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You are here because you are interested in joining us on our mission to be the Best Loved Toyshop. You would not believe the variety of job opportunities we have to offer, from the shop floor and retail management to head office and field roles.

You might want to start off by browsing through our careers pages to learn more about ‘The Playground’, our values and the way we work. We think you will find that this sets us apart from the rest.


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About Us - Over 40 Years of Selling Toys


Our Values

Caring about each other, what we do and how we do it.

Toy retailing is demanding, and we need you to be demanding of yourself and of us.

We are an Ambitious company always looking at ways we grow the business. We want you to be ambitious as well.


Jack Gives Back

As a Company, we are committed to giving back to the community. We are keen to support our local communities in any way we can. From raffle prizes to supporting community groups with their various fundraising activities. we are keen to get involved in our local area and help in any way we can.

We give 10% of our profits to charitable causes each year and have introduced a number of initiatives in our stores such as Pennies digital charity box, which has raised nearly £4 million for local hospitals and children’s charities since we joined forces with them!

We also have our award-winning Quiet Hour, which aims to create a more welcoming environment for children with autism.


Some Fun Facts


Our People

Our people are important to us, they are what make us tick, we are a family!
All our colleagues contribute to the success of our business, with their experience and expertise, not only benefiting our customers but the way we operate too, and with that we are recognised across the country!

We have worked with Best Companies for a number of years to take part in their annual BeHeard Employee Engagement Survey - only the highest scoring companies make the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for List! We first made the list in 2015, and then in 2018 broke into the list of Top 50 Best Companies to Work for.

Click here to see what our people say about working here.


Knowing what our people think about what it’s like to work with us is an important part of helping our business grow. You can visit GlassDoor by clicking the link below, take a look at our profile and see what it’s like to work at The Entertainer from colleagues past and present.


We are also really proud of the number of awards we have won in recent years.

We are delighted to have ranked at number 14 in The Sunday Times Fast Track list of the 200 fastest growing British companies internationally.

We are thrilled to have won Best Multiple Retailer of Preschool Products for the third year running at the Progressive Preschool Awards 2020


At The Entertainer, we celebrate birthdays, important milestones and reward our people with amazing benefits for doing an amazing job!


The Ten-Year Club

We have a business built on loyalty and commitment. The ’Ten Year Club’ is our way of acknowledging and rewarding the people who have worked for us for ten years or more. We believe that this is a significant milestone in your career. This group of long-serving colleagues meet annually at Gary’s invitation to celebrate our successes past and present. Usually, this will be a day off work having a lunch together and visiting somewhere exciting. The Club includes everyone from Sales Assistants to Directors, all of whom have contributed significantly to our ongoing success.


Your Data Privacy

The Entertainer is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. So, if you are a job applicant, a current or former employee, or anyone who works or provides services to us we have provided some documents that will help you understand how we collect, process and handle your personal data.

Subject Data Access Request Policy

Data Retention Policy

Employee Privacy Notice

Job Applicant Registration Privacy Notice


Gender Pay Gap

All UK organisations with over 250 employees are now required to share infromation about their Gender Pay and Bonus Pay gaps. Our Gender Pay Gap Report will be published annually and looks at everyone in the business on a snapshot date each April.

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