Description
CHAS cares for children throughout Scotland and they're here for the whole family. Whether at home, in hospital, or visiting their hospices, they give families the care and support they need, when they need it.
CHAS runs a number of charity shops across Scotland, selling donated stock as well as new goods to raise the vital funds required to care for children and their families. You will be volunteering within their retail team, assisting with the day to day running of the shop floor and providing excellent customer service.
This opportunity is at their East Port Boutique Shop in Dunfermline, which specialises in ladies and menswear. You will volunteer with a small team, welcome customers into the shop, serve at the till and register donors for gift aid. If you enjoy keeping busy while having a laugh with a great team, this opportunity is for you!
Organisation aims and objectives
CHAS Trading (Fife) has four small charity shops operating within Fife, that raise vital funds to allow CHAS to offer a full family support service for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions. CHAS supports families across Scotland. Their shops in Fife are key to raising enough funds to support the service.
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4 hours per month
Restrictions
Experience required: It would be great if you have good communication and customer service skills. It is important that you work well in a team and you share the same values with the organisation: respect, care honesty and accountability.
Travel details: This will be based in the CHAS East Port shop in the city centre. The shop is easily accessible by public transport or free car parking nearby. 32-34 East Port, Dunfermline KY12 7JB
Minimum age: 18
Support
Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: Yes - CHAS reimburses reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred in the course of volunteering, including public transport on submission of receipts/tickets and car (current mileage rate = 45p), every month.
Training details: It’s important to CHAS that you feel happy, safe and confident in your role. As a CHAS volunteer you will be invited to complete a short core learning package that is tailored to your role. This can be done online or face to face with support.
They are always developing new opportunities for volunteers to learn and offer a range of options for volunteers including over 25 free accredited online training courses from counselling skills to customer service through their partner organisation Skills Network Scotland.
They also offer a full induction process where they provide full training on all aspects of the role. Trial shifts can also be arranged to help you decide if this is the right role for you.
Support:
Named Contact For Volunteer,
Wheelchair Access/Disabled Access Toilet