Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to learn new skills and become one of our Supporting Volunteers. You will welcome visitors to our pre-loved bookshop at Foxton top lock and maintain the stock of books. There will be opportunities to create displays and make the shop look attractive to visitors.

As a Supporting Volunteer you will feel part of the team, with plenty of opportunity take responsibility for the bookshop. This will include keeping the shop looking clean and inviting.

You will be taking payments, giving change and managing a small float.

You should have an interest in books and a willingness to learn about the history of the locks, so that you can share this knowledge with visitors.

Why we want you

Our Supporter volunteers ensure that the day to day nuts and bolts of the waterways happen be that monitoring activities on the towpath or that the running of teams and the necessary processes happen in the background. This can be anything from working with our Social Media Team to assisting with location and filming for productions. Our Supporting Volunteers also support our teams within our offices and even on the Towpath conducting audits.

Some of the things you might get up to in that role are listed below, but the specifics of what your role will involve can be discussed with your task manager

What you will be doing

Supporting with administration

Supporting with data collection

Creating content on social media

Taking photos for promotion and celebration

This role can potentially be done from home.

When you register as a volunteer, we will ask you about any unspent convictions which you need to declare and risk assess these as needs be.

The skills you need

Reliable

Organised

Whilst not essential, many of the activities in this roles use either computer or mobile devices.

What's in it for you

The opportunity to volunteer flexibly, often from home

Be part of a friendly team of supportive colleagues and volunteers

Learn new skills and understand better the day to day workings of the waterways

Supporting Volunteer (BookShop)

Supporting Volunteer (BookShop)

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