Overview
Join to apply for the Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant role at The Works Stores Ltd. Fixed Term Contract ending on 31st December 2025. There is often potential for seasonal colleagues to move to a permanent basis after the initial festive contract.
Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant – 4 hour contract.
Responsibilities
The Seasonal Sales Assistant will be the heart of the store during the peak period, welcoming customers with a friendly smile and inspiring them to read, learn, create, or play. You will manage lots of deliveries and seasonal stock, and the role can be physically demanding, including stairs and heavy stock. You will:
* Excite and delight customers with friendly service and promote reading, learning, creativity and play.
* Follow planograms for key product areas and use creativity in non-planogrammed spaces to catch the eye.
* Handle deliveries, price and label products, and maintain a neat stockroom and shop floor displays.
* Be an ambassador for the brand and help create a festive store environment.
Perks and Benefits
* 🎅 25% Colleague Discount
* 🎄 My Works – exclusive online discounts across retailers
* 🎁 Can-Do Academy – access to courses and training
* ⛄ Stream – early access to 50% of wages as you earn them
* 💙 24/7 support for you and your family through Retail Trust
Culture and Values
The Works is a supportive, friendly, and inclusive workplace where you can be your best and authentic self. We foster teamwork and a can-do attitude, with emphasis on reading, learning, creativity and play.
Your Festive Mission
* Spread joy with friendly service and inspire customers to engage with our products.
* Assist customers in crafting a memorable Christmas and help them get more value for their money.
* Unwrap creative flair by following merchandising planograms and using initiative in non-planned spaces.
* Manage heavy deliveries, price and label products, and maintain organized stockrooms and displays.
* Have fun, be yourself, and connect with customers and colleagues during the festive period.
Skills / Behaviours
* Genuine and authentic with positivity, creativity, and passion for the brand; strong customer-facing communication.
* Resilient in a fast-paced retail environment; able to multitask and manage busy days.
* Stock management and merchandising capability; comfortable handling deliveries and stock.
Remember, you’re part of a festive team spreading cheer and making the season bright.
Our Purpose and Values
Our purpose: To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. Our values: Crafty; Caring; Can-do.
We are committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and reasonable adjustments. Roles are open to all, including under-represented groups. If you need reasonable adjustments for an interview, let us know in your application.
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.
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