Fixed Term Contract – ending 28th December 2025. While we can’t guarantee a permanent role, many seasonal colleagues transition to permanent positions after the festive contract.
Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant – 4 hour contract.
Why The Works?
🏆 10th Best Big Company to Work For 2024 – ‘Best Companies’.
We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. You’ll sell paint that turns someone into an artist, books that unleash an inner author, games that bring families together, and puzzle books that reconnect memories. Your passion will ignite the spark within people.
Our Perks Are ‘The Works’
* 🎅 25% Colleague Discount – save on your purchases.
* 🎄 My Works – exclusive online discounts across retailers, holidays, utilities, tech and more.
* 🎁 Can-Do Academy – instant access to courses and training.
* ⛄ Stream – early access to 50% of wages as you earn them.
* 💙 24/7 family support – Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust Charity.
Become a Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant
Join our merry crew and help make the holiday season the best one yet! You’ll be the heart of the store, welcoming customers with a friendly smile and inspiring them to read, learn, create, or play.
The role is physically demanding – handling stairs and heavy stock. You’ll work with deliveries, seasonal stock, and support teammates.
Enjoy a strong colleague discount during the busy period.
Our Culture
The Works is supportive, friendly, inclusive, and a second home. We encourage downtime chat and reading recommendations.
Your Festive Mission
* Excite and delight: Spread joy, inspire customers, and offer creative product suggestions.
* Loyalty ambassador: Assist customers with festive purchases and promote value.
* Merchandising marvel: Follow planograms for key areas; use creative flair in free spaces.
* Deliveries: Manage heavy deliveries, price & label products, order stockroom and display.
* Have fun: Embrace your festive elf‑self, build relationships with brand, colleagues and customers.
Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart
* Genuine and authentic: Positive, creative, passionate. Great at conversation.
* Resilient champion: Thrive in fast‑paced retail, multitask with ease.
* Stock magician: Master pricing, merchandising and delivery sorting.
Our purpose: inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.
Our values: Crafty | Smart; Caring | Heart; Can‑do | Energy.
We promote diversity, inclusion and reasonable adjustments. Roles are open to all, including under‑represented groups: ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers and LGBTQ+ community members. We discuss flexible hours and offer support with interview adjustments where needed.
Because when people spend time doing what they love, it’s Time Well Spent.
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