Shop Volunteer; Stock Assistant

Your local British Red Cross shop has a variety of activities available for volunteers to support us in. From sorting stock & preparing donated items for sale to providing great customer service to our donors and customers - we have something to suit most people’s interests. Our shops rely on our volunteers to keep them running successfully.

We are currently looking for Stock Assistant volunteers to help us in our shop.

If you have a few hours a week to spare on a regular basis and prefer to make a difference from behind the scenes, then this may be the opportunity for you!

• Checking the quality of items donated and preparing for sale or for recycling.
• Replenishing stock on the shop floor.
• Ironing/steaming, cleaning, labelling and helping to price items ready for sale.
• General activities around the shop.

No experience is needed. Full training will be provided.

We do not expect you to use a till or computer for this volunteer role.

A few hours during the week/weekend – as agreed with the shop manager.

There is no minimum commitment or fixed hours. We only ask that we agree on hours you are confident you can attend and that you let us know where these hours may change.

Diversity is something we celebrate. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the Red Cross and feel that you belong. We welcome refugees, asylum seekers, and others currently in the UK to volunteer with us. We want volunteering to be accessible to everyone.

We take an individual approach to ensuring your safety.

We may ask you to complete a simple risk assessment. We will also have a conversation with you to discuss any adjustments you may need.

As we take great care to ensure that all our volunteers are safe and supported, there may be some locations where we won’t be able to host 15-17 year olds. Please get in touch so that we can help you find a suitable volunteering opportunity.

• Meet new people and be part of a dynamic and inclusive team.
• Build up your confidence.
• A great opportunity to use your existing skills or gain new ones.
• Reasonable pre‑agreed travel expenses for the role including for attending training.
• An opportunity to be part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation and the knowledge that you are making a positive difference to people’s lives.