Volunteering with Us
We value our volunteers since they play such an important role in our organisation.
Here are a few of the reasons individuals volunteer for us:
- To support an important cause
- To make new friends
- To learn new skills such as problem solving, customer service, merchandising and teamwork
- To gain work experience for their CV and enhance employability
- To do something rewarding with their spare time
- To share their skills with others
- To keep active
- To reduce isolation and improve overall wellbeing
- It can fit around your personal and work commitments
- It can also sometimes lead on to paid work in retail, customer service or other sectors.
Current Volunteering Roles:
- Thrift Shop Customer Service
- Thrift Shop Support – helping research the value of items
- Virtual Merchandiser (Creating stylish window and merchandising displays)
- Social Media Support (eBay and Vinted listers)
- Stock Collection Drivers in Edinburgh area
- Fundraising
- Records Searching
- Office Support
- DNA Analysts
- Board members
- Genealogist
- Window Cleaners
