Make a difference in your town and volunteer at your local charity shop
Our shops are a vital source of income and community engagement. As a volunteer, you might sort and prepare donations, steam and display clothes and bric-a-brac, serve customers and promote the charity’s work.
We’re looking for friendly, detail-oriented people who love working with the public and have a few hours to give each week.
Bring your creativity and customer service skills to our local shops.
Getting an item from a donation bag to the shop floor involves a whole team of volunteers who have to sort through the donations, steam clothing, clean bric a brac, and then price and display on the shop floor in a way that will attract a customer.
If a customer chooses to buy, the volunteer on the till has to take payment and receipt, all while being friendly and making them feel welcome.
We sell mostly donated goods, so every item is different. We have to adapt and create great displays with a range of items all to attract the eye for a purchase. The shop has to be safe, clean and tidy, with a thought for what customers and our teams are going to see, hear and smell.
The work itself is varied and fun. Anything from helping on the tills to unpacking and preparing donations. We never know what we will find next!
Carol, Groundcrew Volunteer
Does shop volunteering suit me?
Our shops are the face of Cornwall Air Ambulance in your town part of our shop volunteer’s role is to inform the public about the charity’s mission and encourage people to help raise money to keep the helicopter flying.
Any of these skills would be useful if you want to volunteer in one of our shops:
- Friendliness
- An eye for detail
- Great customer service
- The ability to display items creatively
- Experience in till or computer use
- Willingness to sort through bags of donations
- Steaming material donations like clothes
As a family we were just so grateful for the chance to have my father helped and taken to safety so quickly. Volunteering perhaps helps a little towards saying thank you!
Carol, Groundcrew volunteer and daughter of airlifted patient
Investing in volunteers
We are proud to be accredited by Investing in Volunteers—the UK quality standard for good practice in volunteer management.
Our Groundcrew volunteers are a vital part of our team, we would not be able to provide the service that we do without their support. Because of this, we want to ensure that they have the best possible time volunteering with us, gaining skills, experience, friendship and having fun.
Investing in Volunteers is an amazing accreditation which reflects how much we value and listen to our Groundcrew.
YOUR TIME
HELPS SAVE LIVES
Join our incredible team of volunteers and help save lives
Whether helping to sell stock in store, bucket collect, clean jars to setting up gazebos, we are so thankful for the dedication and passion our volunteer Groundcrew have. Please considering giving a couple hours of your time to Cornwall Air Ambulance today.