Career FAQs - Christmas Jobs

As the holiday season approaches it is a good time to think of others. Here are interviews with some of Santa's helpers and even Santa himself. Read about their jobs this jolly season.

	National Christmas Manager Matthew has been the National Christmas Manager at The Smith Family for nearly 12 months. The Smith Family have been organising and delivering Christmas hampers to Australians in need since 1922 when the organisation was founded.

	Volunteer Program Manager The Exodus Foundation works hard every Christmas, feeding up to 2000 homeless people a free Christmas lunch. The Christmas lunch requires 270 volunteers and it's Barbara's job to coordinate everyone to ensure that the day runs smoothly.

	Santa Claus After many years of retirement, Richard Johnson, puts on a red and white suite five weeks a year to bring a smile to many childrens faces in Westfield Shopping centres. He enjoys listening to what the children want for Christmas. Some requests are hard to fulfill, but he enjoys every minute.

	Carols in the Domain Organiser This will be Shauna’s sixth year behind the scenes at the Carols in the Domain in Sydney. She has a background in television and in 2002, the owner of Active TV that produces the Carols, asked her if she’d like to get involved. She loves music and Christmas so it was her dream job.