What’s a Bump up our Book Sales Volunteer?
Do you have a passion for books? Can you help our book sales by identifying interesting books from our stock and creating interesting displays?
What’s involved?
- Sorting and pricing donated books
- Researching unusual or rare books
- Attractively displaying books for sale
- Maintaining the book section of the store
- Helping and advising customers
What’s in it for you?
- A chance to demonstrate your enthusiasm for books
- A chance to work on your own initiative as well as being part of a team
- An opportunity to showcase your creativity to increase our book sales
Additional Benefits
- We aim to be as flexible as possible so you can volunteer around your other commitments
- You’ll feel our appreciation from Day One for being a part of our organisation and making a difference in people’s lives
- A personalised induction to your shop
- The opportunity to work within a small knit team with like-minded people to bring new ideas to the shop, meet new people, apply for internal vacancies, learn new skills or refresh old ones and enhance your CV, gain confidence and self esteem
- Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in line with Tenovus Cancer Care policy
- Paid lunch for working beyond 4 hours in line with our expenses policy
- 20% off preloved goods in the shop you work in
- Free beverages and biscuits
- Access to training opportunities
- A supportive and friendly environment where you can have fun, enjoy yourself and feel good knowing you are helping others
- In addition, the volunteering team can direct you to other groups you may like to get involved with, including our Friends of Tenovus Cancer Care fundraising groups and our Sing with Us choirs.
Who would it suit?
A lover of books; you could be an avid reader or a frequent browser of bookshops or libraries, with an eye for creating interesting displays.
Inclusivity:
Whether you’re a volunteer, supporter, or staff member, we want everyone to feel welcome at Tenovus Cancer Care. We are committed to greater diversity across our people to make sure we have a breadth of experience, skills and perspective that reflects the communities we serve.
We are working to ensure that Tenovus Cancer Care is a fair and equitable place to volunteer. We strive to ensure everyone is treated fairly, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, religion, or belief, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership