You must be over 16 and have no unspent criminal convictions. This is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity shop.

You will create attractive homewares displays, keep stock fresh, clean and sort donations, and value and price items according to guidelines.

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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 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. O ur 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.
 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 create a world free from the fear of heart disease.
 Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity shop.
 Typical tasks include: 
 
 <ul>
 <li>Following our display guidelines and using your creative skills to maintain attractive displays of homewares in our charity store</li>
 <li>Keeping our homewares department fully stocked with fresh items</li>
 <li>Sorting out and cleaning donated ornaments, collectibles and pictures</li>Following our guidelines to value and price donated ornaments, collectibles and pictures
 </ul>
 
 Volunteering with British Heart Foundation comes with plenty of benefits too… 
 
 <ul>
 <li>A 25% discount on donated goods and 10% discount on New Goods in our shops</li>
 <li>Unlimited, free, and confidential support by Retail Trust</li>
 <li>Access to training and development</li>
 <li>Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed</li>
 <li>Refreshments available</li>
 <li>Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided</li>
 <li>Access to discounts with other retailers</li>
 </ul>
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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. O ur 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.
 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 create a world free from the fear of heart disease.
 Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity shop.
 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 picturesFollowing our guidelines to value and price donated ornaments, collectibles and pictures
 
 
 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 shops
  Unlimited, free, and confidential support by Retail Trust
  Access to training and development
  Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed
  Refreshments available
  Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided
  Access to discounts with other retailers
 



Homewares Volunteer

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