British Heart Foundation Volunteering Roles
British Heart Foundation Volunteering Roles
(Furniture & Electrical)
Warehouse Volunteer
Looking for a workout? If you like to keep active and stay in shape, volunteering in our warehouse could be the answer you’re looking for. We always need helpful and active people to help keep our stock moving fromthe van to warehouse and onto the store and from store back to the van for delivery!
This role will involve keeping active much of the day but it’s not just moving furniture when volunteering here you can also get involved in putting together our flat packed furniture, maybe something to puzzle over! There are other opportunities to help our warehouse team such as booking in and checking over stock for sale.
So, if you like to keep active and stay in shape volunteering in your local furniture and electrical warehouse could be the answer you’re looking for.
Store Merchandiser
Do you have a knack for presentation, an eye for detail and enjoy making things look their best? We’re looking for people like you to volunteer in our F&E stores to help make them look as appealing and inspiring as possible. You can expect to be helping out with visual merchandising, making sure everything is displayed to its full potential; you will also be involved in creating eye catching displays in our homeware department ensuring the items are clean and correctly labelled.
So what are you waiting for? Join today and become a valued member of the team, chat with customers and other likeminded volunteers. Pop in store to find out more and meet our friendly and ambitious team.
Department Volunteer
While there are opportunities across a range of roles in our stores, you may prefer to volunteer in one of our departments. We’re always looking for people who would enjoy giving great customer service and keeping their department looking great. You may have an interest in homewares, gadgets or appliances. Whichever you choose, you’ll get the chance to mingle with the local customers and volunteers, and integrate yourself into the
BHF community. Becoming a department volunteer means you will be chatting to the local customers helping them find the right product to suit their needs and making sure that all the stock has been prepared and is displayed to our BHF guidelines. If you think you’re ready to take
up a role like this pop into your local store and meet our friendly team.
Electrical Function Tester
If you are a bit of a gadget fan, figuring out how they work and making sure they are safe to use this is the perfect volunteering role for you. We’re looking for people like you to test the electrical equipment that is donated to us making sure it is suitable and safe for sale before moving on to the final stage of appliance testing.
We will give you all the training you need to be able to safely and confidently carry out this role. So if you have an interest in electrical items, can work in a safe and organised manner and would like to broaden your skill set pop down to your local Furniture & Electrical store for more information and join the BHF team.
Restorer / Repairer
Are you a DIY fan? Love a bit of tinkering, putting things right and upcycling? Unleash your creative flare by volunteering with the British Heart Foundation restoring donated items that are in need of a little TLC. If you have an interest in restoring furniture and want to help a lifesaving cause come and visit your local Furniture & Electrical store and join the
team. We will give you all the training you need to be able to safely and confidently carry out this role. Come and join your local BHF community and feel part of the team with other like-minded volunteers and help us to raise funds for our lifesaving research into heart disease.
Stock Generation Volunteer
Do you walk down the street and say hello to everyone you meet? Are you a familiar and friendly face around town? Or are you looking to integrate yourself into the local community? We’re always looking for confident, chatty and driven volunteers to generate great quality stock. You will help to build and maintain friendly relationships with existing and new business contacts, arranging local collections for your local shop and talking to
local business’ about surplus stock. This is a great role for those who love a challenge and the chance to use their existing skills. Ideal for those who are looking for a role to give them work experience where they can practise their transferable skills. Become a part of our stock campaigns and get your local community involved in our stock events. All the stock people generated by volunteers like you help us provide funding for
over half of the UK’s independent research into heart and circulatory disease!
Homewares Volunteer
Are you interested in lovely things? Do you enjoy watching antiques programs and have a keen eye for unusual or collectables? If that sounds like you why not volunteer and join the shop team and help them to select, price and display our fantastic items.
You will be involved in creating exciting and eye catching displays and gain valuable work experience adding value to your CV. We’ll provide you with all the support and help you need, you will be an important part of the shop team helping to raise funds to support the work of the British Heart Foundation.
Online Listings Volunteer
If you’re tech savvy and know your way around eBay; have a keen eye for unusual or sort after collectables then join our volunteering team. Come and be amazed at some of the items that are donated to your local store and strike gold with those rare finds. We’ve got dedicated eBay resources to help and assist you with this unique volunteering role. Research the interesting items; package them in our eBay boxes and send them off to
be sold at our eBay HQ. Every week we’ll send updates about the most unusual and exciting finds we’ve managed to sell though our stores, will your find be the next eBay headliner? Get the thrill of researching the curious objects and revel in the satisfaction of sitting back and watching the bids role in. Become a mighty keyboard warrior and help raise funds for our lifesaving research into heart disease.
Volunteer Recruiter
Volunteers are essential to our success and we are looking for people who would love to help us recruit more volunteers to help us raise funds in our shops for our lifesaving research. We need volunteers who are chatty, friendly and willing to follow our volunteering guidelines to help us recruit more like minded people. This role will see you get involved in your local community, face to face and online. You will spend time making contacts within the local colleges, volunteer centre and job centre letting them know about our work and our opportunities. You will place adverts online and find out about the volunteer recruitment opportunities where you live.
This is a great role for those who love a challenge and the chance to use their existing skills. Ideal for those who are looking for a role to give them work experience where they can practise their transferable skills. Join your local team and help to introduce people to the wonderful world of volunteering and our lifesaving research in to heart disease.
