Everyone has the right to live life to the full. After a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or a stroke, many people experience fear and isolation and struggle with the impact on their lives. Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland won’t stand for that. The care and support we deliver every day ensures everyone can live the life they want to. The aims and objectives of rehabilitation and peer support: To support people who have had a stroke to develop autonomy and confidence in self-management enabling them to fully engage with their community and activities of their choosing. The service follows a pathway from hospital (hospital rehabilitation support) to community (community rehabilitation support) and can be delivered in a one-to-one and/or a group setting. Peer Support Groups are community groups affiliated with CHSS and range from singing groups to swimming groups! The service can be delivered to provide specified person centred communication support for those with a communication difficulty and/or to support a specific physical or everyday task. Volunteers can provide support to enable service users to resume everyday activities following a stroke. Service delivery can be very diverse. Peer support groups range from physical activities, singing, walking or just having a good natter. The volunteering role could take place: - in a community setting - in a hospital - in the home - in a group setting Volunteers are involved with unique training to undertake this role with confidence.

Running a successful Barnardo's store requires a great team of enthusiastic volunteers and you could be a part of it. Our retail assistants are trained to undertake a wide range of activities such as serving customers, taking receipt of stock donations from the public and merchandising stock to make our rails visually appealling and tidy. Volunteering with us in retail will provide a great opportunity to build upon your communication, team working and customer service skills. If you also have a particular skill or interest, our teams would be delighted to discuss how we could help you utilise your interests in store. Whatever your talents, please do share with us and pop into your local store to enquire about volunteering. To see all opportunities to volunteer within Barnardo's, you can visit our website at www.barnardos.org.uk/volunteering.

Registered Therapets and their volunteer owners visit hospices, hospitals, residential and nursing homes throughout Scotland. Visiting on a regular basis the Therapet Service provides contact wiht pets for many people who would therefore be deprived of the companionship of a pet.

Volunteers required to facilitate weekly telephone support groups for people recovering from cancer treatment.

Peer mentors sought.

Are you passionate about animal welfare? Join our growing team of volunteer Home Visitors and play a vital role in supporting owners and pets in your local area who are facing an emergency situation. Our Home Visitors play a vital role in delivery of our service by visiting potential volunteer pet foster carers to assess their house, home situation and the fosterer. You will be contacted by PFSS when there is a need for a home visit in your area. Main tasks: - Contact the potential fosterer and arrange a time for the home visit to take place - Carry out the home visit following the guidelines provided by PFSS - Complete the home visit report and return a copy to the Home Visit Coordinator We are particularly keen to hear from potential volunteers in Helensburgh, Dunoon and Campbeltown or who can travel to these areas (travel expenses provided).

Befrienders offer support to young people (8-17 years) affected by the genetic condition Cystic Fibrosis to empower them to achieve a better quality of life. This is aimed at increasing the client's self-esteem and enhancing their coping skills, by broadening their horizons and exploring their concerns and difficulties, to produce an improvement in their quality of life in general. A befriender will meet with a young person regularly to build a trusting one-to-one relationship. They will introduce appropriate social activities to, and explore interests and aspirations of, the young person. They will give the young person someone to talk to and, in time, facilitate discussion of the difficulties being experienced to help alleviate the stress in their lives. The befriender might also have to help the young person and their family to cope with official systems and forms. This is a fantastic way to make a real difference to the life of someone else. Apart from the satisfaction of seeing the progress the young person makes, it is also an opportunity to enhance your own life and build new skills. A minimum commitment of one year is needed to ensure these goals can be met. After expressing an interest in this opportunity, the applicant will be contacted by the Trust for a discussion of the role in more detail. A short application form has to be completed, followed by an informal interview. Befrienders will then attend an induction event (expenses paid), and the Trust will acquire PVG clearance on their behalf, before a befriender is paired up with an appropriate client within a reasonable travelling distance from the befriender's home. Must have a drivers license and access to a car.

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. 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 vision is to teach, empower and entertain young people aged 13 - 25 years old through the power of music and digital technology. We are looking to appoint a volunteer Head of Marketing, Fundraising and Development to help build our organisation to the next level including understanding the vision and mission of The Youth Radio Network, the Head of Marketing, Fundraising & Development (volunteer role) will be responsible for the development and delivery of our marketing and fundraising strategies for The Youth Radio Network.

The Youth Radio Network is an online digital platform for young people aged 13 - 25 years old. Our vision is to Teach, Empower and Entertain Young People through the power of music and digital technology. This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we build our digital radio station which is directed and run by young people. We have an ambitious programme that aims to make a difference to communities across the UK by helping young people to develop their skills, interests and employability. We are looking to appoint a volunteer Head of Resources to help build our organisation to the next level including the development and delivery of our volunteer recruitment and operations strategies for The Youth Radio Network.

Everyone has the right to live life to the full. After a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or a stroke, many people experience fear and isolation and struggle with the impact on their lives. Chest Heart & Stroke won't stand for that. Our events are a vital source of income for CHSS, however they are only possible with the amazing work of our event volunteers. Roles available include • Assisting participants and making them feel welcome • Escorting participants around the event • Providing refreshments to participants • Helping participants with equipment • Manning marshal points • Traffic control • Cheering on our runners at some of the country’s major races • Administrative support during the registration process There is also the opportunity to get involved at some of our events, eg. abseiling off the Forth Rail Bridge (after the participants have finished)!