East Dunbartonshire
volunteering opportunities
Marie Curie – Argyll, Bute, Renfrew and Clyde
Shop volunteers are involved in sorting, pricing and sizing stock. Steaming of clothes. Stocking front shop and the sculling of old stock. (turnover)
Use of cash register. Dealing with public and general tidying of shop.
Marie Curie (Glasgow)
Shop volunteers are involved in sorting, pricing and sizing stock. Steaming of clothes. Stocking front shop and the sculling of old stock. (turnover)
Use of cash register. Dealing with public and general tidying of shop.
Milton of Campsie Art & Music Festivals
Volunteers are needed to assist with the planning and delivery of the Campsie Fest Events which happen throughout the year. This will involve contacting performers, working with others on the team to plan events relating to Music and Art and organising refreshments. Volunteers would also be required to compere some of the event, introducing performers etc. Help with advertising in the run up to the Campsie May Fest24 on 11-12 May including Scoial Media Team.
Bearsden Monday Club
Volunteer drivers wanted for bi monthly elderly housebound club in Bearsden. Must be car owners.This would entail picking up people from their homes and taking them to the club and then returning them to their homes later in the afternoon. The club meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays in the month but it would not be expected that volunteers do both days.There are occasional outings and drivers would be required for these days also.
Beloved Rabbits
Beloved Rabbits, a Scottish Rabbit Rescue charity, is seeking a creative and skilled individual to join our team as a Video and Photo Content Creator Volunteer.
This role will be responsible for capturing and creating visually compelling content to support our mission.
Key Responsibilities:
Content Creation:
Capture high-quality images and videos showcasing the personality and unique qualities of rescue rabbits.
Develop visually engaging content for various purposes, including social media, educational and promotional materials, and campaigns.
Editing:
Edit photos and videos to enhance visual appeal and storytelling.
Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure content meets the organization's standards.
Collaboration:
Work closely with the marketing team and other content creators to coordinate efforts and align with overall messaging.
Incorporate feedback and revisions to enhance the quality of content.
Timely Delivery:
Complete content creation and editing tasks within agreed-upon timelines, especially for time-sensitive campaigns and events.
Communicate effectively about project progress and potential challenges.
Skills and Qualifications:
Proficient in photography and video editing tools.
Strong portfolio showcasing content creation skills.
Ability to capture the essence and personality of rescue rabbits.
Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills.
Passion for animal welfare.
Benefits:
Contribute to the visual representation of a respected animal rescue organisation.
Showcase and enhance your video and photo content creation skills in a non-profit setting.
Collaborate with a dedicated and passionate team.
Make a positive impact on the lives of rescue rabbits.
Location: Remote (Scottish residents preferred). Occasional site visits across Beloved Rabbits premises, events and foster care homes will be required, by arrangement.
Time Commitment: Flexible, typically a few hours per week
Kirkintilloch Picture Palace
We are currently looking for Volunteers to help our at the Kirky Picture Palace based mainly
in the Kirkintilloch Town Hall, we also rent out our services to local schools in East
Dunbartonshire and require volunteers to help lifting and moving the cinema equipment in
and out of venues as well as set up and take down.
Your Role:
● Arrive an hour before showing starts (unless otherwise stated) to help set up the
screen and projection/sound equipment. Training will be provided on site.
● Helping to load/unload equipment for school showings, the equipment is quite heavy.
● Ensure that all audience members entering the cinema have a valid ticket and meet
the appropriate age requirements for that screening unless instructed otherwise by
the Co-ordinator.
● Be present in the auditorium for the entire duration of all film screenings.
● Ensure that audience members behave in a responsible manner and do not disturb
other cinemagoers. Any persistent misbehaviour or dangerous/unlawful activity, any
incidents of actual assault, any incidents involving smoke/fire, any incidents of
mechanical or structural failure must be reported to the co-ordinator immediately and
may result in the removal of the audience member.
● Ensure that all e-cigarettes are extinguished prior to entry.
● Ensure that alcoholic beverages are not consumed in the hall.
● Sit in an area close to the main entry/exit to assist patrons with the door and to
ensure its closure after opening.
● Remain in the auditorium until all patrons have left at the end of the screening.
● Clean /brush hall after each screening.
● Help take down equipment and tidy away at end of all showings
Marie Curie
Marie Curie are launching a new service to support residents in local care homes across Scotland.
We know that people who live in residential care can really benefit from having someone to visit them, to provide companionship and support them to take part in activities around the home. Our volunteers will be assigned to a local care home, and will speak to staff at the start of each shift to identify a resident who might benefit from companionship that day.
