Volunteer Retail Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Brierley Hill donation centre are urgently looking for volunteers for all times of the week and for Front and Back of House roles.

This is a fantastic addition to anyone's CV and to gain value and transferrable skills for future employment, Whether you want to volunteer for full days or just a two to four hour shift, if you want to do weekends or weekdays - we would like your help right away.

Please apply via link below as applications can only be completed via Barnardos Recruitment website.

Retail Assistant

We have exciting opportunities for people to volunteer at our Brierley Hill store!

Our stores offer a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of the retail operation.

Our Volunteer Retail Assistants are trained to undertake a wide range of activities including:

* Providing strong customer service.

* Taking receipt of stock donations from the public, thanking them for their generosity and finding out if they are Gift Aid Donors.

* Signing up new Gift Aid Donors (this raises an extra 25p per pound for Barnardo's from the sale of donations and does not cost donors anything).

* Replenishing stock by making sure our rails and shelves are well-stocked, visually appealing and tidy.

* Merchandising throughout the store.

* Stock preparation including sorting, steaming and pricing.

* Possible administrative tasks such as stocktaking.

*Warehouse role available if interested such as unloading deliveries, loading Rag Man, Sorting Raw Stock to find best quality to sell in our stores.

* If you have a particular skill or interest, our team would be delighted to discuss how you could utilise it in store! This could range from computer skills to collectables knowledge, fundraising experience to fashion awareness - whatever your talent, please share it with us!

All volunteers receive great training, support and make a real difference to how successful our store is.

Apply online today via the Barnardos volunteering website. Your application will only progress if you apply on the link below.

This is a Voluntary Unpaid Role.

https://volunteer.barnardos.org.uk/opportunities/4113-retail-volunteer-donation-centre-brierley-hill-donation-centre-2019-06-03

Work remotely

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*updated March 2023

Job Type: Volunteer

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
Washable masks provided or Bring your own mask, hand washing facilities and back of house work available to minimize contact with customers.

Work Location: In person