Here are eight Christmas vacancies you can apply for now

It’s the time of the year where employers hire temporary seasonal staff to help them through the busy months leading up to Christmas.

The seasonal roles that are available range from retail to becoming one of Santa’s little helpers. If you are looking for a temporary job, then one of these might be for you

Not only are you gaining experience and skills within a new company, but it’s a good way to earn some extra pennies to enjoy the festive treats from Plymouths market or even buy something for yourself.

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We have found eight seasonal vacancies in Plymouth for people to see what’s available and how to apply.

Whether you are looking for something to fill your festive weeks and weekends, then there is a job waiting for you.

Has your business got any Christmas job openings coming up? Tell us in the comments.

Royal Mail- Seasonal Mail Sorters

Unsurprisingly, the postal services are looking for seasonal Mail Sorters at the Plymouth Mail Centre to help get everyone’s deliveries on before Christmas.

There are day and night shifts available with a hourly rate of £11.40 up to £13.70.

The shifts have been listed on the website as earlies, lates, nights and weekends so if this is a job for you, you can apply here.

Chaplins

Ever thought of yourself as Santa Claus before? Well now you can with Chaplin’s job opening of becoming Santa Clause.

There are even roles to work for farther Christmas as a Grotto Elf. There isn’t a more festive role than this!

There are more details on the website about terms and conditions for these roles. You can see here for the Santa position and here for the Grotto Elf.

Card Factory

• New George Street
• Cornwall Street
• The Broadway, Plymstock
• Stephens Place Shopping Centre, Plymstock

These Card Factory’s in Plymouth are all seeking for Seasonal Sales Assistants to become part of the team.

You can apply for any seasonal sale assistant roles here.

Claire’s

A seasonal Sales Assistant role has popped up for the Claire’s store to offer customers a positive experience while shopping.

This shop offers it’s customers an ear piercing service where as an assistant, you can help them choose their perfect pair of earrings.

This is a temporary role for over the christmas period.

To apply and read the full description see here.

Iceland

The popular retailer in Plympton sell’s a wide variety of frozen foods and to keep them all stocked up they are looking for a Retail Assistant on a temporary contract basis.

This seasonal role is looking for someone who can deliver great standards and who can share the energy and passion within the Iceland family.

To apply you can go to the Iceland website.

Hotel Chocolat

If you have a bit of a sweet tooth for chocolate then this vacancy as a Christmas Sales Advisor is up your street with the perk of having half price off everything.

Hotel Chocolat are looking for someone who is cheerful, enjoys customer interaction and share a love for chocolate to help them deliver a special experience to customers.

To see more about the job and apply you can see check it out on Indeed.

Next

The big retailer are looking for a Christmas Support Team to help them through the festive months.

Next are seeking someone to work on the sales floor and stockroom while offering friendly service to the customers. The contracts being offered are from three to twelve weeks and includes christmas eve and boxing day.

To see more details and apply you can see here.

Bamboo Clothing LTD

This activewear clothing shop in Estover are hiring for a Temporary Customer Service Advisor for the busy christmas period.

The roles for the job include: answering customer calls, taking phone orders and enquiries, responding to customer emails and willing to be hands on in daily office duties.

If you are looking for a job in a customer service role then this is for you. You can find the full job description here.

Happy Christmas job hunting!

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