Clothing Team - Ness Bank (3 hours per week)
Purpose of the role
To sort, store and display donations of second-hand clothing and shoes and provide participants with items as required
Key Responsibilities
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Sort clothing and shoe donations determining what to store; what to display; what we do not need (can be donated to Blythswood charity bin) and what needs to be disposed of (e.g., dirty, soiled, torn items etc.).
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Clearly mark any clothing stored (e.g., men’s socks; women’s size 10 etc.) ensuring easy to find.
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Keep items stored, tidy and in allocated space
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Ensure only clothing and shoes stored, any other donations e.g., bedding; curtains etc. should be put out for participants in the café as soon as they are received.
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Displaying clothes on the clothes stand/table on café days when there are items to display.
Skills and Qualities
No formal qualifications are required for this role but having an interest in clothes; an interest in people; being organised; friendly, empathetic, and non-judgmental and being able to communicate with a wide range of people is desirable. Being reliable and trustworthy are essential qualities we look for in all our volunteers.
Days of Operations; Shift Times and Time Commitment
Our opening days are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 12pm to 3pm. Volunteers in the clothing team can sort clothing in the mornings of our opening days e.g., 10am to 12pm and get any clothing/shoes ready for display before the café opens at 12pm; they can also help once the café is open.
Some volunteers do a shift every week on specific days; others may do two to three per month as and when they can. At a very minimum, we would be looking for volunteers to commit to a least one shift per month.
Location
We run our drop-in-café from Ness Bank Church, 1 Ness Bank, Inverness IV2 4SA.