Edinburgh volunteering opportunities
Shop Volunteer
Cats Protection
Make a difference to cats by volunteering at your local Cats Protection shop.
Our shop volunteers help with all aspects of the day-to-day running of our fantastic shops – serving customers, helping with stock rotation, creating displays, and everything in between!
You’ll develop new skills, make new friends and help raise the funds needed to help thousands of cats and kittens each year.
Website Support
Dig-In
Dig-in is a community owned greengrocer. We are run by small staff/volunteers and not-for-profit. We are seeking support for our website www.diginbruntsfield.co.uk. We would like to be able to update it and ideally have volunteer support to update it monthly. The main tasks would be:
Liaising with the team.
Review existing website/suggest changes and provide feedback.
Agree on one off/monthly tasks such as loading up blogs, recipes.
All volunteers get 20% off shop produce too!
Pet and Companion (PEACE) Volunteers
PEACE (Pet and Companion)
Do you have an interest in pastoral care, some free time and a lovely, gentle dog? Then volunteering for Pet and Companion (PEACE for short) could be for you and your furry friend!
PEACE is a charity providing Canine Therapy along with Pastoral Care for people in need of support and companionship, particularly: the elderly; patients receiving end of life care; students during stressful periods; and vulnerable women.
Pastoral Carers and their therapy dogs (PEACE Teams) visit people in need of support and companionship in various locations, including: Care Homes; University and College campuses; and community hubs. Ideally, PEACE Teams will volunteer for a couple of hours a week/fortnight in order to build relationships with the people they visit.
The PEACE dog helps to provide a relaxing environment (the basis of canine therapy), while the Pastoral Carer offers both a listening ear and a means of support, happy to talk through any concerns or fears a person may have (pastoral care).
The role of a PEACE Pastoral Carer is similar to that of a befriender. All Pastoral Carers are therefore Christians, and are comfortable praying and/or discussing their faith with the people they visit, if requested.
All PEACE Pastoral Carers receive training in Mental Health First Aid, attentive listening and dementia awareness. Volunteers will also become members of the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) scheme.
For information about volunteering or any other enquiries about PEACE, please contact Georgie Treharne-Hulks, Volunteer Manager at email: georgie@petandcompanion.com Further information is also available at www.petandcompanion.com
Craigmillar Hub Foodbank Helper
Edinburgh Food Project
As the welcoming face of the foodbank you’ll be sociable, enjoy meeting people and able to offer friendly and caring support to those in crisis. At Craigmillar Hub we are offering a new style of foodbank that offers more freedom of choice, fresh fruit and vegetables, and access to a wide range of services. You’ll receive and check food vouchers, help people with their selections, make refreshments, provide a listening ear and support people accessing other services with compassion and dignity.
Events and Activities Team Member
Crohn’s and Colitis UK - Edinburgh Local Group
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 .
Veteran Well-Being Volunteer
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
The volunteer will be based in the Veterans’ First Point Lothian. This is a service that meets the needs of veterans “whatever they may be.” The purpose of the post is to support people accessing the service. Experience in the veteran community is crucial in terms of forming meaningful trusting relationships with clients and engaging them in the service. This will include supporting the afternoon ‘drop ins’ and encouraging engagement in a range of community based activities. We are particularly keen to hear from volunteers from BAME communities or who identify as women or LGBTQ+.
Shop Volunteer
Cats Protection - Dalry Shop
Shop volunteer required to help us in our busy retail space in Dalry. Duties can include:
Till operation, customer service, stock processing, donation sorting, general cleaning and making the displays and shelves appealing inside and in the window.
Your creativity and enthusiasm will be essential!
We need you to help with making displays appealing, sorting a treasure trove of donations, separating the pulp from the bestsellers and identifying the must have items as well as displaying them all to maximum effect!
Residential Community Volunteer
Cyrenians
Volunteers are peer mentors to the community residents and both live within our city and farm communities, and manage the day-to-day domestic tasks and decisions within the building, which is their home. Volunteer tasks may include: Accompanying a resident to appointments, Helping a resident to cook a meal for the whole community, Acting as a sounding board for a problem or difficult situation, Offering mature and calm guidance.
Lunch Club Assistant
Cyrenians
The Lunch Club will run every week on a Monday at Hibernian FC Stadium. The volunteer will assist in helping to set the venue up, serve the attendees, make teas/coffees, socialise/eat lunch together and help to tidy up/clean dishes.
Street Team Volunteer Edinburgh
Simon Community Scotland
Provide positive, practical support to people on the streets of Edinburgh who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
This is an essential and rewarding volunteer role that supports people in our city who experience tough realities. We help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness or are worried about their accommodation and offer personal support that matches their needs.
We’ve been doing this for over 30 years.
As part of a wider team – made up of a dedicated Street Team and Street Cycles Team that cover Edinburgh City and outskirts, a Housing First team that works intensively with people and the Holyrood Hub, our centre for support and advice – you could make a huge difference to someone’s life, pick up valuable skills and experience and contribute to societal change within your own community.
Our vision is that everyone should have a safe place to live and access to the support they need. As a Street Team volunteer, you could help us achieve this quite simple but simply challenging vision.
For people going through difficult times, face-to-face support can really help. Our aim is to help people off the street as quickly as possible and into accommodation where they are safe, warm and supported. This can mean building relationships with people, listening to their situation and linking them with necessary services to meet their immediate needs.
We stick by people and support them to work out the solutions that work best for them.
Specific Tasks
Street shifts are on foot and carried out with members of our trained staff team
Provide positive, practical support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Edinburgh
Provide people with support and encouragement to seek and achieve positive solutions
Offer practical help such as distribution of water, underwear, socks, Period Friendly Packs and other basic necessities
Maintain a record of the people you have been in contact with throughout your shift (using our online database)
Participate in group team meetings to aid continuous improvement of our volunteer experience and how we provide support to people in our services
Skills and Qualities Required
Successful Street Team Volunteers will:
Have a reasonable level of fitness to be able to walk for hours on a shift in changeable weather
Have the ability to work with people in a way that takes into consideration their individual and cultural beliefs without expressing personal opinion
Be able to approach your volunteering role and tasks with a flexible and non judgemental attitude
Be empathetic towards people who receive our support
Have good communication and people skills
Enjoy meeting and interacting with people from diverse backgrounds
Commitment
We welcome volunteers to stay with us and continue to help us make a difference in people’s lives. 12 months would be the ideal minimum but we respect your time and commitments elsewhere.
For this role, we ask for a minimum of 4 hours per week/fortnight
Our recruitment follows the Safer Recruitment process, which means giving consideration to safeguarding arrangements at every step. We will ask you to attend an informal interview, provide us with two references and attend our Mini IMPACT training – a shortened version of our dynamic 5-day staff programme.
Support Hub Volunteer (Edinburgh)
Simon Community Scotland
This role offers an opportunity to be part of our team in a supportive environment that’s helping people to feel valued, listened to and hopeful. We’ve created a place where people can access advice and information, help to find accommodation in a crisis or something more long-term or even just a listening ear and a friendly face. We’re making a difference as quickly and as effectively as possible.
Our team provided over 23,400 face to face supports to people facing very difficult situations in the last year. People amaze us every day by what they can achieve when empowered with hope, ambition and support that is designed just for them. The additional help from our valuable volunteers can make a real difference.
Specific Tasks:
Providing a warm and friendly welcome to the people we support
Having positive conversations and providing support to people accessing the Hub’s services
Providing support to make phone calls and use the internet
Helping people with their CVs, social media, emails, employability and education
Basic signposting and supporting access to services such as places to access food
Helping people with tasks such as accessing food vouchers, bus tickets and bidding for houses
Supporting people to access benefits and grants
Skills and Qualities Required
Successful Hub Volunteers will:
Have the ability to work with people in a way that takes into consideration their individual and cultural beliefs without expressing personal opinion
Be able to approach your volunteering role and tasks with a flexible and non judgemental attitude
Be empathetic towards our client group
Have good communication and people skills
Enjoy meeting and interacting with people from diverse backgrounds
Commitment to high levels of customer service – experience of dealing with the public both in person and on the telephone would be beneficial
Resilience and tolerance with people who have faced multiple exclusions
Commitment: We welcome volunteers to stay with us and continue to help us make a difference in people’s lives. 12 months would be the ideal minimum but we respect your time and commitment’s elsewhere.
For this role we ask for a minimum of four hours a week.
Our recruitment follows the Safer Recruitment process, which means giving consideration to safeguarding arrangements at every step. We will ask you to attend an informal interview, provide us with two references and attend our Mini IMPACT training – a shortened version of our dynamic 5-day staff programme.
Funding Assistant
Shrub Co-op
Supporting writing and editing grant applications, funding-related administrative tasks, researching and liaising with suitable funders, attending our fortnightly funding working group meeting. Please note: the volunteering opportunity is not suitable for anyone under 16years of age or who has not yet reached school-leaving age.
Community Fundraising Volunteer
Eric Liddell Centre
Responsibilities:
Based on your personal interests and skills, your responsibilities could include any of the following:
Support local fundraising and awareness events.
Manning a stall at an event.
Helping at any event being held by or for the Eric Liddell Centre.
Putting up posters or handing out flyers.
Approaching individuals, schools, universities, local authorities, shops and commercial organisations for sponsorship and donations.
Retail Volunteer-Edinburgh, Wester Hailes 55927/A8
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: Unit 14b Westside Plaza, Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH14 2SW, 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
Retail Volunteer- South Queensferry Donation Centre 55127/A1
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.
Over 60 donation centres receive and distribute 100’s of bags of stock every single week. All of these donations need to be lifted and shifted so they end up in the right shops - we don’t require a weightlifter, but you will be need to be physically fit to help move the many donations we receive.
As well as working up a sweat, our donation centres also sell a variety of stock which all need processing and putting on the shop floor. 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 once in a while, 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:
Sorting large amounts of donations and stock
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
The Loan, South Queensferry, EH30 9SD, 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
Section Leader and Assistant Leader
The Scout Association (Edinburgh)
The District comprises 17 Groups, most of which offer young people the opportunity to join their age section which are Beavers (ages 6-8); Cubs (ages 8-10 & 1/2); Scouts (ages 10 & 1/2 to 14) and Explorers (ages 14 – 18). The roles are for Section Leaders where you will be fully supported by the District Team
Leith Academy: Volunteer Mentor for High-School Students
Volunteering Matters
We are looking for volunteer mentors for our project based at Leith Academy in Edinburgh. As a mentor, you would be matched to a S2/S3/S4 pupil (aged 12-15 years) attending Leith Academy and assist the young person in setting goals and working towards achieving them. Mentor sessions can take place either inside the school building or within the local community (visits to libraries, coffee shops or whilst going for a walk).
Family Supporter/Mentor
Volunteering Matters
Volunteering Matters are a national volunteering charity. We are looking "Family Support/Mentor" Volunteers in the City of Edinburgh, who can offer practical, social and emotional support to a local family in need.
Our Family Supporters programme recruits, trains and supports volunteers, matching them 1:1 with parents and families facing a range of life challenges and barriers. Volunteers help families, spending 1:1 time together on a personalised set of goals chosen by the family, for the family.
These goals may including achieving improved living standards, building confidence and soft skills, budgeting, healthier eating, better school life, improving health and wellbeing or introducing parents to community resources, and lots more.
If you have an understanding of the challenges that families are facing and would like to use your life experiences and skills to support others, this could be the role for you!
As a volunteer, you will build a strong relationship based on trust and mutual respect, acting as a friendly face who listens and cares about the family.
Trustee
Pilton Equalities Project
As a trustee you will help support the strategic development of PEP ensure that it continues to thrive and develop for another 30 years. Trustees work with staff team to maintain high quality services, exploit new opportunities, and ensure that PEP continues to be well run and successful. You don’t need special skills to be a trustee. You do need to want to make a real difference to local people. PEP welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds and life experiences.
Passenger Assistant (Escort)
Pilton Equalities Project
Our escorts will receive training that will make them competent in assisting frailer older people in wheelchairs. This training is an accredited course where students will receive a nationally recognised certificate Passenger Assistant Training Scheme (PATS). Must be willing to undertake a disclosure through the PVG Scheme
Care Assistant / Passenger Assistant
Libertus Services
This opportunity is about building relationships with our members and to help them carry out everyday tasks within the day care centre. Your Role would be to support and encourage our clients in their activities assisting them with mobilisation and general comfort. Communicating with them and help them build their confidence and self-esteem. You would also be required to assist on our buses by helping passengers get on and off the vehicle ensure they are secure along with any wheelchairs, baggag
Activities Helper / Befriender
Libertus Services
Libertus is a South Edinburgh based charity. We are looking for enthusiastic people to help us with some of the activities & projects which we run. These range from creating bi monthly radio shows, producing films & documentaries, annual theatre productions, intergenerational projects, alternative therapies, exercise & arts and crafts. You will be working with older people, younger people and people living with special needs. Particularly interested in hearing from people with web based skills.
Time for Mum Buddy
Firsthand Lothian
Female buddy/befriender required to help a mum reach a personal goal over 16 weeks.
Increase confidence building through sharing an interest and regularly meeting in the community or by videocall.
Some note taking involved.
Good verbal communication with mum and volunteer coordinator by video, text, phone or email.
Time 4 Mum focusses on helping isolated parents and carers explore what is available to them in their local area. With the support of a volunteer parent/carers are encouraged to identify and try out an activity or hobby on a weekly basis until they are confident to attend without support and have built networks of their own.
Cooking Volunteer
Fresh Start
Fresh Start's mission is to help people make a home for themselves. This includes independent living skills such as learning to cook healthy food on a budget and broadening knowledge of ingredients and how to use them.
