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  • Warehouse Volunteer
    with British Heart Foundation Dunfermline Shop (Furniture & Electricals)

    Volunteer Opportunity No. VO100757 - Created/last updated: 02/07/2024



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    About this opportunity:British Heart Foundation funds around £100 million of research each year into heart and circulatory diseases and their causes. If you would like to stay in shape, help save the planet and raise funds to save lives, volunteering in your local furniture store warehouse could be the answer.

    Typical tasks include:
    * Safely lifting and carrying a range of furniture items by hand
    * Ensuring the warehouse is always kept clean, safe and organised
    * Dealing with van deliveries to the shop and preparing deliveries for customers
    * Building flat-pack furniture for display purposes and carrying out light furniture repairs if confident alongside the Warehouse Supervisor
    * Re-stocking furniture on the shop floor as items are sold

    This role can be physical but it's not just moving furniture around. There are other opportunities to help in the warehouse, such as warehouse logistics, booking stock in, building our flat-packed furniture, and testing electrical items.

    Takes place:
    morningsafternoonsevenings
    Mondays
    Tuesdays
    Wednesdays
    Thursdays
    Fridays
    Saturdays
    Sundays
    Minimum age:16
    Maximum age:100
    Training provided:Volunteers will be given a named contact for support, a support plan, and will receive a full induction. You will also have access to online training modules.
    Out of pocket expenses paid?
    Yes - Expenses reimbursed at 45p per mile or public transport rates with a receipt.

    Experience required:Volunteers should be enthusiastic and willing to get involved. They should also be physically able to move heavy furniture items within the warehouse.

    Restrictions on who can volunteer
    No restrictions were specified.

    Application process:Induction/Training; Informal Chat

    Taster available?No, not for this opportunity.

    Travel DetailsThe shop is located at 25 Queen Anne Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7BA, within 1 minute walk from the bus station.

    Saltire AwardThis opportunity is compatible with the Saltire Awards for volunteers aged 12-25.

    What Now?

    To enquire/register an interest in this opportunity call us (FVA) on 0800 389 6046, e-mail us, or fill out this form:

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British Heart Foundation Dunfermline Shop (Furniture & Electricals) has the following, additional volunteering opportunities:
  - Shop Floor Volunteer
  - Online Selling Volunteer

Type of volunteering: Charity Shops / Retail
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