
Santa Claus
Danbury, CTSeasonal$22–30/hrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Stew Leonard’s is hiring a seasonal Santa Claus to greet customers and spread holiday cheer at its fresh food store. The role involves cheerful interactions with children and adults, including high fives and photo opportunities. The season starts after Thanksgiving, and weekend availability is required. Candidates must be at least 18 years old.
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Full job description
Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.
Santa Claus
Seasonal Hourly - $22/hr - $30/hr + $5 premium on Saturdays and Sundays
Season starts after Thanksgiving
Weekends a Must
Must be at least 18 years and older
Position Description:
Santa Claus is responsible for spreading holiday cheer to all, greeting customers!
Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.
Your day-to-day:
- Engage in cheerful interactions with children and adults providing high fives and photo opportunities
What you bring to the team:
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Be enthusiastic
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Strong interpersonal skills to interact with children
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Great customer service
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Good oral communication
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Flexible Schedule (ability to work overnight/mornings)
Working Conditions:
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Work in a cold environment
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The position requires frequent walking, standing, and lifting
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Position may require repetitive use of hands
Satisfy:
- Greet customers with a friendly smile and positive attitude, ensuring that each customer feels welcome and appreciated.
Teamwork:
- Collaborate with team members to ensure the smooth operation of the store, offering assistance and support where needed.
Excellence:
- Improve and maintain the efficiency of the store in order to reach success.
Wow:
- Be a positive ambassador for the store, representing our S.T.E.W. values in all interactions with customers and team members. You are the biggest WOW!
Why you’ll love working here!
Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.
Benefits: Holiday Pay!
Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?
Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our Team Members Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.
We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do business
Apply today!
For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!
http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/
Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
How this job compares
Set against the 76,062 open Customer Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$22–30/hr
- Connecticut median$17–18/hr475 hourly ranges
- US median$17–19/hr33,697 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $26/hr, is 46% above the Connecticut median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the top quarter of Customer Service hourly ranges in Connecticut.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 687 open Customer Service jobs in Connecticut and 76,062 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Connecticut
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- Experience
- Customer Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (9,711 postings).
- Education
- 1,502 of the 76,062 open Customer Service jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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