You must be 16 or older and have no unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid volunteer role in a friendly charity shop.

You will engage with customers, address inquiries, manage sales, handle payments, assist with admin duties, and promote Gift Aid and sales campaigns.

Hospitality & Retail

United Kingdom

London

Health Insurance

Flexible Working

Sick Pay

Employee Discount

Large

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is a charitable organisation dedicated to combating heart disease through research, education, and support. The BHF's primary mission is to save lives and improve cardiovascular health by funding groundbreaking research, advocating for heart-healthy lifestyles, and providing support to those affected by heart conditions. Their purpose revolves around preventing heart diseases, promoting awareness, and advancing medical knowledge to ensure a world where individuals live longer, healthier lives, free from the impact of heart-related illnesses. Through their multifaceted approach, the BHF strives to make a significant and lasting impact on heart health in the United Kingdom.

Science & Healthcare

British Heart Foundation

Healthcare

The largest independent funder of research into heart and circulatory diseases in the UK

<ul><li>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. Diabetes. They're 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.</li><li>Could you be the friendly face of your local British Heart Foundation shop? With support around you and full training provided, you will be processing sales through the till as a volunteer cashier, talking to customers and thanking every donor - helping us continue to fund life saving research. This is a customer focussed role where you will meet and interact with a wide range of people.</li><li>Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity shop.</li></ul>Typical tasks include:<ul><li>Engaging with customers and serving them in a helpful and friendly way</li><li>Answering questions from customer, donors and supporters</li><li>Communicating with fellow volunteers about what has sold and needs re-stocking</li><li>Honing your retail and cashier skills behind the till and taking payments</li><li>Helping with administration and reception duties around the till area</li><li>Promoting Gift Aid and sales campaigns</li></ul>Volunteering with British Heart Foundation comes with plenty of benefits too…<ul><li>A 25% discount on donated goods and 10% discount on New Goods in our shops</li><li>Unlimited, free, and confidential support by Retail Trust</li><li>Access to training and development</li><li>Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed</li><li>Refreshments available</li><li>Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided</li><li>Access to discounts with other retailers</li></ul>

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. Diabetes. They're 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.Could you be the friendly face of your local British Heart Foundation shop? With support around you and full training provided, you will be processing sales through the till as a volunteer cashier, talking to customers and thanking every donor - helping us continue to fund life saving research. This is a customer focussed role where you will meet and interact with a wide range of people.Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity shop.Typical tasks include:Engaging with customers and serving them in a helpful and friendly wayAnswering questions from customer, donors and supportersCommunicating with fellow volunteers about what has sold and needs re-stockingHoning your retail and cashier skills behind the till and taking paymentsHelping with administration and reception duties around the till areaPromoting Gift Aid and sales campaignsVolunteering with British Heart Foundation comes with plenty of benefits too…A 25% discount on donated goods and 10% discount on New Goods in our shopsUnlimited, free, and confidential support by Retail TrustAccess to training and developmentReasonable travel expenses reimbursedRefreshments availableVolunteer certificates, references and long service awards providedAccess to discounts with other retailers

Cash Desk Volunteer (Homestore) - British Heart Foundation

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 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. Diabetes. They're 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. 
 Could you be the friendly face of your local British Heart Foundation shop? With support around you and full training provided, you will be processing sales through the till as a volunteer cashier, talking to customers and thanking every donor - helping us continue to fund life saving research. This is a customer focussed role where you will meet and interact with a wide range of people. 
 Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 16 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity shop. 
 
 Typical tasks include: 
 
 <ul>
 <li>Engaging with customers and serving them in a helpful and friendly way </li>
 <li>Answering questions from customer, donors and supporters </li>
 <li>Communicating with fellow volunteers about what has sold and needs re-stocking </li>
 <li>Honing your retail and cashier skills behind the till and taking payments </li>
 <li>Helping with administration and reception duties around the till area </li>Promoting Gift Aid and sales campaigns 
 </ul>
 
 Volunteering with British Heart Foundation comes with plenty of benefits too… 
 
 <ul>
 <li>A 25% discount on donated goods and 10% discount on New Goods in our shops </li>
 <li>Unlimited, free, and confidential support by Retail Trust </li>
 <li>Access to training and development </li>
 <li>Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed </li>
 <li>Refreshments available </li>
 <li>Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided </li>
 <li>Access to discounts with other retailers</li>
 </ul>
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Cash Desk Volunteer (Homestore)

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