You don't need to be a social media or marketing expert for this role - just able to use the internet, email and confident talking to people. We’ll tell you about our latest national fundraising activities, emergency appeals and campaign messages so you can tell others and encourage them to take part, support and attend events. You’ll research local opportunities, and contact local businesses, schools and local groups. You’ll also find free ways to tell your community about what’s happening locally and nationally. The Community Fundraising Manager is only a phone call away for support and you’ll meet up with them regularly to make promotional plans and for any mutual updates. It’s a really flexible role which can fit around your other commitments. If you’re over 18 and can commit to at least two hours a week for a minimum of six months please get in touch.

We are publishing/printing a newspaper and are looking for volunteers to train up to assist in this. Is also good for work experience. Should be computer literate and able to write articles etc. Proof reading skills an advantage. For more information about this interesting and exciting opportunity please contact: Paigham Mustafa T: 01224 635616 E: xeitre@hotmail.co.uk

You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of the waste projects - Zero Waste Leith. Key taks include: • Visit local businesses and engage on waste and circular economy issues, such as inviting them to join our business charter • Engaging with staff in local businesses and when at events, listening to their needs and signposting to relevant waste advice • Distributing resources such as leaflets and stickers • Capturing photos for social media • Recording completed visits and keeping membership list updated • Adding new businesses to online maps • Follow up with interested businesses who haven’t joined yet, and charter members to provide support and encourage progress

We are looking for someone to help design wall graphic’s for our new alcohol safety set. Require someone with their own graphic design package to do this work. A fantastic opportunity to help. All assistance is greatly appreciated. For more details please contact Jacqueline Wilson, Office Manager at email hello@absafe.org.uk or telephone: 01224 823157.

Sported supports over 3,000 amazing community groups that use the power of sport to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people. We support sporting groups in and around Aberdeen City. Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member clubs within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis to help them with the business side of their affairs. We support groups who are utilising sport to bring about real social difference throughout the UK so you’ll be paired with a group that are doing really inspiring work. These groups are doing incredible work but require some guidance around the business side of their organisation in order to survive and thrive. If you’ve got over 5 years in a range of business areas including the following then we’d love to hear from you: *Fundraising *Marketing *Business Planning *Impact & Evaluation *Governance *Finance *Strategic Planning This is a great opportunity to make a lasting impact on a community group in your area. If you enjoy working with people and have a desire to make a difference then please does get in touch. Good support is provided to all volunteers. Sported volunteers are given full induction training prior to starting volunteering and will be supported by a Volunteer Services team to assist them in their role. For more details please contact Mark Bingley, Volunteer Services Projects Lead at EMail: volunteer@sported.org.uk or tel.: 020 3848 4670.

Sported is a charity and membership organisation, supporting community sport clubs and youth groups across the UK which uses the power of sport to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people. We support the inspirational local heroes that run these organisations by providing much needed professional expertise and volunteer business support, so that they can become bigger, more sustainable and more effective. Sported is seeking professionals with expertise in business and strategic planning, finance, marketing and PR, fundraising, governance and impact measurement to support our growing membership of community sport and youth groups. We have volunteering opportunities in Scotland with a range of flexible options. As little as one hour of your time per month could make a massive difference to our members. Through the power of sport our members are transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. Volunteer with Sported, meet the inspirational heroes of grassroots sport and leave a lasting legacy in your community! We are currently recruiting for 2 types of volunteering roles: 1. Mentor Placements Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member club within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis, typically for a period of between three to six months. 2. Light Touch Support (short-term flexible volunteering) Our volunteers provide short-term support by helping Sported members with specific questions or challenges. The support may take the form of one-off advice or between one to three sessions, which can be delivered via your chosen communication method (e.g. face-to-face, over the phone/Skype or email). This option is perfect for those volunteers who may not have the time to commit to an extended mentor placement or may be in between projects. Why volunteer with Sported? • Have a lasting impact on your local community • Opportunities to share professional skills and expertise • Varied and Flexible placements • Full induction, plus Training and personal development opportunities • Support from a local Sported Regional Manager and Volunteer Services Team • Opportunities to work with a range of different communities and types of organisations

Sported is a charity and membership organisation, supporting community sport clubs and youth groups across the UK which uses the power of sport to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people. We support the inspirational local heroes that run these organisations by providing much needed professional expertise and volunteer business support, so that they can become bigger, more sustainable and more effective. Sported is seeking professionals with expertise in business and strategic planning, finance, marketing and PR, fundraising, governance and impact measurement to support our growing membership of community sport and youth groups. We have volunteering opportunities in Scotland with a range of flexible options. As little as one hour of your time per month could make a massive difference to our members. Through the power of sport our members are transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. Volunteer with Sported, meet the inspirational heroes of grassroots sport and leave a lasting legacy in your community! We are currently recruiting for 2 types of volunteering roles: 1. Mentor Placements Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member club within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis, typically for a period of between three to six months. 2. Light Touch Support (short-term flexible volunteering) Our volunteers provide short-term support by helping Sported members with specific questions or challenges. The support may take the form of one-off advice or between one to three sessions, which can be delivered via your chosen communication method (e.g. face-to-face, over the phone/Skype or email). This option is perfect for those volunteers who may not have the time to commit to an extended mentor placement or may be in between projects. Why volunteer with Sported? • Have a lasting impact on your local community • Opportunities to share professional skills and expertise • Varied and Flexible placements • Full induction, plus Training and personal development opportunities • Support from a local Sported Regional Manager and Volunteer Services Team • Opportunities to work with a range of different communities and types of organisations

Sported is a charity and membership organisation, supporting community sport clubs and youth groups across the UK which uses the power of sport to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people. We support the inspirational local heroes that run these organisations by providing much needed professional expertise and volunteer business support, so that they can become bigger, more sustainable and more effective. Sported is seeking professionals with expertise in business and strategic planning, finance, marketing and PR, fundraising, governance and impact measurement to support our growing membership of community sport and youth groups. We have volunteering opportunities in Scotland with a range of flexible options. As little as one hour of your time per month could make a massive difference to our members. Through the power of sport our members are transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. Volunteer with Sported, meet the inspirational heroes of grassroots sport and leave a lasting legacy in your community! We are currently recruiting for 2 types of volunteering roles: 1. Mentor Placements Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member club within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis, typically for a period of between three to six months. 2. Light Touch Support (short-term flexible volunteering) Our volunteers provide short-term support by helping Sported members with specific questions or challenges. The support may take the form of one-off advice or between one to three sessions, which can be delivered via your chosen communication method (e.g. face-to-face, over the phone/Skype or email). This option is perfect for those volunteers who may not have the time to commit to an extended mentor placement or may be in between projects. Why volunteer with Sported? • Have a lasting impact on your local community • Opportunities to share professional skills and expertise • Varied and Flexible placements • Full induction, plus Training and personal development opportunities • Support from a local Sported Regional Manager and Volunteer Services Team • Opportunities to work with a range of different communities and types of organisations

Sported is a charity and membership organisation, supporting community sport clubs and youth groups across the UK which uses the power of sport to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people. We support the inspirational local heroes that run these organisations by providing much needed professional expertise and volunteer business support, so that they can become bigger, more sustainable and more effective. Sported is seeking professionals with expertise in business and strategic planning, finance, marketing and PR, fundraising, governance and impact measurement to support our growing membership of community sport and youth groups. We have volunteering opportunities in Scotland with a range of flexible options. As little as one hour of your time per month could make a massive difference to our members. Through the power of sport our members are transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. Volunteer with Sported, meet the inspirational heroes of grassroots sport and leave a lasting legacy in your community! We are currently recruiting for 2 types of volunteering roles: 1. Mentor Placements Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member club within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis, typically for a period of between three to six months. 2. Light Touch Support (short-term flexible volunteering) Our volunteers provide short-term support by helping Sported members with specific questions or challenges. The support may take the form of one-off advice or between one to three sessions, which can be delivered via your chosen communication method (e.g. face-to-face, over the phone/Skype or email). This option is perfect for those volunteers who may not have the time to commit to an extended mentor placement or may be in between projects. Why volunteer with Sported? • Have a lasting impact on your local community • Opportunities to share professional skills and expertise • Varied and Flexible placements • Full induction, plus Training and personal development opportunities • Support from a local Sported Regional Manager and Volunteer Services Team • Opportunities to work with a range of different communities and types of organisations

Sported is a charity and membership organisation, supporting community sport clubs and youth groups across the UK which uses the power of sport to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people. We support the inspirational local heroes that run these organisations by providing much needed professional expertise and volunteer business support, so that they can become bigger, more sustainable and more effective. Sported is seeking professionals with expertise in business and strategic planning, finance, marketing and PR, fundraising, governance and impact measurement to support our growing membership of community sport and youth groups. We have volunteering opportunities in Scotland with a range of flexible options. As little as one hour of your time per month could make a massive difference to our members. Through the power of sport our members are transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. Volunteer with Sported, meet the inspirational heroes of grassroots sport and leave a lasting legacy in your community! We are currently recruiting for 2 types of volunteering roles: 1. Mentor Placements Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member club within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis, typically for a period of between three to six months. 2. Light Touch Support (short-term flexible volunteering) Our volunteers provide short-term support by helping Sported members with specific questions or challenges. The support may take the form of one-off advice or between one to three sessions, which can be delivered via your chosen communication method (e.g. face-to-face, over the phone/Skype or email). This option is perfect for those volunteers who may not have the time to commit to an extended mentor placement or may be in between projects. Why volunteer with Sported? • Have a lasting impact on your local community • Opportunities to share professional skills and expertise • Varied and Flexible placements • Full induction, plus Training and personal development opportunities • Support from a local Sported Regional Manager and Volunteer Services Team • Opportunities to work with a range of different communities and types of organisations

ClubSport Aberdeen is a vibrant body directed by sports clubs, for the clubs. We provide a unified voice for sport clubs in Aberdeen at the top level across the city through our relationship with the Active Aberdeen Partnership (AAP). Our vision is to create the most vibrant sport club community in Scotland. We are currently expanding and have great volunteer opportunities as part of this. We are seeking a Social Media Committee member(s). Tasks will include: >Connect, promote and engage members. >Create regular posts. >Raise the profile of ClubSport. >Market events, membership and commercial partners. A fantastic opportunity to assist ClubSport Aberdeen and sports clubs across the city at an exciting time for sports. All help makes a difference and is greatly appreciated. For more information or to express an interest please email info@clubsportaberdeen.org or call 01224 507691.

