Retail and Visits Volunteer - Shoreham Lifeboat Station
Retail and Visits Volunteer - Shoreham Lifeboat Station
About us
Are you looking to make a real difference in your community? Volunteering as a member of the RNLI’s Lifeboat Retail and Visits Team at Shoreham Lifeboat Station offers a unique chance to be part of a vital mission: raising awareness about water safety, generating life-saving funds, and supporting the work that saves lives at sea.
The Impact you will make
As a volunteer, you will represent Shoreham Lifeboat Station by sharing its incredible work with visitors and the local community, playing a key role in raising vital funds for the RNLI's life-saving efforts, and promoting water safety messages to help keep people safe.
What you will be doing
- Give inspiring guided tours of the Visitor Centre to visitors including groups of young people and adults
- Delivering the smooth day-to-day running of the shop and maintaining a safe environment.
- Welcome visitors to the station with warmth and friendliness while providing exceptional customer service.
- Championing the RNLI, its key messages, One Crew ethos and building its reputation in the local area.
- Operating the till (including end of day cashing up) and credit card machine
- Make Management aware of any issues
Find out more about becoming a Retail and Visits volunteer which is a combined role where the responsibilities highlighted will be an even split and further details can be found on the job descriptions linked below.
What you need for this role
- Enthusiasm
- Good communication skills and confident speaking to groups, including young people
- Confident handling money
- Ability to contribute as part of a team
- Comfortable volunteering in a customer service environment
What’s in it for you
- Join an inclusive and diverse organisation
- Have fun, meet new people and join a motivated and enthusiastic team who are making a difference
- Learn skills and gain experience to enhance your CV
- Gain the satisfaction of giving back
- Training to fulfil your volunteer role will be provided and reasonable out of pocket expenses reimbursed
Find out more about becoming a Retail and Visits volunteer which is a combined role where the responsibilities highlighted will be an even split and further details can be found on the job descriptions linked below.
Safeguarding
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.
