New Volunteer Opportunity: Textile Inventory Coordinator

We’re looking for fabric experts!

Do you know your rayon from your herringbone? Your spandex from your burlap? If you love textiles and want to make a positive environmental impact, we’d love to have you on our team.

We’re looking for Textile Inventory Coordinators - volunteers who help us accept fabric donations and sort them into types so they’re ready for sale and reuse.

This role is perfect for you if:

• You’re organized, self-motivated, and have a professional demeanour.

• You have a knack for spotting what needs to get done and proactively doing it.

• You enjoy working with beautiful, high-quality fabrics and fibre arts supplies.

What you’ll do:

• Help receive and process incoming fabric donations. This involves meeting our amazing donors as they drop off their donations. 

• Sort fabrics by type and fibre content using our established categories.

• Support our mission of reducing textile waste by preparing materials for resale.

What you’ll need:

• A good eye (and hand!) for fabric types - knowledge of burn testing is an asset but not required (we’ll teach you!).

• Comfort with physical tasks - this role requires lifting bolts and boxes of fabric. 

• Familiarity with Trello or a similar tool is preferable, as we use this to coordinate our work.

Why volunteer with us?

• Make a meaningful environmental impact by keeping textiles out of landfill.

• Work with gorgeous, high-quality fabrics and meet others who share your passion.

• Expect to have a lot of fun - and move a lot of fabric!

Volunteer hours for this role are:

• Tuesdays: 10AM–4PM

• Wednesdays: 10AM–2PM

• Thursdays: 10AM–4PM

Join us for just one day a week or take on the full role - it’s up to you!

Interested?
Email us at hello@oursocialfabric.ca. When you get in touch, please let us know:

• Which day(s) you're available.

• Any relevant experience and knowledge you have regarding textiles.

We can’t wait to hear from you!