Retail Assistant

An opportunity has arisen for a Retail Assistant within our Fettes College Shop which is open during term-time and in the summer holidays.

The Retail Assistant will assist the Retail Manager in the operation of the School Shop to provide students, Old Fettesians, staff and visitors the opportunity to purchase high quality items for school life or as gifts for family and friends.

The successful candidate will become an integral part of the Fettes Community, joining the Fettes Enterprises team alongside colleagues within Westwoods Health Club, Fettes Centre for Language and Culture and Fettes the Venue.

Please see the full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role.

This a permanent 27.5 hr per week role, working Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm (with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break) and Saturday mornings during term-time plus additional working weeks throughout the summer holiday period (please see more details in Working Schedule).

Annual Salary : £15,532 per annum (£12.50 per hour) paid monthly throughout the year.

Staff Benefits : In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include :

• Parking within the campus grounds. The campus is easily accessed by car and bus; there is a bus stop located outside the campus serving a number of routes across the city and to rail stations.
• Membership of Westwoods Health Club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool.
• Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty.
• Life insurance scheme.
• Excellent Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• You will be opted into the Fettes Trust Non-Teaching Staff Pension Scheme after 3 months service. This scheme is a money purchase one and full details of it and your options will be made available to you prior to your opt-in date.

The Fettes Trust will contribute to the scheme and your contribution will be subject to the minimum overall combined employer and employee contribution limits set by the Pensions Regulator.

Fettes operate a contribution matching scheme up to 10% of base salary.

Access to our 4me benefits platform which includes discounted health care, dental cover, shopping discounts, etc for you and your family.

Working Schedule

The working schedule is Monday to Friday during term-time from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break (27.

5 hours per week) with annual leave to be taken within the school holiday periods.

During term time the school shop is open on a Saturday morning from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm where the Retail Assistant will be expected to work on a rotation with the Retail Manager, with time off in lieu taken in the week immediately after the relevant Saturday.

As the school shop is open throughout the summer holidays, the successful candidate will only be permitted to take 10 days of annual leave in July and will be expected to work the hours listed below throughout the remainder of the school summer holiday period :

27.5 hours per week during the last 3 weeks in August

15 hours per week (over 3 days) for the remaining weeks of the school summer holidays