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Form of workOur 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. Our 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 .
Are you calm, collected and happy to chat on the phone? Join the volunteer team at our store. With support from the charity shop team, you will be the first point of contact for customers, helping them with any phone or face-to-face enquiries, arranging collections of donations via our local van teams and explaining our Gift Aid scheme. You will also be using our online collections request system to process online collection booking requests . This is a busy front of house role for those who like to be in the thick of it and makes a huge difference in helping us continue to fund lifesaving research.
J ust 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:
Dealing with face-to-face, phone and online enquiries, supported by the team
Reception and front of house duties, helping around the cashier desk
Completing administration procedures accurately
Arranging collections of donations via our local van teams
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 t ravel expenses reimbursed
Refreshments available
Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided
Access to discounts with other retailers
