Electrical Item Tester

Electrical Item Tester

Posted for British Heart Foundation (Blackpool Furniture Store)

Posted by Volunteer Centre Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde

Register your interest

You will be redirected to the Volunteer Centre Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde website to express your interest.

Are you good with electricals? A bit of a sparky in your spare time? If you like figuring out how electrical items work and want to do your bit to help the environment, this could be the role for you.

You’ll be plugging in and testing the electrical items generously donated to us, making sure they are fully functional and ready for sale – everything from record players to washing machines, TVs to toasters – they all need a quick test!

Say hello to the team

Funding for researchers begins at your local charity shop. Now, more than ever, we are in urgent need of public support to enable us to continue our life saving research and help the 7.4 million people in the UK living with heart and circulatory diseases. This wouldn’t be possible without our fantastic volunteers.

Our team is welcoming and friendly, and we love meeting people from all walks of life.

You get a lot from volunteering too:

· A chance to work in a friendly team, to make new friends and meet a diverse group of people

· The opportunity to make an invaluable contribution to British Heart Foundation goal of beating heartbreak forever

· The time to develop your confidence and interpersonal skills

· The ability to gain valuable work experience to add onto your CV and to learn new skills

· Flexibility to fit with your lifestyle

· The chance to gain valuable retail experience

Here's a little bit more about us

The BHF is here to Beat Heartbreak Forever. We are working towards a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

By 2030, we want to see advances across the spectrum of heart and circulatory diseases; we want to prevent these conditions from developing and we want those with existing conditions to have better, longer lives.

What skills do I need?

Typical tasks include:

· Plugging items in, turning them on and making sure all the functions work correctly

· Giving items a quick clean so they’re ready for sale

· Some light lifting of electrical items and help is on hand for the heavier items

· Identifying poor quality donations for recycling

· Identifying unusual or interesting items for online selling or auction

· Acting as an ambassador for British Heart Foundation always