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Seasonal Customer Assistant
Role summary
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The Seasonal Customer Assistant supports customers during the busy retail period by offering friendly service, understanding their needs, maintaining attractive product displays, replenishing stock, operating tills accurately and helping keep the store clean and organised. Candidates should be approachable, reliable, flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced shop environment. Previous retail or customer-service experience is helpful but may not be essential. The role requires good communication, teamwork, a positive attitude and willingness to work varied hours, including evenings, weekends and peak seasonal dates. The successful candidate is expected to follow company procedures, meet service standards, handle transactions responsibly and contribute to a welcoming Boots experience.
Can I work in Ireland?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Shop-floor, checkout and supervisor jobs are on the ineligible list; store managers and head-office roles can get a General Permit (EUR 36,605) after a 28-day advert.
Before you apply: Shop-floor jobs need no professional licence. Pharmacists do: they must register with the local regulator, and one qualified abroad often has to pass local exams first. Selling alcohol can need a short course and certificate, for example in Australia.
Watch for: Pharmacists are on the Critical Skills list, but pharmacy assistants are ineligible; in practice a working holiday is the way into shop jobs.
Official source: Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Ineligible Occupations List. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Ireland
Usual for Retail & Consumer jobs in Ireland, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not usual; some employers add 2 to 4 weeks of temporary housing. Rents are high in Dublin |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Employer pays the permit (by law); EUR 3,000 to 8,000 relocation help is reported above EUR 50,000 pay |
| Flights | A joining flight is often part of a relocation package; a home-leave ticket is not usual |
| Pay and discount | Minimum wage EUR 14.15 an hour from 1 January 2026, age 20 and over (by law) |
| Contract | Usually permanent; probation up to 6 months (by law); a Critical Skills permit needs a 2-year job offer |
| Leave | 4 working weeks plus 10 public holidays (by law); 5 paid sick days a year at 70% of pay |
| Income tax | About 15% in all at EUR 36,600 and 25% at EUR 60,000: 20% to EUR 44,000, 40% above, plus USC and PRSI |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Boots
Boots is a well-known health, beauty and pharmacy retailer operating across the UK and Ireland. The company sells medicines, skincare, cosmetics, fragrances, toiletries, wellness products and everyday healthcare items through its stores and online channels. Boots combines retail services with pharmacy expertise, giving customers access to professional advice as well as a broad range of consumer products. Its stores typically include pharmacy, beauty and healthcare departments, supported by customer-focused colleagues. Boots is part of Walgreens Boots Alliance and employs people in retail, pharmacy, supply chain, digital and corporate roles. In Ireland, seasonal customer assistants help stores manage increased demand around Christmas and other busy trading periods. The company generally values helpful service, inclusion, teamwork, responsible retailing and professional standards, making customer-facing roles suitable for people seeking practical experience in retail, beauty, healthcare or pharmacy environments.