Thrift Store Volunteer

🌟 Volunteer at Thrift & Fund by Low Entropy Foundation 🌟

Role: Thrift Store Volunteer

Are you friendly, reliable, and passionate about community connection? Join our welcoming team at Thrift & Fund, a social impact thrift store supporting programs through the Low Entropy Foundation. Our volunteers are the heart of our store—you’ll help create a warm and inclusive space while building valuable experience in a dynamic, community-focused environment.

🛍️ What You’ll Be Doing:

As a volunteer, you'll support day-to-day operations and help create a positive, respectful experience for everyone in our store. Tasks include:

  • Greeting customers with kindness and offering assistance

  • Providing positive, respectful interactions with customers, staff, and fellow volunteers

  • Receiving, sorting, and inspecting donations

  • Merchandising, tagging, and pricing items

  • Organizing and hanging clothing

  • Promoting the store and encouraging donations

👉 Optional: Interested in cashiering? We offer cashier training for volunteers who are comfortable with processing payments. Only trained volunteers will be assigned to the till.

📅 Shifts:

Standard shift times are:

  • Weekdays (Mon - Fri): 9:30am - 1:00pm; 1:00pm - 5:00pm; 5:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Weekends (Sat - Sun): 10:30am - 2:30pm; 2:00pm - 6:30pm

Please note that not all of these shifts are currently available. 

⏳ Commitment:

  • Volunteers commit to a minimum of one shift per week

  • Volunteers commit to a minimum of 6 months of volunteering

📍 Location:

Thrift & Fund by Low Entropy Foundation
#408 – 552 Clarke Road, Coquitlam (Burquitlam Plaza)
Next to Burquitlam SkyTrain Station and major bus routes.

💬 What We’re Looking For:

  • Minimum Age to Volunteer: 15 years old

  • Are you between 15–24? You may also be eligible for our Thrift & Thrive youth internship program! This program offers extra leadership workshops, mentorship, and a certificate of completion. Learn more here.

  • Friendly, respectful, and reliable individuals

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

  • Comfortable engaging with diverse community members

  • Able to work independently and as part of a team

  • Able to focus for at least 30 minutes at a time

  • Able to follow verbal instructions

  • Able to volunteer in a retail store environment with minimal to medium one-on-one support

  • Able to engage safely and respectfully with customers, staff, and peers

  • Have a desire to give back and make a difference

This may not be a fit if...

  • Constant one-one-one support is needed to volunteer

  • Unable to safety engage in a customer-facing retail environment

💡 Why Volunteer With Us?

  • Make a positive impact in your community

  • Gain hands-on retail and customer service experience

  • Meet new people and feel a sense of belonging

  • Fulfill volunteer hours for school or programs

  • Add experience to your resume and job references

  • Be part of a values-based, purpose-driven organization

👣 How to Become a Volunteer:

  1. Complete our Volunteer Application Form

  2. Wait to be contacted by one of our team members via email

  3. Participate in an interview to discuss mutual fit and understanding of the role

  4. Attend a 4-hour in-person training session to learn the basics of the role and confirm mutual fit

  5. Acceptance & Scheduling: Once training is complete, we’ll confirm your acceptance and weekly volunteer shift

Accessibility & Inclusion Notes:

  • Ground-level storefront (no stairs)

  • Medium lighting and background music

  • Typical lifting: up to 5kg; maximum occasionally up to 20kg

  • Store is fairly busy, especially Sundays and Wednesdays

  • May not be suitable for those with dust allergies

  • Questions? Contact thriftstaff@lowentropy.org