Job Overview
Hit the Road for a Good Cause: Become a Retail Driver Volunteer! Do you love pets and enjoy driving? Join us as a Retail Driver Volunteer and play a crucial role in our mission to help pets in need. Your role will involve collecting and delivering a variety of donated items, from clothing and books to furniture and household goods. By ensuring these items reach our shops safely, you’ll help keep them stocked with fantastic finds and directly support our work caring for sick, injured, and homeless pets.
What you will be doing
- Transporting donations between shops, ensuring items arrive safely and on time.
- Supporting shop operations by moving items and maintaining smooth workflows.
- Being the friendly face of Blue Cross, interacting with shop teams, donors and customers to spread the mission.
The skills you need
- Full UK driving licence and access to own car or van.
- Physical fitness to lift and carry donations, including heavier items, and navigate stairs.
- IT literacy to complete online driver checks.
- Adaptability and willingness to be flexible with item movements.
- Excellent verbal communication skills with shop teams and the public.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
What's in it for you
- Be a hero for pets and make a direct impact on their lives.
- Gain experience; volunteering can be a valuable CV asset and lead to new career opportunities.
- Join a supportive community dedicated to pet welfare.
- Contribute to sustainability by giving donated items new life.
- Keep active without needing a gym membership.
- Out‑of‑pocket expenses reimbursed in line with the Volunteer Expenses Policy.
Disclaimer
This role can be flexible to suit your time commitments. As you will be using your own vehicle we will need to complete licence, insurance, MOT and tax checks. We believe that every pet should enjoy a healthy life in a happy home, and we always seek to involve the best people who share our values and commitment so we can continue to help and support pet owners across the UK to achieve this. At Blue Cross, we want you to feel that you belong, without the need to hide any part of who you are. Diversity and inclusion at Blue Cross means creating an organisation where all people, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, nation or country of origin, disability, age, and socioeconomic backgrounds are welcomed, respected, supported, and have access to equal opportunities. We are working hard to reflect the world we live in and the communities we serve at every level of our organisation. As we have made positive advances, we consider diversity and inclusion to be a work in progress – a continual commitment that remains a priority for all of us. If you would like to talk to us about any accessibility needs that we can support with in terms of our volunteer recruitment processes, then please do get in touch. You can email volunteering@bluecross.org.uk and we can organise for the right team member to get in touch with you for a discussion.
1 Frogmore Street, Abergavenny, Sir Fynwy, NP7 5AE, United Kingdom
