Retail Saturday Store Assistant (Falmouth)

​​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’relooking for a motivated storeassistantto join Cancer Research UK’s trading team.You’llbe 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 thegreat thingswe do.

You’llalso 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.

• Assistingwithmaintainingshop standardsincluding 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 asrequired(training provided).

• There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activityrequiredwithin the day-to-day duties of the role.

Whatare you looking for?

• Anunderstandingof what makesgreatcustomer service.

• Experience of working in a busy customer service environment.

• The ability to manage your own workloadand work independently whenrequired.

• The ability to work well in a team.

• Excellentcommunication skills.

• 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, wedon’tforget that you have a life outside of work too.

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What will I gain?

We make sure you are supported by a generoussalary andbenefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunitiesand high-quality tools,policiesand 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 fundingcutting-edgeresearch to developing public policy – will change the world.It’sexciting to be part of our team.

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

How do I apply?

Weoperatean anonymised shortlisting processin our commitment to equality,diversityand inclusion. CVs arerequiredfor all applications; but wewon’tbe able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess youquickly,fairlyand objectively.

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

For more information on this career opportunity pleasevisit our websiteor contact us atrecruitment@cancer.org.uk.

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