Student Placement Volunteer (Huddersfield New Street)

Join the Oxfam community

Together, we can harness your passion and expertise to build a brighter future for the people who need it most. By volunteering as a Student Placement Volunteer with Oxfam, you can have a fun whilst helping Oxfam make a difference to people living in poverty worldwide. At the same time, you will challenge yourself, learn new skills and meet some incredible and inspiring people from your local community. Join us today – and make a real and lasting impact on people living in poverty across the world.

About this role

As an Oxfam Shop placement, you will gain experience in all areas of running a shop. You can choose to specialise in a specific area, such as creating your own upcycled collection to sell in one of our shops, or maybe you are a budding visual merchandiser who wants to customer profile the area the shop is in, undertake trend research to then create mood boards, shop themes and design shop layouts. There are also administration and e-commerce opportunities, taking photographs and being responsible for reviewing images before they go onto the site. You will be using your fashion and trend knowledge to create appealing and accurate written content for the Oxfam Online Shop as well as mood boards to communicate trends to the entire team.

Or maybe you want to get stuck in with everything, from planning to execution – there are many opportunities you can seize.

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.

If you can’t apply online, please visit the shop or contact us on givetime@oxfam.org.uk

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!