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As much as we love Christmas, we know it can be an incredibly expensive time of year.
If you’re planning to splash out on your loved ones, or simply fancy making a few extra quid over the festive period, you might be looking for a part-time job. Fortunately, there are currently plenty of roles being advertised across Wales.
Although we are currently in a period of great economic uncertainty, companies are still looking for people to fill temporary Christmas roles. From shifts in retail and delivery, to unleashing your inner Father Christmas, job sites are regularly adding new opportunities across Wales.
We’ve rounded up all of the roles across Wales we could find as of September 29, and you can check them out below:
1. Royal Mail
Where: Cardiff
Royal Mail is looking for people to fill casual Christmas vacancies in its Cardiff mail centre. The role doesn’t require any previous experience, and asks for people to be flexible and adaptable: “You’ll be helping us unload mail and parcels from our vans, moving them around our warehouses and then sorting them so they arrive at their destination safely – sometimes sorting over a million items in a single shift with your team.”
The role offers between £8.72 and £9.40 per hour, and a variety of shifts are available. Find out more here.
2. Debenhams
Where: Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, Llanelli,Carmarthen, Bangor, Wrexham
Debenhams is looking to fill temporary positions as part of Christmas teams in stores across Wales. Roles will last throughout November and December and will involve 8-12 hour shifts.
It says: “Our Christmas Teams offer great service across our many sales departments, ensuring our customers feel safe and well looked after. You’ll combine excellent product knowledge with an attentive and friendly service in order to confidently find a way to fulfil the customer’s every need.”
Find out more here.
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3. Hermes
Where: Locations across Wales
Hermes is looking for courier drivers to collect parcels from different warehouses in Wales to deliver throughout the festive period. Roles are available at several depots across the country, including Cardigan, Blackwood, Pembroke Dock and Prestatyn.
The job description states that delivery drivers typically earn between £10 and £15 per hour. All you need is a car or van and a good working knowledge of your local area. Find out more here.
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4. Matalan
Where: Carmarthen
Matalan is looking to hire a temporary Christmas sales assistant in its Carmarthen store on a part-time basis. Experience in retail isn’t essential, but you need to be flexible across weekends, evenings and the Christmas period.
The job description asks that you are “able to work flexibly including across weekends and evenings and during the busy Christmas period”. Find out more here.
5. The Entertainer
Where: Newport, Wrexham, Carmarthen
Toy shop chain The Entertainer are looking for individuals to fill ‘Christmas Crew’ roles at several stores in Wales. They are offering 12-hour contracts until the end of December, each consisting of three four-hour shifts. Most stores offer a mixture of daytime and evening shifts.
It says: “Many of our Christmas Crew are successful in joining our permanent team after Christmas so that might be you?”
Find out more here.
6. Poundland
Where: Cardiff
Poundland is looking for temporary sales assistants for the Christmas period. Positions will be “starting soon” and will last until the end of December: “You’ll need to be as flexible as possible in the hours you can work, we may require you to work shifts.”
Find out more here.
7. Ewenny Garden Centre
Where: Bridgend
Ewenny Garden Centre in Bridgend is looking for a Father Christmas to get stuck in over the festive period. Father Christmas will be required to work Saturdays and Sundays throughout December, as well as the occasional weekday and evening.
Your costume will be provided – you just need to bring along your festive cheer. Find out more here.
8. Game
Where: Bangor
Calling up all gamers – Game in Bangor is on the search for a Christmas sales assistant on a part-time basis. The role comes with the added perk of staff discounts on games, consoles and tech. Find out more here.
9. Zero Degrees
Where: Cardiff
If you love beer, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Zero Degrees, the Cardiff-based microbrewery, is on the hunt for a part-time sales coordinator to “organise Christmas 2020.”
You will be responsible for Christmas sales and deliveries, and need some experience in an administration role. In return you get to enjoy complimentary food during work hours. Find out more here.
10. Lenovo
Where: Swansea
Based in Currys PC World, Lenovo are looking for a sales assistant for the festive period, including the busy time around Black Friday. This role would suit “tech-savvy people people” who love laptops and all things gaming.
There is also the possibility to pick up additional shifts into 2021. Find out more here.
11. Yodel
Where: Pontypridd
Yodel is on the look out for people to fill several different roles over the festive period, including jobs in the warehouse and in customer service.
Roles are based in Nantgarw near Pontypridd, and there are both daytime and nighttime roles on offer.
Find out more here.
