Visual Merchandiser Volunteer

**Retail Visual Merchandiser Volunteer**

Do you love those head-turning displays in high street windows? Could you use your creativity to create eye-catching displays either in the shop front or sales floor of your local British Heart Foundation shop as a retail assistant volunteer?

This is the perfect retail assistant volunteer role to suit someone who is new to retail or an old hand. You can get involved in selecting and displaying the amazing stock donated to us to great effect to really grab customer’s attention. We’ll provide you with the support and training you need.

Say hello to the team:
Funding for researchers begins at your local charity shop. Now, more than ever, we are in urgent need of volunteers to enable us to continue our life saving research and help the 7.6 million people in the UK living with heart and circulatory diseases. This wouldn’t be possible without our fantastic volunteers.

Our team is welcoming and friendly, and we love meeting people from all walks of life.

Typical tasks include:

- Creating attractive in-store displays alongside the Manager and shop team
- Making sure all price points, sale and campaign notices are clearly visible
- Using your creativity and experimenting within organisational guidelines
- Developing your understanding of visual merchandising

You get a lot from volunteering too:

- A chance to work in a friendly team, make new friends & meet a diverse group
- The feel-good factor of helping the British heart Foundation beat heartbreak forever
- The time to develop your confidence and interpersonal skills
- The ability to gain valuable retail experience to add to your CV and learn new skills
- Flexibility to fit with your lifestyle around your other commitments
- Reasonable travel reimbursed in agreement with the Manager
- 25% volunteer discount on donated goods

Here's a little bit more about us:
The BHF is here to Beat Heartbreak Forever. We are working towards a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. By 2030, we want to see advances across the spectrum of heart and circulatory diseases; to prevent these conditions from developing and we want those with existing conditions to have better, longer lives

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID precautions:
We are COVID-secure, following current Government guidance. We provide sneeze screens at till-points, hand sanitiser, disinfectant and face coverings. We maintain a strict cleaning schedule and social distancing in our shops/ stores.

Work Location: One location