Volunteer Stock Sorter

5 days ago

Uckfield TN QE, United Kingdom The Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare Full time £20,000 - £30,000 per year

What is a Volunteer Stock Sorter?

Volunteer stock sorters play a vital role in supporting our charity's goals by helping manage incoming donations at our donation hub in Ridgewood, Uckfield.

As a stock sorter, you will be sorting, organising, categorising and preparing donations ready for our charity shops to sell and raise money for The Kit Wilson Trust.

What's involved?

  • Sorting Donations: Inspecting and sorting incoming donations, including clothing, household items, toys, books, and other goods.
  • Categorising Items: Organise donations by department, quality, and condition, ensuring items are sorted according to established guidelines.
  • Quality Control: Assess the condition of donations, selecting items suitable for sale and setting aside any that are damaged or unsuitable.
  • Preparation for Sale: Prepare items for display in our shops, including hanging, steaming, labelling and cleaning.
  • Maintaining Work Areas: Keep the sorting areas clean, organised, and safe, following all health and safety guidelines.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with other volunteers and staff to ensure smooth operations and effective communication.

The benefits;

  • Experience: Learn new skills, gain experience & training in a variety of roles and help build your CV.
  • Discount: Our volunteers get a 25% discount on donated items.
  • Help the environment: By volunteering with us, you're contributing to a sustainable and environmentally friendly movement by helping us sell second-hand goods and preventing items going to landfill.
  • Mental Health: Volunteering is a fantastic way to help improve your mental health, assisting with a routine, with socialising & with building confidence.
  • Community The Kit Wilson Trust is a small local charity, based in Hadlow Down (East Sussex) who is proudly involved in the local community and as a volunteer with us, you become part of that community.
  • A good cup of tea Of course, refreshments are provided in the form of teas, coffees & biscuits

We value kindness, integrity and a passion to do good with our volunteers and in return, we will do our best to provide you with the most rewarding volunteering experience that we can.

Previous experience isn't necessary, a positive attitude and a keenness to help our cause is all you will need to be a great success

Hours of work:

We greatly appreciate any time that you can spare to lend a hand and there are no set working hours for this role.

Operating hours:

Mon - 9:30am - 4:30pm

Tues - 9:30am - 4:30pm

Weds - 9:30am - 4:30pm

Thurs - 9:30am - 4:30pm

Fri - 9:30am - 4:30pm

Sat - 9:30am - 4:30pm

Sun - 9:30am - 4:30pm

Please get in touch with any questions you may have at

Job Type: Volunteer

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Employee discount
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Store discount

Work Location: In person

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