Stronger Starts Retail Apprenticeship
ONE STOP STORES LIMITED
Bristol, Derby, Lancashire, Leicester, Plymouth, Preston, Southampton
Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025
Posted on 29 May 2025
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Summary
Our Stronger Starts Retail Apprenticeship won’t just give you a stronger start towards an exciting and rewarding career with us, it will support you to develop new skills, build your confidence and learn about all areas of retail, as well as getting practical experience of working in different areas of our store.
- Wage
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£19,203.60 a year
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£12.31 per hour
- Training course
- Retailer (level 2)
- Hours
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30 hours per week, may work evenings and weekends. Days and times to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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9
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
- I know my customers and serving them with passion and pride, giving great natural service.
- Responding quickly to assistance calls or interventions on self-service checkouts, explaining what you are doing to the customer.
- I work in a clean, tidy and organised manner, keeping aisles clear of congestion.
- I work across all areas of the store, including online, the tills, replenishment, vending and stock routines to ensure tasks are completed to meet the needs of our customers.
- Taking part in seasonal, community and charity events, creating a great inclusive atmosphere.
Where you'll work
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- 38 Primrose Drive, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1UP
- 432 Stenson Road, Derby, DE23 1LN
- 96 Wood Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4LZ
- 120 122 Chatsworth Ave, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8EQ
- 35 39 Wordsworth Road, Leicester, LE11 4LG
- Unit 3 11 Radford Park Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9DE
- 85 Station Road, Hesketh Bank, Preston, PR4 6SQ
- 184a Bridge Road, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, SO31 7ED
- 119 North East Road, Southampton, SO19 8AJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
Your training course
Retailer (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Communicate with customers to meet their requirements and encourage customer loyalty and repeat business.
- Serve customers in line with brand standards, legislation, business procedures and the values of the business.
- Provide a retail service that balances the customers’ needs with additional linked products and services.
- Use face to face or online sales techniques such as product and price comparisons to support or influence the customer in their purchasing decisions.
- Promote seasonal or local offers through in-store or online promotions.
- Identify situations that may damage business reputation in line with company policy and escalate as required.
- Maintain good merchandising to meet the needs of the business whilst ensuring safety.
- Maintain stock levels and storage conditions such as correct temperature, lighting, ventilation, packaging to meet customer demand and minimise stock loss.
- Use technology and applications to support sales and service ensuring that maintenance issues are reported.
- Support team and colleague development through buddying and/or coaching.
- Comply with regulations and legislation relevant to their role and business.
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities which focus on improving sustainability within the business.
- Handle complaints within remit or escalate as appropriate.
- Support sales across a range of promotional events throughout the calendar year.
- Communicate with customers to meet their requirements and encourage customer loyalty and repeat business.
- Serve customers in line with brand standards, legislation, business procedures and the values of the business.
- Provide a retail service that balances the customers’ needs with additional linked products and services.
- Use face to face or online sales techniques such as product and price comparisons to support or influence the customer in their purchasing decisions.
- Promote seasonal or local offers through in-store or online promotions.
- Identify situations that may damage business reputation in line with company policy and escalate as required.
- Maintain good merchandising to meet the needs of the business whilst ensuring safety.
- Maintain stock levels and storage conditions such as correct temperature, lighting, ventilation, packaging to meet customer demand and minimise stock loss.
- Use technology and applications to support sales and service ensuring that maintenance issues are reported.
- Support team and colleague development through buddying and/or coaching.
- Comply with regulations and legislation relevant to their role and business.
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities which focus on improving sustainability within the business.
- Handle complaints within remit or escalate as appropriate.
- Support sales across a range of promotional events throughout the calendar year.
Your training plan
The apprenticeship is delivered entirely in store
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
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
About this company
One Stop is a leading organisation in the UK convenience store market, and is owned by Tesco but operates as a separate business.
https://www.onestop.co.uk/careers/stronger-starts-retail-apprenticeship/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
If you have the passion and commitment to succeed, this could be a fantastic opportunity. You could even become a Shift Leader at the end of your apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
TescoEarlyCareers@groupgti.com
0207 654 7212
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323341.
Apply now
Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025
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