Volunteer Charity Clothing and Garment Steamer

1 day ago


Whitehaven, United Kingdom RSPCA Cumbria West Branch Full time

**Volunteer **Clothing and Garment Steamer **responsibilities**
- To be polite and friendly to our customers and to other volunteers.
- To become competent and confident using the Sabi Powerful 2200 W Garment Steamer.
- Sorting through donated items to determine what we can sell.
- To prepare the appropriate clothing for the season.
- Preparing donated clothing and garments for sale by steaming and hanging and items.
- To size the items according to guidance
- To price items according to guidance
- Ensuring there is enough of mixed stock prepared ready to restock retail areas.
- Keeping stock and stock access areas clean and tidy, and free from slip and trip hazards.
- To take instruction and advice from stock managers or trustees regarding the overall management of the stock areas.

**What we are looking for in a volunteer Clothing and Garment Steamer**
- Friendly volunteers who are team workers.
- Retail or retail stock experience would be ideal but is not necessary as full training will be given.
- We are ideally aiming for someone who is flexible and can offer an ongoing commitment, opening hours are currently 10am until 2pm, Monday to Saturday, but the Clothing and Garment Steamers hours can be tailored to suit the right person.
- Good communication skills.
- You will need to be aged 16 or over.
- We also travel to car boot sales and other community events, run a tombola and raffles, so if you could be available to help us for some (not all though) of these fundraising events that would be great.

**What we can offer you as a Volunteer **Clothing and Garment Steamer**
- A way to meet new people and make new friends in your local area.
- A place where you will learn excellent new skills to add to your CV, such as team working, multi-tasking, merchandise selection, sorting and preperation, and many more.
- An excellent induction and training programme relevant to your role.
- The opportunity to make a huge difference to the welfare of animals.
- Reimbursement for any reasonable travel expenses you may incur whilst volunteering with us.
- A great support system.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Volunteer
Part-time hours: 4 - 12 per week

COVID-19 considerations:
Protecting our volunteers and customers is extremely important to us; therefore, due to Covid-19, we have implemented a range of new measures. These include; using plastic screens, providing hand sanitiser, storing donations for 72 hours before sorting.

Reference ID: RSPCA GCS



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