Painting and Decorating Hit Squad Service
Fresh Start
Being given the keys for a new tenancy after being homeless can seem like a dream come true. But sometimes the dream can fade at the first sight of a flat with stained walls, flaking paint and bare floorboards. This is where Fresh Start’s Hit Squads can help. The Hit Squads are teams of volunteers who will work alongside new tenants in their home to decorate up to two rooms. If you think you can help, then please get in touch with either Chloe (07387 141060) or Sylvia (07955 315340) at Fresh Start.
Day Care Assistant - Thursday Club
Calton Welfare Services
Volunteers would help to organise games and activities to stimulate and provide exercise for dementia sufferers. Would also help to provide lunch and breakfast, by making food, clearing tables and washing/drying dishes. A rota system is in place so everyone takes a turn at different duties. There would also be a chance for conversation and reminiscence, to enable the volunteer to get to know everyone better. The atmosphere is one of fun and laughter and provides a great deal of satisfaction.
Mentor/Befriender
LINKnet Mentoring
Through a range of support structures and services, LINKnet aims to provide a quality experience for volunteer mentors/befrienders and successful outcomes for mentees. Your commitment as a mentor/befriender will be two or three hours per week, spread over a day or two for a few months, not exceeding six months. One to one mentoring is found to be one of the most effective methods of people development . Befriending is a rewarding, personal gratification experience.
Fundraising Assistant
LINKnet Mentoring
A fantastic ethnic minority charity is looking for enthusiastic minority ethnic volunteers (from all ethnic groups) to join the Fundraising team. You will be part of the team to raise fund to support volunteer mentoring and befriending services. You will be adding value to LINKnet by supporting the Fundraising team and maximizing the efficiency of the fund raising process through creative thinking, creating fundraising opportunities, carrying out administration duties and networking with key contacts.
Admin Volunteer
LINKnet Mentoring
LINKnet are looking for minority ethnic volunteers to support paid staff with the smooth running of mentoring and befriending services. This is a great opportunity to gain work experience and develop your skills in various fields of work as the roles at LINKnet will be varied. Volunteering involves once a week (5hrs per day).
Befriender to Children and Young People
Positive Help
Positive Help offers practical help to people affected by HIV and /or Hepatitis C in Edinburgh and the Lothians. The core services are delivered by a team of trained volunteers: Befriending for children and young people; Home Support (cleaning, decluttering, gardening and other domestic tasks); a free Transport service, which helps people to get to and from medical appointments as well as support groups or local supermarkets; Study Buddies, a homework mentoring service for children; and a supported shopping service.
We are a very small team, so volunteers really are the beating heart of Positive Help. We offer comprehensive training, volunteer support sessions and social events, reimburse any expenses and are able to provide a potential reference to future employers.
Visit our website to learn more: https://www.positivehelpedinburgh.co.uk
Adult Supportive Transport
Positive Help
We are looking for drivers to help our service users through the Supportive Transport service. This transport service is our most popular service. It offers lifts to people who are living with or affected by HIV and /or Hepatitis C to attend vital medical, social care and welfare appointments. Our clients often struggle to travel independently due to limited mobility, social anxiety or financial constraints. Some are socially isolated and value the company of their driver. Providing a listening ear to help a Service User process what has been told to them at an appointment is of great benefit. Many tell us they would not attend vital medical appointments without having someone to support them in getting there. Our drivers provide much more to our service users than just a lift! Supportive Transport volunteers also deliver medication and food parcels. You are able to use your own car for this role or an Enterprise hire car.
Youth Group Helper (Rainbows, Brownies , Guides and Rangers)
Girlguiding Edinburgh
The purpose of the role is to give girls opportunities for fun, friendship, challenge and adventure. You will support leaders to deliver Girlguiding programme activities with the girls during their meetings, including:
Supporting a safe girl-only space where girls can discover their full potential.
Supporting the delivery of an accessible and inclusive programme as set out by Girlguiding.
Completing relevant training for the role to develop your skills.
Event Collection Volunteer
Age Scotland
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Age Scotland. Our Fundraising Volunteers are the friendly local face of Age Scotland. They help raise awareness of our key mission to inspire, involve & empower older people in Scotland, so that people in Scotland enjoy better later lives.
Our Event Collection Volunteers represent Age Scotland through collections at local events and talking to the public about the work of Age Scotland. They ensure collections have clearly labelled cans or buckets that are numbered, sealed, and have your fundraising office contact details on them. When required you will follow the process of emptying and banking collection income which will be provided by the fundraising team!
What we offer our volunteers:
• The chance to meet new people, make friends & have fun.
• Initial & on-going training and support from the Events and Community Fundraiser and our Age Scotland Volunteer Co-ordinator.
• The opportunity to be active in your local community and to learn and develop new skills.
• Volunteers are entitled to claim travel expenses paid at the current mileage rate for car users, or public transport costs in line with Age Scotland’s expense policy.
Volunteer requirements:
• No experience is necessary, just a passion and drive to help create communities where everyone can love later life.
• Individuals who are 18+ who are positive, approachable and have great communication skills.
• This role is flexible, and you can give as much or as little time as you are able to.
Thanks for taking the time to consider this role and we hope that you are interested in joining our Fundraising team. If you would like to find out more information about this role please contact our Volunteering Development and Training Officer on 0131 378 7262 / volunteering@agescotland.org.uk.
Ageing Well Activity Volunteer (Age 45+)
Edinburgh Leisure
Lead or support activities for older people in local communities. Activities include walking, cycling, seated exercise, gardening, indoor curling, swimming, dancing and singing. A social element provides opportunities for participants to share experiences and develop new friendships. Many volunteers choose to undertake additional training to lead or support activities amongst their peers. Other volunteers help out supporting promotional events.
Retail Stock Room Assistant
British Heart Foundation Shop (Leith)
If you’re a keen rummager and like things to be neat and tidy, then we have a role for you Helping in our retail stock room to sort the fantastic donations we receive behind the scenes.
Sales Assistant
Hospice of Hope Shop, Gorgie
We are looking for friendly, creative & reliable people in our busy shop to help serve customers, operate the till and prepare, price & display stock. Hospices of Hope is the leading palliative care charity in South Eastern Europe. We think everyone deserves the best possible care at the end of life but in countries like Romania, Serbia and Moldova, many people still die in pain without physical, spiritual or emotional comfort.
Create Volunteer
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
The Saturday Arts and Dance programme allows children to participate in a relaxed yet structured environment, alternating between art and dance. The classes are split into two age groups, 5 - 7 years and 8 - 12 years. A healthy snack is provided. The sessions will involve play, movement, exploring and art making indoors and outdoors weather permitting, and often involve getting a bit messy! We are looking for volunteers who can support our sessions and have experience in this area.
After School Club / Playscheme Support
Venchie Children & Young People's Project
To work with children in a variety of settings which might include group work and individual support. To help ensure overall smooth running of club activities including the setting up preparation and the serving of snack as directed by the senior staff
Assistant Scout Leader
64th Stockbridge Scout Group
We are looking for new volunteers both male and female to help restart our Scout Troop. The Scout Troop will be part of an active Scout Group - together with Beavers (ages 6-8) and Cubs (ages 8-10) ensuring a regular stream of new entrants. We plan to meet regularly on a Friday evening, but will also take part in various activities involving other Scout Troops including Swimming and Camping Competitions, indoor football and "Unihoc". The Troop had a reputation for going camping frequently during
Retail Volunteer - Portobello
Chest Heart & Stroke Shop - Portobello
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 and helping to keep the shop clean and tidy.
CARDS Volunteer Befriender
Rowan Alba
Human contact is vital. As we are all finding out, without it, life changes.
Community Alcohol Related Damages Service is a befriending service run by Rowan Alba. Health care specialists, GP’s, hospitals and mental health services refer individuals to our service. These people, for various reasons have been living the way we experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of them for most of their lives. We need to recruit and train volunteers now so we can respond to those that have been referred to us during this time.
Office Volunteer
Pain Concern (East Lothian)
What you would be doing?:
• Preparation and packing of orders
• Dispatching information leaflets and magazines to individuals and organisations
• Dispatching boxes of information leaflets to clinics and exhibitions
• Dispatching fundraising letters
• Dealing with email correspondence
• Answering and recording client enquiries
• Recording stock in and out
• Maintain accurate stock data base(s)
• Follow health and safety policies and procedures and be proactive in supporting a positive health and safety culture.
• Liaise with appropriate members of staff
Web Content Assistant Volunteer
Pain Concern (East Lothian)
What you would be doing:
• Support with the creation and upload of content and images to the website
• Assist in the development of the charity’s website
• Conduct keyword research and web stat reporting
• Monitor online content ensuring the copy and content is accurate and positioned correctly.
Volunteer Director
Aerial Art House
We are now seeking to appoint a Volunteer Director to work alongside the Board. This is a strategic role, responsible for ensuring that there is coherence across all the companies activity. The role will provide leadership in the areas of business planning, partnership development, and fundraising, and overall management of AAH programme. Our ideal candidate will be dynamic and flexible, with the ability to seek out opportunities for the company and genuinely interested in arts/circus arts.
Research Participant
School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences
As a volunteer you: play a vital role in our research, since many of our studies rely on collecting data from human participants.
Can take part in research studies online and in-person at our research facilities.
Choose which studies you want to get involved in.
Can withdraw from the research at any time.
We email our volunteers with information about our current studies and they decide if they wish to take part.
Fundraising Group Members (Penicuik)
Marie Curie (Midlothian)
Every day of your life matters – from the first to the last. That's why the right care at the end of your life is so important. With other group members from your local area, you will organise fundraising events, collections and bring your community together in supporting Marie Curie. The group meets approximately every 6 weeks to organise 2-4 events per year.
Due to Covid-19 at present all volunteer fundraising is being carried out virtually.
Volunteer Support Bethany Christian Centre
Bethany Christian Trust
We are looking for volunteers to support the Bethany Christian Centre staff team in giving quality support to residents in the evening. This includes tasks such as participating in recreational activities with residents and staff, cleaning and/or cooking duties as required and general administrative duties, including answering phones and taking messages.
Click and Connect Computer Drop-In Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
Volunteers should;
Foster a supportive and encouraging environment; welcoming people to the group, facilitating social interactions through discussions and offering a listening ear.
Offer digital support to those attending the group, as well as offering advice and support on issues such as CV writing, health and well-being, filling out online forms etc.
Help with the set-up and clean-up of the group, arriving on time in order to do so.
Alert staff of any concerns.
Tuesdays from 10.30 to 12.30pm.
Care Van Cleaning Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
General responsibilities:
Inside the van:
Cleaning all surfaces including inside. cupboards, boxes and shelves.
Brushing and mopping floor.
Refilling spray bottles.
Tidying cupboards.
Removing rubbish.
Brushing drivers cab and removing any rubbish.
Inside the kitchen:
Removing discarded food from shelves and fridge.
Cleaning shelving units, sink area and inside of fridge.
Removing rubbish from inside of kitchen and the area outside.
Brushing and mopping floor.
Cleaning Volunteer
Empty Kitchens Full Hearts
As a Cleaning Volunteer, you will help us maintain a clean and safe working and food production environment. Tasks can include cleaning in and around our packing hall, corridors, laundry room and toilets. You will receive full training, including shadowing another volunteer on your first shift(s). As part of the team, you will play an essential role in our service, providing free, healthy meals to those who need them.
Minibus Driver
Gilmerton Neurological Care Centre
We are seeking a volunteer to assist us on outings. Carers will be assisting the passengers. Driver would be required to have a PVG for vulnerable adults carried out by ourselves. They will also be responsible for vehicle check and recording of mileage etc.
Urban Shop Volunteer - Save the Children, Nicolson Street
Save the Children
Our Edinburgh Nicolson Street Save the Children Shop is a modern, contemporary, urbanised street store, unlike any other traditional charity shop you have ever seen - We want you to join us in raising much needed funding and awareness to help improve the lives of children all over the world!
No previous experience is required as all training will be provided. Activities include customer service, creative merchandising, working as part of a large and diverse team and having fun!
Activities & Social Events Volunteers for Veterans at Erskine Edinburgh Care Home Gilmerton
Erskine
Do you thrive in organising unforgettable experiences and love to be part of creating memorable moments? Erskine Care Home in Gilmerton, Edinburgh, is searching for enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Volunteer Activities & Events Volunteers.
Erskine is more than a care home; it's a community. We are seeking volunteers to assist, in the organisation of events ,with outings, and group activities to bring joy and excitement to the lives of our veterans.
Why Volunteer in this role?
Play a crucial role in creating memorable experiences for veterans.
Contribute your organisational skills to make a positive impact.
Join a community that values your creativity and enthusiasm.
As an Activities & Events volunteer, you will be the magic behind our big events, outings, and group activities. You will assist to ensure that our veterans have engaging and enjoyable experiences.
Trustee
Heart of Newhaven Community SCIO
Do you have a passion for our local community and a desire to share your skills with us? Do you live within our area of benefit?
Our vision, shaped by community consultation, is about to be turned into reality and we need help to carry it through.
The Heart is going to be a place for inspiration, exploration and enjoyment where the aim is to enrich lives through active, inter-generational learning, and discovery. Join a committed board and help shape where we go from here.
Volunteer Counsellor/CBT Therapist
St Columba's Hospice Care
Provide time-limited 1:1 counselling / CBT to family members and loved ones of people accessing palliative care. Co-facilitate support groups for bereaved relatives, working alongside an experienced co-facilitator. Attend regular supervision and CPD opportunities.
Maintain accurate and appropriate records, in line with organisational policies and procedures.
