Boots Hiring for Christmas Customer Assistant Job at Port Laoise , Ireland Full Time

We are now recruiting Christmas Customer Assistants for our Portlaoise, Town Centre store in Laois Ireland.

We are looking for candidates to start with us from 13th November onwards. We have a variety of shifts available, working between the hours of 08:00 and 21:00 which will include weekends.

The exact shift patterns will be discussed at interview.

Please note that due to the anticipated volume of applications expected for this vacancy, we will close the advert when we have met our requirements.

Christmas Customer Assistant

Joining us as a Christmas Customer Assistant is a great opportunity, whether it’s your first job and you’re looking to gain some valuable experience, or you have a passion for retail and you’re looking for a new challenge.

Whilst this is a temporary contract, there could be the potential for a permanent role later on depending on the opportunities in your local area, so it could be the start of a new career with us.

About the opportunity

Christmas in Boots is our most exciting time of the year and it can be very busy, so we’ll provide you with all the training and support you need to help you be at your best. No two days are the same; you could be working on our tills, advising our customers or working in our back shop. Whatever it is we always aim to make the best use of your talents and some of the activities that you could be doing includes

• Helping our customers: whether that’s answering questions and giving great advice on our fantastic gifts, showing where a product is or simply offering a basket, it’s the little things that make big a difference.
• Helping our stores run smoothly: working with us at Christmas is a great experience but can be fast paced so it’s important we make sure it all goes smoothly. It could be helping with our stock in in the stock rooms, making sure we have the right products displayed on the shop floor or providing a great service on our tills.
• Working as part of a great team: pulling together with other members in the team you will ensure that the stores are always presentable and provide a store everyone can be proud of.
• Working as a team to solve any issues quickly and being able to adapt to what can be a changing environment is something we love about our amazing teams in store.

About you

Full training is provided for this role, but it would be great if you had the below skills:

• Strong communication and listening skills
• Great organisation skills
• A passion for providing customer care
• Able to work as part of a team, supporting your colleagues and helping to deliver the daily activities
• Strong attention to detail
• A positive, caring attitude and a proud brand ambassador for Boots

Benefits

We have a great range of benefits* that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you:

• Competitive Salary
• Generous staff discount (with enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boots Opticians and Boots Hearingcare)
• Generous holiday leave entitlement that increases with length of service

• All rewards and benefits are subject to change and eligibility.

Why Boots

We’re always looking for people who care; people who go the extra mile to change things for the better. You’ll be joining a company that is evolving and always looking to improve. We foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it’s with you, we can change for the better.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the centre of everything we do in our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

What’s next

If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend an in-store interview within the next 14 days.