General assistant pay in Newcastle February 2025
How much do general assistants in Newcastle get paid?
General assistants in Newcastle earn
£7.49-11.49 per hour
Based on 163 employee reviews
What do top employers pay general assistants?
Who are the worst general assistant employers?
Recent general assistant Jobs in Newcastle
- Senior Sales Assistant (16 hours contract) at Heron Foods posted 8 days ago
- Part Time Sales Assistant (12 Hours Contract) at Heron Foods posted 11 days ago
- Part Time Sales Assistant (12 Hours Contract) at Heron Foods posted 12 days ago
- Retail Assistant at Primark posted 4 days ago
- Sales Associate - Victoria's Secret, Eldon Square at Next posted 10 days ago
- Service Colleague at Asda posted 3 days ago
How are people paid?
By the hour
89% of people report they get paid by the hour.
Based on 163 employees
What contracts are people on?
Based on 144 employees
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What do general assistants do?
Retail assistants have the job of selling goods and helping customers in a shop.
They can work on the shop floor and in the storeroom.
Other names for retail assistants are:
- Sales assistants/ representatives/ associates/ ambassadors/ co-workers/ people
- Shop assistants
- Retail colleagues
- Customer service assistants/ advisors
This type of job involves:
- Greeting customers as they enter the store
- Answering any customer questions
- Helping customers find their way around the shop
- Taking payments for products at tills
- Issuing refunds
- Meeting targets (sales and promotions)
- Maintaining a clean and tidy shop floor
- Unpacking stock and display on shelves
- Receiving deliveries
You may be on your feet a lot. But you may be able to sit down if you’re working at a checkout.
You may have to work night shifts, on weekends and bank holidays.
Retail assistant is an entry level job.
If you want to apply for a retail assistant job, you might need the following:
- The right to work in the UK
- You may have to have some GCSEs or a relevant apprenticeship
- Depending on the type of shop, you may have to already have some knowledge about the products being sold