Cash Desk Volunteer

Our charity funds around £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart diseases, stroke, vascular dementia, diabetes – they're all connected, and they're all under our microscope. Our volunteers help us fund lifesaving science to improve the lives of families and loved ones living with heart and circulatory disease. Volunteering with us is easy, flexible and inclusive.

If you can spare a few hours a week, or a couple of hours occasionally, we’d love you to join our volunteer team.

This is a customer‑focused role where you will be a volunteer cashier, processing sales through the till, talking to customers and thanking every donor to help us continue to fund life‑saving research. You will meet and interact with a wide range of people.

Eligibility: we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 17 or with unspent criminal convictions. This is an unpaid voluntary position.

Typical tasks:

• Engaging with customers and serving them helpfully and friendly
• Answering questions from customers, donors and supporters
• Communicating with fellow volunteers about what has sold and needs re‑stocking
• Honing your retail and cashier skills behind the till and taking payments
• Helping with administration and reception duties around the till area
• Promoting Gift Aid and sales campaigns

Availability:
This role is available on various days, especially Saturday and Sunday.

Benefits:

• A 25% discount on donated goods and 10% discount on new goods in our shops
• Unlimited, free, and confidential support by Retail Trust
• Access to training and development
• Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed
  
  Refreshments available
• Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided
• Access to discounts with other retailers