With so many classes at the centre, loads of new things taking place, events, shows, opportunities, we would love to have a monthly newsletter and e-bulletin to send to our users, partners and members. You could also create flyers & posters for our upcoming events and new activities/classes. This a great opportunity to develop your creative skills (Design, Writing) & gain experience in project management. All volunteers are greatly appreciated and provided with excellent support. Please contact us to find out how you can help, join our fantastic team of volunteers and make a real difference in the community: Email: volunteerinchgarth@gmail.com / Tel: 01224 325191 / Website: http://www.inchgarth.org/

Volunteering Changes Lives! Can you assist with online listings - you will be very welcome at the British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical Store. There are lots of benefits to volunteering, such as developing your existing skills, perfect for enhancing your cv, gaining new skills and supporting a cause you care about. Whatever your reason for joining, you can expect to have lots of fun and meet some great people. For further details please contact Ricki, on 01224 432910 / email.: a25@bhf.org.uk or pop in past the store at 236 Union Street, Aberdeen.

A Youth Ambassador will be involved in promoting Saltire Awards, inspiring other young people to volunteer, make decisions for the annual summit awards and organising the annual Youth Volunteering Awards. An ambassador will attend monthly meeting and has the opportunity to be involved in fundraising events for the annual awards evening. Being an ambassador will also involve the individual engaging and inspiring their peers to uptake volunteering opportunities in Dundee. The role fits in well with those who currently volunteer at other organisations and can be used as a tool to promote a variety of youth volunteering opportunities across the city.

Each night of the week, Bridge FM have a Request Show and a Studio Assistant is needed for each one. The Studio Assistant is responsible for looking out music which is requested by patients and additional music which will fit into the style of music on the programme. The Studio Assistant will also deal with telephone and email requests. The cleanliness and tidiness of the studio complex is operated on a rota system between the Studio Assistants for each evening and everyone is expected to do their fair share of work. The Studio Assistant is also responsible for maintaining the CD library and may be needed to take part in on air content.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Aberdeen Climate Action is an organisation run by volunteers passionate about raising awareness of climate change, its causes and encouraging positive action to reduce carbon emissions and create a sustainable lifestyle. We are looking for others to join our organisation and help us with our valuable work in the North East. We organise Climate Week, North East, which is a week of events put on by a collaboration of organisations throughout the city and shire. We need help organising this and our regular climate conversation café’s, and one off events, talks etc. We need people with all sorts of different talents – the most important aspect is the fact that you are willing to muck in and ‘do’. Good support is provided to all new volunteers e.g.: volunteers will have a mentor, who will be on hand to give support, advice and assistance, as needed. If you’re interested just come along to our meetings and you can meet us all and see for yourself. A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference. For more details please contact: Alison Stuart (Director and Chair) email: alison@aberdeenclimateaction.org / Tel: 07779279583

This volunteering opportunity exists to assist in marketing the work of neuro Central. This will include , media and web based communications and assisting with developing and maintaining different audience development initiatives including e-marketing.

We have teams of volunteers based around the country making a positive impact in their local communities to raise awareness of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Join our local team, take an active role in planning and delivering awareness raising activities. Planning and organising events across the area to raise awareness. Get involved in tasks such as writing articles and creating newsletters to publicise local activities, manage social media pages and fundraising .

Aberdeen Climate Action is an organisation ran by volunteers passionate about raising awareness of climate change, its causes and encouraging positive action to reduce carbon emissions and create a sustainable lifestyle. We are looking for others to join our small organisation and help us in our valuable work in the North East. We organise Climate Week, North East, which is a week of events put on by a collaboration of organisations throughout the city and shire. We need help organising this and our regular climate conversation café’s, and one off events, talks etc. There is scope for people to contribute their talents in the area they feel most confident with general volunteer roles, alongside more specialist ones. It is crucial role in our organisation but can be done by more than one person if it’s more than you want to do alone! If you’re interested just come along to our meetings and you can meet us all and see for yourself. Tasks can include assisting with: • Create publicity materials for ACA events • Create educational materials for workshops, talks and stalls • Create educational videos etc. • Liaise with publicity/ social media team to ensure there is appropriate publicity of Events A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference. For more details please contact: Alison Stuart (Director and Chair) email: alison@aberdeenclimateaction.org / Tel: 07779279583.

An opportunity for a youth writer at Voluntary Action Barra and Vatersay. They can write about any topic that young people are interested in.

Hi, this is a great opportunity to use your IT and marketing skills. We currently use wordpress, facebook and mailchimp to advertise our stalls and work. We have a marketing strategy in place and we really need help delivering it. As an organisation, we don’t have the skills to take our IT and marketing strategy any further, so we would be looking for you to have a really hands on approach to taking it forward with guidance from current members in terms of material to use. We are thinking you are currently a student on a digital marketing course looking for hands on experience or maybe you work, or have worked, in that field and have time to spare. The commitment would be a couple of hours a week throughout the year. You will learn lots about allotments, growing food locally and cooking with seasonal, locally grown produce. We are a friendly bunch of people who are enthusiastic about encouraging people to eat more fruit and veg, to grow their own, to reduce food miles and to reduce food waste from allotment sites. For further details please contact Cath Pilley at email: theallotmentmarketstall@gmail.com

Aberdeen in Recovery (AiR) was granted Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) charitable status in March this year. We are now looking to find talented, passionate and skilled people to fill some vacant seats on our Board of Trustees to help us grow and develop our innovative and solution focused new charity. This is a unique opportunity to help lay the foundations to ensure AiR has a long-term future as a charity with solid processes in place to ensure it meets its mission of: “To be a bridge from ‘dependence’ to ‘independence’ for the individual seeking to recover from problematic substance use and addictive behaviours”. This is such an exciting and invigorating prospect for individuals to get involved and be participant in the tsunami of change which is now gaining momentum and being driven by “Experts by Experience” and the vibrant Lived Experienced Communities which are blossoming, not only locally but are now established as a national phenomena. Since its conception, AiR and its members have worked tirelessly to establish and build collaborative relationships with professional services and third sector support agencies. We have consistently driven the message that individuals who have personal lived/living experience of active substance use, including Family members who have been affected by the addictive behaviours of a loved one, and the Recovery Communities they represent have something valid, essential and extremely beneficial to bring to described Recovery Orientated Systems of Care (ROSC). We can provide existing services and clinical structural systems with resources, skills and capabilities that they, no matter how much effort, time and money they invest, will never be able to offer or provide. So, it gives the greatest of pleasure to see this is now recognised on the highest levels that “Recoverists” can productively contribute to the design, development and delivery of truly person-centred ROSC. This being evidenced by the vision, philosophy and content of the Scottish Governments “Rights, Respect and Recovery” Drug and Alcohol Strategy. We also believe it is reaffirmed by the recent success in being granted funding from the Government’s National Development Fund, with our principle partner Alcohol and Drugs Action (ADA), for our ‘Recovery Peer Pathway’ joint two-year project. This collaborative venture will build on three years of pilot work to further establish and build proactive and productive Developmental Pathways within ADA and their Volunteer network while in synergy with AiR membership for individuals who desire to initiate change in their behaviours and outlook as they progress on their recovery journeys within, and imperatively out-with, statutory and formal support services. We believe that the blue sky thinking behind this project categorically and emphatically fits with the expectations, outcomes and concepts of the above Government policy. So, if you have lived experience, or a stakeholder interest, and a passion for recovery and are willing to give of yourself that another may learn, you will not find a better opportunity to indulge your appetite than from within Aberdeen in Recovery. For more information please contact Dermot Craig, Recovery Community Development Manager at E Mail: dermot@aberdeeninrecovery.org or tel.: 01224 638342 / Mobile: 07751 213108.

The Gate Charity was founded in 2011 to provide practical help for positive change by operating various projects such as a Soup Pot, Foodbank, Home Starter Pack Project, School Uniform Bank, Community Café, and small peer led social groups. Our services support a variety of people, for example those affected by homelessness, addiction, mental health conditions, social isolation and poverty. A marketing / social media volunteer will be responsible for updating our company website, our internal media folder and our Facebook page on a weekly basis. It would also be useful if the volunteer would be happy to market our services throughout Clackmannanshire to promote our projects which supports people affected by addiction, poverty, mental health, social isolation and domestic abuse. The volunteer will work very closely with our Centre Manager who will also provide any support and training required to support the role within the organisation. Volunteer’s expenses and full training will be provided. Computing skills is essential to update our social media and website. It would be useful if the volunteer has some marketing experience to promote our projects throughout Clackmannanshire. It would be useful but not essential if the volunteer has some marketing experience.

Help us build up the pace in Scotland by sharing our badges and displaying posters across your local area; playing your part in the future of Scottish medical research and taking on heart disease. We can provide posters for you to display in your local shops, community centres, libraries, supermarkets, pharmacies and doctors surgeries to help us reach as many people as possible. Our Heart of Scotland Appeal is a fundraising campaign to raise and spend money in Scotland on vital medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. 41 people die every day in Scotland from cardiovascular disease and we know that the death rate form coronary heart disease is almost 50% higher than for the South East of England. This isn't fair and we want to change this. The Heart of Scotland Appeal is backed by internationally acclaimed Scottish fashion designer, Christopher Kane. Christopher has designed four unique badges to sell to friends, family and colleagues for donations, as well as asking local shops if they will have a box of badges on their counter (that we can send out to them). Join our network of volunteer Pace Makers and help us get everyone wearing a Heart of Scotland badge.

