The Volunteer Role:We are looking for a visual merchandiser volunteer to support our friendly shop team with creating eye-catching shelves and window displays. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a real passion for fashion, keen eye for detail, and understands the basic principles of visual merchandising. Your role will be to create amazing displays which will make the shop windows stand out on the high street and encourage members of the public to come into our shops. Best of all, you’ll be raising vital funds to support The Salvation Army.Why volunteer with us?Volunteering with us is a great way to develop your skills, particularly improving your communication skills, boosting your organisational skills and enhancing your creativity. We will give you all the training and support that you need, plus, you’ll get benefits from us in return!Our Volunteer Benefits
Wellbeing & benefits platform
Employee Assistance Programme
Travel costs paid for – if worked four or more hours per day
Build confidence
Gain valuable experience
Volunteer support
Volunteer discounts – 25% discount in our shops plus discounts to other retailers
The time commitment for this role is flexible and will be agreed in advance with the charity Shop Manager, but if you have any available hours to spare then please apply now as we would love to talk to you.Please note - This is a volunteer vacancy.Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd is the trading arm of The Salvation Army in the UK and Republic of Ireland. We were established in 1991 to help fund The Salvation Army’s vital work with vulnerable people in the UK, and today we raise money and encourage reuse and recycling through over 240 charity shops and donation centres, and a nationwide network of around 8,000 clothing banks.We are at the forefront of textile reuse and recycling, and we work closely with our key partners, including some of the biggest retail and online brands. Our work extends to different markets through other divisions, supporting our parent church and charity and music interests in the UK and internationally. With the support of the British public, we have raised over £80 million over the past 10 years to help the work of The Salvation Army.Our core purpose is ‘enabling mission and providing resource to help the work of The Salvation Army’ which we do following our values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Equality.Registered Company no. 2605817The Salvation Army registered charity 214779 and in Scotland no. SC009359
