Cambridge
19-25 Fitzroy Street , Cambridge, CB1 1ER

Team Leader

Salary: £12.71 per hour + Benefits
Working Pattern: Part Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 20
Closing Date: Sat 21 Mar 2026 - 12:00 am UTC
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Team Leader

Want to join 'Our Land'?

Poundland & Dealz is one of the UK's largest discount retailers, with around 900 stores serving over seven million customers a day across the UK and Ireland. Our vision is to 'create amazing value every day' for our customers. 

At the heart of our business are our amazing 18,000 colleagues in our stores, distribution centres, and customer support centres based in Walsall and Watford. We have fun, and we work hard with passion going that extra mile to succeed. We work at pace, and we are highly resilient - #proudland.

Our Supervisors are an active part of our store management team by providing day to day support to our Store and Assistant Managers with the overall supervision of the store processes and procedures.

A day in the life of our Supervisors could mean opening or closing the store, managing shifts, delegating tasks, coaching and guiding our colleagues whilst ensuring we provide the best in town service to our customers, all alongside having fun.

They make our store environment welcoming and contribute towards a culture built on trust and respect. They are empowered to deliver the best service and experience for our customers and colleagues.

What your day will look like:

  • Promoting the best experience for our customers
  • Training, supporting and developing your colleagues
  • Driving your individual development
  • Monitoring store standards and availability levels
  • Dealing with deliveries
  • Adhering to cash handling and security procedures
  • Communicating within the store at all levels
  • Planning and organising yourself and others

You will need to be as flexible in the hours you can work. We may require you to work shifts.

We can offer you a range of benefits such as;

  • A Four-week induction programme
  • Discount Card – 10% discount on most purchases in-store, including PEP&CO
  • Family-Friendly Benefits
  • Loyal Service Awards
  • My Staff Shop – exclusive discount portal
  • Apprenticeships & Career Development  
  • Life Assurance Cover
  • Health & Wellbeing – employee assistance programme to support you
  • Holiday Allowance – increasing by one day per year (up to 33 days)
  • Birthdays are important, so each year, you can take the day off as an extra day’s holiday
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Team Leader
Salary: £12.71 per hour + Benefits
Working Pattern: Part Time
Contract Type: Permanent
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Criminal Convictions
Have you been convicted of any criminal offence(s) which are not spent under the rehabilitation act 1974.
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We ask anyone who wants to join our team if they have any unspent criminal convictions. This doesn't mean we won't consider your application, but we need to assess the relevance against the nature of the role and whether the conviction(s) mean the role isn't suitable.
Questions
1. Do you have the right to work in the UK/Ireland?
3. Do you have experience managing a team of people?
Are you within an easy commute of Cambridge? (Drivers, please note that parking in the city is expensive and is not accommodated by the store.)
Are you able to work Saturdays?
Are you able to work Sundays?
Are you fully flexible and able to work across all required evenings?
Can you provide evidence of where you have lead a team within a busy and fast-paced environment?
As you know we really value flexibility in working hours, please indicate if there are any days or hours you are UNABLE to work:
Are there any days of the week or any times of days/evenings where you are unable to work?
The pay rate for the Team Leader role is £12.71 per hour, a rate set by the company that cannot be altered, is this acceptable to you?
This is a part time contract of 20 hours per week. However we do extend our colleagues hours from time to time, depending on the needs of both the business and the colleague. Is this acceptable to you?
Please advise if we need to make any alternative arrangements or adjustments for you at interview?
As a Team Leader, you would have responsibilities to the business and our customers beyond that of a sales assistant. Can you give a brief description of what experience you have that could benefit this role, and really make your abilities shine?
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We ask this because we're interested in your suitability.
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