Overview
Retail Store Assistant — Southport Superstore. Role at Cancer Research UK (CRUK).
Location: Southport Superstore. Contract: Permanent. Working hours: Part time 16 hours per week. Salary: £12.21 per hour plus benefits. Reports to: Shop manager. Closing date: 20th July 2025 23:55. This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found.
Internal title: Shop Assistant.
Note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. CRUK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
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.
* Taking keyholder responsibility as required (training provided).
* 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?
* 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.
* Flexibility; retail teams cover store needs on a rota basis. Some flexibility is required to meet business needs while respecting your life outside of work.
What will I gain?
CRUK provides a generous salary and benefits package, opportunities for career and personal development, and access to tools and processes to help you perform your role well. Benefits include a substantial retirement plan, generous leave, discounts on travel and technology, gym membership, and more. The Retail Trust offers confidential wellbeing support for retail staff.
How do I apply?
CRUK operates an anonymised shortlisting process in line with equality, diversity and inclusion principles. CVs are required for all applications, but we won’t view them until after interview invites are issued. Applicants should complete the work history section of the online application form for fair and efficient assessment. A satisfactory basic DBS check will be required for any offer of employment.
For more information, please visit our website or contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk. Follow CRUK updates on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
CRUK is committed to creating a diverse environment and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are under-represented. If you have any concerns or adjustments needed during the application or work process, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
CRUK does not recruit anyone under 18 due to health and safeguarding considerations.
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