Fashion/Vintage department volunteer, Romsey standard shop

Join the Oxfam community

As a Fashion Retail Volunteer you will help people facing poverty around the world by putting your creativity and passion to great use. You can keep busy behind the scenes with donations or on the shop floor, serving customers and putting stock out on sale to make stunning displays. Whatever suits you!

About this role

We will give you all the training and support you need so you will develop your skills as part of our team. You don’t need to have any experience – we’ve got you covered. You can also get some lunch and travel costs too. Whatever you need, we’re here to help.

When you’re in our busy stock room, you get first peek at donated gems and turn them into stunning outfits to fight fast fashion. On the shop floor you can learn about serving customers, helping donors, fillings rails, and making eye-catching displays.

Whatever your passion, we’ll teach you to use your creativity and style to make your shop sparkle. Why not try a bit of everything?

• Prepare donations including sorting, steaming and pricing
• Create stylish window displays
• Keep the shop floor rails looking full and perfect/visual merchandising
• Put your creativity to good use by upcycling/creative mending
• Slow down fast fashion by making the most of our fantastic donations
• Have a passion for vintage? help develop our Vintage clothing department through identifying, valuing and displaying donations together

Volunteering that works for you

Volunteering can be very flexible to suit you. So even if your availability or skills don’t match this role, get in touch and we will find something right for you. By volunteering for a few hours a week, you will meet new people and have some fun for a good cause.

Everyone has something to offer

At Oxfam we know that everybody can make a real difference. People come to us for all sorts of reasons, from all backgrounds, and we will do what we can to find a role which works for you. You can find out more about volunteering with Oxfam here.

What happens next?

After you apply the manager will ask you to come in for an initial chat. This is not an interview, just a chance to get an idea of what you'd like to do in the shop. From there you can meet the rest of the volunteer team and get involved with whatever area of the shop takes your interest!