BRITISH RED CROSS Employer Reviews

This is a great diverse company with fun laid back working environments. They have a comprehensive scheme which offers NVQs.

Voluntary work here was enjoyable and fulfilling. I learned the importance of assisting customers and staff, and also learned to adapt a sense of responsibility for work.

variares
many retail skills
management can be hard sometimes but keeping calm is the key
co-workers are great to work with
i love all the job brings daily

Manager of around 200 staff and volunteers. Operationally responsible for the deployment and standards of First aiders to events throughout Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire and also the deployment of Ambulances throughout the 3 counties. Performs the role of Emergancy response duty manager on a rotational basis.

A typical day in the Red Cross would involve general housekeeping, keeping everything in order and making sure the presentation of the store was always nothing shy of exceptional, I served customers and dealt with stock and generally provided excellent customer service. I never truely learned much from my experience there due to already having the equipped – more... skills, however, it was a great way to keep my skills honed.

Management are among the best I have ever encountered, just beautiful people and experts in what they do and have the perfect personality for a position of that nature, my fellow teammates in the store were also just great people, hard workers and very caring people at a level you wont encounter very often in modern society.

The hardest part of my job I would say, is watching out for shoplifters, being in a busy street in Dundee would be most inviting to people to attempt to make way with the stock in the store, I had encountered this a fair few times and have always been able to deal responsibly.

The most enjoyable part of this job is getting to work with wonderful people on a day to day basis and getting to meet new people all the time... I probably could sing the praise of this place enough. – less

I am a volunteer for the British red cross,
my role is to pick patients up and take them to hospital appointments, then return them back home,
on occasions I take clients for the red cross shopping or sit with them in there homes,

I meet a lot of different people from all walks of life I like meeting new people and listen to them and helping out where – more... I can, – less

was good to work for the red cross when i was a volanter when i was 8 and know the good work which they put in,

and to help them with the work in the ambulance and staff to take them forward and tell them how to safe more money and differant ways on doing this.

a typical day involves sorting clothes,dvds and tidying the shop.

at the moment i'm in college, my daily routine consists of going to my lectures of englsih literature and language and also media and philosophy, i am going to be doing a journalism course in unversity. my daily routine is arriving at college learning go home and study even more and so i would love to have a part time job to earn some money.

This is an occasional volunteer role that is highly rewarding and demanding

Always a busy day at the shop. Learned about pricing, labelling and quality check. Helping people around the shop. Learned to use the till. Very nice atmosphere to work in. It was a volenteering job. That means unfortunately no pay.

A typical day at work includes key holder duties such as cashing up the till, opening the shop, filing paperwork and delegating staff. All the staff are a great deal of fun too work with and always have a smile on their faces. The hardest part of the job is when too many staff are in too fit the amount of work too do. The most enjoyable part of the – more... job is working on the shop floor with customers. – less

It was an experiance because I was doing it for free I done it so I could get some understanding of how a shop ran.

Developed retail skills which includes customer service and administration.
Sorting and preparing stocks for sale.
Shop merchandising and creating exciting displays

I enjoyed meeting people from all walks of life and advising them of what I am able to do to help them improve their quality of life.

I have been privileged to be a volunteer at the British Red Cross shop in Burnley for the past 18 months. During that time I have added to my skills by learning to use a till, arrange displays in the shop and assist with removing old stock and replenishing. I have also enjoyed dealing with members of the public, often building up rapport with regular – more... customers and assisting them in their purchases.
I was also able to study for a qualification in retail -NVQ Level 2, which I found most enjoyable and educational, in that I also learned a great deal about the retail law, consumer rights and health and safety in the workplace.
I had hoped to take a First Aid course but due to cuts and the closure of the Red Cross offices in Burnley that has not been possible.
There were some difficult situations, for instance, dealing with shoplifters and the occasional person demanding refunds for items which were clearly not purchased from the shop, but I was able to deal with these instances in a professional manner and learn from the experiences. – less

A typical day at work would consist of welcoming the customers, helping put new stock out, selling items to the customers, helping with the banking and also stock taking. I learned how to be confident around strangers and to be patient and work as a team. I also learned how to manage my time accordingly. My co-workers were very friendly and were great – more... at their job. The hardest part of the job was counting all of the stock but the most enjoyable was interacting with customers and helping with the accounts. – less

- Volunteering and assisting the managers
- They are one of the most friendless people that I ever work with
- I enjoyed working with people and the customers

A good place to gain work experience, friendly management and co-workers. learned a different aspect of the work place. enjoyed the experience

I started volenteering at the BRC to give my self more skill's in the retail sector and to also give my self a confidence boost due to bad job exsperiences in the past.