Roles available in our shops


All of our shops are different, with lots of different volunteer roles available! Whether you have a flair for fashion and fancy yourself on the shop floor, or can see yourself helping behind the scenes as a volunteer van driver, PAT tester or eBay administrator, we can't wait to welcome you to our shops team.

We Urgently Need Volunteers for the following roles:

Newport Street - Retail Assistants
Various Days/Hours

As a retail assistant volunteer you’ll help run our Newport Street shop; sorting stock, replenishing the shop floor, marketing items and serving our loyal customers. No experience is necessary and training is provided!

Furniture Plus - Retail Assistants
Saturday and Sunday - AM or PM

As a Furniture Plus volunteer you'll be helping on the shop floor, meeting and greeting our customers, and marketing and selling donated items.

Ebay Wrappers
Mondays / Wednesdays & Fridays

As an eBay wrapper volunteer, you'll help wrap sold items and package them up ready to ship to our customers! Hours are flexible, so if you love wrapping and could spare any time please get in touch! 

 

If you can help with any of these urgent roles, please complete the application form, email us or give us a call on 01204 663 066. Thank you!
 

If you'd like to volunteer with us but are unsure which role would be the best fit, please get in touch with us to discuss the different opportunities in more detail.

Email volunteer@boltonhospice.org or call us on 01204 663066.

More Volunteer Roles


Shop volunteer

As a charity shop volunteer you’ll help run one of our charity shops; sorting stock, replenishing the shop floor and selling donated items to our loyal customers. 

Furniture Plus volunteer

As a Furniture Plus volunteer you'll be helping on the shop floor, meeting and greeting our customers, and marketing and selling donated items.

Warehouse volunteer

Warehouse volunteers are vital to the smooth running of our Furniture Plus shop, helping behind the scenes to process and sort donated items.

PAT tester volunteer

Based at Furniture Plus, our volunteer PAT testers help to test every electrical item for safety and function before they're sold in one of our shops.

eBay volunteer

As an eBay volunteer you’ll support our online eBay shop by logging donations to be sold online, researching goods, adding listings, and assisting with postage once sold. 

Van driver volunteer

Our volunteer van drivers and van drivers' mates collect donated items from across the borough of Bolton and deliver them back to our shops to be sold. 

The Old Bank Cafe volunteer

At The Old Bank Cafe, volunteers will be serving customers, preparing food such as sandwiches, paninis and beverages and ensuring the cleanliness of the cafe.