Shop Assistant - DofE Bronze Award Shop

Volunteer role

Shop Assistant - DofE Bronze Award

Shop Manager

Shop

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!

• Greeting customers and helping the customers
• Sorting donated items to quality check them before they go on sale
• Ensuring all donations are in top condition
• Pricing items ready to go on display
• Housekeeping in the stock room
• Replenishing stock on the shop floor

• Interest in the shop and enthusiasm for raising money through its work
• Ability to work as part of a team and get on with other volunteers in the shop
• High standards to ensure all displayed items are top quality
• Willingness to help with a range of tasks in the shop, and to undertake tasks as requested

• 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

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.