Seasonal Retail Assistants

We are looking to recruit friendly, bubbly, and hardworking individuals to join our Retail team on a Seasonal basis here at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm.

Whether you’re based in our busy Gift Shop – helping families pick out the perfect souvenir or in our Farm Shop – showcasing local produce and fresh treats, you’ll be a key part of making every visitor’s day special.

This is a customer facing position so you must have a friendly and professional manner, our ideal candidates will have a flair for providing outstanding customer service, along with till experience and an eye for attention to detail.

What you could be doing:

· Operating the tills and taking payments

· Dealing with customer queries, politely and efficiently

· Ensuring the farm shop / gift shop is presentable and ready for opening on time and is always kept clean and hygienic

· Serving ice-creams plus hot and cold drinks within our farm shop

· Animal food production and stock levels are maintained for busy periods. (This will require a level of physical fitness, i.e., lifting).

· Assisting with deliveries, unboxing and putting stock out in both shops.

· Tidy and clean tables and visitor areas in the farm shop

· Cleaning and hoovering in the gift shop.

About you:

· People, People: You’re outgoing, helpful, and enjoy chatting with visitors of all ages.

· Team Players: You will be happy to jump in wherever needed.

· Till trained and cash handling experience.

· Capable of working efficiently under pressure.

· Reliable and Punctual.

· Experience of working within a Visitor attraction/Retail/Hospitality sector preferred.

· Current, Manual Driving licence is preferred, you must be able to get to this rural location.

Work Pattern: You will be required to work weekends, plus be flexible to cover sickness and holiday days as and when requested.

This seasonal contract will end as of: 1st November 2026.

Salary: You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for your age.

To apply: Please send your CV with a short cover letter, to [email protected]  please make your subject headings of emails 'Seasonal Retail Assistant'

Your cover letter should detail why you are the ideal candidate for the role.

Closing date for applications: 30th September 2026

Please note we may contact successful applicants before the end of the closing date