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Volunteering opportunity

Charity Shop Volunteer needed around 3-4 hours a week at Devizes, Salisbury, Marlborough or BoA

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Age UK Wiltshire
on 4th July 2025

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Community
  • Bradford-on-Avon
  • Devizes
  • Marlborough
  • Salisbury
Topic
  • Fashion
  • Shopping
  • Furniture & household goods
  • Social enterprise
Theme
  • Voluntary & community sector
Help type
  • Charity shop
Volunteering
  • Regular volunteering

About our shop roles

Available 3-4 hours per week.
 
Some roles require as little as four hours per week, while others roles demand a greater commitment. Specific volunteering hours will need to be agreed upon with the shop manager and in line with the applicable shop staffing rota. We will always follow up with a minimum of two references for each Volunteer.
 
Our roles are available at several locations throughout Wiltshire - Devizes, Salisbury, Marlborough and Bradford-on-Avon.
 
This role is managed by the Shop Manager/Assistant Manager.

Role Responsibilities

It is essential everyone receives a warm, friendly and professional welcome on arrival (including in-coming telephone calls) and an appropriate acknowledgement when they leave. 

There are a variety of roles to carry out which include:

  • Accept incoming stock with thanks and appreciation.
  • Encourage all those with donations to sign up to our Gift Aid Scheme
  • Stock sorting: assisting in the sorting, preparation and presentation of goods donated for sale
  • Researching: looking up items on the internet to identify them and set a suitable price
  • Steaming: using the steaming process to help prepare donated clothes and fabric items for sale on the shop floor
  • Customer service: being friendly and helpful to customers in order to increase sales
  • Till-operating: serving and assisting customers, taking payment for goods and entering transaction into cash register
  • Help with tea/coffee breaks
  • Maintain a tidy, clean and safe shop environment
  • Accept incoming monetary donations and use the correct donation procedures taught in training or ask a Manager.

Personal Responsibilities

  • Display a professional welcoming and caring attitude at all times
  • Treat all information with the utmost confidentiality at all times.
  • Inform the shop manager of any absences as soon as possible
  • Be aware of Health and Safety Regulations
  • Attend training sessions as required
  • Seek help or support when needed
Volunteers must complete relevant initial training and be assessed as competent and confident for shop duties.
 
If you are interested in this role, please fill out this form - Volunteer Application Form

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