Please note that openings may not be available at all time for all volunteer positions listed below. If the position you are interested in is full, please consider another opening.

Thrift Store Assistant

The Thrift Store is open Tuesday through Sunday and hours are flexible.

Sort, hang, and tag merchandise. Stock shelves. Assist customers and perform variety of retail sales tasks. Retail sales or customer service experience welcome but not required.

Clothing Closet Assistant/Personal Shopper

Do you have an eye for kids fashion? Enjoy working with children and experiencing their joy? Our Children’s Clothing Closet needs friendly, reliable volunteers like you. The reward for volunteers is in the reactions of the children, some who have never “shopped” for new clothes before. New school clothes and shoes results in greater dignity and self-respect for many of the children served.

Volunteers assist children and their parents in selecting new school clothes in a store-like setting at William Temple House in northwest Portland. Volunteers may also assist in ordering and shopping for clothes, stocking shelves and racks, and scheduling appointments for families.

Volunteers must enjoy and communicate well with children and adults and be reliable. Applicants for volunteer positions in the Children’s Clothing Closet undergo a background check and fingerprinting. Training is provided.

Social Services Intake Counselor

Inform clients about services available, certify eligibility for services, make referrals to other service providers. Attend monthly volunteer meetings. Comfortable working with low-income and homeless people, ability to deal sensitively with mentally ill people. Must be patient and accepting of differences.

Food Pantry Assistant

Welcome and assist clients, load and unload cases of food. Sort food and stock shelves and freezers, fill hygiene needs, lift and carry 25 pounds, clean, vacuum, take out trash, and other miscellaneous tasks.

Pastoral Visitor

Visit hospitalized staff, volunteers, and clients as requested by counselors. Visits may include persons in care and rehab centers. Follow established procedures in reporting to supervisor or to those making the request for such a visit. Must be certified by one’s faith community to be a pastoral visitor. In the Episcopal Church, for example, certification includes training by one’s pastor and licensure by the bishop. Must have transportation or make use of public transportation. Must maintain confidentiality.