Our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, and we couldn’t provide the level of support and care we offer people living with HIV without the time and commitment they give.
Our wonderful Beacon Volunteers carry out the following roles for us:
- Support the running of our charity shops to help raise valuable funds
- Manage calls and answer queries at our Beacon reception desk
- Keep our Beacon garden in bloom
- Support our fundraising and events work at various venues across Brighton and Sussex
- Being a Beacon Ambassador
Along with many other valuable volunteer roles.
We are very proud of our dedicated team of volunteers; they help keep The Sussex Beacon’s vibrant community spirit buzzing and really are part of the great team we have here.
If you’d like to volunteer with us at The Sussex Beacon, please complete the application form below or pop into our St James’s St or London Road charity shops and ask for an application form and a full role description. Previous experience desirable, but full training given. Full volunteer role descriptions are available on request.
Current volunteer vacancies are:
Retail Volunteers
Based at our London Road or St James’s St charity shops:
Days: 7 days a week, morning and/or afternoon or all day shifts available.
Role purpose:
- Welcome and serve all customers in a polite, friendly, and helpful manner both face to face and on the telephone
- Operate electronic cash register and PDQ machine
- Promote Gift Aid where appropriate and support fundraising initiatives
- Adhering to all shop policies and procedures
- Sorting of donations and steaming of clothes within the H&S guidelines
- Re-stock shelves and work with ‘stock rotation’ system
Volunteer Van Driver’s Assistant
Based at our London Road shop (no driving required):
Days: Wednesday and/or Thursday am and/or pm
Role purpose:
- To assist the van driver in the day to day running of collections and deliveries – this will involve some lifting of furniture and donations.
- Serving all customers in a polite, friendly and helpful manner
- Adhering to all shop and van policies and procedures
- Must be able to manage stairs and lift sometimes awkward or occasionally heavy loads
Volunteer Online/E-Commerce Retail Assistant role
Days: various and flexible to be confirmed
Role purpose:
- As Volunteer Online/E-commerce Retail Assistant, to you will help raise valuable funds for our charity by supporting the sale of donated items online.
- Photograph and post items for sale online
- Monitor and engage with customer queries
- Ensure items are well-packaged for postage
Volunteer Donations Sorting and Donations Assistant
Days: various and flexible to be confirmed
Role purpose:
- Sort and assess donated items, ensuring they are suitable for sale
- Check donations for quality, cleanliness and safety
- Tag and attach the correct gift aid to individual items.
- Input/register the donations into the Epos system.
- Separate items into appropriate categories such as clothing, books, homeware, toys and accessories.