Why choose a Career at Downtown?

Weekend Restaurant Assistant

Our Downtown Store Grantham Restaurant has for many years offered our customers quality food and beverages and a well-earned rest from their shopping.

We are seeking a friendly, enthusiastic, and hard-working Restaurant Assistant to support our team at weekends. 

As a Restaurant Assistant you will be at the heart of our operation, working in a team of fantastic people to offer an exemplary service to our customers.  You will also be required to assist with basic food preparation, till work, stock replenishment and general housekeeping duties.  Ideally you will have experience in a similar role.

Hours worked are 6 per week usually on Saturday or Sundays.  Flexibility is key and you should be occasionally available to work varying shift patterns and differing days if required.  

If you feel you would be an asset to our growing team, we would love to hear from you.

Our benefits package includes staff discount of up to 20% across all of our stores, career progression opportunities within a friendly team environment and industry-leading rewards for long service.

To apply, please send a full CV and covering letter by e-mail to hrrecruit@downtownstores.co.uk or by post to Human Resources, Downtown Store Boston, Wyberton Chain Bridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7NL, quoting job reference G0605.

Loss Prevention Assistant

To maintain robust security across our Downtown Grantham site and minimise stock loss, we are seeking a Loss Prevention Assistant to join our existing close-knit and friendly Loss Prevention team.

Responsibilities for this extremely varied and rewarding role involve surveillance of the site to protect stock, buildings and Company property using CCTV systems and intercoms, maintaining the safety of the site and ensuring welfare of both our customers and staff.  You must be within 20 minutes’ drive of our Downtown Grantham store, with the ability to attend occasionally call out duties in a vehicle. 

You must be able to be diplomatic and have a high degree of tact during challenging situations.  You will be trustworthy and able to communicate effectively as part of a small, close-knit team.  Although not essential, you would be at an advantage if you have relevant experience or suitable qualifications (such as an SIA licence). 

Usually worked on five days out of seven for a total of 36.25 hours per week, you will be required to undertake some shifts at weekends and perform nightly on-call duties on a fixed-rota.  Specific details of your working pattern are somewhat open to negotiation.

This role is a national minimum wage position, and our benefits package includes staff discount of up to 20% across all of our stores, industry-leading rewards for long service and free parking.

If you feel you would be an asset to our team at Downtown Grantham, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please send a full CV and covering letter by e-mail to hrrecruit@downtownstores.co.uk or by post to Human Resources, Downtown Store, Wyberton Chain Bridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7NL, quoting job reference G0603.  

Marketing and Social Media Assistant (Fixed-Term)

Downtown is an independent retailer operating large department stores in Grantham and Boston, a major garden centre at our Grantham site adjacent to the A1, and an online business.

An extremely rare and exciting full-time (part-time considered for the right candidate) opportunity has arisen for a Marketing and Social Media Assistant to join our small friendly team as maternity leave cover.

Working closely with various sales teams and colleagues in the Marketing and Visual Merchandising teams, you will play a pivotal role in uploading and interacting with engaging content on our growing social media platforms, mainly Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

The role will involve working at a variety of sponsored Downtown events, getting involved in activities and working with a range of products all with the aim of creating imagery and videos to edit, caption and post to socials, appealing to our target audiences.

To succeed in this fun and unique position you will preferably need:

•    A proven history of creating content, including editing and writing captions for posts to social media.

•    The ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders to achieve your tasks.

•    Marketing experience, preferably within retail.

•    A good working level of literacy, spelling and grammar to be able to write social media posts and schedule them accurately.

Hours are somewhat negotiable but are likely to be worked over 5 days a week within our core 8.30am-5.30pm hours of work.

Our benefits package includes staff discount of up to 20% across all of our stores and subsidised food and drink.  And as our staff trust holds 15% of our Company’s shares, employees can also benefit from a share of the profits whenever dividends are paid to Shareholders.

