Shop Assistant - DofE Silver Award

Shop Assistant – DofE Silver Award (Thirsk)

Looking for a great place to complete your Duke of Edinburgh volunteering? Join our team of amazing volunteers where you’ll learn about the day to day running of a charity shop and get stuck into a variety of tasks such as sorting donations, helping in the stock room and on the shop floor. You’ll be well supported and will gain a variety of experience to add to your CV.

Shop Assistant – DofE Silver 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 the customers and helping the customers
• Sorting donated items to quality check them before they go on sale
• Ensuring donated goods are in top condition
• Help with pricing items ready for 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 along with other volunteers
• High standards to ensure all items displayed for sale are of top quality
• Willingness to help with a range of tasks in the shop and to undertake tasks as requested

• Variety of experience for your CV
• New skills such as customer service, communication and team working
• Meeting new people and getting involved with your local community
• Training provided, including our GUEST customer service training
• Helping more pets in need

This volunteering role is for a fixed term of 6 months for individuals completing their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze 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 15 years old. 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.

46 Market Place, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1LH
, United Kingdom