Overview
Millions of bargain-hunters. Endless pre-loved items. One meaningful purpose.
Role: Retail Store Assistant
Salary: £12.21 per hour plus benefits
Reports to: Shop manager
Department: Trading
Location: Aberdeen Superstore
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: Part time 12 hours per week (weekend shifts, 12pm-6.30pm every Saturday and Sunday)
Closing date: 12 October 2025 23:55. This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found.
Internal title: Shop Assistant
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK. 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, and we are looking for someone talented to join our trading team as a store ambassador for Cancer Research UK.
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 the needs of stores by working on a rota basis. While flexibility is needed to meet the needs of the business, we recognise you have a life outside of work too.
What will I gain?
We offer a generous salary and benefits package, opportunities for career and personal development, and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. Our benefits include a substantial retirement plan, flexible leave, discounts on travel and technology, gym membership, and more. Our work will change the world, and it’s exciting to be part of our team. Our retail teams also have access to confidential wellbeing support from the Retail Trust.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in line with our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications, but we won’t view them until we invite you for an interview. Please complete the work history section of the online application form to help us assess you quickly and fairly.
Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.
For more information, please visit our website or contact our recruitment team. We are active on social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Our vision is an inclusive charity; we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.
We want to see every candidate perform at their best throughout the job application process and at work. If you have any concerns or require adjustments, please contact recruitment at the usual address or call 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible. We are unable to recruit anyone under 18 to protect health, safety and safeguarding.
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