About the role
Ongoing
Age UK Tooting Shop
The role in a nutshell:
Be it sorting and pricing stock or engaging with customers, you’ll be helping to raise vital funds that enable Age UK to keep supporting older people in need.
What will you be doing?
Volunteer Shop Assistants carry out a wide range of tasks in their roles. This role will involve being on the shop floor, sorting and pricing stock, engaging with customers, ringing items through the till, keeping our shop floor full and organised or supporting with raffle ticket sales and promoting gift aid.
How would you be supported in this role?
When you begin your role, you will receive a mix of e-learning and in-person training to get you started. Throughout the role, you will receive refresher training as required as well as ongoing support, reimbursement for role-related expenses and the opportunity to further shape the volunteering you do.
Why do we need volunteers in this role?
Age UK operates charity shops to raise funds for the delivery of services for older people in need. Volunteers play a key role in the shop team, ensuring our shops are welcoming places in the community and selling the items that are generously donated to our organisation.
Additional information:
We offer a variety of flexible shifts for volunteers.
What skills, interests or experience might be helpful in this role?
We welcome applications from people with a wide range of skills and experiences. You don’t need any retail or shop experience as full training will be provided. What’s important to us is that you are a team player, open to learning, will follow Age UKs policies and be an excellent representative for the charity. We know that our shop teams are stronger when they are inclusive and representative of their communities, so we will do what we can to find a role which works for you.
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Opportunity type
Retail
Skills
Retail
Communication
Organisation
People skills
Teamwork
Creativity
Administration
Location
Age UK Tooting Shop 98 Mitcham Road London, SW17 9NG United Kingdom
Team
Tooting (6030)
Division
Retail (National)
How often do we need your help?
Frequency varies between shops and we will work to match availability