Join the Oxfam Community
As an Oxfam Volunteer you can keep busy in the stockroom sorting and checking donations or be on the shop floor, serving customers and putting stock out on sale. Whatever suits you! Best of all you’ll be raising vital funds to support people facing poverty around the world.
About this role
We will give you all the training and support you need so you will develop your skills as part of our team. You don’t need to have any experience – we’ve got you covered. You can also get some lunch and travel costs too. Whatever you need, we’re here to help.
What will you be doing?
- It’s up to you! Why not try a bit of everything?
- Sorting donations including checking and pricing
- Serving customers on the till
- Create eye-catching window displays
- Keeping the shop fully stocked
- Helping donors as they come in
- Listing & photographing items for our online shop
- Keeping us in touch with the community on Instagram
- ...and much more besides!
Volunteering that works for you
With Oxfam, volunteering can be very flexible to suit you. So even if your availability or skills don’t match this role, get in touch and we will find something right for you. By volunteering for a few hours a week, you will meet new people and have some fun for a good cause. If you can’t apply online please visit the shop for a paper form or contact us on givetime@oxfam.org.uk
What's in it for you
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Some lunch and travel costs
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Improve skills and boost your CV
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Grow your confidence and meet new people
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We can be flexible around your education, family, work, or health
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Possible references for future employers
What happens next?
After you apply the manager will get in touch for an initial chat, to get an idea of what you'd like to do in the shop. From there you can meet the rest of the volunteer team and get involved with whatever area of the shop takes your interest!
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with poverty. We have two key aims:
- Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and natural disasters.
- Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947, raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
Let’s beat poverty together.
Disclaimer
We need one reference and proof of ID for all volunteers and ask you to sign up to Oxfam's Code of Conduct.