You might be reading to someone, chatting about their memories or helping the person you are with to engage with other activities going on in the care home. This is likely to be taking place in the early afternoon, and you will be part of an exciting new project we are trialing to make sure people who live in a care home are supported and provided with companionship on days when they don't always have a visitor.
This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys meeting new people and has great conversational skills. This is also an opportunity to be part of a new approach to supporting care home residents.
Barnardo's Scotland
Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 shops. Our stores sell lots of great donated & new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK.
Our retail stores are the face of our charity on the high-street and in local communities. We have loads of amazing stock donated to us every week, and this all needs to be sorted, tagged and put on the shop-floor for sale!
Making sure our shops look fantastic is another task you can get involved with. You may also be required to help out on the till too, but we will show you how that works during your time volunteering with us. We value the contribution of everyone who supports Barnardo’s.
You will be a friendly face of Barnardo’s by volunteering in one of our shops. It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability.
Why we want you:
Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 stores. Our stores sell lots of great donated and new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK.
What you will be doing:
Work on the till processing sales and returns
Prepare stock, including sorting, steaming and pricing
Create stylish window displays
Replenish stock on the shop floor
Stock-take and other administrative tasks
The skills you need:
Friendly and helpful
Happy to be part of an amazing team of staff and volunteers
Enthusiastic about the work of Barnardo’s
Flexible and willing to do a variety of the shop tasks
What's in it for you:
Have fun and meet new people
Develop skills for your CV including confidence, teamwork and problem solving
Make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families
Learning and development opportunities through our Volunteer Academy which includes access to Level 2 Qualifications and other accredited courses
Full training and experience of working in retail as a volunteer
Other information:
Minimum age 14
Shop based
Location
17 Main Street, Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, G62 6BJ, United Kingdom
Disclaimer
We look to recruit a diverse range of volunteers. If your skills don't fit the above, please do not let this put you off as we are able to be flexible with most of our roles. If you are unable to apply online through the link on this page, please visit your local store for a paper application form or contact the Barnardo's Volunteering Team on volunteering@barnardos.org.uk
DEBRA
Be part of a dedicated team carrying out a wide and varied range of tasks to help make our shops a success whilst helping to raise vital funds to help support people living with the painful genetic skin condition EB.
Marie Curie
Marie Curie are launching a new service to support residents in local care homes across Scotland.
We know that people who live in residential care can really benefit from having someone to visit them, to provide companionship and support them to take part in activities around the home. Our volunteers will be assigned to a local care home, and will speak to staff at the start of each shift to identify a resident who might benefit from companionship that day.
You might be reading to someone, chatting about their memories or helping the person you are with to engage with other activities going on in the care home. This is likely to be taking place in the early afternoon, and you will be part of an exciting new project we are trialing to make sure people who live in a care home are supported and provided with companionship on days when they don't always have a visitor.
This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys meeting new people and has great conversational skills. This is also an opportunity to be part of a new approach to supporting care home residents.
Marie Curie
Marie Curie are launching a new service to support residents in local care homes across Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire.
We know that people who live in residential care can really benefit from having someone to visit them, to provide companionship and support them to take part in activities around the home. Our volunteers will be assigned to a local care home, and will speak to staff at the start of each shift to identify a resident who might benefit from companionship that day.
You might be reading to someone, chatting about their memories or helping the person you are with to engage with other activities going on in the care home. This is likely to be taking place in the early afternoon, and you will be part of an exciting new project we are trialing to make sure people who live in a care home are supported and provided with companionship on days when they don't always have a visitor.
This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys meeting new people and has great conversational skills. This is also an opportunity to be part of a new approach to supporting care home residents.
Barnardo's Scotland
Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 shops. Our stores sell lots of great donated & new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK.
Our retail stores are the face of our charity on the high-street and in local communities. We have loads of amazing stock donated to us every week, and this all needs to be sorted, tagged and put on the shop-floor for sale!
Making sure our shops look fantastic is another task you can get involved with. You may also be required to help out on the till too, but we will show you how that works during your time volunteering with us. We value the contribution of everyone who supports Barnardo’s.
You will be a friendly face of Barnardo’s by volunteering in one of our shops. It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability.
Why we want you:
Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 stores. Our stores sell lots of great donated and new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK.
