The Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre is advertising this role on behalf of The Rotary Club of Kew, Fair Trade & Gift Shop.

About Fair Trade & Gift Shop: The Rotary Fair Trade & Gift Shop is a sustainable retail business that recycles, donates, sells and gives new life to pre-loved goods donated by the public. 100% of profits made go towards helping disadvantaged communities in Australia and Rotary enterprises in East Timor, Nepal and Laos. Each and every day, our teams come to work knowing their efforts are transforming lives.

The Fair Trade & Gift Shop values honesty, respect, teamwork, innovation and passion.

Job description: Our Retail Sorters are essential to the running of our shop, ensuring a seamless flow of high-quality items for sale in-store, as well as providing donations to various charities.

Tasks:

• Sort and price donations and place in a suitable spot in the shop
• Check each is suitable for sale in the store
• Ensure items are clean and in good condition
• Decide which items should be sold, passed on, or donated overseas
• Store seasonal items in the correct locations until the right time of year
• Hang clothes, checking each item for tears or stains and ensuring that zippers, buttons, and pockets are all in working condition
• Wash donations when necessary
• Contribute to maintaining a clean and tidy store including the sorting and kitchen areas

Why work with us?

• Be confident knowing your work is having a positive impact in the community
• Become part of a friendly and enthusiastic team of like-minded people
• Training provided
• Hours can co-ordinate with school hours or other commitments.
• A two-hour car park is available, and the shop is easily accessible by public transport.

Qualifications:

• A good eye for detail. Ability to distinguish between a diamond and a diamante, know your crockery from porcelain, and recognise leather from plastic
• Skilled at distinguishing items that are in good condition from items that are not
• Attention to detail
• Fit to move boxes and bags of donations and to do light physical work
• Reliability for scheduled shifts
• Experienced working independently and as part of a team
• Happy to accept supervision and direction
• A sound knowledge of retail brands is essential

If this sounds like you and you’re excited by this unique opportunity to work for an organisation that truly does transform lives, we would love to speak to you.