Donation Centre Volunteer at Furniture & Clearance Outlet

Donation Centre Volunteer at Furniture & Clearance Outlet

Posted for St Wilfrid's Hospice

Posted by Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester

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Our new manager is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join their friendly team in our Warehouse. 

What's  involved:

• Accepting donations: ensuring donations are items that we accept and in a saleable condition and asking for their Gift Aid details (including signing up new customers to Gift Aid)
• Sorting donations into categories, then moving them to the relevant storage area Identifying items not suitable for sale and separating them for rag/recycling
• Adhering to all manual handling training and relevant health and safety policies, using Personal Protection Equipment as instructed
• Emptying cages of clothes brought from the back door and sort them, identifying those suitable for sale and those for rag/recycling
• Hanging clothes in the relevant area, ready for shop picking 

What are the benefits of joining our team?

• You will be part of a fun and supportive team
• Learn valuable skills and experience
• You will make a real impact in your local community raising vital funds for those under hospice care
• Free car parking on site

Why not get involved and help make a difference and give back to your local community?

What do retail volunteers say about volunteering for St Wilfrid’s?

“I thoroughly enjoy the experience of volunteering in the shop where I feel I am supporting the local community as I help donors and customers, ensuring I provide a friendly and professional manner and approach. I volunteer alongside a very nice team, and look forward to my time each week.”

What skills do I need?

You will need to be:

• Enthusiastic, kind, friendly and approachable with a positive attitude and committed to raising money for the Hospice
• Share the Hospice’s values, mission and inclusive culture
• Punctual and reliable and stay for the agreed time
• Committed to giving the highest standard of customer service and promote the Hospice
• A team player and volunteer under the direction of the Shop Manager/General Manager
• Willing to help with a range of tasks in the shop as directed by the employees
• Accepting of others who might be different to yourself
• Of a good level of overall health as this is an active role
• Able to carry out light/moderate manual handling
• Able to complete induction and training to be competent in role
• At least minimum age 16 years (with the exception DofE which is 14)