What you will be doing:
Work on the till processing sales and returns
Prepare stock, including sorting, steaming and pricing
Create stylish window displays
Replenish stock on the shop floor
Stock-take and other administrative tasks
The skills you need:
Friendly and helpful
Happy to be part of an amazing team of staff and volunteers
Enthusiastic about the work of Barnardo’s
Flexible and willing to do a variety of the shop tasks
What's in it for you:
Have fun and meet new people
Develop skills for your CV including confidence, teamwork and problem solving
Make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families
Learning and development opportunities through our Volunteer Academy which includes access to Level 2 Qualifications and other accredited courses
Full training and experience of working in retail as a volunteer
Other information:
Minimum age 14
Shop based
Location
27 Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, G66 1HW, United Kingdom
Disclaimer
We look to recruit a diverse range of volunteers. If your skills don't fit the above, please do not let this put you off as we are able to be flexible with most of our roles. If you are unable to apply online through the link on this page, please visit your local store for a paper application form or contact the Barnardo's Volunteering Team on volunteering@barnardos.org.uk
Beloved Rabbits
Our Welfare Check Team are responsible for doing our morning checks on the rabbits in our care at The Hoppy Hub in Kirkintilloch (G66).
As a team member you will be responsible for checking in on the rabbits and ensuring that their basic welfare needs are met - hay supply is topped up, water supply is checked and the health and welfare of each rabbit is checked to make sure everybunny is feeling good!
There may be a need to assist with taking rabbits to urgent or routine appointments with one of our local vet practices if required too.
Importantly, we invite our Welfare Check Team members to spend some time with the rabbits within our care. Basic socialisation with the rabbits is a very important part of what we do to prepare rabbits for their new homes.
We are looking for individuals who can spare approx. 1 hour at least one morning per week, with flexibility around the timing to suit your other commitments as appropriate (visits should take place at some point between 7am and 11am).
Initial Induction Training
You will be required to shadow our evening shift (typically 6.30pm until 8.30pm) on at least two occasions to allow for necessary induction training for this role.
Ongoing Support
You will have access to a dedicated emergency reporting helpline during your shift.
You will also be invited to regular team meetings for important updates and training on an ongoing basis.
As with all our volunteers, you will also be invited to our volunteer collaboration system online to engage and chat about your role and rabbit welfare with the whole team.
Beloved Rabbits
PVG Scheme membership will be required, and is organised by Beloved Rabbits.
Our Rabbit Care Leads, working from our facilities in Kirkintilloch, Glasgow (G66), provide three core functions for the charity during their 2 hour shift each week:
Supervision, support, coaching and development of our young volunteers as they undertake rabbit care duties.
Providing first level day-to-day care for the rabbits including feeding, cleaning environments, grooming, medication and socialisation.
As a senior member of the rabbit care team, you will help support and mentor our young volunteers as you work together to provide the full range of care needs of the rabbits visiting and within our care.
Each members of the PVG Scheme, they will offer the essential support needed for our Care Assistants to develop their knowledge and skills in rabbit welfare. They will also have completed a certified Child Safeguarding course.
Full training & support will be given for the role.
Beloved Rabbits
Our Care Team Manager will work closely with the charity's Rescue Director to ensure the day-to-day management and standards are maintained within our rescue centre, The Hoppy Hub.
Most of our rabbits are cared for in foster homes throughout Central Scotland, but The Hoppy Hub provides essential support facilities allowing us:
Additional rescue space to supplement the foster care network.
Emergency and foster holiday-cover facilities
Our popular Bonding Support Service - The Bonding Bootcamp
As our Care Team Manager, you will
ensure that rabbit care standards are trained and maintained throughout our rabbit care team.
Support team members to ensure a full rota of cover is maintained across our morning and evening care shifts.
Contribute to the development of volunteer hands-on training experience, in conjunction with our Education Managers, research and content team.
It would be expected that you would take part in the rota as one of our Care Leads, covering one of our weekly 2 hour shifts as part of your role. This would give an excellent opportunity to understand, hands-on, what is involved and give you an opportunity to lead by example.
You will also join our charity's Management Team, giving you an opportunity to get involved in various aspects of our activities and our strategy as we strive to address the rabbit welfare crisis in Scotland. As well as support from across the whole management team, we meet as a team every 2 to 3 months to work through the key issues and strategy of the charity and ensure that every aspect of what we do is running is as smoothly as possible.
Full training & support will be given for the role.
GRACE - Group Recovery Aftercare Community Enterprise
To collect food donations from local stores and deliver to Hillhead Community Centre
The Fraser Centre ED
To help make/serve teas and coffees on a Monday from 9.30am till12.00
Beloved Rabbits
This role is prioritised for young people interested in animal welfare studies or careers, but is open to anyone who can demonstrate a keen interest in rabbit welfare.
