Retail Donation Processor - Haddington

St Columba's Hospice Care; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local charity organization is seeking a Volunteer Retail Donation Processor in Haddington. This non-customer facing role involves sorting, steaming, and pricing clothing donations. Candidates should have knowledge of clothing brands, be physically fit, and possess good organizational skills. This role contributes to raising vital funds for community care and allows volunteers to gain experience in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Complimentary tea and coffee

Claimable travel expenses

Training and induction program

Qualifications

• Candidate should be capable of sorting, steaming, and pricing clothing donations.
• Must be physically fit and able to stand while working.
• Organisational skills are essential for managing donations.

Responsibilities

• Sort clothing donations, deciding what to keep and what to recycle.
• Price and steam goods that are chosen for sale in the shop.

Skills

Knowledge of clothing brands

Organised

Physically fit

Interested and enthusiastic

Job description

>>>>* Retail Donation Processor - Haddington# Retail Donation Processor - Haddington**Haddington****Volunteer role**Email### Role descriptionOur charity shop in Haddington is looking for a donations processor who can help us to sort, steam and price donations of quality clothing. This is an interesting and important role, as we can’t stock the shop without donations being ready to go on the shop floor. By volunteering as a donations processor you would be helping our Haddington store to raise vital funds for care in the local community and in the Hospice.Hospice staff and volunteers are expected to reflect our Hospice Values in the way they carry out their roles, and in their interactions with each other, the general public, patients and family members.Our Values are: Care and Compassion, Respect, Trust and Partnership.You will be sorting clothing donations that come into the shop; deciding what to keep and what to recycle. You will be pricing and steaming goods that are chosen for sale in the shop.**Please note that this is a non-customer facing role.*** Knowledge of clothing brands* Organised* Physically fit as the storeroom is downstairs and you will need to stand to steam the clothing.* Interested and enthusiastic.**Time commitment and duration**One afternoon / morning each week/ fortnightly. The role will be reviewed on a yearly basisSt. Columba's Hospice Shop, HaddingtonShop manager**Recruitment checks*** Interview with shop manager* Application form* Two references**Training*** Hospice Volunteer Induction Programme* Role induction and training* Team meetings (if/as necessary)**Additional information*** Hospice Chaplains are always available to support volunteers* Volunteers may claim reasonable travelling expenses for transport to and from the Hospice, or the place you volunteer, e.g. one of our retail shops. Please speak to your manager about this.* The Hospice provides complimentary tea and coffee to all volunteers, staff, patients and families as part of the hospitality strategy..Alternatively, please email us at [e-mail] to request a paper application form, or to ask us any questions about the roleDownload a role description