Volunteering

Shop Assistant (The Square Barnham)

For St Wilfrid's Hospice

Register your Interest

At St Wilfrid's Hospice we would like to welcome more applicants to join our volunteer team at our wonderful Charity shop in Barnham. Volunteers may get involved in a variety of tasks, full training and support is provided:

• Meet & Greet - welcoming new and regular customers to the shop
• Serving customers and helping them with enquiries
• Processing payments on the till whilst promoting and encouraging our customers to sign up for Gift Aid
• Sorting donated stock – selecting suitable items for sale
• Helping to price items and ticketing, ensuring that products are attractively displayed
• Creating attractive window displays
• Moving and handling donations, shop supplies and stock
• Help to maintain high standards of housekeeping, ensuring the shop is tidy, clean and well organised ensuring the safety of all within it
  

Skills

We are looking for individuals to:-

• Have a welcoming smile, cheerful disposition with good interpersonal skills
• Be reliable and dependable
• Have a good level of fitness in order to volunteer in the shop for 3-4 hours,
• Be confident to deal with a wide range of people, from customers to staff and other volunteers
• Be flexible as you may be asked to help out with new tasks occasionally 
• Volunteer as part of a team
• You may be required to volunteer unsupervised on occasions
• Minimum age 16 years (exception DOE)
• Comply with all applicable policies and procedures of the Hospice

Some previous retail experience and/or customer service would be desirable, but not essential.

About St Wilfrid's Hospice

St Wilfrid’s Hospice is much more than a building. We provide tailored end of life care both in the community and at our Hospice, supporting our patients living with a terminal illness, and their family and friends.

All our vital services are provided free of charge, thanks to the generous support of fundraisers and donors.

Details

• No - DBS check required
• Yes - Equality and Diversity Policy
• Yes - Health and Safety Policy
• Yes - Ongoing support
• Yes - Suitable for physical or sensory impairment
• Yes - Suitable for Under 18's
  Minimum age 16 years (exception DOE)
• Yes - Training provided
• Yes - Volunteer induction
• Yes - Volunteer Policy
• Yes - Volunteers covered by insurance
• Yes - Written role description

Availability

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