Christmas Customer Advisors

The festive season at Boots is one of our most exciting and important times of the year, and it simply couldn't happen without the energy, warmth and dedication of our store teams. As a Christmas Customer Assistant, you'll be at the heart of the action, greeting customers with a smile, offering product and gift advice, and creating a memorable experience that leads to a happily ever after and keeps them coming back all year round. This role is a great opportunity whether you're just starting your career or have retail or customer service experience and want a fresh challenge. If you love helping people and making their day, this is the job for you. Whilst this is a temporary contract, there may be the potential for a permanent role later depending on the opportunities in your local area, so it could be the start of a new career with us., You will work in a Boots store and report to the Assistant or Store Manager, and your responsibilities will include:

• Customer Interaction: You'll offer thoughtful advice, recommend products and highlight our amazing offers to ensure everyone has an enjoyable shopping experience and no one leaves empty-handed.
• Till Operation: Whether you're wrapping up purchases at the counter or supporting our self-checkout systems, you'll bring energy and efficiency to every transaction.
• Stock Management: You'll take pride in keeping shelves full so our customers can always find exactly what they need during the busiest shopping season of the year.
• Store Presentation: We're proud of our stores, so you will ensure every area always looks its best.
• Online order support: Whilst this is a customer-facing role, you may assist with deliveries, picking, and packing for online orders as needed.
What you'll need to have Full training is provided for this role, but these are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed:
• Available to work Bank Holidays including Black Friday week and weekend, Cyber Monday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year's Day.
• Customer Service Skills: We're looking for people who are comfortable approaching customers, providing a personalised experience that leaves a lasting impression.
• Operations Ready: You'll need to be able to balance customer care with daily shopfloor and operational tasks
• Tech-Savvy: It's important that you can learn about and use new technology, including operating handheld mobile devices, tills and self-checkouts.
• Team Player: A collaborative, one-team mindset is necessary for helping each other meet the store goals and have fun along the way.
• Physical Stamina: You'll be on your feet, standing, walking and lifting. If you're ready to stay busy and active, this is the role for you!
• Brand Ambassador: We're looking for people who love our Boots ethos, products and services and can't wait to share them with customers.
  
  These are desirable experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match these additional criteria.
• Experience in a retail or customer-facing environment
• Familiar with Boots products and services so you can help customers
  
  Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. 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. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better. What's next If you're ready to make someone's day and make a difference, apply now! If your application is successful, we will be in contact with you to attend an in-person interview within the next 14 days. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide to help you to be at your best.

Career development Are you thinking about your future career goals? There are plenty of opportunities to continue your career with us; whether you progress within retail or pharmacy, work your way up to store leadership or even join our Support Office. Why not check out some success stories Our benefits
• Generous employee discounts
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme
• Maternity/Paternity/Adoption gift card, We are looking for candidates to start with us from September onwards. We have a variety of shifts available.
Shift patterns may appear below. Available shift patterns: 9--2.30 12.15-5.45 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. Keywords Retail, Stores, Customer, Customer Service, Store, Sales, Retail Sales, Cash Handling, Stock, Seasonal, Christmas, Temporary, Counter Sales, picking, packaging, distribution, operations, assistant, UK Latitude,longitude 1 54.893218892,-2.934468905 Function Christmas Business Area Retail Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site? No Hours per week 25 Source Boots Req Posted Date 18-Aug-2026 Need To Know (New) We are looking for candidates who will be flexible to work a variety of shift patterns throughout the week;, This role includes evening shifts;, This role includes weekend shifts; Are night shifts required as part of this shift pattern? No Please select the required shift pattern for Mondays Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm) Please select the required shift pattern for Tuesdays Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm) Please select the required shift pattern for Wednesdays Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm) Please select the required shift pattern for Thursdays Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm) Please select the required shift pattern for Fridays Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm) Please select the required shift pattern for Saturdays Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm) Please select the required shift pattern for Sundays Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm) Do you require a second shift pattern to be advertised? No