Volunteer Shop Assistant

1 week ago


Hailsham, United Kingdom The Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare Full time

**The Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare**

**Role**:Volunteer Shop Assistant

**Location**:Hailsham, East Sussex

We at the Kit Wilson Trust are seeking volunteers to help run our busy shops and raise vital funds to keep our rescue centre operating to care for and re-home unwanted animals.

There are so many fantastic reasons to volunteer with one of our shops and there is a role for everyone

As a shop volunteer, no two days are the same and there are is a huge varitey of opportunities for you to take part in what we do; From being at the frontlines looking after our customers at the till to working behind the scenes to sort and prepare the pre-loved donations we receive on a daily basis

This is a role that anyone and everyone can take something positive away from, no matter your background, age or experience We are fully flexible around your commitments and are grateful for every minute our volunteers can give us, even an hour or two squeezed in around your busy week goes a long way

**The benefits**;
- **Socialise** Meet new people, make new friends & look after our customers
- **Mental Health** Volunteering is a fantastic way to help improve your mental health, assisting with a routine, with socialising & with building confidence
- **Experience** Learn new skills, gain experience & training in a great 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
- **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 our volunteers are very much a part of that
- **A good cup of tea** Of course, refreshments are provided in the form of teas, coffees & biscuits

Some of the roles you could take part in;
- Working on our tills & customer service
- Sorting and organising stock in our backrooms
- Creating eye catching displays on our shop floor
- Preparing & steaming our items before they are put out for sale

**DISCLAIMER**:
**About us**

The Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare is a small business in Sussex, TN22 5DQ. We are social, creative, fast-paced, and our goal is to At the KWT we rescue and re-home unwanted animals and have a wildlife rehabilitation program and an emergency helpline. From a modest beginning the Trust has grown and in 1986 set up its own Animal Rescue Centre in Hadlow Down, near Uckfield, in East Sussex. In addition to the animal rescue and re-homing work, the Trust has become increasingly involved in wildlife rehabilitation and operates a wildlife emergency helpline. Over the years, the Rescue Centre has also become a permanent home to many animals that it is not possible or desirable to re-home; these include horses, donkeys, cats, goats, birds and small mammals who are all cared for and housed for the remainder of their lives.

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Work Location: In person



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