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Homewares Department Volunteer – Wigston Shop

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About this Opportunity

Overview:

Volunteering with us is easy, flexible, and inclusive. If you can spare a few hours a week, or a couple of hours occasionally, we’d love you to join our volunteer team.

Interested in collectibles, homewares and bric-a-brac? If this sounds like you then this could be your perfect volunteering role. Get involved in creating exciting and eye-catching displays of collectibles and homewares in our store. You’ll also be involved in selecting and preparing donated homewares to get them ready for sale. This is an opportunity to share your skills or to get a taster of a career in retail while helping us keep our Air Missions flying.

Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 or anyone with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity shop. 

Organisation:

The Air Ambulance Service

Minimum hours:

2

Address:

37 Leicester Rd, Wigston, Leicestershire

LE18 1NR

Location:

Onsite

About the organisation:

For Over 20 Years, We’ve Been Saving Lives Thanks to You The Air Ambulance Service has been at the heart of lifesaving emergency response for more than two decades, operating two specialist helicopter services that make a difference every single day. Your Local Air Ambulance delivers advanced critical care to people in life-threatening and life-changing emergencies across Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Rutland, giving them the very best chance of survival and recovery. We receive no government funding, so this vital service relies entirely on the generosity of people like you. Every donation helps us stay in the air and continue saving lives when every second counts.
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Full Details:

Typical tasks include:

Following our display guidelines and using your creative skills to maintain attractive displays of homewares in our charity store
Keeping our homewares department fully stocked with fresh items
Sorting out and cleaning donated ornaments, collectibles and pictures
Following our guidelines to value and price donated ornaments, collectibles and pictures

Application deadline – Ongoing

Informal chat – After you have applied, the shop manager will contact you to arrange a time to chat about volunteering, which could also include a taster session

Start date – After your chat with the manager and once on-boarding has been completed, we will work with you to agree a start date

If you’re ready to make a difference and gain new skills, click on the application form and apply today

Additional Information
Volunteering with your local Air Ambulance Service comes with plenty of benefits too…

A 25% discount on donated goods
Learn new skills & meet new friends
Refreshments available
Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed
Access to training and development
Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided

We warmly welcome everyone to apply and are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment. If you have any specific needs, please speak to a manager so we can discuss possible adjustments.

We conduct DBS checks for all volunteers and require two-character references upon application. If you have difficulty providing references, please talk to a manager for support.

When and Where:

Days of the week , Monday to Saturday 9.00am – 5.00pm
Minimum at least 2 hours a session per week

Additional Information

Requirements / Restrictions:

  • Age restrictions
  • References needed
  • Willing to take a DBS check

Causes / Areas of Interest:

  • Admin
  • Advice and Information
  • Community
  • Fundraising

Specific Requirements or Restrictions

Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 or anyone with unspent criminal convictions.

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Why we collect your age, location, gender and ethnicity

Our funders ask us to report on the age, gender, ethnicity and location of volunteers who use our service. All reporting is anonymous.

We will share your name and contact details with the relevant organisation as part of your application to a volunteering opportunity. 

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