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Warehouse Assistant
St Michaels Hospice
Hastings
On-site
GBP 40,000 - 60,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join their team in a dynamic warehouse environment. In this active role, you will be the friendly face greeting donors and ensuring that valuable donations are sorted for resale in retail outlets and online. This opportunity not only allows you to contribute to a meaningful cause but also offers a chance to develop your skills in a supportive team setting. If you have a passion for merchandise and enjoy working with people, this role is perfect for you. Join us in making a difference while gaining valuable experience and enjoying a collaborative atmosphere.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Good people skills and ability to work well in a team.
- Must be reasonably physically fit for active role.
Responsibilities
- Greet donors and sort through donated items for resale.
- Ensure work area is clean, tidy, and organized.
Skills
Job description
What is the role?
You will be greeting donors and skillfully sorting through items donated to St Michaels Hospice for re-sale in our Retail outlets and online. This is an active role in a warehouse environment, where you will be working as part of a team to ensure that donations are processed and allocated to the best outlet for re-sale.
We currently have a number of volunteer vacancies for shifts from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
What will I be doing?
Role tasks:
- Greeting donors politely and providing advice on donations that can or cannot be donated.
- Ensuring that own work area is kept clean, tidy, and organised.
- Complying with any current Covid-safety measures as directed by the manager.
- Signing up new Gift Aid donors.
Skills and Experience Required:
- Good people and team working skills.
- Reasonable level of physical fitness as this is an active role.
- An interest in merchandise and an ‘eye for a bargain’.
- Special areas of interest or expertise are welcomed (i.e., ceramics, art, or antiques).
This role requires some training, which will be online. We anticipate that this learning will take between two and three hours to complete, depending on your level of experience in using online platforms. Support is available if you do not have access to a computer at home or would like assistance in completing the training. Please contact Voluntary Services for more information.
Mandatory:
- Volunteer Welcome Session (2.5 hrs).
- Role Induction, including any local H&S requirements ID Badge.
Optional:
We offer a range of learning opportunities for volunteers and staff that you may be interested in attending. Please look out on our notice boards and talk to Voluntary Services.
Departmental support:
Attendance at Donation Centre meetings and one-to-one support via the Warehouse Supervisor for additional support as required.
DBS Check: A DBS check is not required for this role.
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