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Store Volunteer (Hato Hone St John)

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Hato Hone St John has 5 stores in Christchurch - Addington, Central City, Ferry Road, Papanui and Sydenham.

Our Op Shop teams have created friendly, supportive community hubs, offering much-needed local services and even help New Zealand to be more environmentally sustainable - more recycling means less landfill!

Maybe you already have retail or customer service experience or perhaps you're looking for an opportunity to learn these skills - either way, we'd love to hear from you.

What's involved?

There's plenty of variety in this role, you could be doing anything from:

-serving customers
-cash handling
-sorting donated goods
-visual merchandising
-tidying the store

Requirements:

We're looking for caring individuals keen to give back to their community. Retail experience is great but not essential. If you're keen to learn, enthusiastic and reliable, then we can teach you the skills you need.

If you are at least 18 years old, and are keen to join our Op Shop team click below to apply now!

We also welcome teenagers who are over 16 years old and would like to gain some retail experience, we'd love to support your development and provide supervision while you volunteer with us!

The recruitment process will involve:

  • an interview with the store manager
  • a reference check
  • a criminal record check (if over 18 years old)
    Optional: If your role is to involve driving (e.g. donation pick ups) we will also check that you have a current, full NZ Driver License.

A Ministry of Justice background check is required for this role.

Time commitment:

4 hours a week (one half-day shift), ideally for at least 6 - 12 months.

Getting started:
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.

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