We are looking for volunteers to help in the Rosie's Shop at 45 - 49 Holburn Street. Responsibilities would include taking framing orders, greeting and helping customers, cleaning and helping with shop displays, meeting sale or return suppliers and taking in and cataloguing stock and other associated tasks including interacting with our service users who are in recovery from mental ill health and acquired brain injury. The shop hours are: Monday to Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 9.30 - 4.30pm Saturday 9.30 - 2.30pm A variety of shifts are available within these times. Maybe you are between jobs and looking for a way to fill a career gap or want to do something a bit different and enjoyable while supporting a local charity, please contact us at email: karenrobinson@turningpointscotland.com / alexpenter@turningpointscotland.com

Home-Start Aberdeen supports local families, who may be vulnerable or suffering from isolation, with emotional and practical support in their own homes. Our charity shop, which raises valuable funds towards our work, opened in 2012. It is located in the heart of the city at 101 George Street, (opposite the old John Lewis store). The shop is always keen to recruit volunteers who might wish to assist with a number of activities, including sorting and pricing stock, arranging window displays, liaising with customers and lending a hand at special promotional events. No prior retail experience is required; our friendly shop staff team provide all volunteers with advice and guidance. Volunteering at the Home-Start Aberdeen shop is therefore an opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and gain confidence. It is also a meaningful way to support Home-Start Aberdeen’s work with local families. For further details please contact Karen Milne, Charity Shop Manager, E Mail: shop@homestartaberdeen.org.uk / tel.: 01224 622390

*Join the Oxfam community As a Retail Volunteer you will learn all about what goes into making our fantastic shop thrive. You can keep busy in the stockroom sorting and checking donations or be on the shop floor, serving customers and putting stock out on sale. Whatever suits you! Best of all you’ll be raising vital funds to support people facing poverty around the world. *About this role We will give you all the training and support you need so you will develop your skills as part of our team. You don’t need to have any experience – we’ve got you covered. You can also get some lunch and travel costs too. Whatever you need, we’re here to help. You can focus on any part of volunteering that interests you the most. As a Retail Volunteer you’ll develop skills that boost your confidence. Why not try a bit of everything? -Sorting donations including checking and pricing -Serving customers on the till -Create stylish window displays -Keeping the shop fully stocked -Helping donors as they come in -Volunteering that works for you -Volunteering can be very flexible to suit you. So even if your availability or skills don’t match this role, get in touch and we will find something right for you. By volunteering for a few hours a week, you will meet new people and have some fun for a good cause. For more details and to apply online please visit: https://volunteering.oxfam.org.uk/opportunities/47658-shop-volunteer-chapel-street-2023-05-12 and https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/volunteer-in-an-oxfam-shop/ If you can’t apply online, please visit the shop at Chapel Street, Aberdeen for a paper form or contact us at email: givetime@oxfam.org.uk

The British Heart Foundation fund vital research into heart disease, stroke and vascular dementia, and their risk factors like diabetes. One of the great ways you can support the work of the British Heart Foundation is through volunteering at one of our wonderful charity shops. We offer a wide range of roles to utilise existing skills, or to add value and skills to an individual’s CV. Some of our current roles are: • Online expert (eBay researcher and lister) • Book volunteer (to sort, price and merchandise our book depts) • Till operator (responsible for customer service and cash handling) • Back of house support staff (roles including steaming, tagging, pricing of stock) • Volunteer driver (to make prearranged household stock collections – own car essential and mileage paid) • Gift Aid expert (processing and tagging gift aided stock) On top of building skills and confidence, we also offer a range of benefits to our volunteering team including, 25% discount on donated stock, free breakfast club, free period products, full training, reasonable travel expenses paid, access to our benefits hub to get discounts at local retailers. A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference. All help is greatly appreciated. For further details please contact our Shop Manager at email: A18@bhf.org.uk or telephone: 01224 252769.