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Why The Works? We don't just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects them with a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So, with your passion and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Retail Store Manager As a Retail Store Manager you'll be the captain of the shop floor, leading your team with energy and enthusiasm. Commercial success will be your mission, but you'll do it with a twist of creativity and a sprinkle of magic. You'll create unforgettable moments for our customers, leaving them with smiles on their faces and inspired to craft memories they'll cherish with our products! Through recruiting and nurturing your very own diverse team of Avengers, you'll support your team by helping them to grow and achieve their potential. But don't forget to have fun along the way it's in our DNA after all! We believe that a high performing team is a happy and engaged team. You'll spend a lot of time on the shop floor, working alongside your team, driving commerciality and setting the pace. You'll showcase an inspirational customer experience by creating moments that matter' with our customers. Your Mission Delight and inspire every customer by leading a team that offers an exceptional retail experience. With brilliant product knowledge and a touch of magic, you'll wow our customers with additional products and services. Create a store experience that's fun, friendly, accessible, and inclusive. You'll recruit team members who are full of potential, embodying our values and behaviours, to build a dream-team of retail superheroes. Collaboration is key! Join forces with fellow Retail Store Managers, Area and Regional teams, to share best practices and encourage continuous growth across the teams - we win together. Drive retail commerciality like a boss! Striving for fantastic sales and high performance across all KPI's. It's not all about numbers. Your store will shine with excellent standards and impeccable merchandising. From cleanliness to pricing, you'll make sure everything is picture-perfect. As a Retail Store Manager, you'll be on the front lines, shoulder-to-shoulder with your team, creating an environment that's always ready to welcome customers with open arms. A master of promotional change: You'll be the magician behind transforming our space to align with the Matrix (no, not the movie!), and the hottest seasonal trends. You'll be a merchandising master, effortlessly placing products in both planogrammed and non-planogrammed spaces. You'll soon be looking at a high SKU count like your best game of Tetris! Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and Authentic: Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient Champion: You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock Management Guru: You tackle the challenge of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Being a Great Leader As a great leader with wonderful people skills, you'll create an environment that's more inclusive than just co-workers it's a team. Inspire and motivate your team in line with our employer brand, values, behaviours and purpose. Lead your team to reach their potential and steer your store to break records and get in the spotlight. Work collaboratively with support departments and peers. If something's not quite right, speak up so we can work together to get it right or make it better! - Nobody is too proud for constructive feedback so we all win together! But let's not forget about the most important part... your team's well-being and aspirations. You'll be their biggest supporter, cheering them on. You'll have amazing everyday conversations with your team, discussing everything from performance to career aspirations and helping them get there Our PERKS really are The Works' ?? 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! ?? MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! ?? Holiday 33 days, including bank holidays ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! ?? 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! ?? Healthcare Cash Plan To support your everyday healthcare costs. ?? And loads more! Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled. Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring ?? We are Can-do ?? We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disab
AWE is currently recruiting for an experienced Software Architect to support a team of software developers in the delivery of a new battle modelling capability. This is an opportunity work within our Software Development team and in collaboration with our wider Physics community to provide extensive expertise, champion the agile software development method and ensure the overall functionality of the code. Location: Aldermaston, West Berkshire - We are located between Reading and Basingstoke, with onsite parking. Package: £60,000-£80,000 (depending on suitability and level of experience) A relocation package may be available - terms and conditions apply. Closing Date: 28th May 2024 As a Software Architect at AWE you will be responsible for defining and maintaining the framework of the code, defining the interfaces between the functional elements of the code and generating the tests require to validate the code. What will you be responsible for? Implement the vision of the software Capability Lead and challenge the vision, where appropriate Own the development of the software to ensure that it meets the requirements Define and maintain the framework of the code Define the tasks for the software developers to support the agile methodology Define the software verification tests Remain aware of current software best practices What knowledge/skills will you need to be considered? Ideally, candidates will have a degree in a relevant STEM discipline at (2:1) or higher. Essential: Experience of software development and delivery with a consideration for time, quality and cost Leadership of software development teams for complex projects Experience developing software with scientific and/or engineering applications Experience developing software that emulates the function of physical systems or environments 10 years C development in external industry Working knowledge of C 11 Familiarity with FORTRAN, C#, SQL, Python Experience with GitLab, Enterprise Architect and Visual Studio Desirable: Post graduate qualification in computer science Working knowledge of C 20 Experience working in a science or technology focused environment Experience developing software for scientific applications Experience with coding statistical methods, e.g. Monte Carlo What will you get from us? As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include: Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (including Bank Holidays). 9-day working fortnight - our employees have every other Friday off work. Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time. Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. A market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution). Life Assurance. Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending savings. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family. A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site. Important things you need to know: You must be a UK citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 10 years. Interviews will be 90 minutes in length and will be held over Microsoft Teams. You will be required to prepare a 10-minute presentation in advance. Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. #LI-KT Agencies: Please note that we do not out-source our recruitment
