Volunteer
Could you support us by volunteering at your local Stray Aid charity shop and help fund the care for hundreds of unwanted dogs and cats across the North East of England?
Volunteer at Stray Aid
Every Stray Aid shop needs an amazing team of volunteers to make it a success and we are on the lookout for people to join us. Our shops raise vital funds to support our Rescue and Rehoming centre and increase awareness of our charity and the work we do.
There are many different ways you can help and even a couple of hours a week will make a difference as a Volunteer Community Shop Assistant. Your role is to assist in the day to day running of the charity shop, to maximise sales and profitability and to be the public face of Stray Aid. Your main tasks are to assist and serve customers, to process stock including sorting, steaming, pricing and hanging of donated items and to promote public understanding of what Stray Aid does and the importance of raising funds through the shop.
Are you a team player, do you enjoy building relationships with people, can you go that extra mile when it comes to customer service?
Stray Aid can offer you the chance to develop retail skills for your CV, volunteer to donate your time in a flexible way to suit you, and to make new friends.
If you are friendly and enjoy being part of a team and working with the public, if you want to develop customer service skills and are at least 18 years old then get in touch today and talk to us about volunteering in one of our charity shops.
We are also looking for cattery volunteers to help care for our cats until they find new homes. You need to be reliable and able to commit to a morning or afternoon every week. This is a very rewarding role within a committed and friendly team.
If you would like to volunteer, please complete the form below and we’ll be in touch.
Our Available Volunteer Roles
Role: Volunteers are required to support our Stray Aid charity shops based in Seaham, Hartlepool and Chester-le-Street. Please see https://strayaid.org.uk/charity-shops/ for further details
Duties: Welcoming and assisting customers, managing and displaying stock, serving customers, handling transactions and keeping the shop clean and tidy
Person Specification: Over 18, reliable, confidence in working with the public, verbal communication skills, professional and able to work as part of an effective team
Email [email protected] or inton to one of our shops to find out more or apply to join our team.
Role: Volunteers are required to organise and support a programme of fundraising events and raise awareness of Stray Aid in the community.
Duties: Generating new ideas for fundraising, organising events, transporting dogs to events in Stray Aid vehicles, working with a range of organisations, attending fundraising events and promoting the work of the charity
Person Specification: Reliable, ability to organise and/or assist with events, good communication skills and confidence working with dogs and the public, professional and able to work as part of an effective team
Role: Volunteers are required to help in our cattery. Providing essential care, socialisation and interaction which makes a huge difference to their daily life whilst in our care.
Duties: Cleaning the pens, equipment and communal areas, feeding the cats and providing interaction and socialisation.
Person Specification: Reliable, cat experience, able to work alone and as part of an effective team
Role: Volunteers are required to drive our van to transfer donations.
Duties: Collecting donated bedding, toys, food etc. from our charity shops in Chester le Street, Hartlepool and Seaham and bringing it to the Centre at Coxhoe.
Taking shop donations from our Coxhoe Centre to our Charity Shops.
Person Specification: Reliable, friendly, at least 3 years driving experience with a clean driving license.
Apply to volunteer at Stray Aid
Complete the form below or download and complete our volunteer application form and send to:
Stray Aid Rescue Centre, Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4EL or email it to [email protected]. You will then be invited to attend a welcome meeting.
