Sunday Assistant (Ormskirk)

Cancer Research UK (CRUK); Burscough; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Generous leave

Employee discounts

Gym membership

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Cancer Research UK’s Ormskirk shop is seeking a friendly retail store assistant to cover Sundays, manage keyholder duties, and support a diverse team of volunteers.

You will help achieve sales and fundraising targets, process donations, and contribute creative ideas to generate income while ensuring customers feel welcome and valued.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience in a lively environment.
• Ability to work on Sundays and weekends.
• Flexible rota-based scheduling and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the shop on Sundays and take keyholder responsibilities (training provided).
• Support the shop team in achieving sales and fundraising targets.
• Review donated goods and stock processing.
• Generate ideas to create new income with guidance from the Shop Manager.
• Provide welcoming, friendly customer service and engagement.
• Maintain safeguarding and health & safety standards.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Adaptability

Commercial awareness

Communication

Flexibility

Job description

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

Retail store assistant (with keyholder responsibility)

£12.71 per hour plus benefits

Reports to: Shop manager

Department: Trading

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 6 – Sundays only

Location: Ormskirk Shop

Closing date: 8th November 2026 23:55

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.

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 retail assistant to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team. You’ll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK and taking responsibility for the shop on a Sunday.

You’ll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.

What will I be doing?

• Overseeing the running of the shop on a Sunday. This includes taking keyholder responsibility (training provided) and supporting a talented and diverse team of volunteers.
• Assisting the wider shop team in achieving sales and fundraising targets.
• Reviewing and processing donated goods and new stock.
• Coming up with creative ideas to help generate new income, with guidance from the Shop Manager.
• Using your customer service skills to make sure our customers and supporters feel welcome and appreciated.
• Maintaining shop standards regarding safeguarding, compliance and health and safety.
• There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activity required within the day-to-day duties of the role.

What are you looking for?

• A working knowledge of what makes great customer service.
• Experience of working in a lively and vibrant environment.
• Adaptability in changing situations, including being able to work effectively independently and as part of a team.
• Commercial awareness.
• The ability to create relationships and communicate well.
• Flexibility, our retail teams cover the needs of their stores by working on a rota basis. Whilst a level of flexibility is needed to meet the needs of the business, we don’t forget that you have a life outside of work too.

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What will I gain?

• Substantial retirement plan.
• Generous and flexible leave allowance.
• Discounts on anything from travel to technology.
• Gym membership.

Our retail teams also have access to confidential wellbeing support from the Retail Trust.

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.