Housekeeping Volunteer

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Housekeeping Volunteer

Are you handy with a hoover, a whizz with a duster and a dab hand with a mop? We are looking for a Housekeeping volunteer to help keep our shop clean, safe and welcoming for our volunteers, staff and customers.

Full training and cleaning materials will be provided. This volunteer role is very flexible, and whether you have an hour or an afternoon free each week, your help will make a huge difference to the shop in helping us Beat Heartbreak Forever.

Say hello to the team:

Funding for researchers begins at your local charity shop. Now, more than ever, we are in urgent need of volunteers to enable us to continue our life saving research and help the 7.6 million people in the UK living with heart and circulatory diseases. This wouldn’t be possible without our fantastic volunteers.

Our Midsomer Norton team led by Alison and Nicola is welcoming and friendly, and we love meeting people from all walks of life

Typical tasks include:

· Cleaning staff areas, stairways and restrooms – vacuuming and wiping down surfaces

· Cleaning on the shop floor – shop fittings, stock on display and touch points

· Re-stocking cleaning supplies, refreshments and any other miscellaneous items – make sure we have enough tea and biscuits to keep our volunteers going!

You get a lot from volunteering too:

· A chance to work in a friendly team, make new friends & meet a diverse group

· The feel-good factor of helping the British Heart Foundation to beat heartbreak forever

· The time to develop your confidence and interpersonal skills

· Flexibility to fit with your lifestyle around your other commitments

· Reasonable travel reimbursed in agreement with the Manager

· 25% volunteer discount on donated goods

Please note - we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 and we cannot accept volunteers with unspent criminal convictions or who are subject to criminal registers/orders

Here’s a little bit more about us:

The BHF is here to Beat Heartbreak Forever. We are working towards a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. By 2030, we want to see advances across the spectrum of heart and circulatory diseases; to prevent these conditions from developing and we want those with existing conditions to have better, longer lives.

COVID precautions:

We are COVID-secure, following current Government guidance. We provide sneeze screens at till-points, hand sanitiser, disinfectant and face coverings. We maintain a strict cleaning schedule and social distancing in our shops/ stores.

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Free or subsidised travel

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
We are COVID-secure, following current Government guidance. We provide sneeze screens at till-points, hand sanitiser, disinfectant and face coverings. We maintain a strict cleaning schedule and social distancing in our shops/ stores.

Experience:

• Charity Shop Sales Assistants: 1 year (preferred)
• customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Work remotely:

• No