Bookshop Music Volunteer

Oxfam Bookshop Harrogate - Music Volunteer

We love our busy music department From Aphex Twin to Zucchero, and Abba to Zappa, we get a bit of everything here and that’s why it’s such a great place to volunteer.

As this is a specialist role, we hope you already have a passion for all genres of music. We’ll share our expertise with you and give you all the training and support you need to help us make the most of our wonderful donated CDs, vinyl, cassette tapes, and instruments. Whether you have years of experience or are totally new to retail, you will be part of a fantastic community of volunteers.

You can keep busy behind the scenes, sorting, researching, and pricing donations. Or maybe you’d like to be on the shop floor, keeping the shelves full and talking with our fantastic customers. Some people like to focus on their speciality and some like to try a bit of everything. It’s up to you

Oxfam shops are a great place to volunteer, learn about retail, and get involved with your local community.

**About this role**

We will give you all the training and support you need so you will develop your skills as part of our team. You don’t need to have any experience - we’ve got you covered. You can also get some lunch and travel costs too. Whatever you need, we’re here to help.

You can focus on any part of volunteering that interests you the most whether it’s working with music, people, admin, social media, or a bit of everything. As a Music Department Volunteer you’ll develop skills that boost your confidence.
- Learn to make the most of donations by checking, researching, and pricing them
- Improve your communication skills as part of a team
- Establishing a customer base that trusts your judgement
- Creating attractive displays across the shop
- Get retail experience while working with the music you love

Desirable Skills
- An enthusiasm for Oxfam's work and helping others get involved is important
- Ability to work within the shop guidelines
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Honesty, integrity, commitment and reliability

What this role can offer the volunteer:

- Giving time in making a difference
- This is an opportunity to help Oxfam's mission of achieving a just world without poverty
- Lunch expenses and reasonable local travel costs can be reimbursed in line with Oxfam's policy
- This would enhance your CV
- Gain experience working for a non-profit charity organization

No experience required We will give you all of the training that you need.

If you travel to the shop by public transport, we can pay for your travel. Staying more than 5 hours? We can pay up to £6 for your lunch.
- **Please note that this is not a paid role and there is no salary
- it is voluntary. All shifts take place in our shop, so we are looking for people in the Harrogate area. **_

Come and join our friendly team of volunteers

**Job Type**: Volunteer

Work Location: In person