Retail Store Assistant (Farnham, West Street)

Cancer Research UK (CRUK); Farnham; Sur place; GBP 14 000 - 21 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Retirement plan

Leave allowance

Discounts on travel

Discounts on technology

Gym membership

Résumé du poste

Cancer Research UK is seeking a motivated Store Assistant in Farnham to join our Trading team. You will be the friendly face of the shop, delivering excellent customer service and helping to reach fundraising targets.

This part-time role reports to the Shop Manager and requires a passion for fashion and community engagement. The position is permanent with a 7.5-hour week schedule and a starting pay of £12.71 per hour plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy customer service environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team.
• Ability to manage own workload and work independently when required.

Responsabilités

• Provide excellent customer and supporter service.
• Work as part of the shop team to achieve sales and fundraising targets.
• Maintain shop standards including visual presentation and health and safety.

Connaissances

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Workload management

Fashion interest

Description du poste

Millions of bargain-hunters. Endless pre-loved items. One meaningful purpose.

Retail Store Assistant

Salary: £12.71 per hour plus benefits

Reports to: Shop manager

Department: Trading

Location: Farnham (West Street)

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: Part time 7.5 hours per week

Closing date: 18th October 2026 23:55

External posting date: 18th October 2026 23:55

Internal posting date: In line with organisational policy this role will remain open for internal applications until: 18th October 2026 23:55

Internal title for this role is Shop Assistant.

Please note: 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 us: At 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.

Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. 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.

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.