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Volunteer Board Member - North Harris Trading Company

  • Board/trustee role
Board member | North Harris Trading Company • Work type: Committee Work • Charity number: SC033413 (NHT) Opportunity details Working with a small number of fellow board members and other staff, you will use your experience to help guide decision making. Evening meetings take place about 8 times a year. Organisation aims and objectives The trading company was set as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The North Harris Trust and is registered in Scotland (SC275446). It’s purpose is to facilitate commercial development, raising funds for the parent charity, whilst restricting risk to the charity. NHTC:  owns and operates Energy Generation projects  established and runs a community Recycling facility  developed new business units in East Tarbert  developed Huisinis Gateway visitor attraction Restrictions Travel details: Meetings held in Tarbert, Harris (no expenses paid) Minimum age: 18 “Unlike the parent charity, there is no need for board members to reside in North Harris” Phone: 01859 502222 Website: https://www.north-harris.org/ Contact name: David Wake
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Young Parents Group

Volunteers will be in a group alongside other staff and one other volunteer in Central Young Parents Group. The main role will be to support and motivate young people in the weekly group work sessions. Engaging and conversing with them during various planned activities. Activities include Art and Craft sessions, sensory play sessions, and holiday activities when required. We are looking for volunteers who are free on Tuesday evenings when the group runs, weekly at Hilltown Community Centre Dundee.
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Cafe Assistant

You will be serving soup and whatever food is available that day. You will take a turn hearing pies or sausage rolls or cooking bacon, sausages, beefburgers or sliced sausage which will be served on rolls. All staff will collect dirty dishes and take a turn washing them. Everyone will help with the clearing up at the end of the day. You will have the opportunity to spend time with the service users as some of them just need someone to talk to You will also be able to have your lunch with them..
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Bud Veteran Volunteer (Perth & Kinross)

Bud is Poppyscotland’s brand new vehicle for exploration and learning, a truck that transforms into a mobile community space, comprising a mini poppy factory, micro-museum and with interactive learning opportunities. Bud is an interactive experience that encourages visitors to create their personal remembrance journey through exploring the exhibits. It is helping us keep remembrance relevant all year round. About the opportunity: As a Bud Veteran Volunteer, you will support the delivery of the Bud project when Bud is in your area or visiting schools, voluntary groups etc. This could see you supporting in one of the key tasks below:  Carrying out talks to groups (schools, girl guides, brownies, cubs, cadets etc.) members of the public and community organisations who are visiting Bud, or who you are visiting  Actively engage with small groups of visitors, answering questions about Bud and remembrance  Taking part in group discussions about the challenges – both positive and negative - faced by the Armed Forces community  To be flexible in the performance of the post and undertake duties requested by the Bud Team  Encourage people to complete the on-board evaluation at end of visit  Inform people of volunteering opportunities available through Bud project  Support the staff team in set up and take down at visits and events. Support staff in the delivery of activities with schools, groups and public visitors
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Bud Heritage Volunteer (Perth & Kinross)

Bud is Poppyscotland’s brand new vehicle for exploration and learning, a truck that transforms into a mobile community space, comprising a mini poppy factory, micro-museum and with interactive learning opportunities. Bud is an interactive experience that encourages visitors to create their personal remembrance journey through exploring the exhibits. It is helping us keep remembrance relevant all year round. About the opportunity: As a Bud Heritage Volunteer, you will support the delivery of the Bud project when Bud is in your area. This could see you supporting in one of the key tasks below:  Welcome members of the public and groups (schools, girl guides, brownies, cubs, cadets etc.) visiting Bud on their arrival  To deliver activities both indoor and outdoor as planned by the Bud team  To assist with evaluation of Bud by encouraging feedback and collecting data  To be flexible in the performance of the post and undertake duties requested by the Bud team  Support the staff team in set up and take down at visits and events. Support staff in the delivery of activities with schools, groups and public visitors
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Receptionist

1 To act as first point of contact for enquiries by phone and in person. 1.2 To use Salesforce (an online date service) for recording client information, updating client information, recording client phone calls & appointments and scanning attachments. 1.3 To provide admin support to the Health Agency staff team 1.4 To provide information resources for staff team and users of services. 1.5 To record and log messages and pass to the relevant staff member.
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Volunteer Bereavement counsellor

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland are currently recruiting Volunteer Counsellors to work within our Dumfries and Galloway Team (face to face and telephone). Ideally you should have a qualification in counselling.
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Entertainer

  • One-off volunteering
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Workshop Leader

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