Whether you are passionate about clothing, music or books, love to organise, know your bric-a-brac or even want to get creative with our displays, your time, and skills with be appreciated. Here at Oxfam we're dedicated to fighting poverty and inequality. Oxfam is a global movement of millions of people who share the belief that, in a world rich in resources, poverty isn't inevitable. We respond fast in emergencies, work on long-term projects with communities and campaign for genuine, lasting change. Our volunteers, staff, and those we aim to influence are all guided by our values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusiveness. There are several different areas in our shops that could use your expertise. Whether you are passionate about clothing, love to organise, know your bric-a-brac or even want to get creative with our displays, your time, and skills with be appreciated. If you have a couple of hours to give to Oxfam, then we'd like to hear from you. We want to hear from you if you are: • Reliable and honest • Willing to learn new skills • Interested in working with a team The role involves: • It's up to you! You can help behind the scenes or on the shop floor and you can branch out into different areas and do extra training. For example, team leader, online retail, social media, admin & accountancy roles, community outreach, and events organising.

Volunteers will be sorting donations as they come into the shop as well as arrange new window displays to bring customers into the shop. Volunteers also serve customers and offer assistance if needed. Volunteers work as a team to keep th shop clean and tidy. This opportunity is both Duke of Edinburgh and Saltire Awards friendly. Volunteers will support the shop manager/supervisor and other store volunteers.

The is a varied role and could include lifting heavy furniture and electrical items, electrical testing ( testing our donated electrical items to make sure they work), customer service, helping to keep the shop spick and span, making our donated stock and shop floor clean and presentable, handyperson tasks (includes assembling and dismantling as necessary, occasional repair work), helping with rotation of stock, pricing, operating the till and visual merchandiser tasks such as creating displays.

British Heart Foundation funds around £100 million of research each year into heart and circulatory diseases and their causes. If you would like to be a friendly face in your local community, help save the planet and raise funds to save lives, volunteering as a Sales Floor Volunteer in your local furniture store could be the answer. As a Sales Floor Volunteer, you will greet customers, help them find items they’re looking for and answering their questions, with help on hand from the shop team. Other tasks include creating window displays, keeping the shop tidy, and promoting campaigns and instore sales to customers. You will provide invaluable help in the running of the shop, keeping it stocked and attractively displayed. Join this friendly team and help save lives today.