THE Royal Mail is looking to fill 300 seasonal jobs to help sort the post in Southampton in the run-up to Christmas.

The temporary recruits will help to sort Christmas parcels and cards as well as the growing amount of online shopping orders at the Royal Mail centre at Southampton Airport

Positions are available from late October through until early January 2019.

The peak of the additional temporary work will be in the busiest month of December.

Individuals will be paid between £7.83 and £12.48 per hour depending on age and shifts worked.

Parcelforce Worldwide is also looking for drivers and indoor workers as the whole organisation gears up to deliver parcels this Christmas.

Royal Mail post and parcels CEO, Sue Whalley, said: “Christmas continues to be our busiest time of year. We plan all year round to ensure we deliver the best possible service for UK consumers and businesses before, during and after the Festive Season.

“We continue to make this substantial commitment in additional resources, including the recruitment of thousands of temporary workers, to ensure we can continue to deal with the huge amount of festive parcels, cards and online shopping orders, which we will be asked to deliver for our customers in every part of the country.”

Royal Mail has been recruiting festive temporary workers since the Second World War and this year is seeking 23,000 temporary workers across the UK.

There is a dedicated website for people to apply for the Christmas positions, christmasrecruitment.royalmailgroup.com or applicants can email Christmas_helpline@royalmail.com or call an automated helpline on 0345 600 1785.