Seasonal Sales Assistant

The Entertainer; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading toy retailer in Carlisle is seeking a Seasonal Sales Assistant to provide excellent customer service and maintain store inventory. With a focus on creating memorable experiences for customers during the busy holiday season, the ideal candidate will be flexible, approachable, and physically fit. Competitive hourly rates are offered along with benefits such as a toy discount and fortnightly pay.

Benefits

20% toy discount

Fortnightly pay

Flexible access to pay

Access to Retail Trust

Virtual GP

Qualifications

• Reliable and flexible in hours with a chance for extra hours.
• Approachable and confident delivering excellent customer service.
• Physically fit to move stock and handle deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Help customers find toys and gifts.
• Restock shelves and manage inventory.
• Work during peak holiday seasons including Christmas Eve.

Skills

Customer service skills

Reliable and flexible

Physical fitness

Ability to work in a team

Job description

Seasonal Sales Assistant

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 29 September 2025
• Hours: Part time
• Closing date: 27 October 2025
• Location: Cumbria, CA3 8HX
• Company: The Entertainer
• Job type: Contract
• Job reference: ORG4580-AR1407971CarSSA

Summary

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

At The Entertainer, Carlisle, we love to create memories for all 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 - £11.00 per hour.
• 21-year-old plus - £12.21 per hour
• Contract end date: 3rd January 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.
• An 8-hour per week contract: you will typically be offered 4-hour shifts over 2 days, or perhaps one full day at times.
• 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 Entertainer stores
• Fortnightly pay
• Flexible access to your pay 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
• Physically fit and able to move stock around the store, working with deliveries and pallets on your own and as a team
• Be willing and able to help out when needed in our local Tesco concession space. Merchandising, keeping the shelves full, talking to customers 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."