Wood Workshop Volunteer
Move On Wood Recycling
Our wood workshop volunteers get hands on cleaning up and de-nailing timber; learning how to use a variety of woodworking tools; and building upcycled furniture. Volunteers contribute to our environmental mission by reusing and recycling waste timber that would otherwise go to landfill. Based at our workshop in Granton, you will be an integral part of our friendly and supportive team of staff, volunteers and trainees.
Volunteer Buddy
Volunteer Edinburgh - Health and Wellbeing
You can help change someone’s life through volunteering. We are looking for volunteer buddies to be matched with potential volunteers who need some support to volunteer because of a disability, mental health issue or other barrier. Depending on the needs of the volunteer you will possibly accompany the volunteer to meet the organisation, volunteer alongside them and continue to support them through meetings, phone calls, texts, emails etc. Full training and support will be provided.
Volunteer Crew Member - Re-Union Canal Boat Project
Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust (FCCT)
We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who would like to support the work of our canal boat the Lochrin Belle based at Edinburgh Quay
Main tasks include:
Crewing the boat.
Being a public face of the organisation.
Welcoming people aboard.
Dealing with the needs of passengers.
Supporting the health and safety of passengers.
Helping with maintenance and cleaning.
Supporting colleagues including the skipper and other volunteer crew members.
Life Skills Trainer/Coach
DataKirk SCIO
Leading, motivating, and coaching young learners on life skills to bring the best out of them and ensure they are actively participating in the DataKirk project. The key tasks include:
Youth leadership training programme.
Youth digital training skills.
Youth employability training skills programme.
Youth life training skills programme.
Data Literacy Volunteer
DataKirk SCIO
We are looking for Professionals and Postgraduate Students from Data science background and other related subject areas, to help support our weekly Data literacy and analytics club in handling the following responsibilities.
Lead weekly online data literacy session.
Provide online mentoring support
Support the team in planning projects and other data events
Support in the development of learning materials
Support the lab sessions and workshops.
Fundraising Events Volunteer
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Our Fundraising Heros fight back against loneliness, stop fear in its tracks and keep people alive for longer – all while having fun at the same time!
Volunteering at our events is a great way to meet new people, boost confidence and have fun. You could be involved in Firewalks, runs and even our annual St Andrews Ball.
Jack, a CHSS volunteer says: “I’d never done any volunteering before, but it’s been truly rewarding. Volunteering is something you fold into your life, something you enjoy doing."
We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, stroke or Long Covid. Our Fundraising team is vital in helping us raise the funds needed to provide services such as community support services, specialist nurses, advice and information, education, and peer support.
Join our fabulous team of Fundraising Heroes and learn new skills, make great friends, and make a real difference to people in Scotland who are isolated, scared, or anxious about their condition.
Youth Activity Volunteer
Whizz-Kidz
Whizz-Kidz aim to transform the lives of young wheelchair users aged between 2 and 25. We do this by providing life changing mobility equipment, exciting youth groups and wheelchair skills training. There are sometimes extra opportunities, such as volunteering at a residential camp. Volunteers can support us to reach this aim by: Supporting young people to get involved in activities, leading activities or ice breakers, acting as a positive role model for young wheelchair users.
Volunteer Befriender
LINKnet Mentoring (Midlothian)
This opportunity is part of (No More Tears No More Isolation) Project, Where Linknet Mentoring targets to help adult
people from ethnic minority, immigrants, and refugees to overcome isolation, Loneliness, Lack of confidence and to
develop their English language skills.
Meeting your befriendee 1-2 hours once a week, makes a big difference in that person’s live, where they can feel at
home in Scotland and facilitate their involvement in the society and developing their skills.
In return, it is a self-rewarding opportunity, and can aid those who wants to build in their CV in social work, teaching,
psychology, etc.
It is flexible as it can be conducted online/face-to-face, and someone can accommodate it to their schedule.
Family Befriender
Safe Families
Our Family Friends bring hope and belonging to families who are isolated, enabling the families to be more connected into communities and support networks. Once approved, volunteers usually meet a family on a regular basis for a few months. They might, for example, look after a child who has been referred to us and invest time with them by taking them out to do fun activities, or meet up with parents to go to the shops, go out for a walk, or help with paperwork, but above all else take time to listen and support. If volunteers have a spare room, they may be able to become Host Families and host during the day or overnight. Host Families open their homes to look after children from a night or two up to a couple of weeks. This can give space to families dealing with challenges. We also have Resource Friends who may do some painting, joinery, gardening, or anything practical that will help a family out.
Trustee
Compass
We are recruiting two new trustees to join our well-established and committed
board. You will play an integral role in helping the charity to achieve its vision while
providing guidance, support, and constructive challenge. You will help make a
lasting difference and support our clients to live the best lives they can.
Support Group Volunteer
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Volunteers are bereaved through suicide for a minimum of *2 years, therefore, having the understanding of the type of support the client requires. Each local SoBS group is run by a team of 3: the group leader and two group volunteers. Between them, they facilitate the session, get the conversation started. The team also work together to manage the administration, fundraising and communication for the group.
Golden Years Group Volunteer
Cyrenians
You'll be engaging with a group of older people together with the groups coordinator, helping participants feel welcome, improving their confidence and helping them integrate with the others in the group. Setting up and delivering a range of activities. Example group includes Nordic Walking on Wednesdays 12-2pm or Thursdays 1-3pm.
Golden Years Befriender
Cyrenians
Your support and encouragement could help someone to:
Remain independent at home, socially connected and engaged.
Reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Increase self-confidence.
Create links with the local community.
Develop informal local support networks.
Examples of activities include;
Taking up a new hobby or interest.
Joining a local club or group of interest, eg craft, singing, gardening.
Visiting a library, church, local gallery or exhibition.
Short walks.
Community Volunteer
Mary’s Meals
We are looking for people who are passionate about ending child hunger and ensuring that every child receives a daily meal in a place of education.
We have a range of activities that can be done from the comfort of your home, while Covid-19 restrictions are in place. They include: hosting virtual talks, spreading the word about our work on social media or holding screenings of our inspiring videos with family and friends.
Community History Project Participant
CAPS Independent Advocacy
Oor Mad History is a community history project, led by people with their own personal lived experience of mental health. In the past we have used oral history to record and promote the history of activism and collective advocacy by people with mental health issues. We have also developed a short course in “Mad People’s History and Identity” at Queen Margaret University. The group is currently working on workshops to deliver in the community.
Outdoor Volunteer
Venture Scotland (Edinburgh)
Encouraging young people to participate in activities, praising them for their achievements and challenging any unhelpful attitudes or behaviour that they may display. Participating in and, when confident and competent to do so, leading fun and engaging group work, conservation and outdoor activities. You will also be involved in the planning of activities and contributing to the evaluation of each trip. More information is available on our website www.venturescotland.org.uk
Shop Assistant
Dig-In
We need volunteers to work alongside our Shop Manager and Shop Supervisor. Volunteers need to be friendly and reliable team players, with an interest in healthy eating. Dig-In is a friendly place to work and we are lucky to have very engaged and supportive customers. You will work as part of a team of all ages and backgrounds! You will learn more about Dig-In through our induction sessions. You can choose a regular weekly slot or work on an ad-hoc basis.
Cafe Volunteer
Shrub Co-op
We are looking for personable and outgoing volunteers to join our Zero Waste Cafe team. Cafe volunteers are the first people that visitors see when coming in to our space. Cafe volunteers are essential for welcoming new people to our Zero Waste Hub as well as serving a variety of drinks and delicious food made in-house by our cooking volunteers. Please note: the volunteering opportunity is not suitable for anyone under 16years of age or who has not yet reached school-leaving age.
Window Display Volunteer
Birthlink
Window display. Choosing stock in charity shop to dress the window display.
Friendship Volunteer
Vintage Vibes
Vintage Vibes is a fresh way of tackling isolation and loneliness among the over 60s in Edinburgh – who we call our VIPs.
Our goal is to tackle isolation and loneliness and to encourage VIPs to become more active in their local communities.
Tasks include:
Visiting your VIP once a week for home visit, walks, café visit.
Creating a wonderful friendship with them.
Cafe Connect Volunteer
Eric Liddell Centre
The Eric Liddell Centre provides a number of services including a Day Care service for people with dementia, a Befriending service, the leasing of office space to several charities, as well as room hire for all sorts of different events, from professional workshops to pilates classes! The Centre is a busy place with a real buzz and a huge variety of people come through the doors each day. Café Connect is situated on the ground floor of the Centre and offers hot drinks, light meals and cakes.
Meaningful Activity Volunteer (Ellen's Glen House)
NHS Lothian Primary Care Organisation
You will carry out meaningful activities one-to-one with patients such as painting, playing board games, listening to music, looking through old photographs to reminisce, doing quizzes and crossword puzzles or completing a storybook of the patient’s life. You will also help facilitate group activities with patients during special events like afternoon teas or parties. Where trained, you may also have opportunities to take patients outside for walks and assist with feeding at mealtimes.
Meaningful Activity Volunteer (Ferryfield House)
NHS Lothian Primary Care Organisation
Ferryfield House is looking for confident and enthusiastic volunteers to support older patients. This will involve trying to engage patients in games and social activities on the ward, although sometimes all that is needed is a friendly chat. It would be beneficial to have volunteers who can bring their own passions and hobbies to the ward (like music, photography, or make-up, for example) and integrate these into patient interactions.
Family and Household Support Volunteer (Adults)
City of Edinburgh Council - Family and Household Support
Volunteers will help to support Family and Household supports vision around engaging communities by offering tailored support to those they are matched with.
As a volunteer you will help to support the adults within households or on an individual basis to work toward agreed outcomes and to promote their health and well-being. This could be helping to support the person you are matched with to applying for housing, make and or attend GP appointments, go to the citizens advice with them or allow them the opportunity for social interaction by giving them someone to talk to and to be listened to.
If you’re able to spare some time to work with us, you can play a vital role in making sure we’re doing everything we can to help Edinburgh’s citizens.
Retail Volunteer-Edinburgh, Stockbridge 55973/A8
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: 29/31 Deanhaugh Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH4 1LR, 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
Management Committee Member
Community One Stop Shop
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has a great understanding of charity or similar corporate governance to join our Management Committee.
You will play a critical role in leading the charity, driving our fundraising strategies and bring a solid networking background that can help us achieve our aims.
We are ideally looking for trustees with an interest in poverty and social exclusion with a social care background, and also trustees with experience of board governance.
Board Members
Libertus Services
Libertus are looking for new members to join our board of Directors. We are currently looking for HR, Finance and Legal members. Libertus Services is an Edinburgh based charity dedicated to supporting people to live independently. We provide two registered Day Care services as well as activity and volunteer based projects to people of all in our local area.
Visitor Guide
St Giles' Cathedral
St Giles' Cathedral is a site of significant spiritual, historical and architectural interest. Each year it attracts over 1,000,000 visitors from all over the world. We welcome folks of all ages, interests and faith backgrounds to volunteer with us. With over 900 years of history to share, we are always keen for more voices to help us to share it. Our volunteer guides are the first point of contact for most visitors and play a a crucial role in ensuring the quality of their experience - each encounter with the guides has the potential to make someone's visit. Apply now and give a few hours a week to volunteer in one of the most beautiful buildings in Edinburgh.
(COVID-19) Distance Mentoring for Adults
LINKnet Mentoring
Mentors spend one hour per week supporting an adult from an ethnic minority community in the areas of language development, employability, education or personal development.
Mentor training will be provided via What’s app /Zoom/Skype. The mentors will be matched with a suitable mentee via a conference call. The weekly mentoring can be over the phone, email or zoom/skype.
Board Member
Corstorphine Dementia Project
We are seeking to increase the experience and skills of our Board, particularly in relation to fundraising / HR / organisational development / quality assurance. If you have an interest or experience in any of these areas and can spare a few hours a month we'd love to hear from you. Our Board meet up for 2hrs every 6 weeks and have overall responsibility for the governance of the project.
Lead Volunteer
Oxfam Shop, Nicolson St
Opening & closing the shop.
Daily admin & accountancy tasks.
Monitoring performance & training the team.
Understanding sales figures & targets.
Customer Service Volunteer
Oxfam Shop, Nicolson St
Our shops would not be able to raise crucial funds for Oxfam’s emergency and development work all over the world without volunteers.
Depending on the needs of the shop and your interest, you may be involved in the following:
Providing customer service on the shop floor.
Creating attractive displays.
Using the shop’s guidelines to sort and price donated clothes, homewares etc.
Providing customer service on the shop floor.
Promoting our Gift Aid scheme.
Animal Fosterer
Pet Care Network (Edinburgh)
Fostering with pet Care Network involves taking care of someone's pet in your own home for a week or two and to include them in your day to day routine. You may also be asked to collect and return pets to their owners after you have fostered them although alternative transport can be arranged if necessary. We are asked to care whilst owners are in hospital or respite care. The Volunteers and Fosterers from pet Care Network are ordinary people recruited on the basis of their love of animals.
Adult Home Support
Positive Help
The Home Support service offers practical and social support to people affected by HIV and/or Hepatitis C helping them to take care of their homes and their wellbeing. For many, this enables them to maintain their tenancies and encourages self-care. When illness, mobility or side-effects of medication makes housework too difficult we can offer the support that enables people to feel more comfortable with their environment. You will work with the Service User to achieve goals together which may include assisting them with cleaning and decluttering, making a shopping list, understanding household bills or one-off tasks such as gardening or DIY (dependent on volunteers’ skills). Home Support also builds social connections in order to tackle isolation and stigma.
