Volunteer Donation Sorter - Warehouse

Volunteer Donation Sorter - Warehouse

Our retail distribution centre is where donations are stored, sorted, cleaned and distributed to the shops. It is a busy warehouse environment next to the Martlets showroom in Hove. Our Volunteer Donation Sorters help with household items ranging from crockery, toys, small electrical items, pictures, as well as clothes, shoes and bags. You will become part of the team that will sort, prepare, and recycle donations for resale.

What will I be doing?

• Lifting and emptying bags of donations
• Checking donated goods for damage and condition
• Identifying items suitable for the different shops including any vintage, retro or particularly valuable items as wells as those for recycling
• Sorting donations items by type – pottery, china, ornaments, kitchenware, toys, as well as textiles, shoes and bags.
• Sorting electrical and electronic items, checking for damage, passing to our PAT testing team
• Identifying donations that are of higher value and suitable for Martlets E-commerce

Where? Martlets Retail Distribution Centre, Sussex House Industrial Estate, Old Shoreham Rd, Hove BN3 7DX

When?   Sessions are 3 hrs per week between 10-13.00 or 13 - 16.00 Monday to Friday

Anything else I should know? This role will involve standing for period of time and require moving and handling of donated boxes/bags. We are able to pay travel expenses such as local bus fares and train tickets to help you access this volunteering role.

Sounds good, what do I do next? Have a look at the role profile for more detail, apply now and a member of the team will be in contact to give you a tour, introduce you to some of our wonderful team and tell you more about this role.

“I open up the bags and sort through the clothes as we receive them, hanging them up and steaming them so that they look lovely and are ready for the shops. Sometimes we find wonderful clothes that haven’t even been worn; we’ve had genuine Gucci and Jaeger but we do have to watch out for the fakes too. You really never know what you’re going to find when you open a bag – sometimes it can be quite a surprise! I’ve made lots of friends whilst volunteering and I feel like I’m really doing something useful for the community.  I love it.” – Val, Martlets Volunteer

If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please contact us on 01273 021549 or at volunteering@martlets.org.uk.