We are a young democratically run organisation that needs to grow. At the moment we are a small group working at projects that reduce waste and we intend that Aberdeen and Shire become zero waste areas. That is, that everything we use becomes part of a circular economy and is not discarded needlessly to be tipped or burned. Currently, our main projects are :- *Go Green Café *Trash to Treasure *Men's Sheds *Planting Fruit Trees for Community Benefit These worthy projects are undertaken alongside family and work commitments but we need to do more if we are to make inroads to the waste we generate each day. That presents exciting opportunities for volunteers. Our next step then, is for more 'Trustees' to join with us to take on an officer of the board role, or to become an ordinary member and help steer the way forward to a successful reduction of waste to zero. If you’re/for more information then please do get in touch with Brian Allan at email brianaltenscc2@gmail.com or tel.: 07751275757.

To develop and implement an integrated strategic marketing and communications plan to advance brand identity of the organisation. To broaden awareness of the charity’s values and priorities and increase its visibility across a wider audience.

In order to raise money to support the work of Health in Mind, we are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our fundraising group. This group will organise events to generate funds that will support our mental health services. If you are interested in events, fundraising or a career in the third sector, this will be a fantastic experience for you. You'll meet a fantastic group of people and support your local mental health charity at the same time. Everyone has the right to live a full and satisfying life. At Health in Mind, we provide the tools, information and support to help people cope with life’s challenges. To find out more about the work we do, please visit health-in-mind.org.uk Group Tasks: • With help and guidance from the Events Fundraiser, you will meet fortnightly to discuss fundraising ideas and from these meetings organise bi-annual events for Health in Mind. • Promotion and running of events.

Volunteers are a valuable part of the retail staff within our Barnardo’s shops. We need the continued support of volunteers to keep the shops going. The benefits for any volunteers joining our team are that they gain valuable work experience, not only in the retail sector, but also in working as part of a team in our warehouse processing newly donated stock; replenishing stock and hanging clothes for display on the shop floor; customer service & till work.

The role of the Media Co-ordinator will involve weekly opportunity at Dens Park stadium. You will volunteer alongside the Community Trust Manager to share the roles and activity of the Community Trust via social media, website and match day programme. This role will include visits to projects to promote and raise further awareness. Projects include educational talks and workshops, walking football and sessions for young people. The media co-ordinator will be asked to create a live feed during event delivery and also use pictures and film to bring our projects to life. The co-ordinator will support the development of our website through updates.

Crowd fund laptops to help students at a school in Africa get online for job search & to create their own start-ups. Tasks: Social media plan for campaign to target organizations and individuals, Social media content for FB, Instagram, LinkedIn, manage posts and interactions, Build a list of target corporate organisations that can be potential donors, create communication for them and communicate with them, In return get a certificate of appreciation.

>About the opportunity: Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene are basic human rights and crucial for overcoming poverty. These basic human rights should be a normal part of daily life for everyone, everywhere – but they aren't. That's why WaterAid is here. WaterAid Speakers are trained volunteers that deliver inspiring talks and workshops, across the UK, to raise awareness about the importance of clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene, to transform peoples’ lives for good. Our Speaker volunteers engage people about the important work of WaterAid, inspiring them to take action, as they speak with schools, universities, businesses, youth groups, religious places of worship, service organisations, and many more community groups. >About WaterAid: WaterAid enables the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. These basic human rights underpin health, education and livelihoods and form the first, essential step in overcoming poverty. We work with local partners who understand local issues and we provide them with skills and support. This empowers them and local communities to set up and manage practical and sustainable projects that meet communities real needs. We also campaign locally and internationally, to change policies and practice, and to ensure water and sanitation's vital role in reducing poverty is recognised. >What’s in it for you?: -A sense of personal achievement through volunteering locally for an established international charity, helping to tackle extreme poverty and transform people’s lives for good. -Becoming part of an influential UK-wide volunteering network of over 250 Speaker volunteers reaching around 50,000 people a year with important messages about international development. -An opportunity to learn from sector specialists about international development and global issues around water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). -Development of public speaking skills and confidence through public speaking training, presentation resources and varied presenting opportunities. -A personal Speaker Mentor to support you as you develop as a Speaker. -Regular support from the small and friendly WaterAid Speaker Network team, including support via email, phone and face to face in the London office. -Reasonable expenses for travel to training, talks and workshops. -Invitations to Supporter Thank You events across the UK. The role may require contact with children. WaterAid has a strong commitment to safeguarding children, and screening procedures will be conducted To become a WaterAid Volunteer or for more information please email Speakers@wateraid.org

By providing visitors with incredible wildlife moments for 60 years, the visitor centre at Loch Garten has built a strong reputation for an exceptional visitor experience and great customer care. Recently the centre has undergone a redevelopment funded by European Structural Funds, and we want to build on this to further ensure visitors to our refurbished facility have an enhanced and memorable visitor experience. As the faces of the Loch Garten Nature Centre, our visitor experience team are crucial - chatting to visitors, answering questions and sharing their passion for the amazing wildlife of Abernethy reserve. We need our visitors to be inspired and enthused so that they become lifelong supporters of our charitable conservation work through RSPB membership, one of the most important sources of income for the organisation. We need your help to be part of the team meeting and greeting our visitors from all walks of life and of all ages, by following the RSPB’s GREAT Welcome framework, leading to building support for our conservation work through making RSPB members. Offering inspiring communications about the Caledonian pineforest which surrounds the centre, including our breeding ospreys, and the conservation work we undertake on the wider reserve as part of the Cairngorms Connect partnership is what we do best! We run hands-on activities for children and families, as well as a programme of special events eg guided walks, themed weekends etc and your help in planning, promoting, organising and delivering these added extras will be encouraged. Due to its importance for habitats and species, RSPB Abernethy is one of the most heavily designated pieces of land in the UK, with international as well as domestic legal protection. We need to keep an active eye on the reserve and in particular the forest trails near the centre, interacting with our visitors and ensuring that they’re all behaving responsibly, in accordance with the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, and you will be asked to take on this responsibility, along with the rest of the team. We have an active Facebook page (11,000+ followers) and a popular reserve blog and we need your contributions to build our online audience and encourage support. Loch Garten has a long history of involving volunteers and many people give up a week or two of their time to come and help us as short-term residential volunteers. We need you to take an active role in managing these volunteers, organising pick-ups and dropoffs, leading on their induction, organising the rota and ensuring they are kept busy and involved when they are with us. Finally, our visitor centre and its environs need to be kept in excellent working order; being vigilant about litter, restocking leaflets, undertaking daily checks on activities and signage, as well as working with the team to keep the facilities clean. You’ll be volunteering in one of the most beautiful nature reserves in Europe, among scarce and endangered wildlife and critically rare habitats. You’ll be part of a vibrant and dynamic team of staff and volunteers, some who have been part of Loch Garten for decades and some who are brand new. You’ll be able to share in their knowledge and build strong and significant relationships, many of which will last for life. By making RSPB members, you’ll be making a real and tangible difference to nature conservation. Your help will directly allow the RSPB to carry out meaningful change, both on Abernethy and across the UK. You’ll receive a full induction and training and will be supported by a dedicated line manager throughout your time in this role. You will be given training opportunities in many areas of visitor experience, including membership, managing volunteers, First Aid, Safeguarding, event planning and more. Our aim is to help you improve your skill-set via and to significantly improve your CV and enhance your employability. We also offer job application advice and coaching. You will get the chance to learn about and explore the incredible place that is RSPB Abernethy, meeting reserve staff and receiving insight into the wider work that goes on here. There will be opportunities to get involved in some of the conservation work on the wider reserve on your days off, should you desire to do so. This role comes with free, shared accommodation (though you get your own room) just 1.5 miles from the Nature Centre.

Responsibilities will include: Develop social media campaigns and content to both complement and support our existing campaigns, Support social media channel owners to make best practice use of their channels and ensure social media is used to best advantage as a broadcast, marketing and engagement tool to meet business objectives. Knowledge regarding mental health and substance use required.

Uploading, tagging and organising new photos on our database Editing photographs (resizing, occasionally retouching) Creating templates Sending and answering emails Monitoring online mentions/google alerts/press Collating documents Preparing presentations Writing for the website/social media Helping to print posters and leaflets. Assisting with mail-outs Research (e.g. finding accounts to follow, bloggers to collaborate with, garden trends etc)

Our PR volunteer works closely with the District Organiser in their area to promote garden open days, plant sales, trails and events; working with local publications and media, including radio. Promoting local garden openings through press releases, articles in local publications, adverts, etc. and working closely with local media, including radio. Linking directly with the Marketing Manager at Head Office to help promote national events. Attending garden openings and other activities related to this role, as agreed with the District Organiser. The aim is to increase the profile of Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, to attract more gardens to open for charity and to increase visitor numbers to open days. This would also be an ideal role for anyone studying marketing and communications.

The District Photographer works closely with Garden Openers to provide Scotland’s Garden Scheme with suitable photos for use in our Guidebook, website and promotional literature. We will always credit you for your photographs. District Photographers work closely with the District Organiser and Garden Openers to ensure that SGS has a supply of suitable photos. Photographers attend garden openings to take photographs but may also visit the garden separately. This is a great way to explore beautiful gardens whilst honing your skills and gaining recognition for your work. The role is mainly active between January and September. We ask that you do not use and/or sell photographs taken at SGS events to any other organisation or business without seeking permission of the Garden Openers and SGS, but photographs can be used for your personal purpose e.g. photo contests, portfolio, your website; as long as it is not in conflict with SGS or Garden Openers’ requirements.

