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Availability Details

We have volunteering opportunities during our shop opening hours Monday to Saturday. Our shop volunteers usually regularly support us for 2-4 hours a week, depending on their availability.

Venue Address

13 - 16 Ellison Road
Dunston
NE11 9SS
United Kingdom

Areas covered
Policies in place

DBS check required

No
Accessibility support

Accessibility support

Yes
Other information

Age restrictions apply

Yes

Details

14+

Our fabulous Dunston shop is always looking to boost its volunteer power!  

Our shop, whilst being called a furniture shop, also sells a wide range of bric-a-brac, books, toys, CDs, DVDs, haberdashery, tools and DIY equipment.  So quite a range!  There are options to be involved in:

  • visual merchandising (particularly good for someone with creative flair)
  • till operation (ideal for someone who has good interpersonal skills and enjoys a chat!)
  • stock processing (ideal for someone with a good eye for detail and who can work in a small team)
  • Gift Aid promotion (ideal for someone with good interpersonal skills)
  • general retail volunteering (ideal for those who like to do a bit of everything)

Retail volunteering is a fantastic way to meet new people, gain experience / skills for your CV and of course to generate income for our wonderful charitable Hospice. 

Would you like to see what retail volunteering involves before applying?  You can do so here: Day in the life of Katie, Retail volunteer at our North Shields shop l St Oswald's Hospice (youtube.com)

To apply / find out more information about our volunteering opportunities at our Dunston shop, please contact us at our shop on tel: 0191 493 2873  or via our email address: DunstonFurnitureShop@stoswaldsuk.org

Skills needed

There is no need for volunteers to have previous retail or volunteering experience. Till training can be given to volunteers who have no previous retail experience.

Benefits for the Volunteer

By volunteering, you can learn new skills, make new friends and achieve satisfaction from giving something back.

St Oswald's Hospice has over 120 different volunteering roles: working directly with patients; in support roles; in our shops or with our Fundraising team. Our volunteers also represent St Oswald’s in their own communities, as vital advocates of our work in the North East.

Every volunteer has a line manager and is also supported by our Volunteering Department. We also provide travel expenses for your journey to and from your volunteer role.

Register your interest
Your details will be passed onto the organisation offering this volunteer opportunity so that they can contact you directly with more information. Anonymised information will be kept for monitoring purposes.