Volunteer with us

Merry-go-round is a community venture that couldn’t run without the support of our amazing volunteers.

Volunteering with Merry-go-round is a great way to be part of something rewarding that makes a difference in the local community and beyond. Our volunteers support the staff team to get donations out onto the shop floor and also redistributed to families via our Carousel programme.

We offer opportunities in both our shop and sorting hub which are based in the Southside of Glasgow. We currently have around 20 regular volunteers covering a variety of roles such as sorting our donations, making up our beautiful carousel packs, PAT and function testing our electricals, helping in our shop and delivering stock and packs to our partnering agencies. As well as regular volunteers we host corporate and other large groups for one off events too.

Current volunteering opportunities

Our retail team volunteers lend a hand in our boutique style shop. Here they assist with quality and safety checking all of the non textile donations such as books, toys and baby equipment. This role involves making sure that our products are safe, clean and of good quality before being displayed in the shop for sale. This is an opportunity to hang out with our friendly shop team, whilst also gaining retail experience by helping customers on the shop floor.
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Our team of donations volunteers carry out quality control checks before sizing and sorting them into our Merry-go-round categories. Our sorting hub is where all the behind the scenes prep happens with our textile donations. This role provides the opportunity to meet new likeminded people who care about the environment and enjoy being around others.
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Our beautiful carousel packs are prepared in the Merry-go-round hub. This role involves selecting stock and packaging items into our special Carousel bags.  It is a rewarding activity as you prepare the free packs that are given to families on low income. Working as part of a team you will meet lots of people whilst helping others.
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Are you passionate about e-commerce and want to use your skills for a meaningful purpose? We have an exciting opportunity for you to volunteer with us and make a difference in the digital world! As an E-commerce Volunteer, you'll play a crucial role in supporting Merry-go-round, you will help keep our eBay shop fully stocked alongside our eCommerce assistant. This opportunity will be based at our office space in the city centre. Click here for more information.

Corporate volunteering & team days

Are you looking for a rewarding and fun activity for your staff team? Our corporate volunteer days are designed to provide a variety of tasks for large groups. From helping in our sorting hub to supporting our events team - there is something that suits everyone. Get in touch below with our volunteer coordinator for more information.

These are just a small range of opportunities that we have available, if you have a particular skill or interest and would be up for donating a couple of hours per week then we would love to hear from you.  It’s easy to apply, just get in touch by completing our online form.