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VOLUNTEER WITH US
We wouldn’t be able to run without the help of our amazing volunteers and always need more helping hands! Our volunteering opportunities will be available below very soon and you can find any vacancies advertised on our social media!
Our volunteers get free membership, training opportunities, learn about the circular economy and how a cooperative works - and become part of our community!
For general volunteering enquiries please email
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Our Working Groups
There are so many ways you can get involved at SHRUB! You can join whichever working groups best match your skillset or what you want to learn more about. Take a look at our Working Groups below and see what would suit you best!
SWAPSHOP
We look after the Swapshop which includes: organising donations, pricing items and greeting customers! Also includes our Sustainable Fashion activities and events.
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WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
We organise events and upcycling workshops to educate the community about sustainable living.
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FOOD SHARING
We re-distribute excess food from businesses to the community through our Food Sharing Hub.
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WEE SPOKE HUB
We organise DIY workshops for you to learn how to fix your own bike with help from trained mechanics.
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CAFE
We look after the Zero Waste Hub Cafe, helping provide a welcoming space for all the community.
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COMMUNICATIONS
We promote the coop’s activities and keep members informed about what’s happening.
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FINANCE & ADMIN
We oversee general administration, maintaining financial records and forecasting. The group includes Monitoring and Evaluation, Bookkeeping, Management Accounts, Social Enterprise and Funding subgroups.
FUNDRAISING
We research and bid for grant funding to support SHRUB’s projects and core operations.
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WELFARE
We ensure the wellbeing of members, if you are experiencing any problems within the community, you can get in touch with us at welfare@shrubcoop.org.
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GOVERNANCE & POLICY
We take care of the Coop’s decision making processes and other working practices and policies.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
We ensure the wellbeing of our staff and offer them feedback and support.
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TRUSTEES
We are the legal guardians of the Coop, responsible for oversight of risk & compliance, human resources, monitoring & evaluation, funding, and member engagement.
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Bike Wrangler
Repair and refurbish bikes donated to the Wee Spoke Hub to put them back on the road and sell them in our Wee Shop!
This is an opportunity to gain experience as well as to share any experience you have with the other volunteers.
Photographer
Take photos at our events in the evenings or cool photos from outfits in our Swapshop!
Trustee
Help guide our charity through 2024! Trustees are responsible for overseeing development of the organisation's strategic framework and long-term planning.
Events volunteer
Help us run events by opening and readying the events space, serving food and drink, closing, light cleaning and cashing up. Opportunity to also create and run internal events that will be open to our community.
Enterprise and finance vollie
The team is responsible for keeping the core of the organisation going and supporting and developing future projects for our community.. We support bookeeping, finance reporting, project monitoring and evaluation, fundraising and enterprise development. We need a variety of skills in different roles!
Swapshop volunteer
Are you interested in being part of a thriving community project and challenging fast fashion? Getting hands-on retail customer service experience in a friendly environment? Join the team to help create a world without waste!
Social media content creator
We need more engaging, fun and creative content on our social media platforms - could you help with some of it? Make the SHRUB Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or LinkedIn look tip top!
Cafe volunteer
Serve teas, coffees, cakes, soups and pies in our vegan cafe - be a welcoming face for our organisation!
Welfare volunteer
We work together to ensure the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of volunteers and members. This includes helping create accessible welfare policies, assisting with workshops and drop in sessions and arbitrating conflicts and complaints.
Fundraising volunteer
Seeking dedicated and passionate volunteers to support our fundraising efforts. Support our mission by identifying, researching and developing compelling grant proposals, help implement our Fundraising Strategy.
Funding assistant
Support us in finding funding for our zero-waste projects! Involves writing and editing grant applications, researching and liaising with suitable funders and helping with admin tasks.