CASUAL - Retail Support Assistant (Christmas Festival)

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Job Description - CASUAL - Retail Support Assistant (Christmas Festival) )

Job Description

CASUAL - Retail Support Assistant (Christmas Festival)

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Accommodation & Commercial Services

Graded Casual : - £13.45 Per Hour

Casual/Atypical (Fees) - Atypical

Typical/Contracted Hours : 21

Closing Date

15-Oct-2026, 10:59:00 PM

The University

At Durham University we are proud of our people. A globally outstanding centre of educational excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, and a unique and historical setting – Durham is a university like no other. We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things professionally and personally.

Across the University we have a vast variety of roles and career opportunities, which together make us a large and successful community, that is a key hub of activity within our region and nationally. We would be thrilled if you would consider joining our thriving University.

Further information about the University can be found here .

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.

Under instruction from Retail colleagues, and following appropriate training:

• Provideface-to-face customerservices
• Ensure merchandisedisplays are visuallyappealing,clean andtidy
• Load andunload stock for events

Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement : Not Applicable.

We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities, neurodiversity and long-term health conditions, and we are committed to ensuring fair treatment throughout the recruitment process.

We will make adjustments to support the recruitment and interview process wherever it is reasonable to do so and, where successful, adjustments will be made to support people within their role.

If you are unable to complete your application via our recruitment system or would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to support you in the application process, please get in touch with us on

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