About
We are a bicycle recycling and cycling promotion charity, selling refurbished bikes and reinvesting into local community programmes across Edinburgh and Perth.
Warehouse Volunteer
Contact person
Scan me or visit www.bethechangepk.org.uk/o/The-Bike-Station/activities/Warehouse-Volunteer/100244 to join
Summary
Harvesting Bike PartsStock/bike movements
Using Tools to remove parts
Recording donated bikes and parts
General warehousing duties; tidiness essential.
Detailed description
The Bike Station is one of the UK's largest bike recycling organisations, as well as a charity promoting and supporting all aspects of cycling as a healthy activity and a sustainable means of transport.
All of our work is supported by volunteers who want to contribute to the organisation. We are always looking for keen, enthusiastic people who ideally have some experience of cycling or working with bicycles; can work under their own initiative; enjoy working as part of a team or on their own; and are good with assisting members of the public. We are also open to supporting your current skills and happy to discuss how we can support you Volunteering with us at The Bike Station.
The skills/experience desired for this role are:
- Good communication skills, able bodied
- Very good experience and knowledge of different types of bicycles and parts
- Experience in a team working environment is useful but not essential
What you can gain by getting involved includes:
- Learn or try new things and develop new skills
- Build your confidence in a retail environment
- Gain work experience and add to your CV
- Meet new people or make new friends
- Support your local community by providing affordable bikes
- Discounted maintenance courses after 6 months committed volunteering.
In this current role we are ideally looking for support on a regular, weekly Tuesday slot. Other interest may be registered.