The Clackmannanshire Befriending Project recruit and train volunteers to befriend isolated, vulnerable and disadvantaged young people (aged 8-18) in the local area. Volunteers are matched one to one with a young person, meet them on a regular basis and participate in activities in the community. This could be after school, in the evening or at weekends, depending on volunteer availability. Befrienders are to be reliable, trusting and a positive role model. Activities are “timeout” for young people who often live in difficult circumstances. These young people often benefit from an adult befriender who they can talk to and trust, as well as providing them with a reason to get out of the house. The project helps young people with their social skills, self-esteem, school attendance/ performance, resilience, personal safety/ health and relationships. Young people are referred from local schools, social work or other partners. Befrienders are aged 18 years or over, have spare time on a regular basis and are committed to befriending for a minimum period of 12 months. If you are interested, contact us today for an informal chat.

An exciting opportunity has risen for a passionate and enthusiastic individual who is interested in helping achieve the vision and aims of FVDS by specifically supporting the organisation as committee treasurer. The Treasurer will support the FVDS Co-ordinator to help shape the financial future of FVDS by ensuring accurate records are kept of the charity’s finances. The post holder should be well organised and confident in handling financial information and producing reports to the FVDS committee. In return, FVDS offers the opportunity to meet new people, gain new skills, volunteer within a sports context, learn about the inspiring world of disability sport.

Help us and join Scotland’s fight against coronavirus. Volunteering as a Community Kindness Supporter means you will be helping the most vulnerable people in Scotland to stay safe and well at home. Our charity supports people with chest, heart and stroke conditions every day and right now those people are the most at risk in the country. Many are scared, worried and isolated and need our help more than ever. That is why this role as a Community Kindness Supporter is so important. Volunteering to be a Community Kindness Supporter will help people living with our conditions who may be isolated and stuck in their homes with deliveries of shopping and essential items such as medication, which they otherwise may not be able to obtain. You must have no underlying health conditions, don't get a flu jag and under 70 years old to be a Community Kindness Volunteer.

We currently have around 50 shops/ community hubs across Scotland. Our shops and hubs help us raise funds so we can provide our services to the people who need us. Every one of our stores relies on a team of volunteers to help run it and support our staff. Quite simply, we cannot provide our services or raise funds without the amazing support of our volunteers. The time, support and the work they do is vital to us and the people we help. By helping out in one of our stores, you can make a difference to people and their families in Scotland who are isolated, scared or anxious about their condition.

The Clackmannanshire Befriending Project recruit, train and support volunteers who befriend isolated, vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people (aged 8-18) in the local area. Volunteers are paired with a young person, meet them on a regular basis (usually fortnightly) and take part in fun activities in the community. This could include going swimming, bowling, ice skating etc. This usually happens after school, in the evening or at weekends, depending on when the volunteer is available. Befrienders are reliable, trusting and a positive role models for these young people who often find themselves in a challenging situation at home or school. Activities are “timeout” for young people who often live in difficult circumstances. These young people often benefit from an adult befriender who they can talk to and trust, as well as providing them with a reason to get out of the house. The project helps young people with their social skills, self-esteem, school attendance/ performance, resilience, personal safety/ health and relationships. Young people are referred from local schools, social work or other partners. Befrienders are aged 18 years or over, have spare time on a regular basis and are committed to befriending for a minimum period of 12 months. If you are interested, contact us today for an informal chat.

The Playpen is a community café for parents and carers and their children aged 0-5. We offer a secure and gated playroom with imagination and role-playing toys with a café area for parents/carers. While parents maintain responsibility for supervision of their children, playroom assistants are on-hand to play with the children, encourage their interaction with each other and offer an additional helping hand. The café facility provides breakfast, lunch, snacks, home-baking and a range of hot and cold beverages. We are based in Muckhart Coronation Hall every Friday and Crook of Devon village hall on Tuesdays. Operating as a not-for-profit social enterprise, volunteers are key to the running of the project. The commis chef/kitchen assistant will assist the executive chef in the kitchen, preparing a variety of hot and cold food, including hot and cold sandwiches, soup, cakes and bakes. A vast amount of food will be prepared off-site, so the focus will be on plating and serving rather than prep-from-scratch, although there may be opportunity to prepare certain menu items from scratch depending on produce donated to the café on any given day. Broadly, your role will involve the following key tasks: • Organising and storing of food and equipment • Prepping food for service, including chopping and cooking of raw food in advance of opening hours • Preparing and plating a variety of hot and cold food dishes • Keeping kitchen clean and tidy in line with health and safety procedures • Maintaining an awareness and taking responsibility for good hygiene practices in the kitchen • Maintaining safety and hygiene records in-line with Cooksafe recommendations and guidelines It is desirable that volunteers already have the REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene certificate, but this is not essential and will be paid for by the organisation as needed. You also need to have an understanding and passion for quality food and ingredients. Experience in a professional kitchen is desirable but not essential as full training will be given. You also need to demonstrate a strong sense of personal hygiene and an understanding of the need for strict hygiene controls in the kitchen. In return for your time and commitment as a volunteer, The Playpen will provide a full induction and any other relevant training required (for example first aid training, REHIS elementary food hygeine). You will also be put through your PVG (Disclosure Scotland) membership. You will be fully refunded for travel on the day of travel or within 7 days, on presentation of receipt/ticket. If you are volunteering for a full day, you will also be entitled to lunch from the cafe menu, up to the value of £5 per day. The two venues are 3.7 miles apart. Some travel between the two venues on any given day may be required. The use of public transport or a personal vehicle is preferred. Reimbursement for taxis could be considered dependent on distance from the business.