Closing date: 06-05-2024 Customer Team Member Location: 2 Bridle Path, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SE Pay: £12.00 per hour Contract: 12 hours per week regular overtime, permanent, part time Working pattern: varied shifts including early mornings (store opening), afternoons, late evenings (store closing) and weekends, to be discussed at interview Full, paid training provided You can apply for this role using your mobile device (no CV needed!) We're looking for Customer Team Members to join our team at Co-op. When you join Co-op, you'll get amazing benefits including 31 days holiday, a pension with up to 10% Co-op contribution, access to virtual healthcare services for you and your family, and a 30% discount on all Co-op products in our stores. As a Customer Team Member, you'll be part of a friendly team that's dedicated to helping our customers. We'll look to you to provide them with great service on the tills and the shop floor, while also performing a wide range of other tasks around the store like re-stocking shelves and cleaning up spillages. At Co-op, we do things a different way. For over 175 years we've focused on making things fairer for our members and their communities, and as a colleague we promise to take care of you. You'll get support for your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, as well as market leading policies to help you through life events from bereavement and pregnancy loss to fertility treatment and menopause. What you'll do Friendly and thoughtful service you'll put customers first in everything you do: responding to queries, championing Co-op products and Membership, and doing all you can to deliver a great shopping experience Work together to make everyone's day better supporting your store colleagues to solve problems for customers and members Make sure the store safe and legal keep the shelves stocked and make sure prices, dates, and temperatures are all as they should be Help introduce new products and services make changes feel natural, sharing experiences with your colleagues so everyone learns together Support your local community get involved in all kinds of activities and events! This job would suit people who have A genuine care for the needs of customers and members Great people skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with customers and colleagues A positive approach to change and problem solving The flexibility to work a range of different shifts Why Co-op? 30% discount on all Co-op products in-store plus 10% discounts on all other brands (increasing to 20% on payday weekends) A pension scheme with up to 10% employer contributions Wagestream a money management app giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it 31 days of holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata for part time colleagues) Virtual healthcare services for you and your family, including access to GP appointments, eye care, mental health support, and nutrition and fitness consultations 24/7 employee assistance service YuLife an app rewarding you for healthy behaviour with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands Full, paid training and dedicated support for your personal development and career progression Rotas shared three weeks in advance and accessible on your phone Cycle-to-work scheme Building an inclusive workplace We want to build diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want our stores to be inclusive environments, where our colleagues can reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. You can find out more about our recruitment process at apply-process. You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing. As part of the application process for this job, you'll need to complete an online assessment. It will take around 10 minutes to complete the test.
How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four? Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent). 4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year so there's never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG! Job Title: Facilities Manager Location: Groveside School, Reading Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks Are you a Facilities Manager wanting to develop your career? We are looking for a responsible, hands-on Facilities Manager to join our fantastic team at our new brand-new school, Groveside School, Reading. As Facilities Manager, you will help support our pupils and young people in their daily lives, by ensuring our sites are well maintained and equipped to meet their needs. This is a great opportunity to work as part of a team committed to helping pupils with SEMH and associated needs. You will take pride in maintaining our school, from day-to-day repairs to completing risk assessments, carrying out security procedures, checking equipment and contributing to school development projects. For many of our pupils, consistency is key, and our Facilities Manager take time to make sure everything is as it should be for us to run smoothly and safely. Previous experience in a similar setting would be great but isn't essential as full training will be given, and the right DIY skills, motivation, and personal qualities are just as important. These roles are ideal for people with skills in maintenance, DIY and health and safety, looking for a new role that makes a real difference to pupils' lives and futures. You will be quality focused, efficient, able to work at pace, and motivated to help us provide a safe, caring environment where every pupil can thrive. About us Groveside School is a brand-new school in Reading, Berkshire, proposed to cater for 60 pupils. This is an exciting opportunity for anybody who wants to be a part of the successful development of a brand-new setting and make a difference to education of our pupils. Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care. Why join Acorn Education? Benefits Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including: Life Assurance Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions "Your Wellbeing Matters" access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including: A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad Cycle to Work Schemes Electric Car Purchase Scheme Critical illness cover And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS. You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. #1