We need you! Aberdeen Jazz Festival, one of Aberdeen’s top music festivals are looking for volunteers to join their fantastic 2020 Team. This year the festival takes place from 12th – 22nd March across various venues around the City Centre, including our famous Jazz On The Green and this year also featuring a West End Blues Trail! >We are offering the following volunteering opportunities: - Concert Management Assistant / Artist Liaison - PR / Street Team - Photographer - Stewarding in the Concert Venues - Stewarding at Jazz On The Green >What’s in it for you? - Be part of the 2020 Festival Team - Great work experience - Volunteering Certificate - Make new friends who share similar musical interests >For more information about the various roles available please see our website at https://www.aberdeenjazzfestival.com/take-part2.html >If you are interested in joining the team please fill out the application form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GCYQOjHzQ6XmnRsMZc-Bzq1UqvugvRrTsu_-_0y_TyA/viewform?edit_requested=true. Or contact Julia Hickey, Production Co-ordinator at email julia@adjazz.co.uk / tel.: 0131 467 3660 *(Deadline to apply: 1st March 2020)

We need someone to do some blogging on our behalf, we are a small but very busy team and need to get a lot of information out into the community and don't have the time to do either of these important tasks.

We are looking for someone to assist us with our communications and promotion. You would work with and in support of Trust staff to help promote the work of ELGT, and to promote the benefits of greenspace for health and wellbeing. You would also help collate feedback from participants, enabling us to report on the impact of the activities we run.

To join a small team of volunteers to assist in recording audio versions of "The Orcadian" which are then sent out to service users in Orkney and beyond. As a recorder you will be required to commit to approx. ine session per month, on a Thursday between noon and 3pm, The technical set up is quite simple using a mixer and external sound card connected up to a laptop. Our recordings are made using a recording program and burnt to master discs.

Do you have an interest in Radio then why not join Radio Royal today? We always need volunteers to help in a wide variety of jobs. Presenting programmes, producing new programmes, IT, engineering, ward visiting, record library work, publicity and fund raising are all important to keeping us 'on air'.

A social media volunteer would join the Rainbow Centre volunteering team at an exciting time. We have just started to develop a presence online through our website and Facebook page. A social media volunteer would assist the staff team to keep the Rainbow Centre Facebook page up to date on a regular basis, develop and post relevant and engaging content and encourage others to share and comment. Also track the effectiveness of our social media.

Promotional Volunteer Role How can you promote Victim Support Scotland’s vital services? Victim Support Scotland (VSS) attends fairs, festivals and community events to promote victim and witness support services and volunteer recruitment opportunities. VSS promotional volunteers are the voice and face of the charity, speaking to people in the community about the services we provide, encouraging people affected by crime to contact VSS for support, and speaking to potential volunteers. What would you be doing? Our promotional volunteers will supervise information stands and play an active role in helping us reach out to empower people who have been impacted by crime to move forward with their lives. The role requires you to: • Attend events to represent VSS • Identify opportunities to positively promote and support the work of VSS services • Take responsibility for leaflets and promotional items in advance of events • Direct volunteer enquiries to the recruitment section of the website • Display posters and leaflets offering VSS recruitment and in the local community What benefits would you get? Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will: • Make a difference to people affected by crime, by promoting our services and recruiting volunteers • Attend a range of community and national events • Gain publicity and outreach skills as well as a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role • Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector • Positively affect your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime

CHAS is a Scottish charity that provides hospice services for children and young people with life-shortening conditions. We also run a homecare service called CHAS at Home helping families in their own homes across Scotland when they need it most. There are so many ways to get involved and help CHAS! You can see our current opportunities in Aberdeen listed at https://www.chas.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities?region=aberdeen-city Excellent support and training is provided to all volunteers and all help makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated. Ways you can help in Aberdeen include: 1. High Profile Events Support: The High Profile Events Team at CHAS hold five events each year, which collectively raise around £450k for the charity. We are looking for someone who would be happy to research events and prizes and then make those approaches. 2. CHAS at Home Nursing Support Volunteer (North East and Moray): Nursing Support Volunteers support the CHAS at Home Nursing Team to provide care and support to babies, children young people and their families in their own homes. 3. Collections Volunteers: CHAS collections volunteers attend bucket shakes and supermarket bag packs in a range of businesses and town centres across Scotland. 4. Fundraising Group Leads: Fundraising groups are the face of CHAS in the community, raising money and the profile of the charity. Groups deliver fundraising events to raise vital funds to support children with a life-shortening condition across Scotland. 5. Fundraising Group Members: Fundraising groups are the local face of CHAS in the community. We are looking for volunteers to join our fundraising groups across Scotland. The groups plan and deliver events and activities in the local community to raise vital funds for CHAS. 6. Schools Ambassadors: CHAS Schools Ambassadors are inspiring young people that promote the charity within their school, to peers and teachers and to the wider community. 7. Research Volunteers: The main aim of this role is to gather information to provide teams across CHAS with insight, allowing us to help every child in Scotland to have access to palliative care where and when they need it. *For further details and to register your interest/apply for any of the roles please visit https://www.chas.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities?region=aberdeen-city **If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions about volunteering for CHAS please call us on 0141 779 6195 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) or email volunteering@chas.org.uk

A creative mind to help us tell everyone about our work! This role will be ideal for anyone seeking to build a career in Marketing, particularly digital marketing channels. You shall be responsible for:  Creating content  Managing facebook; twitter; youtube channels  Writing our newsletters.  Assisting with brochure and leaflet creation  Updating our website www.thefrasercentre.com  Record Press activity

Station House Media Unit (shmu) have plenty of opportunities for people to get involved, including volunteering for radio and community magazines, events and more. shmu is a friendly place where everybody is welcome. The main strength of the organisation is our volunteers and we're always keen to get new people involved - if not, you're missing out! We work primarily in the Cummings Park, Mastrick, Middlefield, Northfield, Seaton, Tillydrone, Torry and Woodside localities of Aberdeen and are looking for people to get involved in our community magazines and radio shows. To volunteer for this position(s) people must reside in one of SHMU’s core communities of either Cummings Park, Mastrick, Middlefield, Northfield, Seaton, Tillydrone, Torry or Woodside areas of Aberdeen. Other than this you don’t need to have any previous experience as all training is provided – just an interest in your community! If you would like more information on how to volunteer at shmu, contact Tracy Ewing by telephone 01224 515013 or email tracy.ewing@shmu.org.uk

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to inspire the people of Aberdeen about Greyhope Bay and our plans for a new marine experience centre that will connect the city to our marine world! As part of this we are seeking a tactical Social Media Marketing Officer(s) to come and join our close-knit team and help get the word out about Greyhope Bay and our exciting plans for Aberdeen. This role will involve: *implementing online and offline marketing campaigns that drive engagement with Greyhope Bay across our social media channels. *Manage social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, MailChimp and Instagram) for marketing Greyhope Bay activity, fundraiser and events. * Ad-hoc administration An ideal opportunity to gain fantastic work experience and meet new people whilst contributing towards an exciting and innovative project for Aberdeen. For further information please contact Fiona McIntyre at email: fiona.mcintyre@greyhopebay.org.uk or Tel: 07531826302 or visit https://spark.adobe.com/page/ZT0ryLNHocglw/

*“Loneliness is not having anyone to tell that you are lonely” (Janet, Silver Liner) -By volunteering as a Community Engagement Volunteer you will help us raise vital awareness of The Silver Line in your local community by giving talks, presentations and attending events on our behalf. Did you know? In the UK, more than 1 million people aged over 65 say they often or always feels lonely. Through this role you will be helping us support the 1,000s of older people who use our service each week and ensuring we continue to reach out to those most in need. *“Just speaking to someone helps me cope a little better…” (David, Silver Liner)- This is a volunteer role that you undertake in your local community. All you need is access to a telephone and the internet. We ask for a commitment of up to a year where possible and the ability to allocate 60 minutes each week to this role. Community Engagement Volunteers need to be proactive in looking for opportunities to promote The Silver Line, be open to attending events we have been invited to go to, and share our enthusiasm and passion for raising awareness of a service which provides such a vital lifeline to so many older people across the country. *“I was so surprised to find out how few people knew about The Silver Line. I already talked about The Silver Line to friends and family but now I make sure everyone else in my area knows about it as well! I enjoy the role because I’m passionate about the service and the good that it does but also because the role is so flexible. I’m able to fit into my life – working full time can make volunteering difficult but this has been easy.” (Sarah, Community Engagement) Volunteer For further details about volunteering with Silver Line please contact the Silver Line Volunteering Team at Email: volunteering@thesilverline.org.uk / tel.: 020 7224 2020 / Silver Line Volunteering Page: http://www.thesilverline.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering/ Also, See how The Silver Line makes a big difference search 'The Silver Line' on YouTube.

Fantastic opportunity to be a Social Media Volunteer at C-Change Scotland: • Identify opportunities and themes for social media content in relation to the organisation. • Work with other Social Media account holders to ensure content is relevant, accessible and engaging. • Work towards increasing social media presence in the local area. • Communicating with users through social media platforms i.e. Messenger etc. • Monitoring our social media channels and responding to all customer queries and complaints and alerting the appropriate manager. • Supporting and Liaising with Media Coordinator in the delivery of social media content. Excellent training and support is provided to all volunteers. All help makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated. For further information please contact Ryan Murray / Louise McEwan, Acting Area Lead / Volunteer Coordinator at E Mail: ryan.murray@c-change.org.uk or tel.: 07885803772 / 01224 974737.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Aberdeen Climate Action is an organisation run by volunteers passionate about raising awareness of climate change, its causes and encouraging positive action to reduce carbon emissions and create a sustainable lifestyle. We are looking for others to join our organisation and help us with our valuable work in the North East. We organise Climate Week, North East, which is a week of events put on by a collaboration of organisations throughout the city and shire. We need help organising this and our regular climate conversation café’s, and one off events, talks etc. There is scope for people to contribute their talents in the area they feel most confident with general volunteer roles, alongside more specialist ones. This includes publicity and media and volunteers assisting in this are crucial in our organisation. Good support is provided to all new volunteers e.g.: volunteers will have a mentor, who will be on hand to give support, advice and assistance, as needed. If you’re interested just come along to our meetings and you can meet us all and see for yourself. A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference. For more details please contact: Alison Stuart (Director and Chair) email: alison@aberdeenclimateaction.org / Tel: 07779279583

Our shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers. There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor. Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more. It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best. It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful. It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Our shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers. There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor. Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more. It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best. It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful. It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Our shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers. There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor. Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more. It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best. It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful. It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Our shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers. There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor. Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more. It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best. It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful. It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Our shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers. There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor. Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more. It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best. It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful. It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Our shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers. There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor. Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more. It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best. It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful. It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

The OIBI (Oxford Institute of British Islam), Scottish Office, Aberdeen have exciting volunteer opportunities for people to assist with the following 1. Admin assistance. 2. Accounts Assistance. 3. PR/Publishing Assistance. Duties include helping with aspects such as general admin and office duties. Data Entry Training on software systems. Accounts payable/receivable. Telephone answering. This also includes any other duties appropriate to your skills and experience which may be identified. To provide administrative support to the Director and office. Training and support is provided. This is a great opportunity to help and develop key skills and experience at the same time. All assistance is greatly appreciated. For further details please contact Paigham Mustafa, Director / Founding Trustee at E Mail: xeitre@hotmail.co.uk or Tel.: 01224 635616 *(shared office number with Bergen).

