Volunteer Shop Assistant

3 weeks ago


Bedford, United Kingdom Keech Hospice Care Full time

**TASKS**

To welcome, assist and serve our customers in a warm and friendly way providing a good standard of customer service.

To ensure Gift Aid is explained clearly and promoted to all our donors, and thanking them for their valuable contribution.

To promote public understanding of our work and the importance of raising funds, including promoting Hospice events and activities to the public.

Helping sort, steam, hang and display our donated stock and rotate the stock following the Manager’s guidelines.

Dealing with customer purchases, confidently process the cash handling and the accurate operation of the till.

**SKILLS & QUALITIES**

Honest, trustworthy and respectful.

Enthusiastic with a positive attitude.

Good communication and numeracy skills.

Presenting and maintaining shop displays in an attractive way to help create sales.

Reliable, committed, dependable and flexible.

Enjoy interacting with the customers and working as part of team, as well as under your own initiative.

**TRAINING AVAILABLE**

Ongoing support, training and development opportunities.

Specific relevant courses - Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Equality and Diversity.

**BENEFITS**

On site training.

Develop new skills, and meet new people.

**DRESS CODE**

Well presented smart/casual appearance and appropriate comfortable shoes to be worn.

Volunteer badge to be worn.

**AVAILABILILTY**

Time, commitment and availability can be discussed and agreed by the Shop Manager.

Where possible to be able and committed to work four hours a week i.e. 9-1pm, 1-5pm

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Salary**: From £0.10 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location


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