Wasp Community Club is a registered charity set up to provide sporting opportunities to children within Clackmannanshire. There are currently 250 children aged between 5 and 16 attending, and around 60 active volunteers. The club also runs and is looking to extend its provision into areas such as employability training and adult fitness. We are looking for people with administration, coordination and leadership skills that can be used to help run the Club. This can be as diverse as: - Recruiting training and retaining volunteers - Dealing with databases for players and coaches and governing bodies - Organising training courses for both club members and external users - Operating all marketing and communication including social media - Dealing with players, parents and coaches on a daily basis - Dealing with Suppliers - Apply to funders and organise fundraising events - Booking facilities - Dealing with cash and bankings You will work alongside other volunteers and 2 part time members of staff and you will be given full training and mentoring support. An interest in sport, especially football, would be helpful but in no way essential. Ideally, being available during the working day and a couple of hours for 2 evenings per week would be ideal. The focus of the Community Club is that everyone, regardless of ability, can take part and that it should be fun. The ability to bear this in mind whilst dealing with parents and kids is vital. The key words are maturity and resilience. In return for your time, the club will provide £15 a week to spend at the leisure bowl, and free entry to Alloa home games.

Who Cares? Scotland supports care experienced people to have their voice heard and we make that happen in a number of ways. We offer a wide range of groups, activities and events for care experienced people across Scotland. Who Cares? Scotland provides professional, independent advocacy services in most local authority areas in Scotland. We work one on one with a young person to help them have a say in what is happening to them. We strive to provide advocacy that helps young people feel respected, included, listened to and understood. We’re independent to any care services a young person receives – this is crucial because we want young people to be supported and understood with no conflict of interest. Would you like to help children and young people engage in activities to build their skills and confidence to influence change and engage in their local community? The participation support volunteer role will assist in providing and supporting activities for young people. This role will involve interacting with young people aged 10 - 26 years via a variety of activities eg arts/crafts, social activities and general youth work at our weekly sessions as well as at our National events that happen throughout the year. What will I be doing? • Supporting staff to undertake new activities • Helping children and young people to have fun • Building young children’s confidence and self esteem • Supporting young people to influence change • Being a positive role model • Regular groups and events (weekly or fortnightly 5-7pm or 6-8pm). What skills can I bring to this role? • Experience of working with children (Not essential) • A knowledge of issues affecting care experienced children and young people • Ability to work well with children and young people • Good communication and listening skills • Ability to encourage and motivate children and young people to participate in activities. What qualities do I need? • To have a non-judgemental approach to people, have empathy • Be enthusiastic, flexible and committed • Reliable and approachable • Friendly, helpful and understanding • Reliability and a commitment to treat all information in a confidential manner • To have a good value base, be open minded and level headed What support will I be given? • Induction and child protection training • Role specific training • Expenses – all out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed • Supervision and support from your manager / coordinator

Role Overview The Grant and Bid Writer Volunteer supports the Director for developing and writing grant proposals to trusts, foundations and other grant-making organisations such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UKAID, USAID, EU grants, DFID tenders, etc, and persuasively communicates AHO's mission and programmes to potential funders. In collaboration with the Director, the Volunteer administers the organisation’s grant management activities, including grant proposal writing, editing and compilation, submissions and follow up and prospect research. This position helps to write tenders based on instruction and detailed information from the Director, referring back for editing and final approval, leading to increased success in winning contracts and funding. Applications are welcome from any part of the world as you work from online. Purpose of Role To identify grant and bid opportunities, managing the grant development and proposal process and to produce successful tender proposals – as well as other fundraising applications when required based on good research and excellent communication. Duties and Responsibilities Grant writing • Developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organisations persuasively communicating the organisation’s mission and programmes to potential funders; • Assembling and submitting grant requests, including letters, proposals, budgets, and presentations; • Track and create a calendar of grant opportunities – including deadline dates, required materials, • Complete and submit grant applications to secure funding • Researches and identifies potential sources of foundation and corporate grants and governmental funding. Bid writing • Writing tenders based on instruction and detailed information from the Director referring back for editing and final approval, leading to increased success in winning contracts • Maintaining an awareness of contracts due for tender and taking responsibility for acquiring pre-qualification questionnaires and tender documentation • Collating the input of disparate contributions to create a coherent and well-structured final tender and ensuring the timely submission of tenders and other proposals

Help us and join Scotland’s fight against coronavirus. Volunteering as a digital Kindness volunteer means you will be helping the most vulnerable people in Scotland to stay safe and well at home. Our charity supports people with chest, heart and stroke conditions every day and right now those people are the most at risk in the country. Many are scared, worried and isolated and need our help more than ever. That is why this role as a Digital Kindness Supporter is so important. Volunteering to be a Digital Kindness Supporter will help people living with our conditions who may be isolated and stuck in their homes access information and support to enable them to stay as healthy as possible.