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Liskeard Shop Volunteer
What does a Liskeard Shop Volunteer do?
The role of the Liskeard shop volunteer is varied and interesting. If you want to make a difference in your local community while surrounded by a wonderful array of high quality clothing and bric a brac items apply now to volunteer with us!
Liskeard shop volunteering will include the enjoyment of working on the till selling to and engaging with our great customers. You might be sorting donated stock, ensuring we sell the highest quality items to our local customers.
What ever you do to help us out as a volunteer in our Liskeard shop, each shift may vary in relation to the time you are able to offer us, but come along and find out more about volunteering in our fantastic community based shop for a day filled with interesting customers, creativity and style.
So if you are looking to volunteer in a small friendly team, come along and meet us and see what volunteering could mean for you. We are really keen to add you to our existing local team.
Liskeard Shop Volunteering will include
- Serving on the till
- Sorting, steaming and hanging new stock
- Promoting our Cornwall Hospice Care lottery
- Encouraging customers to join the volunteer team
- Helping us to improve our customer experience
- Being part of our local team
- Welcoming and helping our customers
Liskeard Shop Volunteer commitment
We are keen to recruit new Liskeard shop volunteers for both mornings and afternoons. Volunteering opportunities are available now.
Usual volunteering hours would be 9.30am -1.00pm or 1.00pm-4.30pm.
However we aim to offer a flexible and responsive volunteering environment and would be delighted if you can help us in our shop, an ideal commitment is weekly or fortnightly, but do just talk to us about the time you can offer.
Training and Induction
Liskeard shop volunteers are asked to attend training and induction activity prior to beginning their volunteering. There are some mandatory training sessions to complete with our support.
Volunteering with us
What you can expect from Cornwall Hospice Care
- To be valued and respected
- To give back to your local community
- To build your self confidence
- To meet new people
- To receive appropriate induction and training
- To have adequate support and supervision
- To have a safe working environment
- To learn new skills and share what you know with others
- To be reimbursed for reasonable out of pocket expenses
Induction and Training
We ask all new Liskeard shop volunteers to attend an induction session which includes an introduction to our code of conduct, health and safety procedures, confidentiality policies, fire evacuation procedures, infection prevention and control measures as well as other important and relevant information and core training.
Volunteers will also be asked to complete some mandatory training sessions and relevant courses to keep up to date with organisational and legal regulation changes.
We hope that each shop volunteer maintains regular contact with the Volunteer Services team, and takes responsibility for positive communication regarding their role and responsibilities.
New volunteers will be asked to attend a first conversation to discuss the role with staff at our Liskeard shop.
For more information or help contact our Volunteer Services team by email at volunteer@cornwallhospice.co.uk or call 01726 65711.
