# Shop Volunteer - Tamarind Centre

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Birmingham
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Contract type:** Voluntary
- **Employment type:** Part time - 9 hours per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday 3 hours a day)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-23T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-15T08:22:07.281Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Volunteer/Volunteer-v7947801
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7947801?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To assist the shop worker in processing sales for staff and service users in the internal residents shop. To keep the shop well stocked and clean and tidy.

### Main duties of the job

You will support the OT Shop Assistant Role to operationally deliver the residents shop by:

- Undertaking counter duties
- Using the till to record sales (till training will be offered)
- Rotate stock and filling shelves
- Identify and ordering stock
- Managing till floats and sales cash
- Working alongside clinicians supporting service users in a worker role

Communication

- To talk to service users in the line of your duties, who often exhibit challenging behaviour and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, aspirations, autonomy and culture.
- To demonstrate respect to professional colleagues.
- To develop therapeutic relationships with service users in the worker role under supervision.
- To provide advice and support to customers using the residents shop
- To explain and promote the role of OT and the service; contribute to raising the profile of the service.
- To build relationship with stock providers

Professional Ethics

- At all times to conduct self in a professional manner
- Adhere to financial policies and procedures
- To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of service users, and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK)

## Job Details

To assist the shop worker in processing sales for staff and service users in the internal residents shop. To keep the shop well stocked and clean and tidy.

## Job Description

You will support the OT Shop Assistant Role to operationally deliver the residents shop by:

Undertaking counter duties

Using the till to record sales (till training will be offered)

Rotate stock and filling shelves

Identify and ordering stock

Managing till floats and sales cash

Working alongside clinicians supporting service users in a worker role

Communication

To talk to service users in the line of your duties, who often exhibit challenging behaviour and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, aspirations, autonomy and culture.

To demonstrate respect to professional colleagues.

To develop therapeutic relationships with service users in the worker role under supervision.

To provide advice and support to customers using the residents shop

To explain and promote the role of OT and the service; contribute to raising the profile of the service.

To build relationship with stock providers

Professional Ethics

At all times to conduct self in a professional manner

Adhere to financial policies and procedures

To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of service users, and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs

## Responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK)

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Demonstrates knowledge of customer service
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
- Evidence of good working relationships

## Documents

- [applicant guide (pdf, 313.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1260)
- [job description (pdf, 616.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10227763)
- [equality statement (pdf, 572.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2416)
- [person specification (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10227764)
- [everyday behaviours guide (pdf, 159.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2415)
- [information for applicants (pdf, 431.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1709)

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