Charity Shop Volunteer

St Gemma; Slough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking charity as a volunteer and make a difference in your community! By supporting local charity shops, you will help raise vital funds for hospice services while gaining valuable retail experience and building confidence. This role offers the chance to meet amazing people and develop lifelong connections in a welcoming environment. Whether you're looking to share your skills or learn something new, volunteering with this established hospice will provide you with the opportunity to contribute to compassionate care for those in need. Sign up today for a shop taster session and be part of a fantastic volunteer community!

Benefits

Training courses

Volunteer e-news

Support from a named supervisor

Community engagement

Qualifications

• Gain retail experience and build confidence through volunteering.
• Support a local charity and contribute to community care.

Responsibilities

• Support a local charity by volunteering in shops.
• Attend training courses and engage with the community.

Skills

Retail experience

Confidence building

Community support

Job description

Gain new skills, support your community, and make lifelong connections—volunteer with St Gemma’s charity shops!

When you join St Gemma’s as a volunteer, you’ll:

1. Support a local charity – Our volunteers are the heart of St Gemma’s, helping to raise the vital funds needed for our Hospice services. With our charity shops being our biggest source of income, every hour you give helps provide compassionate care to those who need it most.
2. Learn new skills – Whether you're looking to build confidence, gain retail experience, or simply try something new, volunteering can open doors. As one of our shop volunteers shared:
   "Due to this experience, I feel it has helped me to gain the confidence to put my skills to use when I applied for jobs…"
3. Meet amazing people – Be part of a welcoming team and make new friends. One of our volunteers said:
   "I love coming to the shop each week and spending time with everyone—they are like family."

Why not give it a go? Sign up for a shop taster session and see what it’s all about! Apply online or pop into your local shop to find out more.

St Gemma’s Hospice is an independent Leeds-based charity and one of the leading hospices in the UK, providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. We offer care to patients, families and carers in the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit, through the St Gemma’s community team, and at our Out-Patients.

We have around 300 employees working across the main Hospice site in Moortown, Retail Hub in Bramley, a large chain of charity shops, and out in the community. We offer career opportunities both in our multi-disciplinary clinical team and in a wide range of non-clinical roles, all of which contribute towards local patient care. St Gemma’s Hospice has a team of approximately 800 volunteers, working in a variety of roles supporting departments throughout the organisation.

St Gemma’s is committed to equal opportunities and strives to be diverse and inclusive, a place which reflects the communities we serve. We offer a competitive range of benefits with an emphasis on staff well-being in a caring and friendly environment.

By volunteering with St Gemma’s Hospice you will:

1. Be part of a fantastic volunteer community
2. Have fun, make friends and socialise
3. Share your skills or develop new ones
4. Support people in your local community
5. Attend relevant training courses to support your role
6. Be supported by a named supervisor
7. Receive our volunteer e-news keeping you up to date with Hospice news