Our charity funds around £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart diseases. Stroke. Vascular dementia. Diabetes. They're all connected, and they're all under our microscope. Our volunteers help us fund lifesaving science to improve the lives of families and loved ones living with heart and circulatory disease. Volunteering with us is easy, flexible, and inclusive. If you can spare a few hours a week, or a couple of hours occasionally, we’d love you to join our volunteer team.
Are you looking for a volunteer role with a technical focus? If you love all things technical this could be the role for you. At our BHF online sales office in Leeds, we ensure that all items such as mobile phones and computer hardware is prepared and made ready for sale. You will also support with making sure all our donated electrical items are fully functional and safe for sale. You will need a knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and an attention to detail. Knowledge of PCs, Laptops, Tablets (Apple, Windows and Android) would be beneficial. Training will be provided on our erasure software including training and knowledge of Legacy Support, Secure boot settings and boot menus. You will help protect the environment through recycling while helping us create a world free from the fear of heart disease.
Just so you know, we are unable to accept volunteers aged under 17 or with unspent criminal convictions. Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position in a friendly charity warehouse.
This unique role will involve:
- Setting items to erase data using our erasure software.
- You will know or learn how to enter a BIOS in PCs and laptops, then how to boot a machine from a USB.
- You will learn how to gain the developer mode on android devices to be able to connect the device to our erasure software ready for erasure.
- You will use erasure software of mobile phones and tablets along with checks to provide a report that the item has not been marked as lost or stolen.
- You will learn how to factory reset apple devices and check for activation lock prior to erasure.
- Checking items for value and that they will be able to be erased and are above the minimum value threshold.
- Plugging items in, turning them on and making sure all the functions work correctly
- Following specific guidance on testing a vast range of different electrical items safely
- Cleaning donated items so they’re ready for sale
- Some light lifting with help on hand for the heavier items
- Identifying poor quality or damaged donations for recycling
Volunteering with British Heart Foundation comes with plenty of benefits too…
- A 25% discount on donated goods and 10% discount on New Goods in our shops
- Unlimited, free, and confidential support by Retail Trust
- Access to training and development
- Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed
- Volunteer certificates, references and long service awards provided
- Access to discounts with other retailers
