About the Role
Volunteer at any of our Red Cross Shops, helping to sort new donated and recycled merchandise and give back to the community. This role offers the opportunity to enhance skills, gain new experiences, and support vulnerable people across Australia.
Responsibilities
- Provide customer service and process sales.
- Create window and visual merchandising displays.
- Sort donations and price products for sale.
- Contribute skills to help raise money for those in need.
Requirements
- No experience is necessary.
- All training is provided.
- Identify and understand current and future risks involved in undertaking your role and service delivery activities, then competently manage those risks so that everyone is safe.
- Comply with the Work Health and Safety management system.
Location
- Various Locations
Work Type
- One-off volunteering opportunity
- Weekdays
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Benefits
- Access to other opportunities to contribute within the world’s largest humanitarian network.
About the Company
- Red Cross Shops sell new and donated clothes, accessories and homewares to raise funds to help people in need.
- Each year, we rescue 2750 tonnes of clothing from landfill, give opportunities to 5000 volunteers, and generate funds to help Red Cross support vulnerable people in Australia and around the world.
- The proceeds from the sale of items support the vital everyday work of Red Cross, providing relief in times of crisis and care where it's needed most.
- It is our vision to be harm free and committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for volunteers, members, staff, contractors, clients, customers, and others who may be involved in our work.
- Adhere to the 7 fundamental principles of Red Cross
- Act at all times in accordance with Australian Red Cross Code of Conduct (Our Code) and Child Protection Code of Conduct and applicable policies
- Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre.
- Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
Equal Opportunity
- Red Cross is an inclusive organisation and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and experience levels.
- We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations.
- We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children.
