Volunteer Shop Assistant

• Reuse and Thrive

• VO97983

As a shop volunteer you will ensure our customers have a
positive shopping experience. You will welcome customers, help them with making purchases and use our till system to record sales and process payments.
You will help with the day to day running of the shop. This
includes organizing, pricing and displaying stock and ensuring the shop is clean and tidy.

What you need for this role
 Have a friendly and welcoming manner
 Be a good organiser
 Able to handle money, with good numeracy
 Sympathetic to R&T’s ethos and values.
We can help and support you to develop the skills you need for this role. A full induction and training will be provided, covering all the areas outlined above.

Experience required

Any experience of working with customers would be useful although not essential. Training is provided.

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Training details

We have a range of policies and processes that everyone is trained in. Also health and safety, fire and till training is provided. This training is updated and refreshed on an ongoing basis. All volunteers are asked to sign a volunteer agreement and to sign off to confirm they have received appropriate training.

Taster

There will be an opportunity following training to shadow colleagues in the shop before committing to the rota.

Restrictions

Minimum age: 18
Must be able to get to and from shop independently and be able to work a 2hr shift in shop. Training provided on use of till and money handling.

Availability

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Volunteers (aged 18-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
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This volunteering opportunity is also advertised across West Lothian.

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