Great opportunity to develop leadership, writing, communication, management and marketing skills and to be part of the vibrant community of young theologians and to make a contribution to the enterprise that matters! We need your help in: • Maintaining effective internal communications within the organisation • Coordinating events • Planning and implementing promotional campaigns • Overseeing the social media strategy • Fundraising A fantastic opportunity to assist a brilliant group/charity. All help makes a difference and is greatly appreciated. For more details please contact Dr. Olga Sevastyanova, Chairperson at email connect@orthodoxresearchgroup.com or tel.: 07884971624.

We are looking for someone who likes to listen to other people's stories and is interested in collecting stories about the Dighty Burn from people who have stories to tell. We will hope that the individual(s) will begin by collecting stories from their own contacts and then visit community centres, meet with walking groups etc to record otheres reflections and stories about the Burn. We hope that we will be able to collect stories from people of all ages and experiences of the Burn and even collect work inspired by the Burn. We will provide full training in the use of the simple to use high quality digital audio recording equipment and guidance in how to approach people and gather their stories. We are also keen that the individual(s) will help to develop ideas for the wider distribution of these stories.

As part of a larger team, our Sports Commentators provide unbiased commentary from Dens, Tannadice and The DIA. Sports Commentators should be able to forget about their own preferences and loyalties and must ensure that all broadcasts are completely impartial. The volunteers should have an active interest and good knowldge of sport in general. Sports Commentators will rotate between covering the games live and, once training has been completed, anchoring in the studio. Commentator and summarises roles are also rotated to ensure things are shared equally.

Producing weekly reports on club's activities for distribution to local media, printed and electronic.

Wave Radio is Dr Grays Hospital Broadcasting Service and is run completely by volunteers and is funded entirely by donations. We are looking for volunteers who may be interested in any of our presenter slots. We are looking for volunteers who have an interest in specific musical genre (i.e./Classical, show tunes, soul etc. ) These programmes can be pre-recorded for broadcast at a later time. We are also looking for volunteers with a wide musical taste for our breakfast, afternoon and early evening programmes. No previous radio experience is required as full training will be given.

Volunteer Tour Guides Wanted! Due to our continuing commitment to offer the best visitor experience possible the Museum has started a guided tours programme and we’re looking for volunteer guides. To take the first step in becoming a volunteer tour guide please contact Lorraine Nielsen at LNielsen@aberdeencity.gov.uk / Telephone: 01224 523673 for further details.

Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre is a new attraction in Tomintoul and has has been fully refurbished to provide visitors with a modern interpretation of our communities natural and cultural heritage. It includes a digital community archive, virtual reality experience and displays. The role of Discovery Centre Ambassador will entail: • Meeting and greeting visitors • Promoting the area • Informing visitors of local attractions and activities • Assisting visitors with the exhibits • Helping to keep the centre tidy • Occasional cash handling Timing is flexible -- and if want to get involved in your community, this is a great place to start.

>Who we are: The African Council is an independent voluntary organisation with a mission to promote the social and economic welfare of African People. We celebrate the best in African culture(s), history and values. We promote the attainment of education and life skills especially among Africans. We also advance active citizenship among Africans through engagement in civic and political process, institutions and leadership. >Some of our projects: 1. Employment/Enterprise coaching events • The event seeks to provide coaching and empowerment for Africans through education, guidance and support, to increase Africans involvement in employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship opportunities. 2. Civic and Political structures coaching events • The event seeks to provide coaching that encourages and provides guidance to Africans, to increase involvement and participation of Africans in civic and political life in Scotland, 3. Engagement events • Our engagement events seek to understand the challenges and barriers that Africans face in participating in all areas of Scottish life and ways to mitigate these challenges. >Volunteering Opportunities: Volunteers are vital for delivering the African Council's projects and services. We are looking for volunteers to join our team and we currently have volunteering opportunities available in the following areas: 1. Website Support 2. Corporate Communications 3. Social Media Management 4. Legal 5. Digital marketing and advertising 6. Event planning, support and management 7. Research 8. Administration 9. Help desk >Benefits of volunteering with the African Council include: 1. Opportunities to learn new skills 2. Employability training 3. Meet new people 4. Networking opportunities 5. Flexible working times 6. Develop your skills and talent and turn it to something employers will be excited about 7. Boost your CV with relevant work experience\n8. Fun hangouts, as well as, 9. Satisfaction of being a part of team that will make a significant difference in Scotland Fantastic opportunities to help at a very exciting time in the development of the African Council. All help is greatly appreciated. For more information please contact Ca-ananay Maduka, Volunteer Coordinator at E Mail: info@africancouncil.org.uk or Tel.: 01224 579218.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Volunteer Tour Guides Wanted! Due to our continuing commitment to offer the best visitor experience possible the Museum has started a guided tours programme and we’re looking for volunteer guides. Now you’ve read our plans we hope you’re as excited by them as we are! To take the first step in becoming a volunteer tour guide contact Lorraine Nielsen at LNielsen@aberdeencity.gov.uk / Telephone: 01224 523673.

Promotional Volunteer Role **Please note: all travelling expenses for this opportunity will be reimbursed - thanks** How can you promote Victim Support Scotland’s vital services? Victim Support Scotland (VSS) attends fairs, festivals and community events to promote victim and witness support services and volunteer recruitment opportunities. VSS promotional volunteers are the voice and face of the charity, speaking to people in the community about the services we provide, encouraging people affected by crime to contact VSS for support, and speaking to potential volunteers. What would you be doing? Our promotional volunteers will supervise information stands and play an active role in helping us reach out to empower people who have been impacted by crime to move forward with their lives. The role requires you to: • Attend events to represent VSS • Identify opportunities to positively promote and support the work of VSS services • Take responsibility for leaflets and promotional items in advance of events • Direct volunteer enquiries to the recruitment section of the website • Display posters and leaflets offering VSS recruitment and in the local community What benefits would you get? Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will: • Make a difference to people affected by crime, by promoting our services and recruiting volunteers • Attend a range of community and national events • Gain publicity and outreach skills as well as a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role • Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector • Positively affect your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime

Promotional Volunteer Role How can you promote Victim Support Scotland’s vital services? Victim Support Scotland (VSS) attends fairs, festivals and community events to promote victim and witness support services and volunteer recruitment opportunities. VSS promotional volunteers are the voice and face of the charity, speaking to people in the community about the services we provide, encouraging people affected by crime to contact VSS for support, and speaking to potential volunteers. What would you be doing? Our promotional volunteers will supervise information stands and play an active role in helping us reach out to empower people who have been impacted by crime to move forward with their lives. The role requires you to: • Attend events to represent VSS • Identify opportunities to positively promote and support the work of VSS services • Take responsibility for leaflets and promotional items in advance of events • Direct volunteer enquiries to the recruitment section of the website • Display posters and leaflets offering VSS recruitment and in the local community What benefits would you get? Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will: • Make a difference to people affected by crime, by promoting our services and recruiting volunteers • Attend a range of community and national events • Gain publicity and outreach skills as well as a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role • Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector • Positively affect your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime

Help us make videos & short promotional clips and edit & produce them in a format that suits social media & websites. Express yourself, experiment and have fun while making a real difference. This is a great opportunity to develop your creative skills and gain experience in project management. All volunteers are greatly appreciated and provided with excellent support. Please contact us to find out how you can help, join our fantastic team of volunteers and make a real difference in the community: Email: volunteerinchgarth@gmail.com / Tel: 01224 325191 / Website: http://www.inchgarth.org/

Volunteering Changes Lives! BHF Retail is recruiting Volunteer Recruiters for exciting flexible opportunities at our fantastic retail shop at 202 Union Street. If you enjoy meeting people and love to talk about the benefits of volunteering then this is the role for you. As part of this role you will be: *Supporting the team to growing and develop the volunteering team. *Making contact with local organisations (Job Centre Plus, colleges, volunteer centres etc.) to promote volunteering vacancies *Placing online adverts and distributing locally. There are lots of benefits to volunteering, such as developing your existing skills, gaining new skills and supporting a cause you care about. Whatever your reason for joining, you can expect to have lots of fun and meet some great people. As one of our volunteers you will receive a full induction and further training in specific roles. Please contact us-all help is greatly appreciated and helps BHF lead the fight against coronary heart disease and save lives. For further details please contact: Mandy Privett , Shop Manager, Tel: 01224 645924 / Email: A23@bhf.org.uk or call in for a chat if you are passing our shop on 202 Union Street, Aberdeen.

