Rare or Replica Research Volunteer - Hythe

What’s a Rare or Replica Research Volunteer?

Do you have a passion for preloved goods and an eye for a rare find?

Can you use your research skills to ensure interesting donations are correctly identified and priced?

What’s involved?

•    Examining donated items (e.g. clothing, accessories, collectibles, artwork, electronics) to assess authenticity
•    Research brands, provenance, and market prices using online sources eg, eBay.
•    Accurately price items in line with current second-hand market trends
•    Identify rare, high-value, or specialist items for separate sale or escalation
•    Work closely with shop team to optimise stock rotation and display

  What’s in it for you?

• A chance to use your detective skills to seek out the rare from the replicas!
• The satisfaction of improving the income in your local shop
•  A chance to work on your own initiative as well as being part of a team

 Additional Benefits

• You’ll feel our appreciation from Day One for being a part of our organisation and making a difference in people’s lives
•  A personalised induction to your shop
• The opportunity to work within a small knit team with like-minded people to bring new ideas to the shop, meet new people, apply for internal vacancies, learn new skills or refresh old ones and enhance your CV, gain confidence and self esteem 
• Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in line with Tenovus Cancer Care policy
• Paid lunch for working beyond 4 hours in line with our expenses policy
• 20% off preloved goods in the shop you work in
• Free beverages and biscuits
• Access to training opportunities
• A supportive and friendly environment where you can have fun, enjoy yourself and feel good knowing you are helping others
• In addition, the volunteering team can direct you to other groups you may like to get involved with, including our Friends of Tenovus Cancer Care fundraising groups and our Sing with Us choirs. 

 Who would it suit?

• A lover of preloved goods, collectibles, antiques and resale markets determined to get the best price for a donated item
• The satisfaction of achieving a valuable sale for your local shop and ultimately our cause
• A chance to work on your own initiative as well as being part of a team 

Whether you’re a volunteer, supporter, or staff member, we want everyone to feel welcome at Tenovus Cancer Care. We are committed to greater diversity across our people to make sure we have a breadth of experience, skills and perspective that reflects the communities we serve.

We are working to ensure that Tenovus Cancer Care is a fair and equitable place to volunteer. We strive to ensure everyone is treated fairly, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, religion, or belief, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership.

Skills

What skills do I need?

• It’d be great if you have some knowledge of or interest in vintage items, know what to look out for with brands, pottery marks, book publishing dates etc.
• A really keen eye for detail and ability to cross reference items across a number of websites to provide the most realistic valuation
  
• Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team
  
• Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the team and customers.
• Ability to use computer for research
  

Whist this role will be mainly sitting at a computer desk, you may need to handle bags and donations from the public and there may be stairs to climb depending on which shop you are based in. If you have any concerns about this, please speak with the Shop Manager when expressing your interest in volunteering.