Shop Assistant – DofE Silver Award (Evenings or weekends at Teddington Shop)
Looking for a great place to complete your Duke of Edinburgh volunteering? Join our team of amazing volunteers where you’ll learn about the day‑to‑day running of a charity shop and get involved in a variety of tasks such as sorting donations, helping in the stock room and on the shop floor.
You’ll be well supported and will gain valuable experience to add to your CV. It’s really easy to get your volunteering started – just click on ‘Apply’ and fill in your details!
Volunteer role
Shop Assistant – DofE Silver Award
Volunteer manager
Shop Manager
Where you will be based
Shop
Why we want you
Our shops play a key role in our work and all profits go to helping more pets in need. By volunteering, your contribution has an impact far into the future. If you complete your Duke of Edinburgh volunteering with us you will be helping our team with the day‑to‑day running of our shops. Last year, our shops raised millions – we couldn’t do this without our amazing volunteers!
What you will be doing
- Greeting the customers and helping the customers
- Sorting donated items and quality‑checking them before they go on sale
- Ensuring all donation goods are in top condition
- Pricing items ready to go on display
- Housekeeping in the stock room
- Replenishing the stock on the shop floor
The skills you need
- An interest in the shop and enthusiasm for raising money through its work
- The ability to work as part of a team and get along with other volunteers
- High standards to ensure all the items we display for sale are top quality
- A willingness to help with a range of tasks in the shop, and to undertake tasks as requested
What’s in it for you
- You’ll gain a variety of experience for your CV
- You’ll learn new skills such as customer service, communication and team working
- You’ll meet new people and get involved with your local community
- We’ll provide you with all the training you need, including our GUEST customer service training
- You’ll be helping more pets in need
Disclaimer
This volunteering role is for a fixed term of 6 months for individuals completing their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. You’ll need to make sure you complete the required number of hours to ensure we can sign your award off. The minimum age for this role is 15 years old. Blue Cross holds inclusion as a core organisational value. We positively encourage applications from eligible volunteers regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. We actively embrace our differences and know that it is our differences that make us unique. You are very welcome at Blue Cross, without the need to hide any part of who you are.
19 Broad Street, Teddington, TW11 8RF, United Kingdom
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