Customer Support Volunteer

5 months ago


Birkenhead, United Kingdom Barnardo's Full time

Our retail shops are the face of our charity on the high-street and in local communities. As a **Customer Support Volunteer** you will provide a first class customer service experience, ensuring customers find everything they need during their visit. Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run our retail shops, raising money for vulnerable children, young people and families across the UK. It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability.
Our customer support volunteers provide a first class customer service experience, ensuring customers find everything they need during their visit.- Tasks: You may choose to do some or all of these tasks - working on the till, helping customers with enquiries, meeting and greeting customers, covering changing rooms.
- Maintain a high level of customer service
- Work with other volunteers to have a good knowledge of areas of stock and support customers with general questions and queries
- Process sales on the till
- Supporting customers with donations and gift aid
- Support the implementation of seasonal campaigns and promotional activities in-line with the stores marketing activity plan
- Ensuring the store remains clean and tidy
- Ensure all health and safety policies and procedures are adhered to
- Ensure all security procedures are adhered to- Skills: Friendly and helpful
- Happy to be part of an amazing team of staff and volunteers
- Enthusiastic about the work of Barnardo’s
- Excellent customer service skills
- Good verbal communication skills and able to engage positively with customers
- Willingness to learn basic IT skills, for tasks such as working on the till
- Problem-solving abilities to help resolve queries and issues
- Ability to work independently, as part of a team and use your initiative- Benefits: Volunteer in a fast paced and diverse environment
- Have fun and meet new people
- Develop skills for your CV including confidence, teamwork and problem solving
- Make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families
- Learning and development opportunities through our Volunteer Academy which includes access to Level 2 Qualifications and other accredited courses
- Full training and experience of working in retail as a volunteer



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