Assistant Cub Leader
64th Stockbridge Scout Group
We are looking for new volunteers both male and female to help to run a well established Cub Pack. The Cub Pack is part of an active Scout Group with Beavers (ages 6-8) and Scouts (11 to 15) ensuring a regular stream of new entrants. We meet regularly on a Friday evening, but also take part in various activities involving other Cub Packs. The main commitment needed is somebody who is going to be prepared to commit to regular attendance on a Friday evening: to get involved leading the activities.
Big Issue Front-line Volunteer
The Big Issue
To provide administrative support to the Big Issue Groups' frontline teams by: ensuring that the office is friendly and welcoming for all vendors; handling cash and card transactions with accuracy and efficiency; keeping accurate records of sales, pitches, vendor savings and tabards; working with staff to engage with people who are begging, promoting the opportunity to become a vendor and responding to the various needs of vendors by signposting to relevant staff members, acting with discretion.
Handyman
Venchie Children & Young People's Project
To fix up some wooden toys, change light bulbs, repair locks on doors, keep our storeroom clean and tidy and do general maintenance.
Sales Assistant
Barnardo's Shop, Stockbridge
Customer service and creative focused role with in our Stockbridge Barnardos branch. Visual Merchandising, till work, preparation of stock and being part of a friendly team.
Apply here https://volunteer.barnardos.org.uk/opportunities/17926-retail-volunteer-edinburgh-stockbridge-2021-04-13
Warehouse Volunteer
British Heart Foundation (Edinburgh)
The role includes Ensuring the warehouse is always kept clean and tidy.
Moving stock by manual operation.
Sorting and unpacking deliveries and assisting in conjunction with British Heart Foundation van.
Identifying poor quality donations for recycling.
Sorting and processing donated goods, this is mainly grading stock in order of quality.
Replenish sold furniture on the shop floor.
Acting as an ambassador for British Heart Foundation always.
Children's Class Assistant at the Circus School!
Aerial Art House
Are you passionate about working with children and fascinated by the captivating world of circus arts? We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join us as volunteer children's' class assistants. Our classes focus on aerial silks and static trapeze, offering young aspiring performers an opportunity to learn and master these awe inspiring disciplines. As a volunteer you will play a crucial role in creating a safe and encouraging environment for our talented students to thrive.
DIY Group Volunteer
Action Porty
DIY volunteers to meet at Bellfield once per fortnight to complete ongoing maintenance jobs: You will be working alongside 2-3 other people building skills and friendships whilst helping to maintain the building through completing jobs such as:
Painting; window frames/ walls.
Broken chairs (approx. 4-5 to be repaired).
Fitting lights.
Fixing doors, tables.
General DIY/ odd jobs.
Volunteer Shop Assistant - Stockbridge, Edinburgh
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.
Volunteer Befrienders for Veterans at Erskine Edinburgh Care Home Gilmerton
Erskine
Are you passionate about supporting veterans and making a positive impact in your community? Erskine Care Home in Gilmerton, Edinburgh, is looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals to join our team as Volunteer Befrienders.
Erskine has a long-standing tradition of providing exceptional care for veterans, and you can be part of this meaningful journey. By becoming a Volunteer Befriender, you will play a vital role in enhancing the well-being and quality of life for our residents.
Why Volunteer as a Befriender:
Make a real difference in the lives of veterans who have served our country.
Build meaningful connections and friendships with residents.
Contribute to a positive and supportive community environment.
As a Volunteer Befriender, you will engage in 1:2:1 interactions with residents, offering companionship and support. This could involve friendly conversations, strolls in the garden, or engaging the resident in activities like crosswords. Your time and commitment will create moments of joy and connection for those who have served our nation.
Dementia Cafe Companions for Veterans at Erskine Edinburgh Care Home Gilmerton
Erskine
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of those affected by dementia? Erskine Care Home in Gilmerton, Edinburgh, is looking for compassionate individuals with an interest in dementia to join our team as Volunteer Companions for our Dementia Café.
About Erskine Care Home:
Erskine is committed to providing specialised care, and we are seeking volunteers to support our Dementia Café, creating a warm and supportive environment for both residents and their families.
Why Volunteer for the Dementia Café:
Make a meaningful impact on the lives of those affected by dementia.
Provide companionship and support in a caring and nurturing setting.
Join a community that values empathy, understanding, and connection.
Your Role as a Volunteer Companion:
As a Volunteer Companion for the Dementia Café, you will be a source of comfort and companionship for residents and their families. Your presence and support on Saturdays, once a month or every two months, will contribute to the well-being and joy of those living with dementia.
Active Lifestyles Volunteers for Veterans at Erskine Edinburgh Care Home Gilmerton
Erskine
Are you a fitness enthusiast with a passion for making a positive impact on the lives of others? . Erskine Edinburgh Care Home in Gilmerton, is seeking dedicated individuals with a background in personal training or similar to join our team as Active Lifestyles Volunteer
Erskine has a long-standing tradition of providing exceptional care for veterans, and you can be part of this meaningful journey. By becoming an Active Lifestyle Volunteer, you will play a vital role in enhancing the well-being and quality of life for our residents.
At Erskine, we believe in promoting holistic well-being for our veterans. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to bring their expertise in the exercise field to enhance the physical health and vitality of our residents.
Make a meaningful difference by promoting health and well-being for veterans.
Utilise your skills and support staff to create engaging and tailored exercise classes or gym sessions for residents
Contribute to a positive and supportive community environment.
As an Active Lifestyle Volunteer, you will have the opportunity to assist with exercises, gym sessions and even cycling. Your expertise will play a crucial role in improving the overall fitness and mobility of our residents.
Speaker
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans
We are looking for volunteers who are able to speak in public about the reality of living with sight loss, and about our organisation’s work to support people who do. We are particularly keen to hear from people with lived experience of sight loss, although this is not a requirement.
Whatever you do, you will be joining a dynamic team that will welcome and support volunteers to have a positive and rewarding experience.
Community Groups Volunteer
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans
The Wellbeing Service provides person-centred support to people living with sight loss and people caring for a loved one with sight loss, regardless of age. We aspire to ensure those living with sight loss and their families feel supported, have capacity to manage, and develop strategies that allow them to reach their full potential.
We’re looking for friendly and sociable volunteers with good interpersonal skills to support our community groups. You will meet a wide range of different people, all of whom are living with sight loss living in our community and experiencing isolation.
You will help us to improve the quality of life of people using our services and play a vital role in easing isolation.
Men’s Group
Bethany Christian Trust
Are you a people person and enjoy mixing with people from different backgrounds? We are looking for a number of volunteers to support our Men's Group programme, which is a place for fellowship, support and encouragement in Leith, by helping make the participants feel welcomed and comfortable.
Kitchen Assistant
Empty Kitchens Full Hearts
Kitchen Assistant volunteers take part in basic cooking and food preparation (such as chopping and peeling!), with no prior kitchen experience needed. Our kitchen is a busy, social environment with a supportive team. If you want to develop your kitchen skills, we also offer a Kitchen Assistant Programme with Granton College. This is an opportunity to take an accredited course in ‘Introduction to Cookery and Hospitality Skills’, while gaining practical experience in our kitchen.
Volunteer Gardener
Real Life Options
Choose a Volunteer role and start your day knowing that you’re making a real difference to people’s lives. Feel the fulfilment of a rewarding role – working with a great team of people to support greater independence and creating more opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autism. In planting and maintaining the gardens, main tasks include:
Planting, pruning, sowing seeds and weeding.
Edging borders, digging, ground clearance and grass cutting.
Fundraising Volunteer
Real Life Options
We are looking for friendly and enthusiastic volunteers to support our fundraising activities for our services.
The fundraising volunteer's tasks will be varied but will aim to support the service in ways such as; With support from service manager and staff team, help to plan and deliver events and activities to raise funds and awareness of the project ahead. Support fundraising initiatives by providing ideas and on going administration. Support local fundraising by promoting the campaign.
Clothing Store Volunteer (Royal Infirmary Edinburgh)
NHS Lothian
As a Clothing Store volunteer, you will help to sort clothes donations, bag items for laundry, arrange clothes into the appropriate cupboards and take items to wards at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh hospital. The Clothing Store is a much-utilised resource providing a change of clothes for patients who need it - in particular trauma patients and those living with dementia.
If you like being organised, would like to help out in a hospital but in a non-direct patient way, this could be the role for you. You must be comfortable volunteering on your own due to the size of the space.
Community Ambassador Volunteer
Pain Concern (East Lothian)
What you would be doing:
• Have personal experience of chronic pain
• Representing Pain Concern
• Build a network with local GP surgeries, NHS health board.
• Attend Pain Management groups (virtually or in person).
• Signpost to helpline, Pain Concern information leaflets, Airing Pain etc
• Carry out research into community groups, local events and businesses in your area, so that you can contact them to attend fayres, exhibitions etc
• Attend cheque presentations and local events officially thanking donors and hosts for their support
• Adhere to Pain Concern’s policies and procedures at all times
• Attend training and volunteer meetings
• Keep your Volunteer Manager up to date on your activities, including the contacts you’ve made and talks that you’ve arranged.
Counsellor
Marie Curie (Midlothian)
You need at least one year of experience in a similar role to be considered for this position.
Coping with bereavement involves painful feelings, coming to terms with loss and making adjustments in life. We are looking for a volunteer counsellor to provide counselling support to relatives, carers and friends of patients who are terminally ill or who have died. We are looking for volunteer qualified and trainee counsellors to provide counselling support to individuals impacted by terminal illness.
What we need you to do
Your role will include some of, but is not restricted to, the following tasks:
· Provide 2-4 counselling sessions per week for in-patients, day services and community services
· Identify when the level of support may be beyond the scope of counselling and that other professional help may be needed
· Identify and agree desired outcomes with the person being counselled and how these will be reviewed / achieved
· To be supervised by a qualified external supervisor
· Provide statistical records on a weekly basis to the hospice administration team
· To follow Marie Curie policies, standards and procedures
Community Engagement Volunteer
Marie Curie (Midlothian)
At Marie Curie we value the voices of people who have lived experiences and believe they can help us achieve our strategic objective to ensure the best experience for people in death, dying and bereavement.
We are looking for community engagement volunteers to work alongside our community engagement team
· Engage with local community groups/services to raise awareness of the range of Marie Curie support services (including our national services)
· Engage with and bring together people in communities (especially those who are poorly served by end of life care), to understand their experiences.
· Support Marie Curie in co -designing and developing new and existing services to support people at the end of life or in their bereavement.
· Feel confident in sharing their story and listening to others in an open and sensitive way.
Garden Volunteer
Edinburgh Garden Partners
EGP will support you to access a local garden to grow your own produce; develop a rewarding relationship with your garden partner through regular visits to the shared garden; make a positive contribution to your community; boost your health and well-being through exercise outdoors; share your interest in growing and gardening with a dynamic community of garden volunteers across Edinburgh; enjoy freshly grown produce with your garden partner.
Volunteer Driver
Move On Wood Recycling
Our van drivers assist on waste wood collections from trade and domestic customers, as well as dropping off customer orders of timber and upcycled furniture. Volunteers must be physically capable, as some heavy lifting of timber on and off the collection vans will also be required. Based at our workshop in Granton, you will be an integral part of our friendly and supportive team of staff, volunteers and trainees.
Writing Mentor
Super Power Agency
We are looking for writing mentors to support young people in our workshops to get inspired by writing and to boost their confidence. You do not have to be a writer to become a mentor, just lots of enthusiasm for working, patience and passion. Super Power Agency volunteers come from every walk of life. Some want to give back to their local community, others want to gain experience working with children and some just want to help out!
Volunteer Gardener
Sight Scotland Veterans (Midlothian)
In this role you will help ensure our Forward Vision service’s recently renovated garden areas look fantastic and appeal to all the senses, all year round. Hands-on tasks will include planting, pruning, weed control, and pressure washing pathways and garden furniture. In addition, we would like you to be involved in helping us plan our gardens so that they are beautiful and stimulating in all seasons.
STEM Tutors
DataKirk SCIO
Online STEM tutoring is a great option for anyone having a busy schedule or those who do not have money to procure the service of a private tutor. For our online STEM project, tutors work remotely and provide support for pupils in English language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology via google classroom.
Helping pupils to increase strength on weak subject areas, progress evaluation and feedback.
Revise past examination papers to prepare learners.
Circus Class Assistant
Think Circus
Helping teachers to establish a secure and motivating atmosphere for our students to flourish. Recognizing the accomplishments of young individuals and motivating them to explore new opportunities. Reporting any instances of abuse, inappropriate behaviour, or potential risks if observed. Contributing to the cleanliness and organisation of the classroom.
Community Ambassador Volunteer
Pain Concern (Midlothian)
This role supports our aim in delivering pain education in our communities and providing access to high quality resources to those who may not have digital access. As an ambassador you will provide tailored information on pain management services available in the local health board area and Signpost to any other support services in the community. Promote the concept of supported self-management as a recommended, effective intervention for chronic pain. Help make a difference to people living with pain by providing a powerful platform to hear the views and experiences for the all too often, voiceless patients. Due to the nature of the role, successful applicants will be required to undertake a PVG check.
