We are looking for people to join one of our longest standing stores
**Join us and make a difference to the lives of animals in need.**
### Benefits:
Joining our op shop team is more than just lending a hand its a chance to be part of something special!
As a volunteer, youll enjoy:
**Learning valuable retail and customer service skills**
Whether you're looking to boost your resume or just try something new, you'll gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment.
**Making new friends and being part of a pawsome community**
Our volunteers are friendly, passionate, and fun youll feel right at home in no time!
**Helping animals in need**
Every shift you volunteer helps raise funds to directly support our vital animal welfare programs.
**Exclusive discounts**
Enjoy special savings at RSPCA Victoria Op Shops as well as our retail stores as a thank-you for your amazing work.
### Role purpose:
Our op shops provide much needed funds to support RSPCA Victoria achieve our vision of ending cruelty to all animals. The op shops also play a visible role in the wider community as the face of RSPCA Victoria.
The purpose of this role is to help sell a wide range of new and pre-loved items. This involves serving customers, assisting with stock rotation, sorting and pricing donated goods and keeping the op shop in a tidy and presentable state.
This role requires the ability to perform a wide range of tasks as required depending on the op shop activity on the day.
Flexibility and the willingness to contribute to the teams efforts are important in this role.
### Duties include:
- Serving and assisting customers
- Receiving, sorting and pricing donated goods
- Displaying and rotating goods for sale in the store
- Performing cash and Eftpos sales
- Ensuring the store is clean, tidy and well presented
**No two days are the same!**
### What we need:
To be successful in this role you will need:
- To be at least 18 years of age
- Great customer service skills
- The ability to work in a team
- Basic mathematical skills
- Effective communication skills
- Manual handling ability (up to 10kg)
- A great sense of humour!
### About us:
RSPCA Victoria is a non-government, community-based, not-for-profit organisation whose vision is ending cruelty to all animals. We are Victorias best-known and most respected animal welfare organisation.
Our organisations purpose is to work with the community to achieve outstanding animal welfare through education, advocacy, and animal care and protection. RSPCA Victorias values - clarity and accountability, respect and consideration, and expertise and collaboration - set clear expectations for all our staff and volunteers.
Volunteers are an integral part of the RSPCA Victoria team. They play an active and vital role in helping to support our work to improve the welfare of animals and protect them from cruelty and neglect.
RSPCA Victoria is recognised by Mental Health Australia as a skilled workplace.
### So what are you waiting for?!
**Join our fun and friendly family today and help animals in need. We can't wait to hear from you!**
** Category **
Animal Welfare
** Commitment **
Regular - more than 6 months
** Type Of Work **
Retail & Sales,
** Time Required **
** Training **
All training is delivered on the job, ensuring you gain hands-on experience from day one. Youll be supported every step of the way by the Op Shop Store Manager as well as the Op Shop Network and Volunteer Program Teams.