Description
This is a unique opportunity to either learn or apply skills related to customer requests for printing a wide range of materials. This work often includes using the guillotine, laminator and book-binding. We also sell arts and craft materials and a wide range of stationery supplies. Our greetings cards include those created by local artists. You will be interested in the heritage of paper-making in Penicuik and enjoy working as part of a team. Retail experience would be a bonus but is not required. Volunteers are also encouraged to work cooperatively with the team as we go through a time of change and development. The role requires a minimum of one shift of three hours a week along with attendance at monthly team meetings.
Organisation aims and objectives
Penicuik Community Development Trust brings together local people to invest their time, talents and energy to make Penicuik a better place for families to grow up in, community activities to flourish, businesses to thrive, and others to find Penicuik an attractive place to visit. The aims are to promote the benefit of the people of Penicuik and its environs (being defined as all those who live within the town and its environs as well as any others who participate as active members of organisations based in Penicuik), without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions, by actions: to advance community development; to advance education; to advance the arts, heritage, culture and science; to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, for recreation and other leisure time activities in the interests of social welfare so that the conditions of life may be improved
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3 hours per week - either from 10:00am-1:00pm or 1pm to 4pm
Restrictions
Due to the opening hours of the shop, volunteers need to be available during the day.
We are not currently able to accommodate wheelchair users but are working towards having proper accessibility.
Experience required: A willingness to be part of a team; basic literacy and numeracy and basic computer skills. An interest in retail and particularly arts, crafts and paper would also be helpful.
Travel details: Buses from Edinburgh are LRT 37/47 and Borders Buses 62
Minimum age: 16
Support
Expenses paid: Yes
Training details: We are currently in the process of updating and refining our systems for induction, training and support. In the meantime, induction takes place on the shop floor and new volunteers will always be paired with a volunteer who has worked in the shop for over six months and is familiar with the processes, particularly Health and Safety.
Support:
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