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To assist in stock processing, including sorting, steaming, pricing and hanging of donated goods. To assist in keeping the shop premises clean and tidy. To assist and develop the voluntary team by working together, to assist and serve customers providing a service of the highest standard. To promote public understanding of the work of the PDSA and the importance of raising funds through the shop. To promote and apply the PDSA health and safety policy. Volunteers may progress to be involved in cash handling and till operation and to increase revenue through add-on sales at the till.

Stockroom assistant required for PDSA shop in Galashiels. Duties include: Assist in the processing of donations into saleable stock and items for recycling. Prepare donated items for the shop floor by steaming, tagging and pricing items in line with PDSA guidelines. Prepare new goods for the shop floor. Keep departments stocked, and help with stock rotation. Keep the stockroom safe, organised, clean and tidy. Compliance with our policies and procedures including Health and safety and data protection. This list shows some but not all of the duties you may be involved with.

We seek assistance in the garden with horticultural activities, tea and coffee making, wood storing/collection, building garden structures and involvement in our various carbon saving projects. Volunteering at the Peebles CAN community garden has been ongoing for several years, and offers a broad range of opportunities, including: Planting – sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, feeding and watering plants Plant care – variety of activities, such as pruning tomatoes and fruit bushes, earthing up potatoes, cultivating runners Maintaining the garden – weeding, raking, edging beds, putting up protective netting structures, building a brash hedge, willow weaving, composting, strimming and mowing Woodwork – building structures for the garden, bordering patches, maintaining the yurt, and building netting frames. Tea and Coffee is made on the camp stove and is offered during volunteer sessions. All our tasks are seasonal, so jobs to do in the garden are always changing! Volunteer sessions at the community garden are delivered on weekdays, please check our website for times. We can also work with volunteers (such as Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme) who are interested in taking on a larger volunteer “contract” with us. Please get in touch to discuss. Everyone is encouraged to take a harvest from the garden away with them! We also offer a range of activities relating to carbon saving such as an Eco Driving Course, Bike Ability Workshop and Zoom Cooking Lessons as part of our Climate Challenge Funded project, ‘The Road to Carbon Reduction.’ The project is active until April 2022

We seek assistance in the garden with horticultural activities, tea and coffee making, wood storing/collection, building garden structures and involvement in our various carbon saving projects. Volunteering at the Peebles CAN community garden has been ongoing for several years, and offers a broad range of opportunities, including: Planting – sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, feeding and watering plants Plant care – variety of activities, such as pruning tomatoes and fruit bushes, earthing up potatoes, cultivating runners Maintaining the garden – weeding, raking, edging beds, putting up protective netting structures, building a brash hedge, willow weaving, composting, strimming and mowing Woodwork – building structures for the garden, bordering patches, maintaining the yurt, and building netting frames. Tea and Coffee is made on the camp stove and is offered during volunteer sessions. All our tasks are seasonal, so jobs to do in the garden are always changing! Volunteer sessions at the community garden are delivered on weekdays, please check our website for times. We can also work with volunteers (such as Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme) who are interested in taking on a larger volunteer “contract” with us. Please get in touch to discuss. Everyone is encouraged to take a harvest from the garden away with them! We also offer a range of activities relating to carbon saving such as an Eco Driving Course, Bike Ability Workshop and Zoom Cooking Lessons as part of our Climate Challenge Funded project, ‘The Road to Carbon Reduction.’ The project is active until April 2022

We seek assistance in the garden with horticultural activities, tea and coffee making, wood storing/collection, building garden structures and involvement in our various carbon saving projects. Volunteering at the Peebles CAN community garden has been ongoing for several years, and offers a broad range of opportunities, including: Planting – sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, feeding and watering plants Plant care – variety of activities, such as pruning tomatoes and fruit bushes, earthing up potatoes, cultivating runners Maintaining the garden – weeding, raking, edging beds, putting up protective netting structures, building a brash hedge, willow weaving, composting, strimming and mowing Woodwork – building structures for the garden, bordering patches, maintaining the yurt, and building netting frames. Tea and Coffee is made on the camp stove and is offered during volunteer sessions. All our tasks are seasonal, so jobs to do in the garden are always changing! Volunteer sessions at the community garden are delivered on weekdays, please check our website for times. We can also work with volunteers (such as Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme) who are interested in taking on a larger volunteer “contract” with us. Please get in touch to discuss. Everyone is encouraged to take a harvest from the garden away with them! We also offer a range of activities relating to carbon saving such as an Eco Driving Course, Bike Ability Workshop and Zoom Cooking Lessons as part of our Climate Challenge Funded project, ‘The Road to Carbon Reduction.’ The project is active until April 2022

There’s a lot to do in our charity shops and something to suit most tastes and interests. For example you may enjoy helping people to choose something for a special occasion; have a good eye for selecting items to go on sale in the shop; or you may like to try your hand at window displays; perhaps you would like to price goods or prepare them for display or you may even be a dab hand with backroom shop work.

There’s a lot to do in our charity shops and something to suit most tastes and interests. For example you may enjoy helping people to choose something for a special occasion; have a good eye for selecting items to go on sale in the shop; or you may like to try your hand at window displays; perhaps you would like to price goods or prepare them for display or you may even be a dab hand with backroom shop work.

We need to be shouting louder about the good work we are doing at our crafting & well-being centre! Are you good at keeping up with social media? Then this may be just the job for you… We are looking for someone with a great eye and good literacy skills to help create content for our social media platforms. With so many amazing animals and creative projects going on here, we need someone who can multi-task and effectively promote our work.

Gardening enthusiasts wanted at our crafting & well-being centre. Help keep the flower and veg beds productive and looking their best by volunteering at our unique venture. We are looking for garden enthusiasts who are keen to support the work At Birkhill House. Duties will include on-going weeding of raised vegetable beds and flower beds, removal of old plants and sowing of new. We are keen to build new beds as well, so a creative mind and a willingness to construct would be useful.

Gardening enthusiasts wanted at our crafting & well-being centre. Help keep the flower and veg beds productive and looking their best by volunteering at our unique venture. We are looking for garden enthusiasts who are keen to support the work At Birkhill House. Duties will include on-going weeding of raised vegetable beds and flower beds, removal of old plants and sowing of new. We are keen to build new beds as well, so a creative mind and a willingness to construct would be useful.