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Are you passionate about ensuring that goods are packed and dispatched with utmost care, and reach their intended destination on time and in perfect condition? If you are, we’d be thrilled to have you on our team!
Our Warehouse Team is looking for new volunteers to join their team. We need volunteers to support our Stock and Logistics Supervisor who manages the organisation’s stock (including new merchandise, online shop, promotional fundraising materials, publications and other commodities).
As a Stock and Dispatch Volunteer, your contribution will be invaluable in ensuring the smooth running of the dispatch operation. This, in turn, will help deliver vital fundraising income and excellent customer engagement for Young Lives vs Cancer.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting the Stock and Logistics Supervisor in day to day tasks as required
- Packaging sold items accurately and securely to ensure our supporters receive the correct items and the best possible customer service
- Working with other volunteers and staff to ensure items are sent out on time
- To pick, pack and distribute commodities, publications and consumables to Young Lives vs Cancer teams across the charity
- To fulfil orders from our Online Shop and ensure all orders are dispatched within the agreed timescale(s)
- To prepare all orders for dispatch using franking machine for Royal Mail.
About you
You’ll be organised and can work quickly and efficiently with a team or independently. You don’t need any experience working in a warehouse as we will provide full training to you.
We’re looking for volunteers who can commit a few hours or days each week during our opening hours from Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm.
Our Warehouse is located at Unit 6, Young Lives vs Cancer, Emma-Chris Way, Abbey Wood Business Park, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7JU.
To apply, please fill out the form below, and we’ll be in touch with you soon.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we do not just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off it.
We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background. We are on a journey, and if you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer.
Still not sure or need support completing the application form?
If you’ve not fallen in love with one of these roles or need a little extra help completing the application form, chat to us. Get in touch with our team who are on hand to talk all things volunteering and help you get your application complete. Just email: iwanttovolunteer@younglivesvscancer.org.uk.