Blackthorn Charity Shop Volunteer
The Blackthorn Trust
Charity Shop volunteers are needed to work serving customers and sorting donations. Our charity shop is open weekdays 10am to 3pm. DBS checks are required for all Blackthorn Trust’s volunteers and staff.
Charity Shop volunteers are needed to work serving customers and sorting donations. Our charity shop is open weekdays 10am to 3pm. DBS checks are required for all Blackthorn Trust’s volunteers and staff. Volunteers work both front of house (assisting customers, taking payments, tidying stock etc.) and sorting/pricing donations. There is no charity shop manager so volunteers are required to work unsupervised as part of a team.
Retail & Charity Shops
Teamwork, Talking To Others, Listening
• Good communication skills to be able to talk to and interact with customers, staff, other volunteers and service users (vulnerable adults, many of whom have mental health conditions). • Ability to follow instructions and work unsupervised (after a short period of training). • Be a good team player who is aware of the specific role they have as an individual and how it fits into the wider team. • Happy working in a shop setting. • Customer service experience preferred but is not essential. • DBS checks are required for all Blackthorn Trust’s volunteers and staff. • All potential volunteers will be vetted during an initial face-to-face meeting to determine whether they are a good fit for the role and the charity shop team.
• Support a small charity and ‘give back’ to people in the local community. • Be part of a friendly and supportive team. • Know you are helping to make a difference to the hundreds of people who access Blackthorn Trust’s programmes each year.
A minimum of 1 weekday per week (9.50am to 3.10pm). We most urgently need volunteers on Tuesdays and Fridays.
ME16 9AN
Blackthorn Trust, St Andrew's Road, Maidstone
There is no onsite parking but free street parking is available in St Andrews Road. There are pedestrian entrances in St Andrews Road (ME16 9AN) and Saffron Close (ME16 0US). The nearest bus stop is the Cherry Tree pub in Tonbridge Road which is served by bus route numbers 3, 6 and 7.
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