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R:evolve Recycle
- VO93519
Do you love finding charity shop treasures? Do you have an eye for bringing tired clothing back to life as something new? Or maybe you prefer to work back stage and not in a customer-facing role. Why not Volunteer at R:evolve Roots! Our sorting space team members are the foundation of our organisation. They work together in teams supported by R:evolve staff to sort and process our clothing and textile donations making sure that everything gets to the correct place within R:evolve.
Joining the Sorting Space Team gives you first-look at all the donations we receive at the project – an added bonus!
As a R:evolve Sorting Space Team Member you will:
· Sort, steam, and prepare donations.
· Identify items to be sold in our online shop, or sold at thrift + gift, or upcycled and repaired at our community workshops.
· Prep clothing for events, displays, and photographing.
· Sort, price, and package items to be sold in thrift + gift or at Wee Jinty’s Haberdashery
· Carry out basic textile repair e.g., zip replacement, seam mending. (Only assigned to volunteers who feel comfortable doing so).
· Follow organisation procedures and policies.
· Attend occasional training refreshers and review meetings as required.
· Friendly and enthusiastic.
· Reliable and willing to commit to pre-agreed shifts.
· Happy to work individually or with staff and other volunteers.
· Confident in making decisions or able to ask others for help if needed.
· Interest in clothing, fashion, retail or similar.
· Interest in the R:evolve principles of swapping, sharing, reusing, mending, and upcycling or keen to learn more about these.
· Interest in climate change and environmentally friendly behaviours or keen to learn more about these.
Experience required
Retail / Customer Service, Organised,Practical,Reliable / Dependable,Sociable,Trustworthy,
Travel details
The opportunity takes at multiple location across South Lanarkshire
Cambuslang
Travel expenses
R:evolve Recycle will pay for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including travel, and pre-agreed upon materials purchase. If you volunteer for three hours or more, there is a small lunch allowance. Expenses are reimbursed via direct deposit upon submission of an approved expense form. Unfortunately, we cannot reimburse childcare expenses
Dates
13 March - 9 September 2024
Support
Training details
Swap Shop volunteers are invited to attend 'experience days' where they shadow current volunteers as they run the shop. Staff-led shop training is given over 3 – 4 induction shifts, and covers an induction to the project, shop procedures, and Health & Safety.
Taster available
Restrictions
Minimum age: 16
No Gender Restriction,
Availability
Frequency & commitment
Commitment 3 Months 3 Hours, Weekly
Volunteers (aged 16-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Roots Sorting Space Team - Cambuslang with R:evolve Recycle
Your email address and phone number will only be used by the organisation/TSI you are contacting to discuss in more detail the opportunity you are enquiring about.
Nicole Abbate, R:evolve Recycle
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