Apprentice Retail Supervisor

Summary

Are you ambitious and looking for a new career working in retail? Farmfoods are looking to recruit an Apprentice Retail Supervisor at their Ponders End store. 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

£23,860.20 a year

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£13.11 per hour £458.85 per week

Training course

Team leader (level 3)

Hours

Shifts vary which will include weekends on a rota basis (shifts to be confirmed).

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 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

We are looking to recruit an Apprentice Retail Supervisor for our shop in Ponders End. We offer a permanent full-time position working a variety of shifts, 5 days from 7 each week.

As one of our apprentices, you will:

Make all of our customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and 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
Open and close the shop, handle cash, place orders and support your manager in leading the team to run an efficient shop and provide great service to our customers

You will need:

A friendly, positive, hardworking approach to work
To enjoy being busy as there is always something to do. As a junior member of management, you’ll jump from putting out deliveries to serving on the till, helping customers on the shop floor, organising other team members 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. Rotas 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

To become an apprentice, you must:

Be 16 or over not already in full-time education

You can start an apprenticeship whether you’re starting your career, want a change or you're upskilling in your current job. You can have a previous qualification like a degree and still start an apprenticeship.

As an apprentice, you’ll:

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

Where you'll work

67 High Street
Enfield
EN3 4EF

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

Team leader (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Use resources to implement operational and team plans.
Use tools to organise, prioritise and allocate daily and weekly work activities.
Able to collate and interpret data and information and create reports.
Identify and support the development of the team through informal coaching and continuous professional development.
Use information and problem-solving techniques to provide solutions and influence the decision-making process.
Use digital tools for planning and project management to monitor project progress, taking corrective action to deliver against the project plan.
Review work processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and for continuous improvement.
Use technology and software to produce documentation, such as spreadsheets and presentation packages to communicate information.
Manage individual or team performance by setting objectives, monitoring progress, and providing clear guidance and feedback.
Manage others through change by identifying challenges and the activities to resolve them.
Interpret organisational strategy and communicate how this impacts others.
Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practices, and advise stakeholders on their application.
Communicate information through different media, such as face-to-face meetings, emails, reports, and presentations to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
Collaborate with stakeholders in the organisation to ensure the delivery of operational goals.
Manage and maintain relationships with a diverse workforce and stakeholders.
Negotiate with and challenge stakeholders to manage change and reduce conflict.
Interpret policy and support the delivery of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and monitor their impact on their team.
Identify future changes in the sector such as technology advances that may impact their organisation.
Monitor the use of technology and the potential to reduce energy consumption through their optimisation in day-to-day tasks, such as reducing the use of paper and switching off items when not in use.
Use resources to implement operational and team plans.
Use tools to organise, prioritise and allocate daily and weekly work activities.
Able to collate and interpret data and information and create reports.
Identify and support the development of the team through informal coaching and continuous professional development.
Use information and problem-solving techniques to provide solutions and influence the decision-making process.
Use digital tools for planning and project management to monitor project progress, taking corrective action to deliver against the project plan.
Review work processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and for continuous improvement.
Use technology and software to produce documentation, such as spreadsheets and presentation packages to communicate information.
Manage individual or team performance by setting objectives, monitoring progress, and providing clear guidance and feedback.
Manage others through change by identifying challenges and the activities to resolve them.
Interpret organisational strategy and communicate how this impacts others.
Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practices, and advise stakeholders on their application.
Communicate information through different media, such as face-to-face meetings, emails, reports, and presentations to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
Collaborate with stakeholders in the organisation to ensure the delivery of operational goals.
Manage and maintain relationships with a diverse workforce and stakeholders.
Negotiate with and challenge stakeholders to manage change and reduce conflict.
Interpret policy and support the delivery of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and monitor their impact on their team.
Identify future changes in the sector such as technology advances that may impact their organisation.
Monitor the use of technology and the potential to reduce energy consumption through their optimisation in day-to-day tasks, such as reducing the use of paper and switching off items when not in use.

Your training plan

Level 3 Team Leader 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 of 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 end point assessment
The end point assessment is independent of the training and includes a variety of assessment methods that 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 of 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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

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 – 10pm • Saturday = 8am – 9pm • Sunday = 11am – 5pm (Opens at 10:30am for browsing) • Earliest shift start = 7am • Latest shift finish = 10.30pm • Stocktake finish time = 11pm

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

Progression from this apprenticeship could be into a junior retail management position
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

Debbie Pennington

debbie.pennington@inspirolearning.co.uk

0116 504 0275

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326310.

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Closes in 31 days (Friday 18 July 2025)

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