Youth Football Scotland will pair the volunteer with a local youth club to provide the latest news, match reports and featured stories from the club, promoting their local successes to the national grassroots audience. The volunteer will: Receive multi-media training before beginning the position. Become the head of journalism and media for a local youth club. Learn the media and journalism skills and methods used at professional clubs. Get their own camera and IT equipment to improve their skills. Finish the programme with a multi-media portfolio to present to employers. Dedicate approximately 5-10 hours per week to the programme.

Volunteering Changes Lives! BHF Retail is recruiting Volunteer Recruiters for exciting flexible opportunities at our fantastic retail shop at 31 Union Street. If you enjoy meeting people and love to talk about the benefits of volunteering then this is the role for you. As part of this role you will be: *Supporting the team to growing and develop the volunteering team. *Making contact with local organisations (Job Centre Plus, colleges, volunteer centres etc.) to promote volunteering vacancies *Placing online adverts and distributing locally. There are lots of benefits to volunteering, such as developing your existing skills, gaining new skills and supporting a cause you care about. Whatever your reason for joining, you can expect to have lots of fun and meet some great people. As one of our volunteers you will receive a full induction and further training in specific roles. Please contact us-all help is greatly appreciated and helps BHF lead the fight against coronary heart disease and save lives. For further details please contact Lorna, on 01224 252769 / email: A18@bhf.org.uk or pop in past the store at 31 Union Street, Aberdeen.

Shetland Women's Aid are looking for women to join us in promoting the safety and wellbeing of women and children in Shetland who are affected by domestic abuse and gender-based violence. SWA is a registered charity funded by local and national grant aid to provide safety planning, counselling, refuge, advice and guidance about housing, finance and legal issues to women. There is also a children and young person's service focused on offering therapy and support to children and young people. The aim for Shetland Women's Aid is 'An equitable society in which women, children and young people are valued participants, able to determine their own future and are free from all forms of abuse.' As a trustee you will be instrumental in helping us realise our vision and mission. Part of your role will be to ensure that our day to day operation fulfils our strategic vision. If you decide to join Shetland Women's Aid, you can make a real difference to the women and children who experience domestic and sexual abuse.

You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of their waste projects - Zero Waste Leith. Key tasks include - • Take photographs and video footage of events and activities which tell a story of the event and capture the mood • Edit photos and compile video footage into short films and teaser videos which can be used in promotional material as well as on social media • Create graphics, GIFs and other visual content sharing the stories and successes of our activities which can be used on social media • Write and edit blog and web content which showcases project activity • Liaise with the Business Engagement Co-ordinator and local business owners to write Zero Waste Stories about the business which will inspire other businesses to act

You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of their waste projects - Zero Waste Leith. Key task include: • Identify Leith businesses to approach (including about the Zero Waste Leith business charter) • Create efficient strategies to approach businesses (eg according to location, opening hours or type of business) • Visit local businesses and engage on waste and circular economy issues, such as inviting them to join our business charter • Coordinate the team of business engagement volunteers and arrange when and where each volunteer is going to work during a session • Coordinate volunteers following up with interested businesses (eg those who haven’t joined yet, and charter members to follow up on progress) • Ensure volunteers keep recording log (map and spreadsheet) of engaged businesses and members are kept up-to-date • Send business contact details (which have appropriate permissions) to partner organisations who will provide follow up support • Share news, updates, successes and best practice with the team of volunteers • Liaise with staff and digital media volunteer(s) to gather social media content about new business partners • Follow up with interested businesses who haven’t joined yet, and charter members to provide support and encourage progress

You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of their waste projects - Zero Waste Leith. Key tasks include - • Design online surveys, feedback forms and other methods of evaluating the public’s responses to our events and our work • Create high quality surveys using online tools such as Survey Monkey • Compile and analyse qualitative and quantitative data, such as from bin monitoring or doorstepping surveys • Calling members of the public to gain feedback and record any behaviour change • Create attractive graphs and infographics to display key data for use on social media and in reports • Write concise descriptions of survey methodology and key results for reporting

Promotional Volunteer Role How can you promote Victim Support Scotland’s vital services? Victim Support Scotland (VSS) attends fairs, festivals and community events to promote victim and witness support services and volunteer recruitment opportunities. VSS promotional volunteers are the voice and face of the charity, speaking to people in the community about the services we provide, encouraging people affected by crime to contact VSS for support, and speaking to potential volunteers. What would you be doing? Our promotional volunteers will supervise information stands and play an active role in helping us reach out to empower people who have been impacted by crime to move forward with their lives. The role requires you to: • Attend events to represent VSS • Identify opportunities to positively promote and support the work of VSS services • Take responsibility for leaflets and promotional items in advance of events • Direct volunteer enquiries to the recruitment section of the website • Display posters and leaflets offering VSS recruitment and in the local community What benefits would you get? Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will: • Make a difference to people affected by crime, by promoting our services and recruiting volunteers • Attend a range of community and national events • Gain publicity and outreach skills as well as a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role • Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector • Positively affect your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime

The Mission of Time to Heal is to provide holistic support and, to relieve the needs of persons affected by domestic violence primarily, but not exclusively, women and children from minority ethnic groups. We are currently seeking volunteers to help at our Empowerment Centre in Bon Accord House, Riverside Drive, Aberdeen. Tasks include: ● See that the Reception area is kept tidy and looks professional at all times. ● Ensure procedures for signing in, identifying, escorting, and signing out are adhered to at all times. ● Welcome visitors in a pleasant, courteous manner ● Distribute incoming mails and deliveries to the appropriate personnel/function. ● Maintain the door entry system, ensuring there is an adequate supply of key fobs. ● Provide training on the duties and responsibilities of Reception to the appropriate personnel. ● Supervise the labelling of keys, ensuring they are stored in the Key Safe. ● Produce and maintain Operating Procedures for the Reception Rota. ● Answer calls in a timeous, courteous and effective manner. A fantastic opportunity to help. All help is greatly appreciated. For more details please contact Abiola Crown, Manager at E Mail: abiola.crown@ttoheal.org or tel.: 07796511319.

To implement a social media marketing strategy for the organisation.

Raising awareness of Town Break and its services within your own community by distributing leaflets and posters. The are awareness raiser will also revisit venues to renew and replenish materials at regular intervals. From time to time the awareness raiser will also be given information to distribute to promote any specific events happening at Town Break. This role is flexible and on average would take only 4-6 hours per month. All training will be provided.

Updating and maintaining the website, Manage social media campaigns and day-to-day activities, Manage presence in social networking including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc, Manage email bulletins and information mail-outs, Monitor the impact of social media programs and analyse, review and report on effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximize the charity’s reach, Maintain press relations, and contact contributors, Database management.

Sported is seeking professionals with expertise in business and strategic planning, finance, marketing and PR, fundraising, governance and impact measurement to support our growing membership of community sport and youth groups. Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member club within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis, typically for a period of between three to six months. Through the power of sport our members are transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. Volunteer with Sported, meet the inspirational heroes of grassroots sport and leave a lasting legacy in your community.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

We need a volunteer to help with keeping our website up to date.

Are you interested in Social Media? Are you used to and enjoy working with Twitter, FaceBook and other Social Media outlets? If so, can you help us promote our services and engage new customers to our services? Whether you are looking to make new friends or have a couple of hours a week to improve your C.V. we can provide all the support you need. We offer flexible hours to fit in with your lifestyle.

St Andrew's Children's Society is a voluntary adoption and foster care agency with bases in Aberdeen and Edinburgh - see more about us at: http://www.standrews-children.org.uk We have exciting and important volunteer opportunities to assist in our work and make a difference in the communities we support. Current volunteer opportunities include assisting St Andrew's Children's Society promoting awareness through distribution of leaflets/publicity materials. A great opportunity to help. All volunteers receive excellent support and are greatly appreciated. For further details please contact Velga McDougall, email: Vmcdougall@standrews-children.org.uk / tel.: 01224 878158.

Volunteering Changes Lives! Volunteers are essential to our success and we are looking for people who would love to help us recruit more volunteers to help us raise funds in our shops for our lifesaving research. We need volunteers who are chatty, friendly and willing to follow our volunteering guidelines to help us recruit more like minded people. This role will see you get involved in your local community, face to face and online. You will spend time making contacts within the local colleges, volunteer centre and job centre letting them know about our work and our opportunities. You will place adverts online and find out about the volunteer recruitment opportunities where you live. This is a great role for those who love a challenge and the chance to use their existing skills. Ideal for those who are looking for a role to give them work experience where they can practise their transferable skills. Join your local team and help to introduce people to the wonderful world of volunteering and our lifesaving research in to heart disease. There are lots of benefits to volunteering, such as developing your existing skills, perfect for enhancing your cv, gaining new skills and supporting a cause you care about. Whatever your reason for joining, you can expect to have lots of fun and meet some great people. For further details please contact Ricki, on 01224 432910 / email.: a25@bhf.org.uk or pop in past the store at 236 Union Street, Aberdeen.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual who is competent with all social media – website, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook - to join our charity on a voluntary basis. To provide help and support to establish these sites and help manage them on a regular basis. >Individuals’ benefit – Develop relevant work experience - marketing, IT, advertising, PR, community and publicity. Look good on CV. >Public benefit – making the public and potential service users aware of the charity and informing them of what the charity does. The charity was established in 2004 and has gone from strength to strength ever since. We are a local charity offering housing advice and advocacy to vulnerable/disabled individuals and managed by a committee of local people. We received the Queens Award for Voluntary Service last year in recognition of our work, volunteering and positive difference we make. For more information please contact Anne Findlay, Board Member at E Mail: info@dphsaberdeen.org / Tel No: 07984219950.

