E-commerce Support Volunteer

Do you have a creative flair and a passion for eBay?

We're looking for volunteers to help identify items for sale online, take photographs and upload them to eBay for sale.

The ideal volunteer will have:

• An interest in charity retail
• Interest in vintage, collectable or pre-loved products
• A willingness to help and make a difference
• Be able to work with a team
• A friendly and helpful nature
• The ability to listen to and take instructions
• A commitment to the ethos of The Salvation Army

Duties

• Researcher – Items to be researched using eBay/Google lens etc, to see if they are worth listing on eBay or should be sold in the shop/Donation Centre
• Information gathering – You will collate the item information, such as item title, description, measurements etc. I.T and/or logged in a book.
• Photography – Do you like photography? You don’t need to be an expert and suitable and efficient equipment will be supplied for your role.
• Lister – Someone who can input the photos and information into the software. This is the more technical part of the role and full training will be given.
• Packer/Dispatcher – You will have to follow up great customer service by wrapping, packing and applying a shipping label to complete the customer experience.

How we can help our volunteers:

• Give skills, training and experience of working within a retail environment that could assist with future job searches
• The opportunity of developing new skills and the chance to utilise existing skills
• The ability to be part of a shop team and to make new friends
• Build confidence
• Support from our divisional Salvation Army colleagues in times of need, if required

This role is an unpaid role but reasonable travel expenses will be paid in line with the volunteer expense policy, along with 25% discount on all purchases.

The time commitment for this role is flexible and will be agreed in advance with the charity Shop Manager, but if you have any available hours to spare then please apply now as we would love to talk to you

Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd is the trading arm of The Salvation Army in the UK and Republic of Ireland. We were established in 1991 to help fund The Salvation Army’s vital work with vulnerable people in the UK, and today we raise money and encourage reuse and recycling through over 240 charity shops and donation centres, and a nationwide network of around 8,000 clothing banks.

We are at the forefront of textile reuse and recycling, and we work closely with our key partners, including some of the biggest retail and online brands. Our work extends to different markets through other divisions, supporting our parent church and charity and music interests in the UK and internationally. With the support of the British public, we have raised over £80 million over the past 10 years to help the work of The Salvation Army.

Our core purpose is ‘enabling mission and providing resource to help the work of The Salvation Army’ which we do following our values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Equality.

Registered Company no. 2605817

The Salvation Army registered charity 214779 and in Scotland no. SC009359