Seasonal Sales Assistant

Entertainer; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 7,000 - 8,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

20% toy discount

Fortnightly pay

Flexible access to yourpay via MyPayNo

Job summary

The Entertainer in Basingstoke is recruiting a Seasonal Sales Assistant to help customers find the perfect toy and keep shelves well stocked during the busy festive period.

Weekend and evening shifts are included with a 12-hour per week contract, and the role runs through 31 December 2026. Pay rates are £11.30 per hour for 16–20 year olds and £12.86 per hour for 21s and over, with several benefits available.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering friendly and helpful service to customers in a busy retail environment.
• Able to communicate clearly with customers and team members.
• Positive, energetic attitude with a passion for toys and games.
• Reliable and flexible in working hours, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers on the shop floor and at the till points.
• Keep shelves tidy and well stocked to a high standard.
• Unpack deliveries and move stock as needed to the sales floor.

Skills

Customer service

Enthusiastic personality

Love of toys

Job description

Want to work in a busy toy shop at the best time of year?

At The Entertainer, Basingstoke Potters Walk, we love to create a special experience for the customers who come through our doors, helping to find the perfect toy or gift, keeping the shelves full and our stores welcoming. At Christmas, this is no different!

With a love of toys, customer service and an enthusiastic personality, you could be the perfect match to join our team as a Seasonal Sales Assistant.

Key Information about this role:

Rates of Pay:

16-20 year olds - £11.30per hour.

21-year-oldplus - £12.86per hour

Contract end date:31stDecember 2026.

Our stores will be open 7 days a week so you will need to be able to support us at the weekends including Sundays.

The hours we have available for this store are:

• A 12-hour per week contract: you may work 4-hour shifts over 3 days, or you might be asked to work two 6-hour shifts.

So, if you are flexible to work various shifts, including evenings and different days of the week, have a great attitude, and friendly personality, we can make the hours you are available – work for you and us, just make sure you give us as much detail as possible in your application form. There may also be an opportunity for you to work extra hours in this role, depending on trade.

With all our Seasonal Sales Assistant contracts you will also be asked to work Christmas Eve, Boxing Day or New Years Eve– they’re some of our busiest days of the year.

How we will reward you:

We have some great benefits for you working as a Seasonal Sales Assistant:

• 20% toy discount in our Entertainer stores
• Fortnightly pay
• Flexible access to yourpay via MyPayNow
• Access to the Retail Trust
• Virtual GP

To be a Seasonal Sales Assistant at The Entertainer you must be:

• Reliable and flexible in what hours you can work, there may be the chance of extra hours too if we're busy!
• Approachable and confident to deliver excellent customer service, talking to customers on the shop floor and at the till points.
• Physically fit and able to move stock around the store, working with deliveries and pallets on your own and as a team
• Attentive to detail, keeping the shelves full and handling deliveries.

Holly, Seasonal Sales Assistant from last year says:

“Working for the entertainer is a wonderful and thrilling experience, there is never a day where I am bored or have nothing to do. I enjoy restocking and making sure all the prices are correct for all our customers, however, I do like seeing kids get excited about seeing their favourite toys in stock brings me back to when I was younger and enjoyed those same toys, for me this is very rewarding and love seeing the excited and thrilled looks on their faces. On the weekends when it is especially busy, I like to replenish and make myself available for everybody, whether that’s to grab an item off the top shelf or to recommend a toy or bestseller for Christmas, I love being a Seasonal Sales Assistant as I feel that those little jobs like restocking can make a big difference to a customer coming in to our store for the first time.”