eBay Store Volunteer Donation Packer and Dispatcher

• Friends of the Broadway Prestwick

• VO103314

Volunteer with Friends of the Broadway Prestwick.

Friends of the Broadway Prestwick is a community group dedicated to bringing the former Broadway Cinema in Prestwick into community ownership.

Our aim is to reopen the Broadway as a professional cinema, exciting multi-use venue, and inter-generational community hub.

We are looking for responsible volunteers to provide a considered and sensitive packaging service for items purchased from the Friends of the Broadway eBay store, ensuring timely and safe onward pick-up by couriers.
Responsibilities will include:
• To regularly liaise with the Volunteer Store Administrator, the Donation Processor, and other volunteer packers regarding items to be packed
• To assess all health and safety aspects of lifting and moving donated goods and summon the Administrator if more support may be required
• To ensure all items are referenced with a suitable index system in place for ease of identification
• Ensure adequate packaging materials are readily available, and stocks remain topped up
• To safely pack, parcel, and address sold items, ensuring a clear onward address is visible to couriers
• To maintain a safe and organised working environment
• Contact suitable preferred couriers to book and arrange for timely uplift and ensure items are positioned in place identified for pick-up
• To liaise with relevant Regency staff re items left out for couriers
• To update the Store Administrator of any perceived/issues that may arise

If you would like to volunteer in a role which allows you to give back to the local community while participating in a innovative project, and to join an enthusiastic, diverse and dynamic team of volunteers this could be the opportunity for you. The role can also allow you to make a significant contribution to the future of the Broadway. You will also be able to access a range of training and gain experience in a variety of new activities.

Experience required

• An ability to work flexibly
• A willingness to work from the Regency store as required
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Physically capable of occasional heavy lifting
• Sound awareness of health and safety considerations and manual handling advice
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Discretion and confidentiality

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Restrictions

Minimum age: 18

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 South Ayrshire.

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