Community Shop Volunteer
Hosted by: St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP)
Opportunity Description: Looking for a fun and rewarding way to spend your time?
Join our fantastic team at St Vincent’s! We're always on the lookout for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to help out in a variety of roles – whether it’s sorting donations, serving customers, or keeping the shop looking great.
It’s a chance to meet new people, learn new skills, and make a real difference in your community. Plus, you’ll be part of a supportive, welcoming team that loves what we do!
If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, we’d love to hear from you!
Benefits of volunteering with us -
• Get involved in your local community
• Build new friendships
• Boost your confidence
• Develop customer service skills
• Hands-on retail experience
• Get creative with merchandising and window displays
We understand how valuable your time is, and we're flexible in working around your schedule to make volunteering fit for you.
Join our fantastic team at St Vincent’s! We're always on the lookout for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to help out in a variety of roles – whether it’s sorting donations, serving customers, or keeping the shop looking great.
It’s a chance to meet new people, learn new skills, and make a real difference in your community. Plus, you’ll be part of a supportive, welcoming team that loves what we do!
If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, we’d love to hear from you!
Benefits of volunteering with us -
• Get involved in your local community
• Build new friendships
• Boost your confidence
• Develop customer service skills
• Hands-on retail experience
• Get creative with merchandising and window displays
We understand how valuable your time is, and we're flexible in working around your schedule to make volunteering fit for you.
Type of Activity: Retail & Charity Shops
Areas of Interest: Poverty, Retail
Skills: Creative, Practical, Leadership, Interpersonal
Who we are looking for: No experience necessary – just bring your positive attitude and a smile!
You'll be offered a taster session, where you can try out the volunteer role before fully committing. It'll give you the chance to find out more about us and we can get to know you too.
You'll be offered a taster session, where you can try out the volunteer role before fully committing. It'll give you the chance to find out more about us and we can get to know you too.
Requirements:
Suitable for: Employee Volunteers, Micro, Indoors, Long Term Commitment, Groups, University Students, People Seeking Work, With Friends, Short Term Commitment, Older People
Practical considerations:
Recruitment method: Application Form, Informal Discussion, References, Trial Period
Expenses details: We don’t want our volunteers to be out of pocket for volunteering with us, we will reimburse any reasonable travel expenses which are incurred from getting to and from volunteering. All expenses need to be agreed beforehand.
Any Age/Gender restrictions: 18yrs+
Induction Arrangments: Our internal learning platform provides you with the opportunity to increase your SVP knowledge, develop soft skills and build confidence while volunteering with us.
Insurance Cover: Yes
Support Available: Yes
Training: As a volunteer, you are provided with all the relevant up-to-date health and safety, compliance training as well as on-the-role induction and support.