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Squire's Garden Centres; Badshot Lea; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

Holiday Allowance

Annual Bonus

Pension Plan

Attendance Bonus

MAD Scheme

Learning & Development

Birthday Gift

Cycle to Work

School Drop-off Benefit

RHS/Tree Benefit

EAP

Retirement Hours

Free Parking

Job summary

Squire's Garden Centres are seeking a seasonal Father Christmas for the Badshot Lea location. You will greet visitors to the grotto with a warm, festive welcome and bring Christmas magic to families during the peak period.

Expect Saturdays and Sundays in the run-up to Christmas, plus add-on days as discussed. A charm and engaging presence with children is essential for a memorable experience.

Qualifications

• Patient and good with children.
• Enthusiastic and jolly person.
• Willing to enter into the Christmas spirit.

Responsibilities

• Main duties include playing the role of Father Christmas.
• Ensuring all visitors to our Grotto are given a warm and friendly welcome.

Skills

Patient and good with children

Enthusiastic and jolly

Willing to enter into the Christmas sp

Job description

Santa

Location: Badshot Lea Road, Badshot Lea, GU9 9JX

Job Reference:#12695

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Your primary responsibility will be to provide professional support to our customers.

Working closely with the Garden Centre Manager to help the business to succeed.

Seasonal: 18 November until 24 December 2026

Every Saturday 21 November - 19 December 07:45-16:30

Every Sunday 22 November - 20 December 08:45-16:30

Plus additional days required:

Wednesday 18 November for charity launch event, hours to be discussed at interview

Tuesday 1st and Monday 7th December 08:30-12:30

Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd, Wednesday 23rd 07:45-16:30 with Thursday 24th December hours to be discussed at interview

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To play the role of Father Christmas
• Ensuring all visitors to our Grotto are given a warm and friendly welcome

To be successful in this role, we are looking for people:

• Patient and good with children
• Enthusiastic and jolly person
• Willing to enter into the Christmas spirit

Basic disclosure check is compulsory

Squire’s is a family-owned group of 17 garden centres based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and Berkshire. Since 1936 the purpose of our business has been the happiness of those who work in it.

We are committed to growing our business and to promoting the highest standards in horticulture, catering, and retail.

We want our staff to enjoy working with us in a friendly, energetic customer focused environment.

Rewards & Benefits:

We want our employees to be known for their friendliness, helpfulness, and good customer service, with their whole ethos being ‘nothing is too much trouble for our customers’. In turn we will provide an extensive benefit package, please see below.

• Employee Discount– 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 25% after 2 years’ service and 30% after 5 years’ service.
• Holiday (including bank holidays)– 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 week after 2 years’ service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years’ service.
• Bonus– We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year (first year is dependent on start date)
• Pension– We are all aware of how important it is to save for our retirement. We offer a Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees. If you pay into the plan and meet the government criteria, the company will too, and these contributions will be invested.
• Attendance– After one years service, if you have worked for a full financial year and have 100% attendance, one day holiday (pro-rata) will be added to your holiday grant as a 'Thank you'.
• Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D)– A reward scheme for team members who make a difference to our business through outstanding customer service, over and above normal duties or initiatives that have grown / inspired the business. There is a monthly winner. All winners select a gift to receive.
• Learning & Development– You can look forward to a wealth of learning opportunities with us that will enhance and develop you with the skills and confidence you need.
• Birthday–After 6 months service if your birthday falls on your contracted day to work, you can leave work early (holiday policy rules apply). If you have 2 years service on your birthday, you will receive a £25 Squires gift voucher (pro rata for less than 40 hours).
• Cycle2work scheme –After 1 years service, a government initiative which offers a 25% to 39% saving on new cycling equipment. This cost is deducted out of your pay over 12 or 19 months.
• Child's first day at school–After 1 year's service come in late and go home early on your child's first day of school life, so that you can be there to take them and pick them up from school on their first day.
• RHS Membership or a Tree / Shrub–After 1 years service Squire's employees can choose either one tree or shrub to plant each year up to the value of £50 retail on the anniversary of your engagement or £50 towards RHS annual membership.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)–After 2 years service employees are eligible to join an EAP, that gives them access to a range of wellbeing resources, etc.
• Retirement–After 15 years service if you are retiring and have over 15 years service, your contracted hours will be reduced by a fifth but your pay will remain the same for your final 3 months.
• Free Parking– Available to all employees in the designated parking areas on our site.