Rabbit Care Assistants provide all aspects of care needed, including feeding, grooming, medications and treatments and socialisation.
Care Assistants work in small teams, with each team working closely with Rabbit Care Leads during their shifts.
In addition, there will be an ongoing training and support programme ( that will support the Care Assistants to develop their knowledge and understanding of rabbit welfare as they volunteer, with recognition given at regular intervals of their development and hours volunteering. As well as providing a strong background and evidence should the Care Assistant seek a career or training opportunities within animal welfare, this will prepare them well for future opportunities within and outwith the charity.
Our Care Assistant volunteers will be offered full supervision, support and direction from their Care Lead, who will be a verified member of the PVG Scheme (incorporating a Disclosure Scotland check) and will have completed a Child Safeguarding course.
Full training & support will be given for the role.
Milton of Campsie Art & Music Festivals
Are you interested in the Arts and promotion?
Volunteers are needed to assist with the promotion of the Camspie Fest Events in May and throughout the year. Using Social Media and other various online tools you will promote the various events. You will also keep our website up to date and promote our events via Voluntary Arts Scotland website.
Milton of Campsie Art & Music Festivals
Campsie Music & Art know that there are friendly, talented, creative individuals in the community and we would love you to join our team, helping us to raise awareness and funds for our organisation. We have a programme of activities and we need more hands to help us. Fundraising is fun and if you could give a few hours a month that would be fantastic. If you have an idea for raising money and want to discuss it we can do that too and support you. Volunteers would also be required to assist with the preparation and checking of grant applications.
Guide Dogs
How would you like to be part of the Guide Dogs family and help people with sight loss live the life they choose? We would love to have you onboard to help with our ambition of a future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support they need to live their lives to the full.
Did you know that we don’t just provide life-changing guide dogs, we also provide advice, skills, emotional and practical support for children, adults and their families living with sight loss to help them live actively, independently and well?
To do all this we need the support of amazing volunteers like you!
If you would like more information, are unsure or need flexibility around the role then chat to us first by emailing VolunteerScotNI@Guidedogs.org.uk and someone will be in touch.
What does the role involve?
Identifying suitable places and placing our iconic dog-shaped collection boxes locally in shops and businesses and counting up the funds every few months before paying them in to Guide Dogs.
Key responsibilities:
* Identifying and placing collecting boxes in suitable locations
* Talking to the shop owner, receptionist etc at the location about how the boxes will help Guide Dogs and what we do
* Emptying boxes every 3-6 months (as they get full) and banking the income through the paying in book provided.
Give a receipt and letter of thanks to the hosts
* Keeping a written record of the location of all boxes for your supervisor, the dates they are emptied and the dates/
amounts banked
* If boxes aren’t collecting much, you’ll decide to move them to a better location. Your supervisor may also ask you to
remove boxes
* Reporting any stolen boxes to the local mobility team
Please contact VolunteerScotNI@guidedogs.org.uk for more information.
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DEBRA (Falkirk)
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John McKirdy
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falkirk@debra.org.uk
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Postcode
FK1 1DD
Postcode Area
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Falkirk
Home based volunteers
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Board/Trustee opportunity
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Start Date
29/02/2024
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Debra are currently looking for volunteers to assist within either of the following roles:
*Cash Desk - You will learn to operate the computerised till, process cash and credit card transactions, as well as helping customers sign up to Gift-aid.
*Sales Floor - Duties include filling our rails and shelves with pre-loved items ensuring plenty of stock is on sale. Dressing windows, creating eye catching displays to entice and invite customers to browse and buy.
*Stock Room - If you like a more behind-the-scenes role, then this may be for you. We need volunteers to help sort through our donations. We never know what to expect and it all needs sorting, tagged, hanged, bagged or boxed ready for sale. This role can include use of steamer, training provided.
*Book Enthusiast - Are you a lover of all things books? Do you know your fiction from non-fiction? We are looking for volunteers who are organised, methodical with a great eye for spotting the right read for the right time.
*Jewellery and Accessories - Like a bit of bling, a bit of glitz and glamour? Then you might like to volunteer to help merchandise our jewellery and accessories. It's the make or break of any outfit. You need a sparkly eye for detail, the patience of a saint to be able to detangle, organise and display all our pretty things.
