Fixed Term Contract – ending on 31st December 2025
Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant – 8‑hour contract. Potential for permanent after 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 paint that turns someone into an artist, provide books that unlock an inner author, supply games that bring families together, and give puzzle books that connect memories.
Always unseen possibilities… we help ignite the spark within people, letting them unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories.
Our Perks Are ‘The Works’
* 🎅 25% Colleague Discount!
* 🎄 My Works – Exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utility deals, tech and more!
* 🎁 Can‑Do Academy – Instant access to courses and training that interest you.
* ⛄ Stream – Early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them – for when ‘life’ happens!
* 💙 24/7 family support via Retail Trust Charity – Employee Assistance Programme for emotional, financial and physical well‑being.
Become a Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant
As a Seasonal Sales Assistant, you’ll join our merry crew and help make this holiday season the best one yet! Supporting our peak period leading up to the holiday, you will be the heart of our retail store, welcoming customers with a friendly smile and inspiring them to read, learn, create or play.
We have lots of deliveries and seasonal stock to manage. The role can be physically demanding – you will need to be comfortable managing stairs and heavy stock. Our supportive team will be there to lend a helping hand.
Joining us during this period is a great way to take advantage of our 25% colleague discount.
Your Festive Mission
* Excite and Delight – Spread joy with friendly service and inspire customers to read, learn, create or play with our magical products.
* Loyalty Ambassador – Help customers craft a Christmas well‑spent and show them how to get more bang for their money at The Works – they’ll thank you with bells on!
* Merchandising Marvel – Follow planograms for key product areas; use creativity in non‑planogrammed spaces to catch the eye.
* Deliveries – Manage heavy deliveries, price & label products, sort items onto shop floor displays, keep the stockroom snug.
* Have fun! – Be your best, authentic elf‑self and embrace the opportunity to connect with our brand, colleagues, and customers.
Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart
* Genuine and authentic – Positivity, creativity and passion for our brand shine through; talk to people and give helpful recommendations.
* Resilient champion – Handle fast‑paced retail environment; juggle busy days, heavy deliveries and customers with ease; be a multitasking hero.
* Stock magician – Sort, price and merchandise deliveries like a helper; embrace the boxes.
Our Purpose
To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.
Our Values
We are Crafty – Smart with what we’ve got.
We are Caring – Heart in every action.
We are Can‑do – Energy that gets it done.
Diversity, Inclusion and Reasonable Adjustments
We are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under‑represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We are open to discussions around working hours and flexible working and will support reasonable adjustments for interviews.
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