Retail Store Assistant (Coleford)

Cancer Research UK; Coleford; Vor Ort; GBP 14.000 - 21.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cancer Research UK is seeking a motivated part-time Retail Store Assistant for our Coleford shop in the Trading department. Reporting to the Shop Manager, you will be part of a small team dedicated to beating cancer by delivering excellent customer service, driving fundraising, and representing our brand to the local community.

This permanent role is 7.5 hours per week with a pay rate of £12.71 per hour plus benefits.

Qualifikationen

• Experience of working in a busy customer service environment.
• An understanding of what makes great customer service.
• The ability to manage your own workload and work independently when required.
• The ability to work well in a team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An understanding or an interest in fashion.
• Retail experience.

Aufgaben

• Providing excellent customer and supporter service.
• Working as an integral part of the shop team to achieve ambitious sales and fundraising targets.
• Assisting with maintaining shop standards including visual presentation, safeguarding compliance and health and safety.
• Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues.
• Supporting fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets.

Kenntnisse

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Time management

Retail experience

Fashion interest

Jobbeschreibung

Retail Store Assistant

£12.71 per hour plus benefits

Job Details

• Reports to: Shop manager


• Department: Trading


• Location: Coleford


• Contract: Permanent


• Working hours: Part time 7.5 hours per week

External closing date: 8th November 2026 at 23:55

Internal: In line with organisational policy this role will remain open for internal applications until: 8th November 2026 at 23:55

The internal title for this role is Shop Assistant.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

About Cancer Research UK

We exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you. We’re looking for a motivated store assistant to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team. You’ll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK. Your shop will be a place where your community gets to meet our people, understand our brand, and see some of the great things we do. In a lively, vibrant working environment, you’ll discover something new every day, whether it’s a new high street trend, a new community network or a talent you never knew you had. You’ll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.

What will I be doing?

• Providing excellent customer and supporter service.


• Working as an integral part of the shop team to achieve ambitious sales and fundraising targets.


• Assisting with maintaining shop standards including visual presentation, safeguarding compliance and health and safety.


• Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues.


• Supporting fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets.

What skills are you looking for?

• An understanding of what makes great customer service.


• Experience of working in a busy customer service environment.


• The ability to manage your own workload and work independently when required.


• The ability to work well in a team.


• Excellent communication skills.


• And ideally


• An understanding or an interest in fashion.


• Retail experience.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive. In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

Our work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team.

Health & safety / DBS

Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.

EEO / Diversity

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [e-mail] or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.

Additional Information

We’re the world’s leading cancer charity, dedicated to saving and improving lives with our research. We work to reduce the impact of cancer on people’s day-to-day lives through our research, influence and information. We are beating cancer - step by step, day by day. Our work means that people with cancer live better lives through earlier diagnosis and kinder, more effective treatments. Find a purposeful career that will empower you to grow and collaborate with like-minded experts.