to complete the daily and weekly routines that keep our shops clean and tidy
You will need:
- A friendly, positive, hardworking approach to work
- To enjoy being busy as there is always something to do
- You’ll jump from putting out deliveries to serving on the till, helping customers on the shop floor, completing important cleaning and stock rotation routines and more
- To be reliable as you will be an important part of a small team Your colleagues and customers will depend upon you to do your best on each shift and not let the team down
- A bit of flexibility when it comes to your shifts. When other members of your team are off enjoying their holidays, we may need you to work slightly different hours to cover for them
- Rota’s are planned three weeks in advance and your commitments outside of work will be taken into consideration when planning your shifts
- Ensure that all work set by our apprenticeship provider is completed on time and to the best of your ability
Where you'll work
Unit 4 Sweet Briar Retail Park
Sweet Briar Road
Norwich
NR6 5DH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED
Your training course
Retailer (level 2)
What you'll learn
Your training plan
- Have regular one-to-one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace
- Learn and train for a specific job
- Get paid and receive holiday leave
- Get hands-on experience in a real job
- Study for at least 20% of your working hours
- Complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship
- Be on a career path with lots of future potential
More training information
Level 2 Retailer Apprenticeship Standard:
- Apprenticeship standards are aimed at developing skills within the apprentice’s chosen career route. Each standard has set knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be successful within the job role
- This will include the completion of functional skills in Maths and English. Once the apprentice has completed a minimum of 12 months' training and the employer and Inspiro's regional trainer confirm they have met all the requirements of the standard, they will be put through to an end point assessment
- The end point assessment is independent of the training and includes a variety of assessment methods which test the skills and knowledge of the apprentice to ensure they are fully competent in their role
- Each apprentice will be supported throughout the apprenticeship by a structured programme of teaching, e-learning, face-to-face training and workplace mentoring; this will encourage and help them to meet the requirements of the new standards and will prepare them for the end point assessment
Requirements
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
Other requirements
This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received. Please ensure you apply early to avoid disappointment. Opening Hours: • Monday to Friday = 8am – 9pm • Saturday = 8am - 8pm • Sunday = 11am – 5pm • Earliest shift start = 7:30am (Based on local shops) • Latest shift finish = 9:15pm (Based on local shops) • Stocktake finish time = 10:30pm (Based on local shops)
About this company
Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail. We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family-oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience.Our retail apprentices are very important. They each serve hundreds of customers each week and have the reputation of Farmfoods in their hands. To our customers, they are Farmfoods.
After this apprenticeship
There are many opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have some great training programmes in place and only promote to Shop and Area Manager positions from within
Many people in management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our shops, so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you
This vacancy will become permanent upon completion of your apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED
Michael Hand
michael.hand@inspirolearning.co.uk
01165040393
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331692.
Closing Date
The closing date for this job offer is on 17/08/2025
Salary
£17,108 a year
Location
This job is located in Norwich
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