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With just under three months to go until Christmas, shops and businesses are already on the hunt for staff to help out during the busy festive period.
From roles dressing up as Christmas characters to jobs in retail, there are plenty of jobs out there for people looking to earn some extra cash.
The build-up to Christmas can often be the busiest time of the year for many retailers.
Shoppers traditionally head out in their masses to hunt for Christmas bargains and find the perfect presents for their loved ones, and shops struggle to cope with the rush.
The festive period is therefore a good time for people hunting for jobs in Yorkshire.
Yorkshire Live has put together a list of some of the seasonal jobs which are available in the region right now.
Take a look at the list below, and see what jobs are out there for you.
Christmas Crew – The Entertainer
Toy shop The Entertainer is looking for people to join them during their busy Christmas period.
The role, on offer across Yorkshire, is for 12 hours which will consist of three four-hour shifts.
To get the job you must be enthusiastic about the brand and selling toys, be a great team player with a positive outlook, be prepared to work hard under pressure to support the existing tea and have a flexible approach and a commitment to help resource the store effectively.
Apply for the role here.
Christmas team – Debenhams
Debenhams are on the look out for members of staff to work with the Christmas team.
The contract is for 16 or 20 hours and will be based at the stores based across Yorkshire.
Running from the start of November to the end of December to cover the busy Christmas period.
You can apply for the job here.
Seasonal Sales Assistant – The Works
The Works want to find someone who can offer exceptional customer service for its stores in Yorkshire.
With an added bonus of 25 percent off in store there will also be opportunity for over time.
Ideally you will have a passion for books, stationery and arts and crafts and be willing to get stuck in.
Apply for the job right here.
Christmas Casual – Royal Mail
Just like Mr & Mrs Claus, you will help to deliver Christmas to everybody in the UK.
Flexible and adaptable at all times, you will be doing a very important job.
You’ll be helping to unload mail and parcels from Royal Mail vans, moving them around the warehouses and then sorting them so they arrive at their destination safely.
You can also choose a shift preference that suits you.
These roles are based in areas across Yorkshire.
Apply here.
Sales Assistant – WHSmith
WHSmith in York need workers who are enthusiastic and hard working to join their Christmas team.
You’ll start on a temporary contract for Christmas with a view to being kept on.
This position is for the Monks Cross Retail Park in York.
You can apply here.
Christmas Night Crew – The Entertainer
This role is for the toy stores across Yorkshire.
The night teams are essential to recover the store and ensure that deliveries are worked so the shop floor is replenished, re-merchandised and fully priced, ready to trade when the doors open in the morning.
Working on the night team you will be working 5 night shifts a week from Monday to Friday.
Apply for the job here.
Seasonal Warehouse Packers – Gear4music
The company are looking to recruit a number of enthusiastic Warehouse Packers to join the warehouse team on a fixed term basis at the impressive distribution centre in Clifton, York.
It will be a vital role to help in the build up to Christmas period with fixed term contracts due to end January 2021.
You will be responsible for packaging and labelling musical products ready to send out to our customers located around the globe.
Apply for the role here.
Christmas Sales Assistant – Game
The Game team in Leeds are looking for a sales assistant to help them in the store.
You will deliver great customer service, give expert gaming knowledge to customers and keep up to date with the latest gaming news as well as much more.
You can apply for the role here.
Temporary/Christmas Warehouse Roles – Not in the Dog House
Variety of warehouse roles required for Christmas order packing, picking etc in a busy, hardworking warehouse.
Job will include:
- Packing gift boxes, labelling, palletising.
- Picking/packing individual customer orders
- Tidying/putting away stock
- Cleaning (sweeping up, tidying pallets, emptying bins)
- COVID cleaning (wiping down equipment, hand rails, door handles etc)
- Some heavy-lifting (up to 30kg packages) is required
Apply for the role in Knaresborough here.
Christmas Temp Stock Replenisher – C2 recruitment
Retail & Asset Solutions are currently recruiting clothing stock replenishers to join an already existing store support team.
You will be working for clothing department within a leading National supermarket retailer in Pontefract ensuring that the fashion merchandise is replenished to a high standard and good customer service is provided.
Apply for the job here.
Christmas Temps – Em Recruiting
This temp role involves working with one of the biggest brands in the UK at their site in Ripon.
Working as a Temporary Gift Packing Operative you will be packing some of the biggest confectionery brands in the UK.
These brands pride themselves on offering a confectionery gifting service that enables customers to choose many different types and options of gifts, with or without messages, and enabling the gifts to be sent to various locations around the world.
Apply for the job here.
Seasonal customer service consultant – Burberry
The business are currently looking for service-driven individuals to join as Consultants throughout the Christmas season.
This is a seasonal, full-time role from October until the end of January where you will be at the forefront of the iconic brand, provided with extensive training on our products and luxury service delivery.
The role is based at the Burberry office in Leeds.
Apply for the role here.
Seasonal Bakery worker – Thomas the Baker
The award winning and friendly family business are currently looking for help in the busy period leading up to Christmas.
They can be flexible in both start and finish times as well as the number of hours worked.
Ideally they are looking for people to work anything between 20 and 40 hours per week who ideally live within 20 miles of Helmsley.
Apply for the role here.
Christmas temporary – TK Maxx
This role in Doncaster is for a temporary part-time sales associate for over the festive period.
Ranging from eight to 16 hours over a seven day period.
The contracts will run for around 12 weeks.
Apply for the job here.
Father Christmas – Great Grottos
Great Grottos are looking for a man aged 28 or over to play the role of Father Christmas this year at Frenchgate Shopping Centre in Doncaster.
Experience is not essential as a full training programme is provided, where you will be assisted with clever techniques and fun dialogue.
You will be part of a team of Santas performing shifts which suit your availability.
Apply for the job here.
Logistics Operative – Morrisons
Morrisons are recruiting for temporary logistics key operatives to work in fresh, chilled and ambient warehouses in the run up to Christmas.
You will work in the distribution centre to make sure the supermarkets aisles are stocked with the items customers love in time for Christmas.
This role is for Wakefield.
See the job advert here.
And a Happy Xmas!
