If you’re looking for a job over the festive period then Tesco is keen to hear from you. 

This year the supermarket is recruiting 26,000 temporary colleagues to help customers during the busy Christmas period.  

As with other years, these UK-wide roles, in Tesco’s Superstores and Extra stores, will include picking for online deliveries and store replenishment, supporting existing store colleagues.

Alexandra Brown, Group People Services Director, said:

“We have already started to recruit for our festive colleagues and we are looking for 26,000 colleagues to join us to give our customers a Christmas to remember. 

“We’re looking for people who enjoy working as part of a team and are prepared to go that extra mile in order to help our customers. 

“Our festive roles are a great way to be part of the Tesco team, day or night from checkouts to picking orders for home delivery or replenishing the store, meeting great people, learning new skills and being part of a diverse team where everyone’s welcome.

“We had a fantastic response for festive roles last year and we would love to also hear back from anyone who worked with us last year.

“With part time, temporary roles available across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man we offer a variety of different shift patterns, making sure these roles fit around different needs and lifestyles.”

As well as recruiting colleagues through usual channels, Tesco is also offering interviews for festive roles to anyone who attends one of its Career Clinics taking place across the UK in November.

The Career Clinics are designed to support anyone not currently working overcome some of the biggest barriers to employment, including lack of skills, confidence and support around recruitment.

Once the seasonal period comes to an end, Christmas colleagues will be encouraged to apply for any permanent roles available in Tesco stores. 

A good example of someone who loved the job so much that he stayed on is Jay Styles, who works on checkouts at Tesco’s Hednesford store, in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. 

Said Jay:

“Growing up with Autism I found socialising really difficult and never fitted in. I also suffered from low self-esteem and confidence. 

“I’m glad to say once I started working at Tesco I felt my confidence grow and I have much more faith in my abilities. I am really enjoying serving customers, making great friends with colleagues and doing my best in my job.

“I was made permanent after my role as a Christmas festive colleague and received great feedback from customers. I always feel supported by Tesco and the management team and would highly recommend Tesco as a great place to work.”

Anyone interested in a festive job at Tesco should apply to: www.tesco-careers.com/festive