Volunteer in our Kingston Shop

Fight for Sight's charity shop on Thames Street is a lively place to volunteer and be part of the Thames Street buzz. Help out in our friendly shop to learn new skills, boost your CV and meet new people.
Kingston Fight for Sight Charity Shop, a turquoise exterior with our navy logo and the words Save Sight. Change Lives.

Why volunteer in Kingston?

Being a Fight for Sight volunteer puts you in the mix within the Kingston community. Volunteers at our Kingston-Upon-Thames shop help out with all sorts of tasks, from using the till to merchandising, processing donations to styling the window. At our friendly shop we'll help you to make the most of your skills, at the same time as picking up new ones. 

Our Kingston team includes people of all ages and backgrounds. Some of our volunteers help out to meet new people, some are keen to build their CVs and get a reference for paid employment. Whatever your reason for volunteering, you'll get a warm welcome at Kingston.

Volunteering at our Kingston shop can help you...

  • Give your CV boost

    As well as being sociable and a feel-good thing to do, volunteering at our Thames Street shop is fantastic for giving your CV standout or getting you on the right path if you've just graduated from school or college. The training opportunities we offer in our Kingston shop will impress prospective employers and we offer references to our volunteers too. Our volunteering roles enable people to:

    • Learn to process donations (invaluable to charity retail)
    • Build customer service skills and experience
    • Train to use an EPOS system; till training is an incredibly transferable skill for people wanting to work in any retail capacity.
    • Understand Gift Aid, which an increasing number of charities are signed up to.
    • Train on safeguarding, which is really valuable for understanding how organisations look after each other.
    • Benefit from online training in subjects like IT, retail and management skills, which we’re offering as part of our volunteering roles.

    Apply to volunteer in Kingston

  • Give back to your community

    If you have any time you can spare and are looking to do something sociable and rewarding, our Kingston charity shop is the place. Our Kingston team are a social lot, and the volunteers who work for our shops (we have 14 shops across London) love that being in our charity shops helps them to:

    • Meet new people
    • Mix with volunteers and staff of different ages
    • Learn new skills, such as till training, pricing and merchandising
    • Take an active role in the community
    • Embrace the flexibility we offer, to work around existing interests and commitments.

    Apply here

  • Get work experience

    We're here to support the community in Kingston, including anyone who's keen to acquire work experience. From teenagers looking for school work experience, to adults who are keen to try something new.

    Please do follow the link below to apply or get in touch directly via volunteering@fightforsight.org.uk to talk through the type of experience you're looking to get.

    Apply to volunteer in Kingston

  • With team-building, through a corporate volunteering day

    Our corporate volunteering days are designed to give you and your team a chance to get out of your usual working routines and try something new together! If you're local to Kingston, then this could be a great option for you; unlike some corporate team-building activities, helping out at our Kingston shop will give everyone involved a genuine sense of purpose and achievement. You will be helping us to Save Sight. Change Lives.

    Email our team to get things rolling

How you'll help out in Kingston

  • Operating the till
  • Serving customers
  • Processing Gift Aid
  • Processing donations
  • Housekeeping
  • Visual merchandising
  • Helping us to deliver our mission to Save Sight. Change Lives.

The skills you need

  • Positive outlook
  • Willingness to help
Three mannequins in a Fight for Sight charity shop

Address:
4 Thames Street, Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT1 1PE

Telephone:
020 8830 1818

Opening hours:
Mon – Sat: 10:00 – 17:00
Sun: 11:00 – 17:00

Email:
kingston@fightforsight.org.uk

Team Building at our Kingston charity shop

Is your business local to Kingston? This friendly shop just happens to be one of the places where we run corporate team-building days.

This is a corporate away day that doesn't just build camaraderie and connection, but helps make a difference in the process. And the competitive 'Shop Wars' element is proven to be a massive hit with the teams who have rolled up their sleeves to get involved in our Kingston shop. 

Find out more about our corporate volunteering days >

 

 

Fight for Sight Corporate Volunteering a group of people smiling outside our Kensington Charity Shop

Duke of Edinburgh volunteers welcome!

We love hosting young people for the volunteering section of their Duke of Edinburgh Award at our Kingston shop. Volunteering at a Fight for Sight charity shop like this one on Thames Street will help young people to:

  • Play to your strengths
  • Build your skills
  • Do something new
  • Complete your award
  • Have a good time

If you're looking to volunteer as part of a Duke of Edinburgh award or for school-related work-experience, you can volunteer with us from the age of 14 (outside those channels the minimum age for volunteers is 16).

You can hear our Volunteering Manager talking about doing DofE volunteering at Fight for Sight in this handy Duke of Edinburgh volunteering video >

Find a role local to you

A bit more on benefits for Kingston volunteers...

Find out more about the benefits of volunteering at Fight for Sight by visiting out Volunteer Benefits page or watching this video, courtesy of our Volunteer Lead.

  • Why volunteer in Kingston?
  • What's involved?
  • Find us in Kingston
  • Duke of Edinburgh