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Charity Shop Volunteer

Sue Ryder

Greater London

On-site

GBP 10,000 - 40,000

Full time

14 days ago

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Job summary

Join an established charity as a volunteer in a vibrant shop environment. This role offers the chance to engage with customers, assist in fundraising efforts, and help maintain a welcoming atmosphere. You'll be part of a dedicated team, learning new skills while making a meaningful impact in your community. As a volunteer, you’ll not only gain valuable experience but also enjoy perks like discounts on donated goods. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a noble cause while connecting with others who share your passion for helping those in need.

Benefits

Volunteer discount on donated goods
Taster sessions to meet the team

Qualifications

  • Enjoy helping and engaging with customers.
  • Be enthusiastic and pro-active.

Responsibilities

  • Meet donors, receive donations, and sign up for Gift Aid.
  • Sort, label, and price stock while maintaining shop displays.

Skills

Customer Engagement
Teamwork
Reliability
Enthusiasm

Job description

Charity Shop Volunteer

Be there when it matters as a Sue Ryder Volunteer.

As a Sue Ryder Volunteer in one of our charity shops, you will be one of the store’s friendly faces, helping us to provide the best customer experience whilst playing an important role in raising funds for our Palliative and Bereavement services.

The role:

Our Sue Ryder shop volunteer roles are filled with variety and can cover many aspects of the role of a shop volunteer including:

  1. Donations and Gift Aid – meet donors, receive donations, sign donors up to Gift Aid.
  2. Sorting, labelling, pricing of stock.
  3. Greeting and helping customers.
  4. Serving customers on the till (training provided).
  5. Maintaining shop displays, re-stocking.
  6. Light cleaning/tidying duties to keep the shop inviting and well presented.

More bespoke roles may include:

  1. PAT testing.
  2. Upcycling.
  3. Social media and photography.
About you:
  1. Enjoy helping and engaging with customers.
  2. Be enthusiastic and pro-active.
  3. Have the ability to work as part of a team.
  4. Be reliable.

Working as a volunteer at one of our Sue Ryder shops is not only a rewarding way to learn new and transferable skills but also a fantastic chance to make new friends and become part of your local community. Plus, you will receive a volunteer discount on donated goods.

We are happy to discuss arranging one of our friendly taster sessions so that you may meet the team and see the shop.

Please note - we do have a minimum age requirement in our shops of 18.

About Sue Ryder:

Sue Ryder is one of the largest charity retailers in the UK with over 400 shops. Every item sold in our shops generates funding so we can continue to provide 2.7 million hours of expert medical, practical, bereavement and emotional support every year, in our hospices, in people's homes and in the community. We are here to make sure that everyone approaching the end of life or living with grief can access the support they need.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse volunteer workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

*Winners of the Employer of the Year for the People in Retail Awards 2023 – Retail Bulletin*

If you have any questions, please contact our team at
volunteer.recruitment@sueryder.org
or visit:
www.sueryder.org

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