Charity Shop Volunteer- Dalgety Bay

Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
VO105098

CHAS runs a number of charity shops locally, selling donated stock as well as new goods to raise the vital funds required to care for children and their families. You will be volunteering within our busy retail team in Dalgety Bay, assisting with important stock room management tasks, the day to day running of the shop floor and providing excellent customer service.
By selling goods in the shops you are directly raising the funds that enable us to support children with a life-shortening condition and their families.
What else should I know?
You must be aged 14 or over for this volunteering role. If you are younger, you may be able to volunteer if a parent accompanies you. Please get in touch for more information. We have a full youth policy in place to ensure young volunteers are well supported when volunteering.
CHAS is committed to providing a quality volunteering experience to all volunteers, free from discrimination and prejudice. Ensuring that CHAS is an equal, diverse, and inclusive organisation improves the quality of care we provide, helps us reach more families and children, and maximises a wide variety of knowledge, experience and expertise.
We welcome volunteer applications from those who are refugees, asylum seekers, benefit claimants and those with a disability. We can provide more information about your eligibility to volunteer and any reasonable adjustments we can put in place to ensure your volunteering experience is a positive one.
What’s the next step?
If you’re interested in the role you can apply online or if you have any questions, please contact the Volunteering Team at [email protected] or 01577 866065.

Experience required

Good communication and attention to detail
An real aptitude for team working
Strong organisational skills
A good understanding of what makes great customer service
The ability to represent CHAS enthusiastically and appropriately

Travel expenses

We will pay your out of pocket expenses in line with the CHAS volunteer expenses policy.

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Training details

It’s important to us that you feel happy, safe and confident in your role. As a CHAS volunteer you will be invited to complete a short core learning package that is tailored to your role. We are always developing new opportunities for volunteers to learn and offer a range of options for volunteers.
We have also partnered with the Skills Network to offer all our volunteers the chance to develop new skills and explore further learning opportunities.
We also offer a full induction where we provide full training. Trial shifts can also be arranged to help you decide if this is the right role for you.

Restrictions

Minimum age: 14

Availability

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Frequency & commitment

You can volunteer Monday to Sunday, in the morning or afternoon. Shifts usually last for four hours, but this can be flexible. This can be weekly, fortnightly, monthly, and even on a bank basis.