Fundraising and Events Officer Volunteer
Pain Concern (Midlothian)
• Maintain communications those fundraising in aid of Pain Concern and provide support
• With support from the Fundraising Team, Fundraising Steering Group and your fellow volunteers, help to plan and deliver events and activities to raise funds and awareness
• Send out fundraising packs
• Liaise with Media Team for publicising fundraisers and events
• Maintain a list of fundraising opportunities such as walks and marathons
• Help develop and maintain the fundraising section of Pain Concern’s website
• Research opportunities to promote community fundraising
• Develop links with local businesses
• Research and organise local fundraising events
• Recruit community fundraisers to support events in their area
• Attend events organised by our fundraisers as the ‘face’ of Pain Concern
• Maintain a database of contact and other ad hoc admin support for the team as required
Barochamber Oxygen Treatment Operator
Compass
We have been providing therapies and support for people living with MS and other conditions since 1984 from our Therapy Centre in Leith. We actively encourage and support volunteering opportunities – they are vital to our organisation and everything we do. We welcome people from all walks of life who can support us and provide a welcoming and friendly face. You will be trained and supported in the operation and delivery of our oxygen therapy service. This is a vital and beneficial therapy for many of our clients in the management of their long-term condition. We also offer volunteering opportunities with our physiotherapy service, administration and in fundraising activities.
https://form.jotform.com/210402577045347
On Air Presenter with Hospital Radio Service
Red Dot Radio - Western General Hosp
The volunteer will join a team presenting the nightly hospital radio request show broadcast from Red Dot Radio's studios to the Western General Hospital and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Key to the success of Red Dot Radio is the relationship between presenters and patients. This relationship is built up and maintained through visiting wards at the Western General to collect requests for that night's show. Visiting wards also assists in promoting Red Dot Radio to new patients.
Volunteer Sea Cadet Instructor
Leith Sea Cadets
The tasks of an Instructor include but are not restricted to the following:
Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of Children and Young People for whom they are responsible.
Delivering instruction and training to cadets aged 10-18.
Attending Parade Nights (Tuesdays and Fridays 6.45-9.30pm) or being able to commit to a particular night each week.
There are free training courses available for you to develop new skills, boost your CV and support you in this role.
Youth Leader - 66th Muirhouse Boys' Brigade
Boys' Brigade Edinburgh, Leith and District Battalion
Have you ever thought about giving back to your community? Your help could provide a safe space for Children & Young People to go each week to Learn, Grow and Discover.
As a volunteer with the Boys’ Brigade you can become involved in helping our leaders facilitate a wide variety of activities for children from Primary 1 to Secondary 6. Our Muirhouse Company meet every Monday evening from 6.15pm to 7.15pm for children in Primary 1 – 6.
Each meeting varies but typical activities include games and sports, arts and crafts and skills-based activities that go toward the achievements programme. Not to mention going on outings and camps! With more volunteers we will be able to do many more activities with more children & young people.
All we ask is that our volunteers are enthusiastic, committed and enjoy working with children and young people. Being able to work well as part of a small team is beneficial.
All volunteers must have PVG clearance which we will facilitate.
Scout Group Secretary
Buckstone Scout Group
Buckstone Scout Group Secretary ... are you an organised person? Do you want to help? No previous secretarial experience is required, we just need someone who is good at admin support. Simples...and it only takes a couple of hours a month. No previous Scouts experience, no problem! This is a non-uniformed volunteering role. This is ideal for someone who does not wish to work directly with young people but support Scouts. Come and be part of our fun team.
Secretary
The Scottish Blind Golf Society
The Secretary shall convene all meetings of the Society on behalf of the Captain, and maintain accurate minutes of all procedures and decisions, deal with all correspondence, maintain accurate records of membership, sight classifications, contact details, and to distribute news and information, including match results and minutes of meetings, to all members as required.
Cafe Volunteer
St Andrews and St Georges West Church
Volunteer catering assistant in community café.
Providing welcome to customers, serving at tables and behind counter, taking orders and taking payment. Serving hot and cold drinks, using coffee machine, assisting in kitchen and cleaning at the end of the day. Training is available for tasks including using the till and helping in the kitchen with food preparation.
Driver
The Turing Trust
We need the help of a volunteer driver with their own car to help us collect donations of ICT equipment. This role is vital to our work in getting thousands of computers into African schools, enabling otherwise waste computers to have a second life in a classroom.
The role is quite flexible as we can coordinate collections of computers to suit you. To support us in this role you must have access to your own vehicle, have a valid UK driving license and be able to lift 20kg. For application details please go to: https://turingtrust.co.uk/how-to-help/volunteer/apply-to-volunteer/
Energy Advice Event Volunteer
Changeworks (East Lothian)
As an Energy Advice Event Volunteer you will support colleagues from the Low Carbon Community Team, as they deliver outreach events across East Lothian.
You will support the staff member and will maximise engagement and the support available.
You will provide light touch energy advice to members of the public, helping them to understand how to reduce their energy use and minimise their carbon emissions.
Grassroots Campaigner
RESULTS UK
Are you passionate about ending global poverty?
Do you have a couple of hours a month spare?
Do you want to meet like-minded people?
Do you want to gain skills in campaigning and advocacy?
Then why not join the RESULTS Edinburgh campaign group! RESULTS UK is a movement of passionate, committed, everyday people. Together we use our voices to influence political decisions that we believe will bring an end to poverty, advocating on issues such as global health and education.
Our campaign groups are connected by a passion to end poverty and to take action to influence political decisions. There are 13 campaign groups, and many individual campaigners, who make up the RESULTS UK grassroots network.
Each month our campaigners take a well-researched campaign action, which is sent out in our action materials. The 'Call to action' each month is often to write and engage with, MPs and Government Ministers. Who you write to depends on who the RESULTS UK policy and parliamentary teams think you can influence the most! There are often also prompts for taking action on social media or local media. Our recent campaigns include global COVID-19 vaccine equity, effective nutrition programmes and an ongoing campaign to save the UK Overseas Development Assistance (ODA, often known as aid) budget!
As well as taking monthly actions, the Edinburgh group regularly joins our monthly conference calls. We discuss the focus of that month's campaign action, and hear an update from around the network. We also welcome an expert guest speaker on the topic of the month. The calls are a great opportunity to learn about international development, ask questions, and connect with other campaigners.
It is an exciting time to get involved, meet likeminded people, and join a network of passionate campaigners across the UK!
Check out our Welcome Pack for an overview of what getting involved is all about:
https://www.results.org.uk/guides/welcome-pack-volunteers
Email us at join@results.org.uk. We'd Love to hear from you!"
Seaview Garden Volunteer
Friends of Seaview Charitable Trust
We are looking for volunteers to be involved in gardening at our garden at Seaview Children’s Unit. Seaview is a residential and respite centre for children and young people with severe needs. Volunteers will work with the gardener to maintain and develop the garden doing weeding, watering, planting, propagation and creative projects. The garden offers a therapeutic space for the children and young people, staff, parents and visitors to Seaview. Gardening experience is not required.
Ward Visitor (Astley Ainslie Hospital)
NHS Lothian Primary Care Organisation
You will visit Astley Ainslie Hospital to chat to patients and provide social stimulation. This really helps to relieve some of the boredom and frustration patients sometimes feel whilst in hospital. You will also have an opportunity to serve patients teas and coffees, serve meals (evening shift only), and complete other ad-hoc tasks as directed by the ward staff. With additional training, you may also have opportunities to take patients outside for walks during spells of nice weather.
Counsellor
Place2Be
Place2Be works with over 280 primary and secondary schools, reaching a school population of more than 116,000 children. As a volunteer counsellor you will work one to one in a therapeutic capacity with up to 3 children per week. The commitment is for one day per week, for three school terms, from 8.30am to 4.30pm to include therapy sessions and supervision of clinical work. There may also be opportunities to get involved with group work alongside the School Project Manager.
Food Pantry Assistant
Community Alliance Trust (CAT)
The Greenhouse pantry was set up in response to the rising levels of food insecurity in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh. Pantries are a more sustainable longer-term solution to food poverty providing members with a hand up not a hand out. Pantry assistants will help support the general day to day running of the pantry. There are a variety of tasks and these will be matched with the volunteers experience and skills.
StreetReads Volunteer
Streetwork
StreetReads gives away free books to homeless readers. We collect and
catalogue new, donated books and carefully choose a selection to take out
to spaces and services used by homeless people. We also attend services in a Street Reads capacity and represent the project to other organisations,set up book stands and chat to people who use it,build and maintain relationships with partner agents,adhering to Streetwork’s policies/procedures and Code of Practice at all times.
Building or Trades Specialist
The Salisbury Centre
Our building sub-committee oversees maintenance and building projects at the centre. We need a volunteer to help us make the right decisions to take care of our beautiful listed building so that it thrives long into the future.
Do you have experience of building projects, trades, architecture or quantity surveying and would you like to give your time and knowledge to help a community building? We would love to hear from you!
We particularly welcome people from a diverse range of backgrounds
Coffee Bar Helper
Enable Scotland
At our clubs on Wednesday and Saturday evenings we run a coffee bar selling tea, coffee, soft drinks and snacks to our members, who have learning difficulties. The work involves serving customers, making tea and coffee, adding up how much is due and giving change where necessary. The Wednesday Club runs from 7pm to 9pm and the Saturday Disco runs from 7pm to 9:30pm. Coffee bar helpers are asked to arrive by 6:30pm to help with setting up the coffee bar,
Book Shop Based Volunteers Required (Nicholson Street)
Oxfam
What Do We Need Help With?
There are so many different roles you can do as a volunteer for Oxfam, there's bound to be a role that suits you!
Shop Assistant Volunteer - covering a bit of everything in the shop.
Trainee Lead Volunteer - get some supervisory experience, learn how to run a shift in the Shop Manager's absence.
Online sales Volunteer - Spot the unusual donations when they come in, research their value, list them and despatch them when they sell. A way to learn about e-commerce.
Stockroom Volunteer - Not comfortable yet to go on the shop floor? No problem, join our stockroom team and be part of the Oxfam family.
Admin and Recruitment Volunteer - Help the shop team with the recruitment and training records of the volunteers and learn about the admin processes required with running a shop.
Social Media Volunteer - Do you have some pizazz with social media posts? Can you engage with new followers? Some of our shop teams could do with your help!
Why we want you
Together we can help people facing poverty all over the world – all from right
here, in this very shop. Join our friendly team as an Oxfam Volunteer and you’ll
find yourself at the heart of your community, making amazing things happen.
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with
poverty. We have two key aims:
Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital
support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and
natural disasters.
Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote
inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947,
raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more
about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
Book Shop Based Volunteers Required (Morningside)
Oxfam
What Do We Need Help With?
There are so many different roles you can do as a volunteer for Oxfam, there's bound to be a role that suits you!
Shop Assistant Volunteer - covering a bit of everything in the shop.
Trainee Lead Volunteer - get some supervisory experience, learn how to run a shift in the Shop Manager's absence.
Online sales Volunteer - Spot the unusual donations when they come in, research their value, list them and despatch them when they sell. A way to learn about e-commerce.
Stockroom Volunteer - Not comfortable yet to go on the shop floor? No problem, join our stockroom team and be part of the Oxfam family.
Admin and Recruitment Volunteer - Help the shop team with the recruitment and training records of the volunteers and learn about the admin processes required with running a shop.
Social Media Volunteer - Do you have some pizazz with social media posts? Can you engage with new followers? Some of our shop teams could do with your help!
Why we want you
Together we can help people facing poverty all over the world – all from right
here, in this very shop. Join our friendly team as an Oxfam Volunteer and you’ll
find yourself at the heart of your community, making amazing things happen.
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with
poverty. We have two key aims:
Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital
support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and
natural disasters.
Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote
inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947,
raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more
about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
Various Shop Based Volunteers Required (Morningside)
Oxfam
What Do We Need Help With?
There are so many different roles you can do as a volunteer for Oxfam, there's bound to be a role that suits you!
Shop Assistant Volunteer - covering a bit of everything in the shop.
Trainee Lead Volunteer - get some supervisory experience, learn how to run a shift in the Shop Manager's absence.
Online sales Volunteer - Spot the unusual donations when they come in, research their value, list them and despatch them when they sell. A way to learn about e-commerce.
Stockroom Volunteer - Not comfortable yet to go on the shop floor? No problem, join our stockroom team and be part of the Oxfam family.
Admin and Recruitment Volunteer - Help the shop team with the recruitment and training records of the volunteers and learn about the admin processes required with running a shop.
Social Media Volunteer - Do you have some pizazz with social media posts? Can you engage with new followers? Some of our shop teams could do with your help!
Why we want you
Together we can help people facing poverty all over the world – all from right
here, in this very shop. Join our friendly team as an Oxfam Volunteer and you’ll
find yourself at the heart of your community, making amazing things happen.
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with
poverty. We have two key aims:
Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital
support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and
natural disasters.
Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote
inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947,
raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more
about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
Young at Heart Club Volunteer
Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre
Do you enjoy making memories with older people, talking to a small group and helping entertain and help others have fun.
You will assist organising an activities programme and help with finer details to make the day memorable. If you have not called bingo you will learn. The group will be with older ladies mostly who have walking difficulties and are not able to get out the house or live alone.
You will set a weekly activity programme for once per week. Available for 12:30-3:15 in the afternoon on a Monday and or Thursday. You will be supported by a centre staff member and assist compiling the activity and doing a stint clearing up.
Sales Assistant- Newington
Hospices of Hope Shop, Tollcross
We are looking for friendly, creative & reliable people in our busy shop to help serve customers, operate the till and prepare, price & display stock. Hospices of Hope is the leading palliative care charity in South Eastern Europe. We think everyone deserves the best possible care at the end of life but in countries like Romania, Serbia and Moldova, many people still die in pain without physical, spiritual or emotional comfort.
Stock Room Superstar
British Heart Foundation Shop (Portobello)
Fundraising for research begins at your local charity shop. Whether you’re a lover of vintage clothing, stunning jewellery or beautiful bric-a-brac or fancy the company of other friendly volunteers our shop sort room is the place to be. Our team is welcoming and friendly, we love meeting people form all walks of life.
