Online Sales Volunteer – The Kit Wilson Trust

Uckfieldvolunteer; Hailsham, Heathfield, Uckfield, Hadlow Down; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local community charity in Hailsham seeks Online Sales Volunteers to manage and grow their online sales platforms. This role involves researching, photographing, listing, and packaging items for sale. You'll gain valuable experience, skills, and knowledge while contributing to a sustainable community movement. Volunteers receive a discount on donated items and refreshments during their time with us.

Benefits

25% discount on donated items

Training and experience opportunities

Refreshments provided

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and adapt to new tasks.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow online sales marketplaces.
• Research the value of items marked for sale.
• Photograph items for online listings.
• Package items for shipping.
• Log and accurately list items in the system.
• Collaborate with staff and volunteers.

Job description

The Kit Wilson Trust rescue and re-home unwanted animals, mainly cats and dogs, and have a wildlife rehabilitation program and an emergency helpline.

The Trust’s Rescue Centre is also home to horses, donkeys, cats, goats, birds and small mammals where, in the interest of their welfare, they remain in their care.

They have shops located in Hailsham,HeathfieldandUckfield.

About this opportunity

What is an Online Sales Volunteer?

As an online sales volunteer, you will be helping us manage and grow our online sales marketplace and platforms.

We are seeking volunteers to help us organise, research, photograph, list, package & post items earmarked for sale on our online platforms.

What’s involved?

• Research:Inspecting items marked as potentially valuable and researching their value in more detail.
• Photography:Making use of our photography areas to take impactful photos of our items ready to list on our online store.
• Packaging:Safely and professionally packing items ready to ship to our buyers.
• Logging & Listing:Making use of our logging processes & software to accurately catalogue our items marked for listing.
• Collaboration:Work closely with other volunteers and staff to ensure smooth operations and effective communication.

The benefits

• Experience:Learn new skills, gain experience & training in a variety of roles and help build your CV.
• Discount:Our volunteers get a 25% discount on donated items.
• Help the environment:By volunteering with us, you’re contributing to a sustainable and environmentally friendly movement by helping us sell second-hand goods and preventing items going to landfill.
• Mental Health:Volunteering is a fantastic way to help improve your mental health, assisting with a routine, with socialising & with building confidence.
• Community! The Kit Wilson Trust is a small local charity, based in Hadlow Down (East Sussex) who is proudly involved in the local community and as a volunteer with us, you become part of that community.
• A good cup of tea! Of course, refreshments are provided in the form of teas, coffees & biscuits!

For more information

For more information please either come in and see us at Wealden Volunteering, or call us on 01825 760019, or email us at [e-mail]