CASUAL - Retail Support Assistant (Christmas Festival)

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This casual vacancy is to support with admissions at the Durham Christmas Festival which will take place between 4th and 6th December 2026, various hours will be available depending on the number of successful applicants; however, the working day will be no earlier than 8.30am and no later than 6pm. The successful candidates will be required to complete online training in advance, which will be paid.

The role descriptor below seeks to capture the main requirements of the role consistently, providing a summary of the key duties of the flexible role to help in setting expectations for applicants, flexible workers and line managers. They are not intended to cover all duties which may be required.

Role	Responsibilities
Casual Retail Support (ACS) Real Living Wage rate Role	Under instruction from Retail colleagues, and following appropriate training: · Provide face-to-face customer services · Process retail transactions, including cash handling · Ensure merchandise displays are visually appealing, clean and tidy · Load and unload stock for events · Distribute leaflets to promote events

To apply for the role please complete the online application process, uploading an expression of interest covering letter.