Retail Assistant We are looking to recruit a Retail Assistant who will be working 4 hours per day, 5 days per week on a 6-month fixed term contract to support day-to-day operations within a busy visitor environment. This role will include regular weekend working, evenings and bank holidays. The role will involve working across the museum shop and Flight Zone, delivering excellent customer service, supporting retail sales, and assisting with admissions processes. This position is ideal for someone with experience in retail or customer-facing roles who can work flexibly and contribute to a high-performing team during a period of increased operational demand. Key duties will include preparing, monitoring and operating the simulators/4D experience and other relevant commercial attractions. You will provide high standards of customer care through proactive engagement with visitors. Your duties will also include serving customers at the sales counter and assisting in the receipt, checking, location and movements of stock. The ideal person for this position should have excellent customer service skills, a friendly attitude and the ability to multi-task. You must be able to demonstrate ability to deliver exceptional visitor service, ensuring that the experience provided by The Royal Air Force Museum exceeds the expectations of all visitors and that they are delighted with our first class service and connected with our compelling stories. The ideal candidate will have previous retail or customer facing experience, be a team player and keen to learn new skills. They will be enthusiastic about presenting the Museum, the RAF and the RAF stories to all our visitors. This role will be based at our Midlands site. Willingness and ability to hold a First Aid qualification. Provide high standards of customer care through pro-active and re-active engagement with visitors. Ensure all security and health and safety requirements are adhered to at all times, including the completion and recording of daily and weekly checks. • Please download the full job description on our website at: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/retail-assistant-20-hours-per-week-2/ • Please click on the following link to apply for this role. You will be taken to our applicant tracking system – https://royalairforcemuseum.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=e2b44475-9034-4d98-b744-3671b2f53ab9 • Closing date for applications: midnight on 5 May 2026 • Interviews will take on: 15 May 2026Job Summary
Job Description
Fixed term (6 months)
Part-time - 20 hours per week
Midlands
£6,609.20 (FTE: £13,218.40) per annumJob Requirements
Job Responsibilities
Operate commercial experiences, and associated tills.
Maximise commercial experiences revenue by actively promoting the experiences and ensuring the they operate at the appropriate times.
Quickly report any commercial experiences issues to the relevant people, including liaising directly with external contractors where appropriate.
Operate flexibly across a range of customer care roles.
Accurately cash-up and reconcile tills/EPOS system as required.
Utilise all visitor interactions as an opportunity to promote additional income generation.Useful Links
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