At a Glance
- Tasks: Create eye-catching displays to attract customers in our charity shop.
- Company: Join the British Heart Foundation, funding lifesaving research for heart and circulatory diseases.
- Benefits: Enjoy discounts on goods, training opportunities, and support from Retail Trust.
- Other info: Flexible hours, friendly environment, and a chance to earn volunteer certificates and references.
- Why this job: Use your creativity to make a real difference in the community while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: No specific qualifications needed, just a passion for visual merchandising and creativity.
Our charity funds around £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart diseases, stroke, vascular dementia, and diabetes are 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.
Do you love those head-turning displays in high street windows? Could you use your creativity to create eye-catching displays either in the shop front or sales floor of your local British Heart Foundation shop? You can get involved in selecting and displaying the amazing stock donated to us to great effect to really grab customers’ attention. We will provide you with all the support and training you need to get started. Make our shop stand out so we can continue to fund lifesaving research.
Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 17 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity shop.
Typical tasks include:
- Making sure all price points, sale and campaign notices are clearly visible
- Using your creativity and experimenting within organisational guidelines
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 travel expenses reimbursed
- Refreshments available
- Volunteer certificates, references, and long service awards provided
- Access to discounts with other retailers
Visual Merchandising Volunteer in Sunderland employer: Camerontoll
The British Heart Foundation is an exceptional employer for volunteers, offering a supportive and inclusive environment where creativity thrives. As a Visual Merchandising Volunteer, you will not only contribute to lifesaving research but also enjoy benefits such as discounts on shop goods, access to training, and reimbursement of travel expenses, all while working in a friendly charity shop that values your time and effort.
