Overview
Fixed Term Contract - ending on 31st December 2025. Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant. 8 hour contract. There is potential for seasonal colleagues to be taken on on a permanent basis after the initial festive contract.
Why The Works?
10th Best Big Company to Work For 2024 - 'Best Companies'
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. 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.
Perks
* 25% Colleague Discount! - Helping you to save money for those presents!
* My Works - Exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utility deals, tech and more!
* Can-Do Academy - Take control of your development with instant access to courses and training in areas that interest you.
* Stream - Stream early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them – for when ‘life’ happens!
* 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme from Emotional Support to Financial Health and Physical Wellbeing.
Responsibilities
* Become the Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant and help make the holiday season the best one yet. Support busy peak periods by welcoming customers with a friendly smile and inspiring them to read, learn, create, or play.
* Manage lots of deliveries and seasonal stock; the role can be physically demanding and involve stairs and heavy stock, with a supportive team to help.
* Take advantage of the 25% colleague discount during the holiday season.
* Excite and delight customers with friendly service and inspire them to engage with our products.
* Follow planograms for key product areas and use creativity to catch the eye in non-planogrammed spaces.
* Handle deliveries, price and label products, sort items onto shop floor displays, and keep the stockroom organized.
* Have fun and be authentic while connecting with our brand, colleagues, and customers.
Skills / Behaviours
* Genuine and authentic: Positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products; great interpersonal communication.
* Resilient champion: Capable in a fast-paced retail environment; able to multitask and manage busy days and heavy deliveries.
* Stock magician: Efficient at sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries.
Remember, you’re not just a colleague – you’re a festive elf spreading cheer and making the season merry and bright!
Our Values
To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled.
We are Crafty | We are Caring | We are Can-do.
Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. We are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves. Roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community. We are open to discussions around working hours and flexible working, and we’ll aim to support this where possible. If you need reasonable adjustments for an interview, let us know in your application and we’ll be happy to help. We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. Because when people spend time doing what they love, it’s Time Well Spent. And with the right passion – It All Starts With You.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Sales and Business Development
* Retail
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