Homewares Volunteer
Homewares Volunteer
Posted for British Heart Foundation Store - Saffron Walden
Posted by Volunteer Essex
You will be redirected to the Volunteer Essex website to express your interest.
Interested in collectibles, homewares and bric-a-brac? If this sounds like you then this could be your perfect volunteering role. Get involved in creating exciting and eye-catching displays of collectibles and homewares in our store. You’ll also be involved in selecting and preparing donated homewares to get them ready for sale. This is an opportunity to share your skills or to get a taster of a career in retail while helping us create a world free from the fear of heart disease.
Typical tasks include:
- Following our display guidelines and using your creative skills to maintain attractive displays of homewares in our charity store
- Keeping our homewares department fully stocked with fresh items
- Sorting out and cleaning donated ornaments, collectibles and pictures
- Following our guidelines to value and price donated ornaments, collectibles and pictures
Volunteering with us is easy, flexible, and inclusive. If you can spare a few hours a week, or a couple of hours occasionally, we’d love you to join our volunteer team.
What skills do I need?
No particular skills needed
Benefits of volunteering:
- A 25% discount on donated goods and 10% discount on New Goods in our shops
- Unlimited, free, and confidential support by Retail Trust
- Access to training and development
- Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed
- Refreshments available
- Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided
- Access to discounts with other retailers
Details
- Accessibility
- Data Protection policy
- DBS check required
- Equal opportunities policy
- Expenses reimbursed
- Health and Safety Policy
- Ongoing support
- Suitable for under 18s
- Training provided
- Volunteer induction
- Volunteer policy
- Volunteers covered by insurance
- Written role description
When is this role available?
When: 06/07/2026 - 06/07/2027
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We are unable to accept volunteers aged under 17 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity shop
Location:
This opportunity is available in the following regions:
Uttlesford
You will be redirected to the Volunteer Essex website to express your interest.
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