Charity Shop Assistant (High Street, Maldon)
CHARITY SHOP ASSISTANT
Our charity shop in the heart of Maldon is looking for friendly volunteers to join our team and help make our shop a huge success. Make new friends, have fun, and help us help more animals!
Overview of opportunity
As a volunteer Charity Shop Assistant, you would join a small team working with the shop staff and 1-2 other volunteers to help make it a success and raise vital funds for animal welfare.
Volunteer Charity Shop Assistant responsibilities
* Helping customers in the shop find what they need.
* Accepting donations of items and money from the public.
* Processing sales through the till and card machine, including Gift Aid.
* Sorting through donated items to determine what we can sell.
* Preparing donated items for sale by steaming and hanging items.
* Merchandising stock on the shop floor.
* Creating attractive shop window displays.
What we are looking for in a volunteer Charity Shop Assistant
* Friendly volunteers who are confident talking to people.
* Retail experience would be ideal but is not necessary as full training will be given.
* We are ideally aiming for someone who is flexible and can offer an ongoing commitment predominately for one or two days a week (we’re open Monday - Saturday).
* Good communication and numeracy skills.
* You will need to be aged 18 or over.
What we can offer you as a volunteer Charity Shop Assistant
* A way to meet new people and make new friends in your local area.
* A place where you will learn excellent new skills to add to your CV, such as customer service, multi-tasking, merchandising, and many more.
* An excellent induction and training programme relevant to your role.
* The opportunity to make a huge difference to the welfare of animals.
* Reimbursement for any reasonable travel expenses you may incur whilst volunteering with us.
We hope you are interested in volunteering for our branch!
For more information and to apply, please contact Sian on 0300 323 0403 Option 3, then option 4 or sian.carr@rspca-northessex.org.uk.
Please visit our website to learn more about what we do.
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