Volunteer with us
Be part of shaping your Community Shop
We are looking for volunteers to join us. The role of volunteer will vary depending on what you can offer in terms of time, skills and interest. You can do what suits you.
Examples of activities within the shop that need to be covered include:
Serving customers in store, manning the till and phone
Collecting stock from local suppliers (need own transport)
Deliveries to local customers (need own transport)
Early morning milk deliveries. (if you volunteer for this role only, it could be just an hour a day 1-3 days a week (5.30am-6.30am ) or it can be combined with other roles.
Admin tasks such as completing stock and reorder forms, customer orders and various compliance checks.
Creating and managing a volunteer shift rota.
You don't need to do all of these and training and support will be given.
If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions please get in touch via stbvcommunityshop@gmail.com
Thanks. We hope to meet you soon.
Why Volunteer?
Volunteering is often described as ‘bringing out your best self’ - there is something inherent in the act of volunteering that helps us to be the best we can be. It can have a ripple effect: increasing motivation and self-worth in other areas of your life, and it is highly infectious and inspiring for others.
For the shop to remain open and offer the best service to inclusively meet everyone’s needs, a good team of volunteers is essential. Volunteering can be an incredibly positive, even empowering, experience. As a volunteer you will have the opportunity to:
Meet new people, make friends, and increase your support network
Volunteering in a Community venture can help you meet new people who live in your Community. You can build new friendships and increase your local support network. The value of having friends or contacts locally who you can turn to for help, or for social needs is huge.
Work with existing friends
Especially during lockdowns, it can be hard to meet up with friends but if you volunteer together you can spend time together and be working on a shared goal too!
Build your confidence
Volunteering is known to increase your confidence, you’ll get support and join a team where you can enhance your skills, learn new ones and begin to feel more confident in the role and in different tasks.
Enhance your sense of well-being and purpose
Being part of something, with other like-minded people, typically increases your sense of well-being; having the shared aim of keeping the shop going, serving the community and yourself, can give you a great sense of purpose and achievement.
Be involved in your community
Being involved in your Community offers you the opportunity to shape your community, it also opens up access to hear about, and be part of, other things going on in your area. Make your community yours: be part of it.
Learn new skills
It’s not uncommon for people to be put off by thinking they can’t volunteer as they don’t have the skills or experience needed. Fear not, full training and support will be given and learning new skills is a positive thing: it can make us feel good about ourselves and can open up other opportunities, whether work related or social.
Learn to use your existing skills in a new situation
You may think that because you’ve never worked in a shop or done deliveries before that you can’t help: You can! You likely have many transferable skills from other areas of your life; family, work or social. Be in touch and find out more.
Improve communication, organisation and time-keeping skills
Working in the shop, on the shop floor or behind the scenes with collecting stock, administering orders, or doing deliveries will all develop these skills which are helpful in all areas of our lives.
Contact us for more information about volunteering
Drop us an email: stbvcommunityshop@gmail.com.
Pop in and speak to us or send us a letter: The Shop, High Street, St Briavels, GL15 6TA
Give us a ring on 01594 530740
Or contact one of the Volunteer Committee Members.