To apply, please send a full CV and covering letter by e-mail to hrrecruit@downtownstores.co.uk or by post to Human Resources, Downtown Store Boston, Wyberton Chain Bridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7NL, quoting job reference G0701.

Restaurant Assistant

Our Downtown Garden Centre Restaurant has for many years offered our customers quality food and beverages and a well-earned rest from their shopping.

Playing a vital part in the day-to-day operation of our Restaurant, we are seeking a Café Assistant to work 30 hours per week.

Duties include preparing orders, serving customers, till work, clearing and cleaning tables and using the dishwasher to clean plates, bowls and cutlery, all whilst maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness and organisation within a superbly tidy environment.  You may also occasionally assist with other tasks such as helping with stock replenishment and barista work where trained and when required.  

Ideally, you will already have worked in a similar catering environment however this is not essential.  You should be an effective communicator and be able to prioritise tasks effectively.

Hours are worked over 5 days a week within store opening times. Flexibility is key, and you should be available to work occasional varying shift patterns and differing days if required.  

If you feel you would be an asset to our fantastic Restaurant team, we would love to hear from you.

Our benefits package includes staff discount of up to 20% across all of our stores, career progression opportunities within a friendly team environment and industry-leading rewards for long service.

To apply, please send a full CV and covering letter by e-mail to hrrecruit@downtownstores.co.uk or by post to Human Resources, Downtown Store Boston, Wyberton Chain Bridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7NL, quoting job reference P0601.

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Co-op Travel - Downtown Boston

Senior Sales Consultant

We're currently hiring a Senior Sales Consultant in our Boston Travel Branch, were looking for people with:
• 2+ years of travel sales experience
• Proven track record hitting sales targets 
Take your career to the next level! Apply now and let's talk about this amazing opportunity.

If you are interested please apply via the link: https://careers.lincolnshire.coop/vacancies/3355/senior-travel-consultant.html

You can apply online by sending your CV with a covering e-mail or letter to hrrecruit@downtownstores.co.uk.  Alternatively, you can post your application to:

Human Resources
Downtown Store
Wyberton Chain Bridge
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 7NL

Don’t forget to tell us which vacancy you’re applying for.

You must be school leaving age or older to work for us.  In England, you can leave school on the last Friday in June if you’ll be 16 by the end of the summer holidays.

You can apply shortly before you finish school, but you won’t be able to start until after the last Friday in June.

We review applications as we receive them, and we interview as soon as we have applicants we think are a good match.  You should therefore apply at your earliest convenience to avoid missing out.

Yes. If you are applying to become a Sales Assistant we would prefer you to apply for the vacancy you think most suits your skills and experience so that we do not try to assess you more than once for similar roles.  For other roles we would encourage you to think very carefully about which role(s) you apply for and to look at the skills and experience detailed in the advert. If you feel you are right for the vacancy, try to ensure that where appropriate you tailor your application accordingly.  This will help your application to stand out for the role in question.

Yes. We strive to acknowledge every application we receive.  If you have applied by e-mail, you will receive an automatic reply acknowledging your application.  If you have applied by post, we will either respond to the e-mail address you have provided or send you an acknowledgement by post.  If you haven’t received an acknowledgement within two weeks of submitting your application, please let us know.

We strive to acknowledge every application we receive.  This could be by e-mail or letter.  If you haven’t received an acknowledgement within two weeks of submitting your application, please let us know.

You’ll be contacted again if you are shortlisted for interview, but if you do not hear from us again within four weeks of our initial acknowledgement then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.  Please feel free to keep checking for new vacancies on our website, which are normally updated weekly.

Yes. If you have attended an interview you will be advised of the outcome by telephone, e-mail or letter.  If you feel it would help you in the future to be given constructive feedback, please contact the person who arranged your interview.

You can contact a member of our friendly Human Resources team by e-mailing hrrecruit@downtownstores.co.uk or by telephoning 01205 318210 and leaving a message for a member of the team to call you back.

Alternatively, you can write to us at:

Human Resources
Downtown Superstore
Wyberton Chain Bridge
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 7NL