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Shop from Crisis: E-Commerce Volunteer

Crisis UK

At Crisis we provide services for people facing homelessness across Great Britain 365 days of the year. We are looking for volunteers to support within our warehouse at Canning Town.

Detailed Description

At Crisis we provide services for people facing homelessness across Great Britain 365 days of the year. As an E-commerce volunteer, you'll be helping to showcase the very best new and pre-loved goods online as part of a creative, fun and supportive team. We receive hundreds of donated items each week to our E-commerce warehouse in Canning Town where they are sorted, priced and sold in our online shop. As an e-commerce volunteer, tasks could include: • Checking in products • Steaming garments • Preparing and taking pictures of items for sale and listing items. Skills required: • Previous experience working on an online selling platform would be advantageous but not essential. • Good written communication skills. • Basic I.T and numeracy skills. • Strong attention to detail. • Ability to work collaboratively with others. • Good timekeeping and attendance. • Understanding of confidentiality and boundaries in a professional environment. • A commitment to comply with Crisis policies, including health and safety, data protection and code of conduct. • Minimum age of 18 years • An interest in fashion retail The role is avaliable: - Mornings 9am to 1pm - Afternoons 1pm to 5pm - All day 9-5

Activities you will be doing

Administration,IT, Technology & Websites,General and Helping

What skills are required for this role

Admin, Basic IT skills - internet & email, Cleaning & Tidying, Organising & Planning

Why these skills are required

• Previous experience working on an online selling platform would be advantageous but not essential. • Good written communication skills. • Basic I.T and numeracy skills. • Strong attention to detail. • Ability to work collaboratively with others. • Good timekeeping and attendance. • Understanding of confidentiality and boundaries in a professional environment. • A commitment to comply with Crisis policies, including health and safety, data protection and code of conduct. • Minimum age of 18 years • An interest in fashion retail Plus… Some lifting and carrying. Some physical work required. Can-do attitude. Good sense of humour. Sense of commitment.

What is in it for you

There are many fantastic benefits from volunteering in our E-commerce team. These include being part of a creative and supportive team gaining valuable experience and transferrable skills working in a busy E-commerce department receiving a comprehensive induction as well as ongoing training and support an opportunity to grow your CV, accompanied with a reference for prospective employers And also, by helping Crisis sell these unique items, we can keep them out of landfill and raise vital funds to help people thousands of people out of homelessness every year.

Time Commitment

We would ideally like an ongoing weekly commitment… Options: Mornings 9am to 1pm Afternoons 1pm to 5pm All day 9-5

E16 4ES

Warehouse, Unit 4, SEGRO PARK, 160 Bidders Street, Canning Town

Nearest station is Star Lane on the DLR (Docklands Light Railway). We are also a 20 minute walk from either West Ham or Canning Town underground stations.

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We Welcome
We welcome people from all backgrounds. Our volunteers include young professionals, retired workers, students, asylum seekers, people with lived experience of homelessness, and more.
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