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Charity Shop worker
When We Need You
From 15/03/2012 onwards
About Opportunity
General shop duties including customer care, cash handling, sorting of donations, pricing goods, steaming and ironing clothes, general housekeeping and stock care. Training is provided. On-going training and attendance on customer care courses,etc. are available through partner organisations. If a volunteer does not want to be involved in actually serving customers we have opportunities for someone to take part in the behind the scenes jobs of sorting donations only.
Availability
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About Dumfries Welfare Rights
The purpose of Dumfries Welfare Rights is to relievee poverty and advance education through the provision of specialist advice, advocacy and assistance in the fields of social security, hosing and other matters of concern. Our facilities include a drop-in office,home visits, and unique interactive benefit advice website. Since July 2011 we have been running a charity shop in Lincluden to help make the advice office sustainable in these difficult financial times. It is in the charity shop that we are looking to recruit volunteers.
We are truly a community based charity shop. Our ethos is to keep prices affordable for all and we pride ourselves on being the cheapest charity shop in Dumfries. We provide a weekly benefit advice surgery from an office in the charity shop every Wednesday morning. We work in partnership with D&G Starter Packs to provide newly housed homeless with essential household items to enable them to start making a home and helping to reduce repeat homelessness
Skills & Experience
Honesty, reliability and a willingness to work are the key skills required.
Travel Details
Welfare Rights Charity Shop, 50-52 Lincluden Road, Lincluden, Dumfries. Easily accessible by bus. Travel expenses paid.
Requirements
Application Form, Informal Chat, References, Trial Period
Training and Induction Details
Volunteers are binducted and follow a supervisor who trains them in the various aspects such as the till, use of steamer etc. They work alongside a supervisor who is there to support them in this position. External traing such as customer care courses
Work Type
Charity Shops / Retail
Client Group
Anti poverty work
Expenses Detail
We pay public transport rates and reimburse volunteers every week.
Accessibility Details
Wheelchair Access
No Disabled Toilet
Frequency & Commitment
3 hours per week. More hours available if wanted
Minimum Age
No minimum age has been specified for this opportunity
Volunteers Required
7
Reference Code
12-1221
Opportunity Provided By
Contact Details
the hub
24-26 Friars Vennel
DG1 2RL
Contact: Volunteer Action Dumfries and Galloway
Tel: 01387 267311
Email: info@volunteeraction.co.uk
Website: http://www.volunteeractio...