Closing date: 02-05-2024 Customer Team Leader Location: Former The Royal Oak, 39 School Green, Shinfield, RG2 9EE Pay: £13.32 per hour Contract: 39 hours per week regular overtime, permanent, full time Working pattern: 5 varied shifts over 7 days including early mornings (from 6am), afternoons, late evenings (until 11pm) and weekends, to be discussed at interview. Full, paid training provided You can now apply for this role using your mobile device (no CV needed!) You must be aged 18 or over to be a customer team leader at Co-op, as you'll need to authorise age-related sales. We're looking for Customer Team Leaders to join our team at Co-op. When you join Co-op, you'll get dedicated support to help you grow your career, as well as amazing benefits including 36 days holiday, a pension with up to 10% Co-op contribution, access to virtual healthcare services for you and your family, and a 30% discount on all Co-op products in our stores. As a Customer Team Leader, you'll be part of a friendly team that's dedicated to helping our customers. We'll look to you to help lead the store team coaching and supervising our Customer Team Members and deputising for the Store Manager, while also delivering great customer service and performing a wide range of other tasks around the store like re-stocking shelves and cleaning up spillages. At Co-op, we do things a different way. For over 175 years we've been focused on making things fairer for our members and their communities, and as a colleague we promise to take care of you. You'll get support for your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, as well as market leading policies to help you through life events from bereavement and pregnancy loss to fertility treatment and menopause. What you'll do Friendly and thoughtful service you'll give friendly, welcoming, easy, helpful and thoughtful service every day, often taking ownership for managing the store and handling challenging situations Develop your team's capabilities through coaching and training, fostering an inclusive culture where everyone's voice is valued and respected Make sure that the store remains safe, legal, and fully operational Manage diligence checks and stock accuracy to make shopping a great experience for our customers Support your store manager by deputising when they're not working and delivering a variety of HR processes Lead the way when introducing new products and services in your store work closely with your team to implement change and encourage open and honest feedback Build relationships and get involved in your local community, supporting your Store Manager with the delivery of the local Co-op community plan This job would suit people who have A genuine care for the needs of customers and members The ability to strike a balance between leading and supporting your team and rolling up your sleeves on the shop floor Great people skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with customers and colleagues Strong organisational and problem-solving skills A desire to learn, grow and develop your leadership skills The flexibility to work a range of different shifts Why Co-op? Full, paid training and dedicated support for your personal development and career progression 30% discount on all Co-op products in-store plus 10% discounts on all other brands (increasing to 20% on payday weekends) A pension scheme with up to 10% employer contributions Wagestream a money management app giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it 36 days of holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata for part time colleagues) Virtual healthcare services for you and your family, including access to GP appointments, eye care, mental health support, and nutrition and fitness consultations 24/7 employee assistance service YuLife an app rewarding you for healthy behaviour with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands Rotas shared three weeks in advance and accessible on your phone Cycle-to-work scheme Building an inclusive workplace We want to build diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want our stores to be inclusive environments, where our colleagues can reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. You can find out more about our recruitment process at apply-process. You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing. As part of the application process for this job, you'll need to complete an online assessment. It will take around 10 minutes to complete the test. #2
St Joseph's College is recruiting a Deputy Swimming Co-ordinator who will be responsible for co-ordinating the day-to-day running of the swim school including planning lessons, teaching, developing programmes and keeping records of attendance. You will be the first point of contact with parents and support the Head of Swim School in organising the school programme. You will support the Swimming Teachers leading fun and safe sessions in the water and you will demonstrate best practice and follow the Swim England 'Learn to Swim' programme. You will have experience of working in a management capacity within a swim school and a Level 2 Swimming Teacher qualification. The swim school operates weekdays, after school hours, and on Saturday mornings (term-time only) and hours of work are variable. Additional crash courses are run during the school holidays. This is an exciting time to become part of our dynamic team. Situated in the heart of Reading, St Joseph's College is the leading independent day school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 in Berkshire. For us, success is about more than just exam results or awards. We celebrate each pupil as an individual and aspire for them to leave St Joseph's as mature and confident citizens, ready to tackle life head-on with energy and vigour. You will be fully supportive of the College Catholic tradition and expected to contribute to the full life of the School. For further details about the school, please visit our website or contact the HR Coordinator. Applicants for this post need to complete the application form and return it together with a covering letter or alternatively sent by post to Mrs Guest, HR Coordinator, St Joseph's College, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 5JT. Electronic application is encouraged and preferred. Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 10 May 2024. Interviews: Will take place after the closing date. Early application is encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.