Retail Volunteer

St Joseph's Hospice; Greater London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local charity organization in Greater London is seeking volunteers for their retail shops. As a volunteer, you will serve customers, manage stock, and keep the shops well-organized. No prior experience is necessary as full training will be provided. This opportunity allows you to gain valuable skills and contribute positively to your community while enjoying a supportive environment. Benefits include travel reimbursements and a meal allowance for longer shifts.

Benefits

Travel reimbursements within TFL Zones 1 – 6

Meal allowance for shifts over 3 hours

Transferable skills and experience

Qualifications

• No prior retail or volunteer experience required.
• Ability to commit to at least one or two shifts.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers and take payments.
• Sort donated items and price stock.
• Maintain shop cleanliness and organization.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Reliability

Customer service

Job description

Our charity shops contribute significant funds to the Hospice, which enable it to continue to support patients, and their families, across Hackney, Newham, and Tower Hamlets.

• Serve customers, take payment and provide good all-round customer service
• Sort donated items and price up stock
• Keep our shops looking great with excellent visual merchandising
• Keep the shops tidy, clean, and well organised

You do not need to have worked in a retail environment, or as a volunteer before, as we offer full training. It is much more important to us that you are friendly, reliable, and able to commit to at least a shift or two.

In return, you will receive:

• A warm welcome from St Joseph’s volunteers and staff
• Gain transferable skills and experience in the retail and charity sector
• Improve your CV
• Build your confidence
• Do something you enjoy and believe in, and add value to your community
• Have your expenses reimbursed for travel within TFL Zones 1 – 6, and a meal allowance to the value of £5 when you volunteer for 3 hours or more per day in the shops

How to apply:

All we ask is for you to complete a taster session in one of our shops, which should take about an hour, give you a chance to meet the Retail Supervisors and other members of the volunteering team, allow you to learn more about the role and what to expect on a ‘normal’ day, give you a chance to discuss your availability and what works best for you, and to complete a short application form.

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