*Bric-a-brac - No home is complete without that little ornament sitting on the sideboard, or the gorgeous candle holder, the vintage tea set, or the must-have kitchen gadget. We need volunteers who enjoy sorting, cleaning and displaying a varied range of nik-naks. Additionally, soft furnishings, household linen, curtains and bedding complement our Bric-a-brac department.
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Home-based volunteering, Board/trustee role
IACD is the global network for professional community development practitioners, who we support to build the capacity of communities in more than 70 countries to realise greater equality, environmental protection and political democracy.
There is an opportunity to take on an important role within IACD as Treasurer. We are looking for someone with a background/experience in accounting, managing budgets and finances who would be interested in joining the board of an international organisation working in the community development field. The IACD has a relatively small turnover (around £30K in 2022-23) and our accountant carries out day-to-day bookkeeping. You would be provided with induction on the organisation’s activities, the responsibilities of trustees, the organisation’s financial processes and the role of the Treasurer. You would work closely with the organisation’s Chair, other office bearers and our part-time administrator. We work co-operatively, supporting each other in an ethos of shared commitment and would aim to make this a highly rewarding experience.
The Men’s Group will be a new social group for autistic men or men with a learning disability. This will be a safe space in which to talk, take part in meaningful activities and learn life skills. This would be a weekly opportunity to help with this group, taking part in activities that the men are interested in, and possibly working alongside outside organisations to come and give talks.
LGBT Youth Scotland is currently recruiting new volunteers to join our team across The Scottish Borders (Selkirk) and East Dunbartonshire (Kirkintilloch).
We are Scotland’s national charity for LGBTQ+ young people, working with 13–25 year olds across the country. Our goal is to make Scotland the best place for LGBTQ+ young people to flourish and thrive. We play a leading role in the provision of quality youth work to LGBTQ+ young people that promotes their health and wellbeing.
Our youth groups meet weekly and your role would be to assist in planning and delivering youth group sessions and providing support for the young people who attend as part of the local team.
Help in Woodhead Park on Gala Day laying out barriers, litter bins and helping put up gazebos. Stewarding the parade which meets at The William Patrick Library at 12noon leaving at 12.30 to walk to Woodhead Park arriving at 1pm for the Gala opening.
Could you lead the local SSAFA services in Dunbartonshire?
You don’t need a military background for this role, but you should be empathic to the needs of the armed forces community, have some experience of managing people and possess good I.T. skills. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Leading and coordinating a team of volunteers the Branch Chair oversees all aspects of the branch. Ultimately accountable to the Chair of the Board of Trustees, through the National Chairman your role is to ensure that the branch is running in line with SSAFA’s Royal Charter Rules, Regulations and policies.
What is a Branch Chair?
There are SSAFA branches throughout the UK and overseas. Each branch has a Chair to oversee all aspects of the branch. Ultimately accountable to the Chair of the Board of Trustees, through the National Chairman your role is to ensure that the branch is running in line with SSAFA’s Royal Charter Rules, Regulations and policies. Also, to ensure that clients and volunteers are safe, all services provided are appropriate and effective and that the branch is financially sound. You will be the public face of SSAFA in your branch area.
Why do we need you?
We’ve been supporting the Armed Forces community for more than 130 years. Our clients come from all backgrounds and age groups and more people than ever are contacting SSAFA for financial, practical and emotional support. To do this we need local branches and volunteers who can coordinate people, ensure the local population know about SSAFA and keep things running smoothly behind the scenes.
When would you be needed and where would you be based?
This role is about leadership, coordination and administration. The role requires an ongoing time commitment of 2-3 days per week. In addition, you would need to organise and attend regular meetings throughout the year.
What would you be doing?
Providing leadership to the Branch and ensuring that all activities comply with SSAFA regulations both directly, and through the Branch Secretary, other Branch Officers.
Providing support and guidance to volunteers in office holder roles, and support with recruitment of volunteers into these positions to ensure the sustainability of the branch
Ensuring the financial integrity of the Branch, including the appointment of Treasurers and a local fundraising programme to meet branch running costs
Ensuring that all data is processed and held in accordance with SSAFA’s data management policie.
Monitoring volunteer numbers against the demand for support and working with other volunteers, regional and central office staff to attract and recruit new volunteers as required
Ensuring that all volunteers are recruited, inducted, supported and managed in line with SSAFA policies, such as the Volunteering Policy, Volunteer Code of Conduct, Data Protection Policy, and Safeguarding Policy.
Building relationships with regional and central office staff, local voluntary organisations and, if applicable, SSAFA Service committees, local military establishments, prisons etc.
