Retail Sales Assistants - Full Time & Part Time Roles
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Position Overview & Specifications
About us
Since 1981, Paper Tiger, has offered design led cards, premium stationery, stylish wrap and beautiful gifts products from new and established Edinburgh and UK based artists. All our ranges are carefully selected, and including a large selection of creative cards, stylish stationery, gifts, toys, books and wrap. We are very proud to represent local Scottish work at both our Edinburgh stores.
We are a Living Wage employer, amongst the first in Scotland, committed to being a responsible business in our working practices and our approach to our relationships with our employees, our suppliers and our customers.
We are recruiting full time and part time team members to join our successful Paper Tiger stores in Edinburgh with imminent start dates. Our business is an accredited Real Living Wage Employer, and we offer additional benefits to our team. We like to work with smart, busy people because we are too!
We are looking for people with the following skills and experience:
- Customer service skills on the sales floor
- Shop floor and stock management & merchandising
- Cash handling, EPOS management
- Opening up & closing stores with other team members
- Working in high-street retail/volume independent stores
- Experience of working in a team
Ideally you would be able to demonstrate one or more of the following skills:
- Display & Merchandising implementation
- Stock processing and replenishment
- Familiarity with EPOS till systems
If you have a focused sales driven approach, a love of design, and the ambition to succeed, please apply!
Send your cv and a covering letter to us and tell us why you would like to work at Paper Tiger!
Work remotely
- No
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £10.90 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
COVID-19 considerations:
regular cleaning, sanitiser.
Experience:
- customer service: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: PTX22
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Retail Sales Assistants - Full Time & Part Time Roles roles across Paper Tiger's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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