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ApparelXchange

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ApparelXchange is a Glasgow social enterprise dedicated to reuse, repair and recycling of school aged children's clothing. We also...

Retail Assistant

This opportunity takes place between 29 Jul 2024 and 26 Sep 2025

Volunteer Role Retail Assistant

Location - 65 Nithsdale Street, G41 2PZ

Shifts - From Tuesday to Sunday between 12 - 5 for 2 hours at any one time.

 

Role & Responsibilities

  • Completing shop sales using our till system and handling cash and card transactions
  • Quality sorting donations
  • Hanging labelling stock to go on the shop floor
  • Customer service at point of sale or finding stock on the shop floor
  • Merchandising the window and shop floor displays with outfits
  • Promotional activity in local community -  flyering the park.

 

Desirable qualities & skills

  • Friendly and engaging personality
  • Some customer service experience
  • Well presented for public facing role
  • Good communication skills
  • Creativity for merchandising

Apparelxcahnge is dediacted to the resue reapir and recycling of children's clothes.

Benefits to self

Gain experience: Contribute to reduce the impact of fast fashion. • Completing shop sales • Quality sorting donations • Hanging labelling stock to go on the shop floor • Customer service • Merchandising the window and shop floor

Benefits to others

Contribute to wider climate change actions - reduce waste in textiles, encourage circular economy

Location

65 Nithsdale Street, G41 2PZ

Training available

Open to general volunteer training opportunities - including training on the tasks and textile repair workshops.

Hours per week

2-4

PVG required

No

Support and supervision details

Support from member of staff on site plus Volunteer Coordinator
  • TypeChildren, Environmental, Social Enterprise / Community Interest Company, Young People

Employability skills

  • Retail 0
  • Personal Development 0

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