Typical tasks include: Sorting donated items and preparing them for sale, using a clothes steamer, identifying unsalable donations for recycling, keeping the sort room tidy.
Receptionist
Grassmarket Community Project
Greeting service users and general public. Help sign service users in. Keeping the reception area tidy. Answering and forwarding phone calls. Updating sign up sheet for service users to attend classes/activities.
Wellbeing & Activities Volunteer
Rowan Alba
You will be involved in finding out what activities our residents would like to do then help to plan, organize and make it happen for them. You will be running one to one activities with residents but also put on group events. Our aim is to encourage and support our residents to pursue what they enjoy, reduce isolation and hopefully in turn reduce their drinking by engaging them in meaningful activities.
Retail Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Nicolson Street)
Could you be the face of your local British Heart Foundation shop? If you want to gain cashier and sales experience in a friendly environment, this is a great way to get a taste of a career in retail while helping to raise live-saving funds. With support around you, you will be processing sales through the till as a cashier, talking to customers and thanking every donor - helping us beat heartbreak forever.
Intandem Mentor
YMCA Edinburgh
As an Intandem mentor you will make a difference to the life of a young person, providing a positive role model and supporting access to hobbies and interests. The ability to be consistent, non-judgemental, supportive, fun and understanding is key to success in this role. Full initial training will be provided along with ongoing support to ensure the best possible outcomes. We look for a regular commitment of around 2-3 hours per week over a minimum 12 month period. A PGV scheme record check will be required (no cost involved).
Plusone Mentor
YMCA Edinburgh
As a Plusone mentor you will make a difference to the life of a young person, providing a positive role model and supporting access to hobbies and interests. The ability to be consistent, non-judgemental, supportive, fun and understanding is key to success in this role. Full initial training will be provided along with ongoing support to ensure the best possible outcomes. We look for a regular commitment of around 2-3 hours per week over a minimum 12 month period. A PGV scheme record check will be required (no cost involved).
Trustee
Prestonfield and District Neighbourhood Workers Project
We are seeking indivduals with an interest in the care of older people and experience of the operation of Day services in a community setting. Someone with a background in social care, nursing, community work or the operation of a social care business could be the ideal person for this role. Other valuable skills would include business management, social and therapeutic care, personnel or legal background.
Talk and Support Matching Assistant -12162
Royal National Institute of Blind People
Do you enjoy speaking to people and working with computers? Are you organised? You could support our Talk and Support team to run our award winning befriending groups by matching blind and partially sighted people from our waiting list into our telephone befriending groups. You would be helping people to get into one of our groups as quickly as possible and helping to end the isolation of sight loss.
We are looking for someone who is available one day each week, preferably on a Monday or Tuesday, who is comfortable using computers and computer based telephony systems and who is familiar with Microsoft Office 365.
Driver -11192
Royal National Institute of Blind People
Would you like to help blind and partially sighted people in your community? Do you enjoy driving and meeting new people and live in the Edinburgh and Lothian area? If so, we want you to come and join us as a Volunteer Driver.
Our volunteers provide a friendly face and that personal touch to brighten the days for the people they drive. Our drivers can become a regular part of someone’s life and for some their journeys together may be the only chance an RNIB customer has had to get out of their home for some time.
If you are friendly, courteous and reliable then this is the opportunity for you.
Video Maker Volunteer
Aerial Art House
Aerial Art House is looking for a video maker to produce a video for a crowdfunding platform.
The Video Producer will be responsible for leading on, creating and delivering compelling video content for Aerial Art House
Cafe Assistant
Polwarth Parish Church
Volunteers wanted for Polwarth Pop Up Café. The role includes welcoming customers, serving pre-made food, hot drinks, clearing tables, taking payments, help to tidy away and return hall ready for other users. We are open Tues mornings with volunteers forming small teams rotating every week. Our aim is to meet members of the community, creating a safe space to come to on your own or with friends. Mindfull of isolation and loneliness, we will offer sensitivity, a listening ear and good hospitality.
Match Day Helper
Edinburgh United FC
Match day volunteer required to help with kit, assisting with strips and training equipment, turn style operation, pitch maintenance and general organisation.
Erskine Volunteers
Erskine
Calling All Volunteering Heroes: Join Our Mission to Brighten Lives!
Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of those who have dedicated their lives to serving our country? Erskine Veterans Charity is searching for compassionate and enthusiastic volunteers to be a part of our impactful volunteering family. Join us as we create moments of joy, connection, and companionship for our esteemed residents.
Why Volunteer With Us?
🌟 Meaningful Impact: Your time and effort will directly contribute to enhancing the quality of life for our veterans. Whether it is supporting activities, offering practical support or simply sharing stories as a visitor or befriender, you will be making lasting memories.
🌼 Fulfilment: There is nothing quite like the feeling of bringing smiles to the faces of those who have sacrificed so much. Your involvement will add purpose and fulfilment to your own life as well.
🤝 Connection: This is an opportunity to connect with veterans, their families, staff, and other volunteers, share experiences, build on your interpersonal skills and build friendships that transcend generations. Your presence will help combat feelings of loneliness and isolation.
🧠 Stimulating Activities: .Our activities programme is as varied as our residents’ interests are. From group outings to creative projects, your ideas and energy will be welcome, and your involvement will keep their hearts and minds active. Help us create an environment where veterans can thrive physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Join Our Team Today!
Step forward and be a part of something truly extraordinary. Erskine is ready to welcome you into our family, where your kindness will ripple through the lives of those who deserve it the most. Together, we can create a haven of happiness and camaraderie.
Be the light that illuminates their days. Join our volunteers and show our veterans the care and respect they have earned. Your time, compassion, and dedication will make all the difference.
Honouring Our Heroes: One Activity at a Time
Ready to Make a Difference? Contact Us:
📞 0141 814 4640
📧 volunteering@erskine.org.uk
🌐 www.erskine.org.uk
Fundraising Collectors
Butterfly Trust (The)
The Butterfly Trust are the lead providing agency of social support for Scotland's Cystic Fibrosis community.
We are looking for pro-active, enthusiastic volunteers to support our fundraising team at public collections, bag packs and to place/collect static collection cans in the community.
The role involves:
Attending collections in supermarkets, football grounds and street collections
Attending bag packs in supermarkets
Placing & collecting collection cans in local businesses
Shop Volunteer - Save the Children Marchmont
Save the Children
Our Marchmont Save the Children Shop has been a much loved part of the local community for years and continues to be hugely popular with customers and supporters, thanks to the kindness and generosity of the volunteer team.
All you need is some enthusiasm and a desire to make a difference. The role is diverse, taking place on the shop floor and behind the scenes. Volunteer activities include customer service, creative merchandising, preparing items for sale and working as part of a team.
Education Volunteer with PSPA in Scotland
PSPA
PSPA is a national charity providing support and information to people living with PSP and CBD, while funding research into treatments and ultimately a cure. We rely entirely on voluntary donations. You can see more about this here at https://pspassociation.org.uk/
PSP and CBD are rare and little known. Education Volunteers can improve this situation. Our volunteers raise awareness with health and social care professionals and in local communities by offering informative talks to interested groups. These talks are set up on an ad hoc basis, a small number of times in a year and as close as possible to the volunteers’ local area - A driving licence and access to a car is desirable.
Day Service Matching Volunteer
Edinburgh Headway Group
Do you want to make a difference to someone’s life?
Are you patient, caring and a good communicator?
Are you interested in volunteering?
If so, you could join our team! (PVG required).
Listening Service Volunteer
The Listening Service (Edinburgh Sheriff Court)
Volunteers required to join the Listening Service Edinburgh which offers support on a 1:1 basis to all court users within the public area of the Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts. This incudes: signposting to different court locations, helping people find their way around the court system and importantly, providing a listening ear on a non-judgemental, confidential basis. Although we are supporting people, this is not a counseling service. The Listening Service provides training and ongoing support for this role.
Mentor
MCR Pathways
We recruit and train volunteer mentors who are matched with a young person based on personality and career aspirations. Mentors meet with their young person at their school for just one hour a week and provide a compassionate, listening ear. MCR Mentors: Build a relationship, improving the self-esteem of their young person, Help their young people discover their own passion for learning & achieving, Empower their young people to overcome the challenges thrown at them.
Lunchtime Care Van Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
This role includes
Stock the Care van with cups, lids, flasks and food.
Serve food and drinks to guests.
Distribute any donations of clothing.
Speak to clients; offer advice where appropriate.
Report any incidents, feedback or training needs in the report folders.
Clean the van on return to the Centre.
Drivers:
Check the Care Van for damage or issues before leaving the Centre. The same should be done on return.
Drive the Van, following the usual route & stay close to the Van at all times.
Activity Volunteer – Lunchtime Plug-in
Bethany Christian Trust
Every Thursday, in partnership with Stenhouse Baptist Church, we run a free weekly community lunch called Lunchtime Plug-in.
We are looking for volunteers to help us set up and prepare the room, welcome, chat & get to know our guests who come for lunch, serve food and help with tidying up.
It takes place every Thursday from 12pm to 2pm.
It is a safe and welcoming space for people to get to know one another in a relaxed environment. We also have a number of laptops for use while people are here and we offer budgeting and debt advice to anyone who might need it.
Fundraising & Events Officer Volunteer
Pain Concern (East Lothian)
What would you be doing?:
• Maintain communications those fundraising in aid of Pain Concern and provide support
• With support, help to plan and deliver events and activities to raise funds and awareness
• Send out fundraising packs
• Liaise with Media Team for publicising fundraisers and events
• Maintain a list of fundraising opportunities such as walks and marathons
• Help develop and maintain the fundraising section of Pain Concern’s website
• Research opportunities to promote community fundraising
• Develop links with local businesses
• Research and organise local fundraising events
• Recruit community fundraisers to support events in their area
• Represent Pain Concern at events
• Maintain a database of contact and other ad hoc admin support for the team as required
Social Media Volunteer
Pain Concern (East Lothian)
What you would be doing?:
• Help develop social media campaigns and day-to-day activities;
• Manage presence in social networking including Facebook & Twitter;
• Prepare graphics for sharing across channels
• Monitor the impact of social media campaigns; Analyse, review and report on effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximize the charity’s reach.
• Scheduling and posting social media content
• Capture and report on monthly data from across all social media platforms
Office Assistant Volunteer
Pain Concern (Midlothian)
· Preparation and packing of orders
· Dispatching information leaflets and magazines to individuals and organisations
· Dispatching boxes of information leaflets to clinics and exhibitions
· Dispatching fundraising letters
· Dealing with email correspondence
· Answering and recording client enquiries
· Recording stock in and out
· Maintain accurate stock data base(s)
· Follow health and safety policies and procedures and be proactive in supporting a positive health and safety culture.
· Liaise with appropriate members of staff
Online Moderator
Pain Concern (Midlothian)
Pain Concern is looking for volunteers to help moderate the charity’s online community on the Health Unlocked platform. Our forum provides peer support and a learning environment for people living with chronic pain and those who care for them. Forum moderators follow Health Unlocked guidance, creating a great culture and setting the tone for the forum.
As a volunteer moderator you will help to ensure that our online community is maintained as a safe, supportive and fun environment.
You will gather information on what issues are important to forum users. You will help to monitor and moderate user-generated content. By joining us you will join a fast-growing and respected service.
Due to the nature of the role, successful applicants will be required to undertake a PVG check and complete a 1hr Safeguarding online course.
Editorial Assistant Volunteer
Pain Concern (Midlothian)
Are you seeking experience in publishing? Be a part of the team editing, writing and commissioning content for the magazine, website, leaflets, etc. of Pain Concern. The editorial team undertake all the editorial jobs involved in converting text to publication. Some writing will be involved, but the focus for this role is on ‘editing’ rather than ‘journalism.’ As a member of Pain Concern’s editorial team, you will assist our Managing Editor. By joining us you will join a fast-growing and respected service.
Cafe Assistant
Colinton Parish Church Swing Cafe
The Swing Cafe is located within Colinton Parish Church, Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, and is run by volunteers whose tasks vary from serving our customers, clearing tables, preparing food and washing up/operating the dishwasher. Our volunteers work two to six hours on a weekly or fornightly rota. The choice is yours. The Swing Cafe opened in 1999, with the aim or providing a welcoming space for Colinton folk and beyond. The name originated from a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Staff Café Volunteer
St Columba's Hospice Care
There are two shifts; breakfast and lunch. Specific activities will include:
Setting up the till in the morning / cashing up the till in the afternoon and entering payments. Set up breakfast at the counter and fill the chilled cabinets, serve breakfast and make toast. Clear counter after breakfast and set up for lunch.
Serve lunch, including heating paninis and toasties. Clean and tidy after lunch. Keep serving area and tea/ coffee area clean and stocked.
Bucket Collection
When you Wish upon a Star Scotland
It’s Wish-mas!
Join in the festive fun, and be a part of the 19th annual Edinburgh Santa Fun Run. Join over 300 Santa’s this December in West Princes Street Gardens! All funds on the day will go towards our Wish granting work at When You Wish upon a Star. We need 10 volunteers to shake a bucket whilst dressed as Santa, around the perimeter of the park, for anywhere between 30 mins and 2 hours.
Travel expenses (limits apply) can be reimbursed and all volunteers will receive a FREE Santa Suit
Join us on Sunday the 10th of December 09:30-11:30
Fundraising Committee Member
30th Craigalmond Scout Group
Attend regular meetings of the fundraising committee. Identify fundraising opportunities for the Group such as local events held by other community groups or hosted by the Group. Submit funding applications. Establish relationships with stakeholders that can assist in securing funding. Work as a team to ensure fundraising events are well organised, with sufficient volunteers with the right expertise, experience and skills.
