Seasonal Night Stock Assistant

Why Us? 

Christmas at The Entertainer, Brighton Churchill Square is like no other retailer - we're selling toys! At Christmas! 

This position is ideally suited to someone who is not afraid of hard work and able to work through the night and into the morning in the lead up to Christmas! You will have a big responsibility to the children visiting our store to make sure their favourite toy is on display so they can add it to that all important Christmas list! 

Key Information about this role:

Rates of Pay:

18-20 year olds - £11.30 per hour.

21-year-old plus - £12.86 per hour

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

 

As a Night Stock Assistant, your duties will include:  

  • Accepting deliveries, working delivery stock onto shop floor and racking away overs  

  • Replenishing sections from the stockroom and merchandising when needed  

  • Pricing, tagging and price sweep compliance  

  • Promotional set up and window displays  

  • Keeping a clean and tidy working environment  

Starting on a 20 hour contract you will learn the role before transitioning to night shift patterns, with hours per week up to 37.5. When on 37.5 hours per week you would typically start work at 10pm or 11pm at night and work through till the next morning. Having a flexible approach and a commitment to help the store operate, it is key for this role that you are able to work these hours.      

Employment starts from Sunday 25th October

Contract ends, Thursday 24th December 2026

 

How we will reward you 

  • 20% toy discount in Entertainer stores  

  • Fortnightly Pay  

  • Nightshift premium pay (1.25 per hour for hours worked between 11pm and 6am)  

  • Flexible access to your pay via MyView PayNow  

  • Access to the Retail Trust  

  • Virtual GP  

 

Before you apply, please think about the following things:  

  • You will need to commit to work the entire night shift duration which varies from 2 to 9 weeks depending on the store.  

  • Your final night shift will end on the morning of Thursday 24th December  

  • Getting to and from the store safely, at any time, is up to you, and you will need to travel outside of work hours  

  • If you have any other paid work or volunteering that could be affected, you may need to reconsider – you will need to make sure you are able to get plenty of rest in between shifts  

 

So, are you:  

  • Reliable and flexible in the hours you can work?  

  • Fast paced and efficient, able to always keep a tidy and safe environment?  

  • Physically fit and able to move stock around the store, both independently and as part of a team?  

  • Trustworthy and responsible to achieve the tasks set, able to apply logic and communicate well if problems arise?  

 

What our colleagues say 

"Working as part of the Night Stock team, we work behind the scenes, through the night doing the heavy lifting, to get the toys on the shelves! The customers don't see all the hard work we put in, breaking down pallets of deliveries and preparing stock to be taken out to the shop floor or stored in the stockroom. We're only a small team, and the time goes fast, but we get it all done when we work together... and having music on helps too! We price stock, we might sometimes change window displays and we most importantly, make sure the shelves are full ready for the next day of busy trade. I quite like being able to go home in the morning, and say hi to my family before they go off to work, and then get into bed to catch up on some sleep... ready for the next shift!" 

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