Shop Assistant - DofE Bronze Award (Cheltenham Shop)

Bluecross; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local charity shop in Cheltenham is seeking volunteers for the role of Shop Assistant as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. Responsibilities include greeting customers, sorting donations, and maintaining shop quality. This role provides valuable experience for your CV, along with essential customer service and teamwork skills. Training will be provided, and you will contribute to helping pets in need.

Benefits

Gain experience for your CV

Customer service training

Opportunity to meet new people

Participate in local community

Contribute to helping pets in need

Qualifications

• An interest in the shop, and an enthusiasm for raising money through its work.
• The ability to work as part of a team and get on with other volunteers in the shop.
• High standards to ensure all the items we display for sale are top quality.
• A willingness to help with a range of tasks in the shop.

Responsibilities

• Greeting the customers and helping the customers.
• Sorting donated items to quality check them before sale.
• Making sure all donations are in top condition.
• Helping to price items ready for display.
• Housekeeping in the stock room.
• Replenishing stock on the shop floor.

Skills

Interest in the shop

Ability to work as part of a team

High standards for item quality

Willingness to help with tasks

Job description

Looking for a great place to complete your Duke of Edinburgh volunteering? Join our team of amazing volunteers where you’ll learn about the day to day running of a charity shop and get stuck into a variety of tasks such as sorting donations, helping in the stock room and on the shop floor.

You’ll be well supported and will gain variety of experience to add to your CV. It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. Just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Volunteer role

Shop Assistant - DofE Bronze Award

Volunteer manager

Shop Manager

Where you will be based

Shop

Why we want you

Our shops play a key role in our work and all profits go to helping more pets in need. By volunteering, your contribution has an impact far into the future.If you complete your Duke of Edinburgh volunteering with us you will be helping our team with the day to day running of our shops. Last year, our shops raised millions – we couldn’t do this without our amazing volunteers!

What you will be doing

• Greeting the customers and helping the customers
• Sorting our donated items to quality check them before they go on sale
• Making sure all our donation good are in top condition
• Helping to price items ready to go on display
• Housekeeping in the stock room
• Replenishing the stock on the shop floor

The skills you need

• An interest in the shop, and an enthusiasm for raising money through its work
• The ability to work as part of a team and get on with other volunteers in the shop
• High standards to ensure all the items we display for sale are top quality
• A willingness to help with a range of tasks in the shop, and to undertake tasks as requested

What’s in it for you

• You’ll gain a variety of experience for your CV
• You’ll learn new skills such as customer service, communication and team working
• You’ll meet new people and get involved with your local community
• We’ll provide you with all the training you need, including our GUEST customer service training
• You’ll be helping more pets in need

Disclaimer

This volunteering role is for a fixed term of 3 months for individuals completing their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. We can extend this role should you wish to complete an additional three months for this section of your award. You’ll need to make sure you complete the required number of hours to ensure we can sign your award off.The minimum age for this role is 14 years old. If you are 13 and taking your award, you’ll need to sign up to our family volunteering role.Blue Cross holds inclusion as a core organisational value. We positively encourage applications from eligible volunteers regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. We actively embrace our differences and know that it is our differences that make us unique. You are very welcome at Blue Cross, without the need to hide any part of who you are.