Help us keep our social media pages updated with the most recent information about our exciting activities, events and classes. You will also manage online marketing campaign to get more members and volunteers if you fancy it. This is also an opportunity to improve your Social Media Marketing skills and gain experience in a PR/Marketing position. All volunteers are greatly appreciated and provided with excellent support. Please contact us to find out how you can help, join our fantastic team of volunteers and make a real difference in the community: Email: volunteerinchgarth@gmail.com / Tel: 01224 325191 / Website: http://www.inchgarth.org/

For the past 23 years, Radio North Angus have recruited young volunteers to present programmes and are currently seeking new applicants. The School's Out programmes, broadcast between 1600 and 1800, Monday to Friday, afford school students a unique opportunity on British Independent Local Commercial Radio to present their own music radio programmes. These programmes are designed specifically for a teenage audience, whilst giving presenters (DJ's) the chance of personal development and to acquire media skills and to gain self-confidence. Our transmitters broadcast across Angus in Arbroath (96.6FM), Carnoustie (107.5FM), Brechin, Forfar, Montrose and Monifieth (87.7FM). We also broadcast on Tayside DAB at certain times of the day, and we broadcast worldwide, with an app facility from our website - www.radionorthangus.co.uk. The voluntary service is regarded favourably by prospective employers, college, University and can be included as community service for all levels of the Duke of Edinburgh, Saltire Awards etc with certain members proceeding to follow successful careers in broadcasting and journalism. Training in music radio production, consisting of seven sessions will mainly be held between 4 and 6 pm once a week but other times can be arranged. Thereafter, there are practice sessions before presenters proceed to live or pre-recorded programming, depending on their availability. Programmes at times other than School's Out are also available. The commitment ifs to present a programme once a week for at least one year. Arrangements can be made to avoid conflict with study for examinations. Music radio is enjoyable, fun and welcome expressions of interest. If you would like to know more initial contact should be made by phone or email to Malcolm Finlayson, Managing Director.

The role of Ward Visitor is essential to the running of Bridge FM. The Ward Visitors are the front line of the service and are responsible for helping to promote the station to both staff and patients. You will need to approach patients who have varying degrees of illness/disability, offer patients a request and have a degree of general music knowledge, note any faults with the radio equipment in each ward and report these. The Ward Visitor should consider themselves to be a visitor to each patient and, in some cases, the patient's only visitor. The volunteer should therefore be able and willing to spend time with each patient to help their time in hospital pass as easily and pleasantly as possible.

Are you creative, organised, people person who would like to help to promote your local charity? The Royal Voluntary Service needs your expertise to promote our local activities and services within the Scottish Borders and to recruit new volunteers. A great opportunity to gain valuable work experience in event marketing and an even greater one to meet new people, make friends and be part of something worthwhile. If you would like to take up this opportunity or would just like more information please contact us, we are happy to chat with you about the way you can support your local community. (As this is a volunteer position, days and times are flexible).

Are you are interested in meeting new people, learning new skills and showing your passion for the all things Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire? We are looking for a pool of Welcome to Aberdeenshire Volunteers who will provide a warm North-east welcome for visitors to our wonderful region. >What is a Welcome to Aberdeenshire volunteer? First Impressions Count! Our team of volunteers will help to orientate visitors in those first few moments while they decide how best to spend their time in our wonderful destination. >Role Purpose: To give a warm welcome to visitors arriving in the region and provide information and assistance to make their time in the destination a fantastic experience. >Key tasks: 1. Meeting and greeting visitors as they arrive in the region. 2. Providing information on getting around the area. For example, onward transport links, bus timetables. 3. Providing general information on the area. For example, visiting attractions, shopping, eating, walking, places to visit, currency exchange. 4. Providing leaflets, visitor maps and general tourist information. We aim to recognise the value of the contribution volunteers will make to the success of our local area. We aim to offer satisfying volunteering opportunities and will support volunteers appropriately to carry out their role to the highest standards possible. >You will: •Meet new people •Have fun •Learn new skills •Use existing skills – do you speak a second language? •Feel passionate about your region >Interested in this volunteering opportunity? Please go to https://www.visitabdn.com/about-us/volunteers/ for more information and to apply. For any further details please email volunteer@visitabdn.com

>Our mission The Youth Radio Network is a digital place where young people can easily access and develop their skills and interests. It acts as a sounding board for youth news and issues and promotes all youth organizations. The Youth Radio Network's focus is on young people, and topical issues such as Bullying, Racism, LGBT and much more. Our music is generally chart music, and we play any young artists/bands from across the world. The aim is to have a fresh and upbeat sound and something that young people feel; they can get involved in and we encourage our young people to influence the music we play. There are also opportunities for our listeners to interact with radio programmes. We will highlight any young musicians, artists or bands, after all, it’s the internet and you never know who may be discovered next! The Youth Radio Network is completely digital so anyone can present for us from any location! We also want to help young people ages 16 to 25 years old get into employment and we hope that we can help open many doors for young people looking for a career in the broadcasting industries. >Our vision The Youth Radio Network’s vision is to empower, teach and entertain young people, aged 13 to 25 years, through the power of music and digital technology, opening doors to the broadcast industries, and to become more employable helping them to get the best start in life. *Teach - Teach young people how the broadcasting industry works and what is involved. Help them understand what employers in different industries look for. This could include: helping them build/create their CV, doing mock interviews, helping them build contacts and get different experiences! *Empower - Give young people the opportunities, skills, and equipment they need to get experience in the broadcast industry. We do this through our cloud-based web system that allows our volunteers to broadcast from anywhere in the world with just a PC / Laptop, an internet connection and a USB microphone! We will also empower young people to: have a voice and speak their opinions; be heard and recognized for what they do as singer songwriters; and, gain as much experience in different industries as possible and help them to be more employable so they have the best start in life! *Entertain - The Youth Radio Network wants to entertain young people out there and have a radio station dedicated to them, making sure it is sounding fresh and upbeat and something that young people feel; they can get involved in. We will also highlight any young musicians or artists or bands through this! After all it is the internet and you never know who you will discover next! >Volunteering Opportunities We work with all our volunteers to understand their skill sets, needs and aspirations for the future (whatever that may be). All volunteers are required to complete an application form and to agree to certain terms and conditions and that helps our support workers to match potential volunteers to the most suitable roles that will help them with their goals. The roles we have on offer vary from time to time and they generally centre around: *Broadcasting: presenter/DJ, producer, technical support/engineering. *Marketing, fundraising and business development: PR, marketing, events, web/app development, content production. *Volunteer Management: youth support, training, human resources. *Operations: station admin, finance, IT, facilities. A fantastic opportunity to be part of the Youth Radio Network and our exciting developments. For more information please contact Keiran Harvey, Managing Director / CEO, The Youth Radio Network at email: Keiran.Harvey@theyouthradionetwork.com or tel.: 03301131520 / 07494800622.

The 70/30 Campaign is aiming to reduce child abuse and neglect by 70% by 2030. As a 70/30 Ambassador you will be empowering your local community to protect our children by spreading awareness and gaining support to prevent child abuse and neglect from happening in the first place. You will gain new skills, and be part of a large network of volunteers and professionals, while making a real difference in your local community and across the UK. The role is very flexible and depends on your skills and on the needs in your local area, but you can take part in a range of activities, such as: spreading awareness with people you know and on social media; fundraising; organising events; engaging with MPs, MSPs, AMs and councillors; engaging with local press; expanding your local 70/30 group. Ambassadors will take part in a training session with a member of the team and are invited to join the monthly national conference call with other ambassadors across the country. Ambassadors usually give 2 or more hours of their time a week, but get in touch if you are interested and don't have much time available as there is always some way you can help! Please visit our website and complete the form to become an ambassador today at www.70-30.org.uk or contact Isobel Dawson, 70/30 Ambassador Aberdeen at E Mail: idawson@wavetrust.org

We are looking for volunteers in the Aberdeen area to help us raise awareness of Shared Interest to the public. Supporting our Member Engagement Team, you will use your local networks and contacts to do some or all of the following: *Raise awareness of Shared Interest through providing information to local groups, organisations and networks *Research and approach local media outlets for publicity opportunities such as community newsletters, local press and faith based media *Seek appropriate opportunities for display of Shared Interest posters and/or leaflets *Research social media for potential networks and audiences for Shared Interest in the local area You will have the opportunity to utilise and develop your communication skills and you will help us raise even more investment so we can enable even more disadvantaged communities to trade their way out of poverty. A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference. All volunteer assistance is greatly appreciated. For more details please contact Sally Seddon, Volunteer Engagement Manager at email: volunteers@shared-interest.com or tel.: 07795 825442. Further information is also available at www.shared-interest.com

Responsibilities will include: Ensuring the meetings are effectively organised. Ensuring the effective flow of business between committees. Providing information and data, or obtaining it from others. Ensuring actions are assigned by the committee to appropriate individuals. Upholding the requirements of governing documents; advising the Chair. Knowledge of mental health and substance use desirable.

To develop and implement an integrated strategic marketing and communications plan for Heart of Newhaven To broaden awareness of our values and priorities; and increase its visibility across a wider audience.

Assist the boys with the evening events of sport's, crafts, activities, supervise activities accompany with others the boys' to events and activities, taking as much or as little leadership as you wish. Fundraising/organising of events, promote your own interest, to allow the boys' all round knowledge with your help.

The role covers a range of tasks including helping to set up and market events, welcoming the public to Penicuik House, guiding visitors around the ruin and helping us to give people information about the project.

The events Manager should liaise with the tutors and students of the school regarding contributions to the programme and accordingly, plan the programme/evening. Some of the tasks and responsibilities include: Help with the planning of the event – choosing a venue, sending invitations, chasing up responses, responding to queries, organising food. Liaising with staff at the venue to confirm arrangements and equipment needed for the event. These events should be discussed with the school's manager either in person or by email, and the events can be organised at the person's own time, as long as everything is ready at the day of the event.

Looking for a new challenge or work experience? Exciting opportunities are available, be part of the success of the only SWPL 1 team in the North of Scotland. Multiple youth teams from age 9 to 17s. OUTLINE: - Regular communication with coaching staff - Saturday and/or Sunday match day fixtures - Interviewing/Photography opportunities - Social Media updates - Marketing & Branding opportunities If you would like to be part of our team, we would love to hear from you. Note your interest now, forfarfarmingtoncommitte@gmail.com.

