Charity Shop Volunteer Astley

Charity Shop Volunteer (Broughton Astley)

We are the RSPCA and it's our vision to live in a world where all animals are respected and treated with compassion. Our volunteers are incredible, they play an essential role in helping us carry out our important animal welfare work every day.

Our shops play a vital role in raising the profile of the RSPCA in the local community and raising funds for local branches so that we can continue our important animal welfare work. Our shops sell a mixture of donated items including clothes, books, bric-a-brac and collectables, and a selection of new items.

We have positions available on the shop floor and in our stock room, or you could do a combination of both.

Our charity shop volunteers play a vital role in raising the profile of the RSPCA in the local community whilst raising funds so that we can continue our important animal welfare work.

• Helping customers in the shop
• Accepting donations of items and money
• Processing sales through the till and card machine, including Gift Aid
• Sorting through donated items
• Preparing donated items for sale by steaming and hanging them
• Merchandising stock on the shop floor
• Creating window displays

• Friendly and cheerful
• Good numeracy skills
• At least one morning or afternoon per week
• Long‑term commitment of a minimum of 6 months

• Meet new people and make new friends
• Learn great new skills to add to your CV
• A great induction and training relevant to your role
• Volunteer in a fun environment at the heart of the local community
• You’ll be making a huge difference to the welfare of animals

Before you can start volunteering you’ll need to complete our simple online Health & Safety course and any associated training required for your role. Tetanus is a life‑threatening bacterial disease caused by an infection in an open wound. All volunteers must be suitably protected. We recommend that volunteers check their vaccination history with their GP. If a volunteer has not had the required doses, the GP should offer them free of charge as part of the UK vaccination schedule.