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There are opportunities to work front or back of house in retail operations in Leith, Stockbridge and Morningside from till work to merchandising and window dressing. The back shop is where all the preparation happens, with the sorting, steaming and labelling of items for sale. There are roles in social media cover, general housekeeping, admin, gift aid promotion, brand research and customer care. We run a friendly sociable team in a busy, popular shop and would love to welcome some new volunteers to join us. Roles will vary in each shop. Apply here: https://volunteer.redcross.org.uk

Lil is a community interest company that literally stands for Lower Impact Living. We are looking for more volunteers to help us in our zero waste, zero fuss and 100% feel good mission. We're looking for volunteers who we would train towards working solo in the Lil Hub retail arm. Key tasks include: - Communicating with the public - Handling money and app based checkout - Fulfilling in person and online orders - Following laid out practices to meet hygiene, environmental health and trading standards. - Keeping the shop presentable

Help make today matter by supporting the Ayrshire Hospice as a Retail Assistant in our Hospice shops. Do you have a passion for fashion and love working with people, then we have a new exciting opportunity for you? At Ayrshire Hospice we are currently looking for Volunteers to join our Retail team. Volunteering is always in style! Volunteers play a huge part in the running of our stores and our retail chain could not function without the support they provide. We have various volunteer opportunities in our stores in Ayr, Prestwick, Troon, Cumnock, Kilmarnock, Girvan, Saltcoats, Kilwinning, Largs and Mauchline. Utilising your creativity and imagination you can assist with creating window and in store displays, selecting stock and turning it into something eye catching and tempting for our customers. An organiser’s dream volunteering role! Volunteering in the stockroom you can assist with sorting and organising donated stock and getting it ready for the shop floor. On the main shop floor, welcoming and assisting our customers and ensuring stock is regularly replenished, manning our tills and giving the best customer service possible. This is the perfect opportunity for a people person or a fashion fanatic. Benefits of Volunteering with Ayrshire Hospice Volunteering with us is flexible and fits around other work and life commitments, giving just 2 to 4 hours per week can make a real difference to the funds raised instore. Volunteering can help you develop your interpersonal skills and is a great opportunity to meet new people as volunteering helps encourages social inclusion. Many volunteers feel a sense of belonging as they have a chance to make a difference to others’ lives and be part of something more. Regardless of your reasons for wanting to volunteer we hope that you, along with our other volunteers have fun and enjoy any amount of time you are able to have with us!

We rely on donations of good quality, second hand furniture, textiles and bric a brac. in order for this to be sold at a reduced cost, the items need to be checked, cleaned and on some occasions built. By doing this, Instant Neighbour is able to provide a unique service of practical help, advice and emotional support to some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Aberdeen. Please contact Susan Cheyne, Business Development Manager 01224 489955 email susan.cheyne@instantneighbour.co.uk

Foodbanks in Aberdeen provide emergency food and vital support to local people experiencing crisis in Aberdeen City. Every day people go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy, poverty to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. The Food Banks Partnership Aberdeen coordinates food banks in the city while guiding users towards services that can help prevent people becoming reliant on these resources. Partners include, Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE), Instant Neighbour Trust and Aberdeen Cyrenians. As well as providing emergency food, all partners are committed to promoting employment, signposting to money advice, debt management and household budgeting services, and other sources of support to develop resilience and help people to move on and out of poverty. We are currently recruiting Customer Service Volunteers to help as part of the Food-Bank volunteer team in welcoming, meeting and greeting customers, preparing and selling a range of items assist in our vital work. If you can spare a few hours to help with this or wish to discuss any other volunteer opportunities we currently have please get in touch. This is a great opportunity to be involved in an exciting partnership, gain good experience and make a real difference to local communities in Aberdeen. For further details please contact us at: e-mail: e-mail: volunteersupport@cfine.org tel.: 01224 596156.

A range of interesting task to get involved in, help Oxfam in its vital work and gain good experience. Roles & Tasks can incude: * Sales Assistant inc: sorting out, pricing of donated goods & till operation and customer care. * Books Assistant - sorting out, pricing of donated goods & till operation and customer care. * Bric a Brac Assistant - sorting out, pricing of donated goods & till operation and customer care. For further details please pop in to one of our shops or contact: 13 Rosemount Viaduct - 640335 (Janice Davidson - Manager) 5 Back Wynd - 642490 (bookshop)(Marion Craigie - Manager) Chapel Street - 637662( Pamela Reid - Manager) or 645275 Opening Hours - Mon-Sat 10am-5pm and on Thursdays open until 7pm.

Window and shop display assistant For more information please contact: Anne MacLennan, Shop Manager, tel.: 01224 624361 or pop in to the shop to dicuss.

To help maintain the book section. Must have an interest in books. For more information please contact: Anne MacLennan, Shop Manager, tel.: 01224 624361 or pop in to the shop to dicuss.

Foodbanks in Aberdeen provide emergency food and vital support to local people experiencing crisis in Aberdeen City. Every day people go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy, poverty to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. The Food Banks Partnership Aberdeen coordinates food banks in the city while guiding users towards services that can help prevent people becoming reliant on these resources. Partners include, Community Food Initiatives North East, Instant Neighbour Trust and Aberdeen Cyrenians. As well as providing emergency food, all partners are committed to promoting employment, signposting to money advice, debt management and household budgeting services, and other sources of support to develop resilience and help people to move on and out of poverty. We are currently recruiting volunteers to help in this important work. If you can spare a few hours to help please get in touch. There are lots of things that need doing from sorting food and packing food parcels and donations, serving clients/customers, helping with collections, assisting in the warehouse, admin. support, driving/making deliveries, organisation of and participation in food drives and working as part of a team to achieve the foodbank objectives. If you would like to help with any of these aspects we will be delighted to hear from you. This is a great opportunity to be involved in an exciting partnership and make a real difference to local communities in Aberdeen. For further details please contact us at: e-mail: e-mail: volunteersupport@cfine.org Tel.: 01224 596156

Oxfam is looking for people to join the friendly volunteer team in Chapel Street, Aberdeen. If you enjoy working in retail and delivering excellent customer service then come along and be part of the Oxfam family. You will have significant impact on shop sales as well as the self-satisfaction of helping overcome poverty and suffering worldwide. We are looking for a number of motivated volunteer Sales Assistants to contribute to the day to day running of the Oxfam shop. Key roles and responsibilities may include the sorting and pricing a variety of donations, till operation and customer care. Oxfam aims to overcome poverty and suffering worldwide. The money raised in the shops funds projects for emergency provision and development programmes along with other key area such as climate change, food crises, conflict, natural disasters, health improvement, gender equality, poverty reduction and education. Members of the volunteer teams will have interaction with the local community, have the chance to make new friends and be part of a team, all while helping those less fortunate than ourselves. The position can also provide work experience and a reference for those in between jobs or looking for a change to the retailing environment. For further details please contact: tel.: 01224 637662 /e-mail oxfamshopf6402@oxfam.org.uk or pop in to the shop