Promotional Volunteer Role **Please note: all travelling expenses for this opportunity will be reimbursed - thanks** How can you promote Victim Support Scotland’s vital services? Victim Support Scotland (VSS) attends fairs, festivals and community events to promote victim and witness support services and volunteer recruitment opportunities. VSS promotional volunteers are the voice and face of the charity, speaking to people in the community about the services we provide, encouraging people affected by crime to contact VSS for support, and speaking to potential volunteers. What would you be doing? Our promotional volunteers will supervise information stands and play an active role in helping us reach out to empower people who have been impacted by crime to move forward with their lives. The role requires you to: • Attend events to represent VSS • Identify opportunities to positively promote and support the work of VSS services • Take responsibility for leaflets and promotional items in advance of events • Direct volunteer enquiries to the recruitment section of the website • Display posters and leaflets offering VSS recruitment and in the local community What benefits would you get? Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will: • Make a difference to people affected by crime, by promoting our services and recruiting volunteers • Attend a range of community and national events • Gain publicity and outreach skills as well as a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role • Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector • Positively affect your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime

Social Media volunteers raise the profile of Scotland's Gardens Sheme and promote garden openings, plant sales, trails, and events. They are the voice to the wider community; the Scheme rely on them to build their networks and estrablish an online presence. Garden openings raise around £300,000 each year for charity and the social media volunteers are pivotal in encouraging people to visit the gardens. The Scheme mainly use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and are keen to encourage local volunteers to develop local Facebook pages. the Marketing Manager and the District Team will be your main source of support. You will link directly with the Marketing Manager for training and for national PR objectives. Written guidance and useful templates are available on the Scheme's website. This role is home-based and flexible, and includes occasional visits to open garden and team meetings. It is a great way to develop marketing and communications experience.

The Scotland’s Gardens team in Roxburghshire is looking for a Social Media volunteer to help us to promote local gardens that open for charity. This is a flexible, home-based opportunity. This role would be ideal for someone with an interest in all forms of Social Media, specifically Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter. The purpose of this role is to use Social Media to promote our garden openings, trails and events. It is a varied, flexible role that would also give valuable experience in marketing and communication.

This person will cover matches at St. Mirren and Paisley Pirates and provide articles and reports on such. They will be expected to make these articles accurate and interesting in content for publication.

Public Relations including working with the local paper "The Bo'ness Journal" to promote the theatre programme and opportunities.

Youth Football Scotland will support the volunteer in providing the latest news, match reports and featured stories from clubs across their local area. The volunteer will: Receive multi-media training before beginning the position. Become the head of youth football journalism in their local area. Learn the media and journalism skills used by professional sports journalists. Work closely with local and regional newspapers. Get their own camera and IT equipment to improve their skills. Finish the programme with a multi-media portfolio to present to employers. Dedicate approximately 5-10 hours per week to the programme.

Help with the running and promotion of newly established community interest company helping remove barriers to cycling and making cycling accessible to all by coordinating social media. The Social Media Coordinator will be expected to promote West Lothian Bike Library activities, social objectives, overall goals and brand of the Community Interest Company on facebook, twitter, other social media as appropriate, with future potential for website responsibility. The purpose of the Social Media coordinator is to raise the profile of West Lothian Bike Library with the aim of increasing use by individuals experiencing health inequalities and increasing donations and income generation. As a representative of West Lothian Bike Library, it is essential that the Social Media Coordinator is familiar with the goals and ethos of the CIC and ensures that any engagement and communication is in line with this. Publications will be subject to prior approval of the Board of Directors. Key duties:Regular posting on facebook, twitter and other social media as appropriate • Use of social media tools to optimise effectiveness of posts • Responding to messages/comments within agreed boundaries • Timely referrals to Project Coordinator to provide response to queries out with remit What level of commitment is required for this role? Regular updates and monitoring of social media is required. Posts can be pre-scheduled using social media tools, so a weekly commitment of around one hour per week would be adequate for posting. Checking comments and direct messages would also be expected throughout the week but responsibility for this will be shared.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to enhance the experiences of our Special Olympics athletes, by giving up thier time to support the Games Organisers in a positive fulfilling event for all.

Sported supports over 3,000 amazing community groups that use the power of sport to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people. We support sporting groups in and around Aberdeen City. Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member clubs within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis to help them to attract investment into their organisation. We support groups who are utilising sport to bring about real social difference throughout the UK so you’ll be paired with a group that are doing really inspiring work. These groups are doing incredible work but require some guidance around fundraising in order to make them more sustainable and increase their capacity. If you’ve got over 5 years in a range of fundraising then we’d love to hear from you: This is a great opportunity to make a lasting impact on a community group in your area. If you enjoy working with people and have a desire to make a difference then please does get in touch. Good support is provided to all volunteers. Sported volunteers are given full induction training prior to starting volunteering and will be supported by a Volunteer Services team to assist them in their role. For more details please contact Mark Bingley, Volunteer Services Projects Lead at E Mail: volunteer@sported.org.uk or tel.: 020 3848 4670

Office administrator with word and excel experience, answer telephone and take messages, update computer files, updating data bases, record income and expenditure on spreadsheet, arrange client appointments.

Help us build up the pace in Scotland by sharing our badges and displaying posters across your local area; playing your part in the future of Scottish medical research and taking on heart disease. Our Heart of Scotland Appeal is a fundraising campaign to raise and spend money in Scotland on vital medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. 41 people die every day in Scotland from cardiovascular disease and we know that the death rate from coronary heart disease is almost 50% higher that for the South East of England. This isn't fair and we want to change this. We will provide posters for you to display in your local shops, community centres, libraries, supermarkets, pharmacies and doctors surgeries to help us reach as many people as possible. The Heart of Scotland Appeal is backed by internationally acclaimed Scottish fashion designer, Christopher Kane. Christopher has designed four unique badges featuring the words Love, Care, Brave and Life. We can send you a box of badges to sell to friends, family and colleagues for donations, as well as asking local shops if they will have a box of badges on their counter (that we can then send out to them). Join our network of volunteer Pace Makers and help us get everyone wearing a Heart of Scotland badge.

Promoting the organisation and its resources to people living with pain, their families and carers and to health professionals, Provide information about Pain Concern’s resources to support people living with pain, Represent Pain Concern to the wider public and health professionals, Attend events and set up and take down material for each event, Record feedback.

We need some help with marketing the community hall and also fundraising.

Parkinson’s Volunteer Educators give presentations to residential and home care agency staff to improve their knowledge of Parkinson’s and understand how to better support people with the condition. Parkinson’s UK would like to expand its network of volunteer trainers to enable us to reach a greater number of care staff across Scotland. Our aim is to help professionals to better understand Parkinson’s and subsequently improve their practice. We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson's using prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: • Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session, responding to requests for sessions received via the Parkinson's UK web site or that have come via the local area/country team. • Delivering sessions in care homes or care agencies locally at mutually convenient time. • Participating in support meetings (face to face or by telephone) with the Education Adviser Scotland. • Completing and forwarding monthly reports on your sessions to the Education team administrator. Many Parkinson's volunteer educators have Parkinson’s themselves or some experience of the condition either within their family or professionally. The role brings many rewards whether you have direct experience of Parkinson’s or not. Volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities • Be part of a UK-wide organisation that values and recognises the vital contributions of its volunteers. Previous volunteers have reported that the volunteer educator role is very rewarding and worthwhile. Feedback from care staff attending the sessions has also been consistently positive and sessions are very much valued. Ideally you will have experience in public speaking and will: • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate and have basic administrative and telephone skills, as this role will require you to contact care homes by telephone and/or email to arrange dates and times for presentations. • Have access to your own car and be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the Education Adviser.

Gallery & Art assistants are required to support the curating, installation and promotion of exhibitions. We offer training to anyone in this role. This role could be paired up with other roles in MAC to create a busy placement for an enthusiastic person who is passionate about art and culture.

This is a role that is all about finding and telling interesting stories. We need someone who will help us find great stories about our VIPs, our volunteers and also about issues surrounding isolation and dementia. You'll also be finding interesting and valuable information to create tips and tricks for our volunteers, such as free things to do with VIPs in the city. You'll be looking at new methods to spread the word such as Instagram and Facebook Live. You'll be pulling together blog posts.

You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of the waste projects - Zero Waste Leith. Key taks include: • Identify opportunities to partner with local groups and organisations to share zero waste messages through events and online communications • Host information stalls and/or interactive activities (such as our smoothie bicycle) at a community event, sometimes alongside other volunteers • Record key information such as number of people engaged at events • Lead the delivery of a workshop to a community group (eg Love Food Hate Waste) • Lead the delivery of a litter pick, including coordinating equipment, participants and liaising with staff and partners • Take the lead giving out information and bins, and/or surveying people about their waste and recycling habits on their doorstep or in public places • Co-ordinate volunteers and strategies for distributing posters, fliers, stencils and stickers in shops, stairwells and streets

You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of their waste projects - Zero Waste Leith. Key tasks include - • Create engaging content and schedule posts on our social media channels (Facebook and Twitter) to promote events and themed campaigns (eg Flyspotting, Business Charter members) • Upload events to Facebook and our websites (eg Zero Waste Leith website) • Load and update content on our website • Reply to queries on social media and email, and share with staff where appropriate • Work with staff to develop engaging communication plans and tactics to attract more social media followers, target different audiences and fashion more engaged citizens • Monitor the number of followers and analytics data, and continually review the success of different types of social media and web content • Manage Zero Waste Leith business charter members-only Facebook group • Liaise with staff to draft and upload content for householder and business newsletters • Draft regular blogs which provide helpful information for householders • Research, and support design of, online and printed resources such as posters, fliers and guides

Through Google Ad Grants we already have multiple adverts set up and running but we need some help maintaining our adverts and ensuring they are as effective as possible. If you have past experience in using AdWords and are keen to gain experience in the charity sector then we are looking for your help, this can be from home or in our Edinburgh facility certain days of the week.