Job Description

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Argos is the go-to-place for Black Friday and Christmas with millions of customers shopping with us to find the perfect products for themselves and their loved ones. That\'s why we\'re looking for people to join us at our busiest and most fun time of the year to continue our tradition of creating fantastic experiences for everyone who shops with us. Ready to be part of it? Let\'s go!

Whilst many of our roles will be temporary over the festive period, there may also be permanent opportunities available - please check the contract type and schedule hours before applying to ensure that the role is right for you.

Being part of the team at Argos is more than just working in retail. It\'s how we deliver our commitment to our customers that we\'ll provide the products they want however and whenever they want them. And our Customer Advisors are the face of that.

Working in one of our standalone retail stores you\'ll serve customers on tills and on the collection counters, be present on the shop floor and help out your colleagues in the stock room.

Most of our roles work part-time with a variety of shifts across the stores opening hours, including weekdays and weekends. You\'ll have your guaranteed part-time hours every week and there may be overtime opportunities.

It\'s helpful but not necessary to have previous experience to work for us. What we really want to see is a passion for delivering excellent customer service, taking pride in the work that you do.

You\'re also part of a multi-brand, multi-channel retailer that prioritises colleague development so this role could propel your career within one of our brands.

Sainsbury\'s will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver\'s age. To find out the school leavers age for your country please visit:

Alongside a market leading rate of pay, we also offer a great range of benefits for all our colleagues:

• Discount card - provided after 4 weeks and gives you and a second user 10% on most items in Sainsbury\'s, Argos and Habitat. Throughout the year we regularly increase discount at Sainsbury\'s and Argos to 15% as an additional benefit.
• Free food and hot drinks provided for Colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement - based on the hours you work.
• Family leave - generous maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension - Sainsbury\'s will match between 4-7% of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury\'s share schemes - allowing you to save directly from your pay to buy Sainsbury\'s shares at discounted prices and the option to buy shares each time you are paid to build up an investment.
• Wellbeing support - including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme which is a confidential service providing emotional support, practical information and guidance on a wide range of topics, such as legal information, financial information and short-term counselling.
• Colleague networks - a range of internal networks that create an environment where every single colleague can be themselves and fulfil their potential.
• Cycle to work scheme - hire a bike and accessories, saving on tax and national insurance.
• Shopping discounts - special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more.

About Us: Sainsbury\'s company vision
Our vision is to be the most trusted retailer, where people love to work and shop. That means harnessing the talent, creativity and diversity of our colleagues to ensure that customers receive great service every time they shop with us.
If you would like to hear more about our vision and values, be sure to visit our corporate page.
We invest in training, development and multiple initiatives to ensure our teams feel enabled to offer the best shopping experience to our customers and that Sainsbury\'s is truly a \'Great Place to Work\'.

About the Team:

We\'re in the business of looking after our biggest asset. Our people.
That means making it our business to properly take care of the potential and wellbeing of our truly outstanding teams. Join us in HR, and we\'ll make it yours too.
They bring the spark, the funny, the graft, the grit. And they\'re literally the most important asset we have. So it\'s in our interests to give the people at Sainsbury\'s everything they need to feel valued, engaged and motivated, and truly able to shine.
That\'s where our HR colleagues have a pivotal role to play. From our \'centre of excellence\' teams in Reward and Recruitment, through to our core teams in Change and Talent, they\'re creating environments that allow our colleagues to thrive and we\'re proud of their incredible ability to understand Sainsbury\'s inside out.

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