Uniform Exchange is the Kirklees community school uniform bank. We serve the local community by recycling out-grown school uniform across Kirklees providing families with financial challenges and in crisis with FREE school uniform. We do this by encouraging families through the primary and secondary schools to recycle and donate their child’s out-grown school uniform to the project. The service is available to all families in Kirklees no matter what their circumstances.

In 2021 we:
Received over 45,000 items of used school uniform from local families
Helped over 3,500 children across Kirklees with free school uniform including school coats and shoes
Gave out over 1,000 coats at a winter coat exchange
Recycled over 35,000 items of good uniform to families
Stopped over 10 tonnes of unusable uniform going into landfill by recycling through Oxfam
Washed almost 2 tonnes of good, but dirty, school uniform

We have over 15,000 items of school uniform available to access plus more arriving every day!

‘Collecting and Recycling School Uniform, Coats and Shoes to Share with the Less Fortunate Communities of Kirklees’

Collecting donations and delivering bags of uniform to locations within Kirklees. Operating as part of a team to ensure that every child has access to free recycled school uniform across Kirklees.

Role:

Using either your personal vehicle or the charity’s van:

- Collecting bags of donations from various partner sites across Kirklees, bringing them to the facility in Lockwood

- Delivering bags of uniform accurately to different locations

- Lifting and carrying bags weighing up to 8kg

- Filling in paperwork relating to the van

- Keeping the van in good condition

- Moving items around the facility

Everyone is asked to help clean and tidy at the end of the day so we always come back to an organised, welcoming space

Requirements:

- A full driving licence is required (DVLA checks will be made)

- Experience of driving around Kirklees an advantage

- Good level of spoken, reading and written English

- Using initiative and common sense

We offer:

- Travel expenses of 45p if using your own vehicle

- Lunch expenses for a session of 4 hours or more

- Free tea, coffee, squash, biscuits and fruit during your session

- A suitable reference for potential onward employment

Location:

Unit 18 Railway Sawmills Business Park, Burbeary Road, Lockwood, Huddersfield HD1 3UN

Bus number 324, the nearest bus stop is Meltham Road / Bentley Street. Alternatively catch a bus to Lockwood Bar crossroads and walk the last 5-10 minutes

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18 yrs and above

• Application form required
• Disabled Access
• Valid Driving Licence