NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- He was so impressive at the job interview that the big bosses at Leon’s found an immediate opening for him.

This candidate had it all: good looks, snappy dresser, polite and a real hit with the customers. Not to mention a Grade 3 education.

“No challenge is too much for me,” said Brighton Rogers, 8, who was put to work Monday at the Leon’s furniture store on Taylor Rd. in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Brighton, who has a type of autism called Asperger’s Syndrome, wanted to get a Disney Frozen Kid’s Recliner for his three-year-old sister. He took his mother’s cellphone when she was in the shower and sent a text to some of her friends asking if they could give him a ride to Leon’s because he wanted to work there and make some money so he could buy the chair.

Leon’s caught wind of the text last Friday and contacted Brighton’s mother, Jennifer, to arrange a job interview.

“We told him ... we would see about giving him a job as a greeter in front of our store,” said Lewis Leon, marketing manager. “We wanted him to greet customers and hand out candy canes. After that, (store manager) Frank was going to tell him he did a great job and we would present him with the chair.”

Brighton was hired and quickly put to work.

“We thought it would be a real good Christmas story,” said Leon.

After Brighton finished his shift, staff sat him in a chair and asked him how he liked working.

“This is an exciting job. I made a lot of people smile,” Brighton said, still wearing his Santa hat.

When the Disney Frozen Kid’s Recliner was brought out and given to him, he was the one with the big smile on his face.

Mom Jennifer said Brighton is always helpful.

“My husband and I were sick a little while ago and he wanted to do everything,” she said. “My daughter, Aspynne, has a heart defect, and Brighton heard my husband and I talking about it so he wanted to try and get this chair for her.”

Brighton said he was giving his sister the chair as soon as he got home because it would be too hard to wait until Christmas.

tony.ricciuto@sunmedia.ca