Santa

Squire's Garden Centres; Twickenham; Hybrid; GBP 9,000 - 11,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

Holiday (including bank holidays)

Bonus

Pension

Attendance

MAD (Made A Difference) scheme

Learning & Development

Birthday gift

Cycle2work scheme

Child's first day at school

RHS Membership or a Tree / Shrub

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Retirement

Free Parking

Job summary

Squire’s Garden Centres in Twickenham is seeking a friendly Santa to deliver magical experiences in our Grotto from 22nd November to 22nd December 2026. You’ll work with the Garden Centre Manager to welcome visitors and help our customers during the busy festive period.

You’ll need patience with children, a cheerful, enterprising Christmas spirit, and a willingness to share the season’s joy. Basic disclosure is compulsory, and our team benefits from staff discounts, pension and holiday

Qualifications

• Patient and good with children.
• Enthusiastic and jolly person.
• Willing to enter into the Christmas spirit.
• Basic disclosure check is compulsory.

Responsibilities

• To play 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 person

Willing to enter into the Christmas sp

Job description

Santa

Location:Sixth Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5PA

Job Reference:#12671

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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: 22nd November until 22nd December 2026

Rota: Sunday 22nd and 29th November 08:45-16:30

Sunday 6th, 13th, and 20th December 08:45-16:30

Plus a additional days required:

Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd December 07:45-16:30

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:

• 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.

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