We are currently seeking new members to join our board. By joining our board you will have the opportunity to contribute to how our orgainsation can serve our local community and helping the way we govern important matters. We are in need of new members to join our Board. Creative Spark Theatre Arts is a community arts organisation based in East Dunbartonshire with the aim to use the arts to connect and develop our community. We are looking for members with a keen interest in the arts, ideas on what is needed for our community and strong organisational skills. Your commitment would be to attend a board meeting once every 3 months, we also might need you to research things and also if fill in funding applications, experience is this would be great but not essential. We are looking to have a diverse mix of people on our board so everyone is welcome.

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.

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.

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. About Retail: 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. About Your Role: This is an opportunity to undertake a satisfying and rewarding role. As part of our team of volunteers, you will provide customer support, whilst working in a friendly atmosphere, providing an extremely useful and appreciated service to the Charity. The role includes: • Welcoming and assisting customers • Customer service and sales service • Stock control • Sorting donations • Hanging and ticketing stock • Helping to keep store clean and tidy

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

You will assist the Peer Support Workers to plan, facilitate and deliver Carer Training and Information sessions. Learn new skills or keep existing skills updated and be part of a lively, fun team! Admin Support (occasional) Volunteers will assist the staff team with the following tasks:  Process Reply Slips  Create and update signup sheets  Contact Carers re course & event interest  Print and prepare handout & course packs  Update course/event evaluations  Produce and distribute course certificates  Collect statistical information for Community Health Partnership reports Facilitator Support Caring with Confidence courses and groups are delivered in various locations throughout East Dunbartonshire. Volunteers attend training events with Carers Link staff thus sharing responsibilities. Caring with Confidence Facilitator Support by helping staff to: -  Prepare and check materials / equipment required for the event  Set up equipment as required  Preparing and offering refreshments  Assisting with group work as required  Providing emotional support to Carers as required  Meeting Carers in relaxed, informal situations where possible

ME Research UK is a highly regarded, professionally run charity with a principal aim to commission and fund biomedical, scientific investigations into the causes, consequences and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [ME/CFS]. Since 2000, we have invested c £1.6M in biomedical research worldwide. The Board and staff are dedicated to ensuring that ME Research UK is a major force for change in our understanding of the illness and that our funded projects make a real, long-term difference to the lives and prospects of people with ME/CFS As a trustee you would have a pivotal role in our decision-making processes. For those with science/research or medical background, the position offers a fascinating opportunity to help shape our research focus and direction as we seek to expand our research funding output. Full details of role and application form - http://www.meresearch.org.uk/biomedical-trustees/

Bliss Scotland is the leading charity for premature and sick babies: our vision is that every baby born premature or sick in Scotland has the best chance of survival and quality of life. Bliss Scotland is part of the Bliss UK group of charities, and provides particular oversight of and support for our work across Scotland. We are recruiting 2 new dedicated Bliss Scotland Trustees, based in Scotland, to join our passionate and committed Board, to support the charity’s governance and overall strategic direction. We need people who can help us achieve our ambitious plans, who are good at reviewing and challenging those plans to help us to improve them, and who have the time and skills to commit to this important role. In particular, we are keen to hear from applicants with background, skills and experience in either of the following areas: -Fundraising, in particular experience / knowledge of either institutional fundraising in Scotland (trusts / foundations / corporate), and/or of community and events fundraising -NHS Scotland / health experience, in particular from a management perspective. We are also keen to hear from applicants with a diversity of experiences and backgrounds. Previous board/trustee experience is not necessary and we welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds.

We are looking to increase the number of volunteer readers on our team that record daily talking newspapers for the blind. Our large studio is set up to enable two readers and a producer to work together as a team. Where we are short of volunteers you may be asked to read and produce in the studio on your own. Our second studio enables a reader to work on their own which means they also need to produce their own articles.We want to build up a more sociable environment which is why we encourage people to form teams of three or four where three of you are the readers and one at least is the main person producing the recordings. If you are interested in being a reader we will then conduct a telephone interview before bringing you into the studio for a trial run.

“A better world - equal, democratic and just; through adult education the WEA challenges and inspires individuals, communities and society” The WEA is a unique adult education provider that works with hundreds of organisations at local, regional and national levels in Scotland to meet individual and collective learning requirements. It is also a strong and effective campaigner on the important role of adult education in today’s society. In carrying out its roles, the WEA looks to develop an equal, democratic and just world, inspiring individuals, communities and society. The adult education sector is going through unprecedented change and the WEA must change with it, demonstrating the value of our offer, why it is special and different and that the organisation is fit for purpose. These are big challenges for the WEA Scotland management team, trustees and governance, and we are delighted to have made good progress to date. Working in close co-operation with the Chair of the WEA Scotland Board, fellow WEA Scotland Board Members and the Director for WEA Scotland, you will have a key part to play in representing the WEA and WEA Scotland with key stakeholders and as such we are looking for individuals with the personal credibility and gravitas to perform this role influentially. We want to hear from individuals who have a passion for education, an understanding and appreciation of the education and skills agenda, and an empathy with education’s ability to be transformative. Through this recruitment process, WEA Scotland is trying to fill some gaps that have been identified in a recent skills audit of the WEA Scotland Board. We would therefore be particularly interested to hear from candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas: business development and income growth, recruiting and retaining members and volunteers, adult education. , The position is unremunerated, but the WEA will reimburse your expenses. Further information about the roles can be obtained from the Director of WEA Scotland: Ray McCowan on 0131-226-3456 or 07842-363145. Alternatively please contact him by email on r.mccowan@wea.org.uk Closing date for applications is Friday 26th July 2019. Interviews will be held on 3rd and 4th September in Dundee.