Retail Volunteer - Stockbridge
Chest Heart & Stroke - Stockbridge
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 and helping to keep the shop clean and tidy.
Administration Volunteer (Office Based)
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Would you like to use your skills in administration and broaden your experience while making a difference to people living with chest, heart, and stroke conditions across Scotland?
We are looking for an enthusiastic Administration Volunteer to join our Office & Facilities Team to provide support with office administration tasks. This role will be office based and would be ideal for someone looking to volunteer once a week for a morning or afternoon.
This would be a great opportunity if you would like to learn about office administration and work within a friendly team. Training will be provided when you join and some of the tasks could include printing, supporting mailings, creating ID badges as well as supporting ongoing projects. The Office & Facilities Team work on a variety of tasks and therefore we would be happy to develop the role to suit individual interests / skills.
If you are well organised and able to follow processes, we would love to hear from you.
Retail Volunteer - Edinburgh Stockbridge
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
From stunning boutiques full of designer gems to discount stores where you can grab a bargain, our charity shops are much-loved across Scotland.
We are looking for friendly volunteers to help our shop management team assist customers and donors, and ensure the shop is tidy and well stocked. Whether you have a passion for fashion and love chatting to customers, or you would prefer to be behind the scenes in our stockroom, your help could make a difference in your local community.
Our Retail Volunteer Anne shares why she loves volunteering, “I wanted to learn new skills as well as get to know more people locally, so volunteering in the shop was ideal. I enjoy being part of the team! It’s good to feel useful and part of the successful running of the shop.”
We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, long Covid, or a stroke. Our shops are vital in helping us raise the funds needed to provide services such as community support services, specialist nurses, advice and information, education, and peer support.
Join our fabulous team of Retail volunteers and learn new skills, make great friends, and make a real difference to people in Scotland who are isolated, scared, or anxious about their condition.
Volunteer
Edinburgh Community Performing Arts
We are looking for volunteers (over 18 years old) to support our weekly dance projects, ‘Re-connect’ on a Monday and Thursday from 10am - 12.30pm. Re-connect is a dance project for older people who may have dementia, Parkinson's and restricted movement. Volunteers will be trained to support participant's engagement in these classes, help with the set up of the room and provide a cuppa and chat to the older people.
Hospital Radio Support Volunteer
Red Dot Radio - Western General Hosp
Hospital Radio Support Volunteer
The volunteer will be responsible for a range of tasks in support of the nightly broadcast from Red Dot Radio’s Studios.
The primary task is visiting patients in the wards to:
Promote the service to patients.
Help patients access the service.
Collect requests for the nightly request show
Additional tasks can include record library cataloguing, fundraising, housekeeping and generally supporting the running of the service.
Swapshop Volunteer
Shrub Co-op
Key tasks: We have a number of different roles available from shop floor volunteers (Welcoming and informing customers at the Shrub, working on the till, keeping the shop floor tidy, chatting to customers about carbon literacy and sustainable fashion ) to pricing and sorting (helping in the stockroom, sorting and pricing donations, working out which things to keep and which things to pass on) as well as helping with merchandising and displays. We would also love to have some volunteers with particular interests (e.g. graphic design, photography, organisation skills).Please note: the volunteering opportunity is not suitable for anyone under 16years of age or who has not yet reached school-leaving age.
StreetCycles Volunteer (Edinburgh)
Simon Community Scotland
StreetCycles is a mobile project that helps us reach people outwith the city centre – an extension of our Street Team but on two wheels which can go further, quicker.
This is a unique opportunity to carry out a highly rewarding role as part of a visionary frontline service. For as little as four hours per week/fortnight you could be part of the UK’s first pedal-powered homeless outreach service.
StreetCycles has been run exclusively by highly-trained volunteers, who help us rise to the challenge of supporting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, since it was launched in 2017. StreetCycles is part of a wider team made up of a dedicated Street Team and StreetCycles Team that cover Edinburgh City and outskirts, a Housing First team that work intensively with people and the Holyrood Hub, our multi-agency support centre for support and advice.
StreetCycles is a mobile project that helps us reach people outwith the city centre – an extension of our Street Team but on two wheels which can go further, quicker. The e-Bikes can carry sleeping bags, basic first aid provisions and other essentials to offer people.
Volunteers can also visit B&Bs, where people are in temporary accommodation, to deliver essentials such as kettle foods and toiletries. Though people we support living in B&Bs have a roof over their head, they are isolated, vulnerable and have limited income.
Specific Tasks
Act as an ambassador for Simon Community Scotland. This will crucially involve cycling in accordance with the laws of the road and acting in a responsible, professional manner at all times
Provide positive, practical support to people who are at risk of sleeping rough
Liaise with the Street Team to provide continuity of care
Provide people who receive our support encouragement to seek and achieve positive solutions
Offer practical help such as distribution of water, underwear, socks, sleeping bags and Period Friendly Packs
Maintain a record of the people you have been in contact with throughout your shift using our online database
Participate in team meetings to aid continuous improvement of our volunteer experience and how we provide support to people in our services
Commitment
We welcome volunteers to stay with us and continue to help us make a difference in people’s lives. 12 months would be the ideal minimum but we respect your time and commitment’s elsewhere.
For this role we ask for a minimum of 4 hours per week/fortnight.
Our recruitment follows the Safer Recruitment process, which means giving consideration to safeguarding arrangements at every step. We will ask you to attend an informal interview, provide us with two references and attend our Mini IMPACT training – a shortened version of our dynamic 5-day staff programme.
Heriot's Beavers and Cubs Assistant
7th Braid Edinburgh (George Heriot's School) Scout Group
The Heriot's Beavers and Cubs groups need help! They meet on a Friday evening between 18:30 and 20:00 at George Heriot's School. Cubs are aged 8-10 and Beavers 6-8 years old. The Assistant Leader will support the operation of the group, in particular the planning and delivery of a balanced programme with the help of the Section Leaders. They will actively support and promote the achievement of badges and awards and support the delivery of a safe, exciting and stimulating balanced programme.
Trustee
Edinburgh Carers Council
The role of a volunteer charity trustee is essential to the continued effective working of the organisation and its ability to achieve its aims and objectives. Although the position carries some legal liability, it is chiefly one of trust and responsibility. Trustees should be able to ensure the organisation is clear in its purpose and direction. Trustees must be able to attend monthly meetings and the annual general meeting each year.
Communities Volunteer
Cyrenians
This role is similar to that of peer mentor or befriender in that you will provide companionship to those living at Crighton Place. This could be as simple as being available to play a board game or cook a meal together. At other times you may accompany a resident to the cinema/shops/museum or to an event in the city.
Pantry Assistant
Cyrenians
Local pantries are designed to give dignified and affordable access to a selection of chilled and ambient foods and fresh fruit and vegetables. Your skills and experience will help: lead in the setting up of the Pantry. Taking delivery of products. Setting up products in a safe and appropriate manner. Ensuring that food is handled safely. Taking payment from members. Assisting members where necessary
Pantry Assistant
Cyrenians
Overview
Local pantries are designed to give dignified and affordable access to a selection of chilled and ambient foods and fresh fruit and vegetables.
As opposed to the foodbank model of free crisis provision, Pantries aim to offer dignity and choice in exchange for a small subscription fee. Pantries provide support to people on a low income, or recovering from crisis. By helping people with their food costs, they are better able to manage other debts and outgoings. They are also more able to
Gardening Volunteer
Leith Community Crops in Pots
We are currently looking for volunteers for our open volunteer days on Thursdays. Volunteers will drop in any time between 10am - 5pm and spend time cultivating the market garden and beautifying the Croft. This is not only a good opportunity to get involved in our community, but also a great way to get hands-on experience of gardening and DIY crafts led by our education officers. Spend time outside, learn something and meet great folks!
Secretary
Granton:hub
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled individual to join our existing board of trustees as secretary. The secretary will be responsible for supporting the chair in the smooth and efficient running of our monthly meetings. They also have a key role in ensuring that our activities are in line with the SCIO’s constitution, and with our legislative and regulatory requirements.
Shop Volunteer
DebRA Shop - Stockbridge
The is a varied role and could include lifting heavy furniture and electrical items, electrical testing ( testing our donated electrical items to make sure they work), customer service, helping to keep the shop spick and span,
making our donated stock and shop floor clean and presentable, handyperson tasks (includes assembling and dismantling as necessary, occasional repair work), helping with rotation of stock, pricing, operating the till and visual merchandiser tasks such as creating displays.
Trustee Secretary
SWAN (Scottish Women's Autism Network)
SWAN is recruiting for a secretary to join our Board.
Founded in 2012, we have gone through a period of significant change and growth over the last 18 months and are seeking a new Treasurer to join us on our Board for the next phase of our journey.
As a SWAN trustee, you have the chance to support and shape our work and strategic direction and make a significant contribution to improving the lives of autistic women, girls & non-binary people across Scotland.
SWAN Board meetings are held on Zoom - currently once every 6 weeks, for around two hours. As we are a small Charity, we do expect Trustees to contribute beyond preparing for and attending Board meetings. Each Trustee has their own roles and responsibilities, and we sometimes hold extra meetings for Board Development, Strategy Development, etc. We currently have 6 Trustees and are recruiting to the Secretary role.
Regular Trustee duties include:
Reading Board papers before each meeting to prepare (agenda, minutes, CEO & finance reports, etc.)
Attending Board Meetings (online) every 6 weeks Familiarising yourself with SWAN and what we do (we can help you with this)
Volunteering for extra tasks which come up at meetings – depending on your skills, this might be helping with fundraising, sharing our social media posts, or supporting with HR or policies (less so for the Treasurer, who already has defined tasks, unless you have extra time available).
Checking your SWAN email for any information or requests for responses from other Trustees or the CEO
Representing and promoting SWAN and SWAN's work
Secretary tasks include:
Liaising with the CEO and Chair to organise Board meetings, agendas and papers
Convening meetings – sharing dates, times, Zoom link, etc. with other Trustees
Coordinating minute-taking (SWAN Trustees currently share the role of taking minutes on a rolling rota)
Circulating Agenda and papers for Board meetings to the other Trustees & saving them to the SWAN Shared Drive
Liaising with the CEO and Treasurer to ensure records are up to date with the Charity Regulator
You can fulfill the Trustee role from home and, other than Board Meetings, in your own time. We are flexible in how and when you carry out the role as best suits you and we use a combination of email, video calls and text chat tools to keep in touch depending on preferences.
You'll be able to work independently and bring your own skills and ideas to the Secretary tasks if you'd like to, but you will also be part of a friendly, welcoming team and will get all the support, training and information you need to carry out the role.
Volunteer Room Guide
National Trust for Scotland
As a volunteer room guide you'll be interacting with international visitors of Gladstone's Land directly, telling them of the property's fascinating history and helping them gain insight into what life was like on Edinburgh's Lawnmarket throughout the last 400 years.
We also offer additional research or guiding opportunities, if requested.
Web Content Assistant Volunteer
Pain Concern
About Pain Concern: Pain Concern is a charity providing information and support to people with pain and those who care for them, whether family, friends or healthcare professionals. Visit our website to find out more about what we do, including our Airing
Pain radio programme, podcasts, Pain Matters magazine, information helpline, and our research and campaigning work.
All pain is unpleasant, but for the 7.8 million people in the UK living with longterm pain it is a part of everyday life. It diminishes quality of life more than any other condition, leading often to loss of work, depression and disability. Anyone at any age can develop persistent pain and you will very probably know
somebody affected. Although there is usually no cure, people who receive the appropriate treatment, information and support can manage their condition effectively with life-changing results.
Role Purpose: Pain Concern would not exist without the support of our volunteers.
We are seeking an individual to join our web team to maintain, update and develop
Pain Concern’s website. This would be a great opportunity to learn and develop skills in this space.
What you would be doing:
Support with the creation and upload of content and images to the
website
Assist in the development of the charity’s website
Conduct keyword research and web stat reporting
Monitor online content ensuring the copy and content is accurate and
positioned correctly.
Is this role right for me?
Knowledge/Interest of chronic pain and long-term conditions
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
Ability to work flexibly with enthusiasm and commitment
Strong IT skills and knowledge of MS Office
Knowledge of Wordpress would be advantageous
Availability and location:
Minimum commitment of 3 months
Minimum 2-3 hours per week
Hybrid Volunteer from our office at Newcraighall Road, Edinburgh EH15
3HS and from your own location.
Benefits to you:
Experience volunteering as part of a friendly team
Meet new people
Build on your employability skills
Training and a dedicated volunteer line manager looking after you
A job reference after 3 months of volunteering.
Satisfaction of giving a valuable service to the community
On-site car parking
Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with our
Volunteer Policy
Donation Centre Shop Assistant
Salvation Army Donation Centre
The Salvation Army is opening a brand new Donation Centre which we hope will become a re-use hub for the local area and beyond. Reducing how much we all send to landfill is so very important and we will offer people a convenient hub to donate items that still have re-use potential. As well as collecting donations we will have a small charity shop. We are looking for someone who loves to engage with people and has an eye for detail to help maintain our shop and till areas and serve customers.
Participant, Experiences of Trauma
CAPS Independent Advocacy
Working as a team, “Experiences of Trauma” collective advocacy project have developed a workshop around experiences of trauma and are looking for participants who are willing to share their experiences to promote understanding/awareness and campaign for improvements in services and attitudes towards people who may have experienced psychological trauma.
Mental Health Advocacy - Minority Ethnic groups
CAPS Independent Advocacy
Collective advocacy creates a safe space for people to get together, support each other to explore shared issues and to find common ground. Being involved in this Collective Advocacy group involves using your experiences of being from a minority ethnic background and living with a mental health issue to campaign and influence the agendas and decisions that shape and affect your life.
