You should love books, be 16+, physically able to lift and carry them, and have no unspent criminal convictions. This is an unpaid, friendly charity shop role.

You will sort and value donated books, keep shelves stocked, identify rare finds for online sale, and handle lifting of heavy items.

Customer Relations

Hospitality & Retail

Health Insurance

Flexible Working

Sick Pay

Employee Discount

Large

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is a charitable organisation dedicated to combating heart disease through research, education, and support. The BHF's primary mission is to save lives and improve cardiovascular health by funding groundbreaking research, advocating for heart-healthy lifestyles, and providing support to those affected by heart conditions. Their purpose revolves around preventing heart diseases, promoting awareness, and advancing medical knowledge to ensure a world where individuals live longer, healthier lives, free from the impact of heart-related illnesses. Through their multifaceted approach, the BHF strives to make a significant and lasting impact on heart health in the United Kingdom.

Science & Healthcare

British Heart Foundation

Healthcare

The largest independent funder of research into heart and circulatory diseases in the UK

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  <p>Our charity fund s around £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart diseases. Stroke. Vascular dementia. Diabetes. They're all connected, and they're all under our microscope. Our volunteers help us fund lifesaving science to improve the lives of families and loved ones living with heart and circulatory disease. 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 .</p>
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  <p>Love books? We’re looking for enthusiastic people to help price, organise and display our wide range of donated books in our charity shop. Create exciting and eye-catching displays and inspire others to pick up a book. This is a flexible opportunity to share your love of books or to get a taster of a career in retail and you'll be helping the charity to continue to fund life saving research.</p>
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   <p>Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid volunt eering position in a friendly charity shop.</p>
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   <p><b>Typical tasks include:<br> </b></p>
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    <li>Keeping our book department fully stocked with a fresh selection of donated books</li>
    <li>Sorting out donations of books</li>
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    <li>Following our guidelines to value and price donated books</li>
    <li>Identifying rare and collectible books for online selling</li>Some lifting and carrying of books involved – remember books can be heavy!
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   <p><b>Volunteering with British Heart Foundation comes with plenty of benefits too…<br> </b></p>
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    <li>A 25% discount on donated goods and 10% discount on New Goods in our charity shops</li>
    <li>Unlimited , free, and confidential support by Retail Trust</li>
    <li>Access to training and development</li>
    <li>Reasonable t ravel expenses reimbursed</li>
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    <li>Refreshments available</li>
    <li>Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided</li>
    <li>Access to discounts with other retailers</li>
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  Our charity fund s around £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart diseases. Stroke. Vascular dementia. Diabetes. They're all connected, and they're all under our microscope. Our volunteers help us fund lifesaving science to improve the lives of families and loved ones living with heart and circulatory disease. 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 .
 
 
  Love books? We’re looking for enthusiastic people to help price, organise and display our wide range of donated books in our charity shop. Create exciting and eye-catching displays and inspire others to pick up a book. This is a flexible opportunity to share your love of books or to get a taster of a career in retail and you'll be helping the charity to continue to fund life saving research.
 
 
  
   Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid volunt eering position in a friendly charity shop.
  
  
   Typical tasks include: 
  
  
  
   
    Keeping our book department fully stocked with a fresh selection of donated books
    Sorting out donations of books
   
  
 
 
  
   
    Following our guidelines to value and price donated books
    Identifying rare and collectible books for online sellingSome lifting and carrying of books involved – remember books can be heavy!
   
  
  
  
   Volunteering with British Heart Foundation comes with plenty of benefits too… 
  
 
 
 
  
   
    A 25% discount on donated goods and 10% discount on New Goods in our charity shops
    Unlimited , free, and confidential support by Retail Trust
    Access to training and development
    Reasonable t ravel expenses reimbursed
   
  
 
 
  
   
    Refreshments available
    Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided
    Access to discounts with other retailers
   
  
 



Book Department Volunteer

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British Heart Foundation

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