Overseeing an appropriate programme of awareness raising so that potential clients, volunteers and supporters know how to contact the branch
Providing timely reports and information to SSAFA’s Central Office
Overseeing a programme of meetings including an AGM, branch meetings, committee meetings, training etc.
Resolve any complaints that are suitable for local resolution in accordance with SSAFA’s Complaints Policy and procedures, referring upwards any that are not suitable for local resolution
Marie Curie are launching a new service to support residents in local care homes across Scotland.
We know that people who live in residential care can really benefit from having someone to visit them, to provide companionship and support them to take part in activities around the home. Our volunteers will be assigned to a local care home, and will speak to staff at the start of each shift to identify a resident who might benefit from companionship that day.
You might be reading to someone, chatting about their memories or helping the person you are with to engage with other activities going on in the care home. This is likely to be taking place in the early afternoon, and you will be part of an exciting new project we are trialing to make sure people who live in a care home are supported and provided with companionship on days when they don't always have a visitor.
This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys meeting new people and has great conversational skills. This is also an opportunity to be part of a new approach to supporting care home residents.
Marie Curie are launching a new service to support residents in local care homes across Scotland.
We know that people who live in residential care can really benefit from having someone to visit them, to provide companionship and support them to take part in activities around the home. Our volunteers will be assigned to a local care home, and will speak to staff at the start of each shift to identify a resident who might benefit from companionship that day.
You might be reading to someone, chatting about their memories or helping the person you are with to engage with other activities going on in the care home. This is likely to be taking place in the early afternoon, and you will be part of an exciting new project we are trialing to make sure people who live in a care home are supported and provided with companionship on days when they don't always have a visitor.
This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys meeting new people and has great conversational skills. This is also an opportunity to be part of a new approach to supporting care home residents.
Fare4Free was formed in 2016 to:
• Provide transport solutions for the Armed Forces Community where public transport is unavailable or not suitable across Scotland.
• Reduce missed appointments and ensure the continuation of treatment plans.
• To increase wellbeing, reduce anxiety and encourage integration back into the community.
Our bespoke service provides a person-centred journey and is split into three categories:
• Medical - focusing on the beneficiaries’ requirements while attending hospital, mental health, or therapeutic based appointments.
• Wellbeing - as we introduce our beneficiaries back into their local community and support them in the transition to start attending local activities, events, and volunteering opportunities.
• Intelligent signposting and onward referrals - to over 50 collaborative partners supporting with any additional needs from financial guidance, home adaptations and available statutory services.
The Volunteer Outreach Support Driver (VOSD) is at the heart of Fares4Free by making sure that our clients are where they need to be at the right time. They will be responsible for checking their vehicle before and after work and keeping it clean inside and out.
VOSDs are our designated area specialists who understand the communities they operate within fully and the wide range of services available to them. They are passionate about getting it right, are able communicators and focused on using their experience to connect people with the help that they need.
Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 shops. Our stores sell lots of great donated & new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK.
Our retail stores are the face of our charity on the high-street and in local communities. We have loads of amazing stock donated to us every week, and this all needs to be sorted, tagged and put on the shop-floor for sale!
Making sure our shops look fantastic is another task you can get involved with. You may also be required to help out on the till too, but we will show you how that works during your time volunteering with us. We value the contribution of everyone who supports Barnardo’s.
You will be a friendly face of Barnardo’s by volunteering in one of our shops. It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability.
Why we want you:
Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 stores. Our stores sell lots of great donated and new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK.
What you will be doing:
Work on the till processing sales and returns
Prepare stock, including sorting, steaming and pricing
Create stylish window displays
Replenish stock on the shop floor
Stock-take and other administrative tasks
The skills you need:
Friendly and helpful
Happy to be part of an amazing team of staff and volunteers
Enthusiastic about the work of Barnardo’s
Flexible and willing to do a variety of the shop tasks
What's in it for you:
Have fun and meet new people
Develop skills for your CV including confidence, teamwork and problem solving
Make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families
Learning and development opportunities through our Volunteer Academy which includes access to Level 2 Qualifications and other accredited courses
Full training and experience of working in retail as a volunteer
Other information:
Minimum age 14
Shop based
Location
27 Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, G66 1HW, United Kingdom
Disclaimer
We look to recruit a diverse range of volunteers. If your skills don't fit the above, please do not let this put you off as we are able to be flexible with most of our roles. If you are unable to apply online through the link on this page, please visit your local store for a paper application form or contact the Barnardo's Volunteering Team on volunteering@barnardos.org.uk