Community History Project Participant
CAPS Independent Advocacy
Oor Mad History is a community history project, led by people with their own personal lived experience of mental health, using oral history to record and promote the history of activism and collective advocacy by people with mental health issues. We have also developed a short course in “Mad People’s History and Identity” at Queen Margaret University. As a participant with us you will be able to get involved in all aspects of the project.
Craigroyston: Volunteer Mentor for High-School Students
Volunteering Matters
We are looking for volunteer mentors for our project based at Craigroyston Community High School in Edinburgh. As a mentor, you would be matched to a S2/S3/S4 pupil (aged 12-15 years) attending Leith Academy and assist the young person in setting goals and working towards achieving them. Mentor sessions can take place either inside the school building or within the local community (visits to libraries, coffee shops or whilst going for a walk).
Volunteer Mentor (Edinburgh)
Volunteering Matters
Would you like to make a difference to New Scots families in your community?
Would you like to help tackle Child Poverty?
We have the right opportunity for you!
Volunteering Matters is now recruiting volunteer mentors to help build resilience and aspirations to move parents towards and enter employment. While our staff will be on hand to help you provide employability specific support to parents, your role as a mentor will be focused on developing additional skills and overcoming personal barriers to facilitate their entry into the job market. More specifically, you might be supporting your mentee with confidence building, public speaking, time management, social skills, proactiveness, future plans and aspirations, accessing further education courses or work placements, additional services or local groups. No previous experience or knowledge required, just a willingness to make a difference to families in your community.
We especially welcome applications from mentors that have direct or indirect lived experience of any of the mentioned barriers and struggles and feel ready to provide friendly guidance to someone who is on their employment journey.
You will be ideally a flexible, patient and reliable individual with strong people skills. Before you start, we will invite you to attend training, aimed at providing you with all the necessary tools and knowledge to carry out your mentoring role safely and knowingly.
You will also have multiple opportunities to meet with the mentor project worker in 1:1 meetings and go through any questions or doubts you may have before you start.
Trustee/Board Member
Smart Play Network
We are looking for a number of enthusiastic people to join our Board of Trustees to support us to realise our vision. Our current Board have a wide range of skills and are looking to add to these in areas of HR/Employment, Marketing, Finance and Legal. People working and academics in the play or children’s sector at a senior level will also be very welcome to apply. We meet once per quarter – recently more so online, but with plans for every second meeting face to face in Edinburgh.
Ward Clerk - Edinburgh Hospice
Marie Curie
Filing, photocopying, collating and sorting documents
Complete tasks using various computer programmes, including Microsoft Office
Answer incoming phone calls, make calls and pass on information as required
Welcome patients and visitors and generally help them when required
Organise complementary therapy sessions for patients
Help with other related tasks when necessary
Big Hearts Befrienders
Big Hearts Community Trust
Big Hearts Befrienders provides one-to-one befriending for children and young people aged 5-16 years either in kinship care or who are socially isolated within the city through supporting them to learn new skills and provide a social experience. Through the befriending relationship the child / young person and the befriender may touch on topics such as increasing self-esteem; dealing with worries; respect for others, with the main aim of building a trusting and reliable relationship with an adult and working towards set outcomes.
Care To Chat Volunteer
Eric Liddell Centre
Care to Chat is a befriending service for unpaid carers at Eric Liddell Community. The service aims to remove or lessen isolation that unpaid carers and care partners may experience as a result of their caring role. We welcome volunteer befrienders from all walks of life who are willing to spend time listening to, encouraging and supporting a carer. Befrienders support carers to become more engaged with the community or simply to have a break from caring for a little while. Some carers like to get out and about and attend activities of interest whereas others need a friendly voice on the telephone or via Zoom.
Meaningful Activity Volunteer (Liberton Hospital)
NHS Lothian Primary Care Organisation
Liberton Hospital is looking for confident and enthusiastic volunteers to support older patients. This will involve trying to engage patients in games and social activities on the ward, although sometimes all that is needed is a friendly chat. It would be beneficial to have volunteers who can bring their own passions and hobbies to the ward (like music, photography, or make-up, for example) and integrate these into patient interactions.
Ukrainian Environmental Volunteer
Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council
We are looking for a volunteer to join our C3R project who is passionate about Climate Action and interested in learning more about sustainable practices. You will be outreaching to members of the Ukrainian Community, getting them involved with the project. Excellent opportunity to gain experience in the environmental field.
Skills you will earn:
Developing leadership skills
Social media content creation
Assisting with event planning
Admin work
People skills
Research
Concert Steward
St Giles' Cathedral
St Giles’ at Six concerts are at 6pm every Sunday, and are free to enter, with a collection at the end for anyone who wishes to donate. As a Concert Steward, you would be responsible for several duties, including welcoming the audience and showing them to seats, assisting with the Test and Protect system, and helping with general queries on the night. It’s a great opportunity to do some volunteering in Edinburgh’s historic High Kirk, whilst experiencing music from performers across the globe.
Caseworker
SSAFA - The Armed Forces Charity
Caseworkers visit clients to work out what type of help they need. Next, they find the right sources of support and arrange for clients to access it. This might be funds for special equipment for someone with a disability, adaptions to a property so an older client can remain at home or funds for a rental deposit. Caseworkers also sign-post clients onto specialist local services for advice on benefits, housing, mental health, debt, finding work etc.
The essential part of the role is interacting with clients, so you may be visiting clients or doing this virtually. As part of your local branch you might have access to an office, but many volunteers are based at home.
What does this role involve?
• Contacting clients and arranging to meet them at a mutually convenient time either face-to-face or remotely
• Liaising with clients and completing a form to assess their circumstances
• Sign-posting clients onto local services providing specialist advice
• Applying on the client’s behalf to military and non-military sources of charitable funding
• Arranging for the purchase of goods and services
• Keeping in touch with the client so they know how their case is progressing
• Keeping in touch with your branch so they know your availability
• Keeping up to date with training and SSAFA news so that you are best able to support clients
• Being a positive ambassador for SSAFA remembering that anyone you meet could be a potential client, volunteer or fundraiser
• Volunteering within the standards and values of SSAFA including observing our policies such as the
Volunteering policy and data protection policy (these will be covered in your training and local induction.)
What can you gain from this volunteering role?
• Support people in your community with a military background
• Use your skills, knowledge and life experience to benefit others
• Support and friendship from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community
• Experience, training and skills that you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews
• Better physical and mental health – studies show that volunteers live longer and experience lower levels of stress and depression!
Minimum Age: 18
Is a criminal record check required? Yes
Caseworker
SSAFA - The Armed Forces Charity
Caseworkers visit clients to work out what type of help they need. Next, they find the right sources of support and arrange for clients to access it. This might be funds for special equipment for someone with a disability, adaptions to a property so an older client can remain at home or funds for a rental deposit. Caseworkers also sign-post clients onto specialist local services for advice on benefits, housing, mental health, debt, finding work etc.
The essential part of the role is interacting with clients, so you may be visiting clients or doing this virtually. As part of your local branch you might have access to an office, but many volunteers are based at home.
What does this role involve?
• Contacting clients and arranging to meet them at a mutually convenient time either face-to-face or remotely
• Liaising with clients and completing a form to assess their circumstances
• Sign-posting clients onto local services providing specialist advice
• Applying on the client’s behalf to military and non-military sources of charitable funding
• Arranging for the purchase of goods and services
• Keeping in touch with the client so they know how their case is progressing
• Keeping in touch with your branch so they know your availability
• Keeping up to date with training and SSAFA news so that you are best able to support clients
• Being a positive ambassador for SSAFA remembering that anyone you meet could be a potential client, volunteer or fundraiser
• Volunteering within the standards and values of SSAFA including observing our policies such as the
Volunteering policy and data protection policy (these will be covered in your training and local induction.)
What can you gain from this volunteering role?
• Support people in your community with a military background
• Use your skills, knowledge and life experience to benefit others
• Support and friendship from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community
• Experience, training and skills that you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews
• Better physical and mental health – studies show that volunteers live longer and experience lower levels of stress and depression!
Minimum Age: 18
Is a criminal record check required? Yes
Helper
SSAFA - The Armed Forces Charity
Would you like to support people who have served in the Armed Forces? You don’t need a military background, just some spare time occasionally, and an ability to get on with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups. If so, this could be the role for you.
What is a Helper?
SSAFA Helpers provide support to local SSAFA branches, so that the service to veterans and their families can run smoothly. Perhaps you could help out at an event, take care of some office admin, or give a talk about SSAFA?
Why do we need you?
We’ve been supporting the Armed Forces community since 1885. Our clients come from all backgrounds and age groups and may have served in WW2 or in a more recent conflict like the Falklands or Afghanistan.
There are SSAFA branches throughout the UK and overseas who support local volunteers to deliver services to veterans, serving personnel and their families. Some branches are divided into smaller divisions to ensure the best local service delivery. Each branch has a team of volunteer caseworkers, support volunteers, executive roles, and fundraisers.
We have peak times throughout the year when we need extra volunteers. Whether you enjoy organising behind the scenes or being out meeting the public, we need people who can offer some time on a flexible basis.
When would you be needed and where would you be based?
This role will suit you if you are looking to volunteer on a flexible basis as and when you are available, and we need extra help. You may be based in an office, at home, or out and about at events.
Treasurer
Edinburgh & The Lothians Samaritans
We are seeking someone with the ability to work with the Branch Accountant & Administrative Secretary to explain the branch results on a quarterly basis in plain English; to counsel the Trustees on the need to use dedicated reserves & timescales important to certain donations and whose knowledge base includes Sage or similar packages, pension requirements from employees’ & employers’ points of view, VAT, Gift Aid working practices and payroll experience or knowledge.
Helpline Volunteer
Children 1st
Helpline Volunteer - Children 1st Parentline
Edinburgh
Are you caring, non-judgmental, empathetic and passionate about supporting others?
Can you commit to our training course and give a little of your time each week to support families across Scotland If so, please get in touch - we’d love to hear from you.
What will I be doing?
Volunteering for Children 1st Parentline is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and families across Scotland.
Children 1st Parentline volunteers provide support to adults by phone, webchat and text offering a kind and skilled listening ear and time to talk about anything to do with children. They build supportive relationships and work alongside individuals to help them think through what will work best for their families, keeping children at the centre and being mindful of the challenges families face today.
A caring, kind and non-judgemental response can make a real difference to someone who wants to talk. No previous experience or formal qualifications are necessary however good communication skills are essential to enable you to listen to and support those who contact Children 1st Parentline. You will become part of a friendly, supportive team where trained staff are always on hand to provide support and guidance.
We provide a comprehensive introductory training course as well as ongoing support and opportunities to develop in the role. Volunteers are able to claim reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for travel and costs incurred as part of the volunteering role.
The helpline is open Monday-Friday 9am-9pm and 9am-12 noon Saturday and Sunday throughout the year. We ask our volunteers to give a weekly commitment of around 4 hours and there are a range of options for days/times based at the Children 1st Edinburgh office.
This is what some of our volunteers have said about volunteering with Children 1st Parentline:
‘Training to be a Children 1st Parentline call taker and all the subsequent time volunteering has really helped me build some skills which I wish I'd built years ago. Many of these I'd call 'life skills' which I can usefully apply in many different parts of my life.’
‘If you feel that you may have been able to help someone - even in a very small way - it makes you feel that you are doing something positive in that person’s life.’
‘No matter how many calls I have taken, I still find that there is no such thing as two that are identical. Every person is an individual with their own particular issues and this keeps you interested in the role.’
Training
Our next training will start in January 2024 and will take place at our office at 83 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh, EH9 1AT.
Conservation Volunteer
Lothians Conservation Volunteers
No long term commitment, you can do just one day and there is no application process, simply call us with the date you want to come and we will book you a seat on our minibus. The work carried out by our volunteers can make a positive difference to an area immediately benefiting the environment, wildlife and people. It's worthwhile, fun and sociable. We do practical activities such as tree planting, tree weeding, control of invasive species, pathwork, pondwork, meadow raking, fencing and more.
Escorted Shopping Volunteer
Positive Help
This service will be coming under our new 'Live Well' programme and offers assistance with shopping to people who are living with HIV and /or Hepatitis C. Our clients often struggle to manage to get their shopping independently due to poor physical/mental health, limited mobility, social anxiety or literacy issues. This service allows people to choose their own shopping and have some social time and chat with a trusted person. Being able to shop for food and have regular social interactions are important parts of staying well and independent. You’d be helping service users maintain their independence and be supporting their nutrition - a core part of staying healthy while on treatment. Many of our service users wouldn't make it to the shops without our help and are enormously grateful for the support.
Volunteer Walk Leader
B Healthy Together
We are recruiting new walk leaders, helping older adults to get active, maintain or improve their levels of walking, fitness and wellbeing. Our walks range from low-level and slow paced to moderate/brisk paced, often ending with a cuppa and conversation. The walks take place on Friday mornings into early afternoon.
Befriending & Mentoring
Firsthand Lothian
You will be matched with a child/young person (4 to 16 years) who has additional support needs e.g. Learning Disability, Autism, ADHD, Asperger’s or their siblings. Spending regular 1:1 time with you, weekly for 3 or 4 hours, they will become more confident and have fun in the process. You will develop a positive and trusting relationship with the child you are matched with, encouraging and enabling them to go to places and try new things that interest them with you.
Community Cafe Volunteer
Prestonfield and District Neighbourhood Workers Project
Welcoming people into the Community Cafe which operates Mondays and in future on Fridays 11am to 3pm offering a safe place to pop in for a tea or a coffee and some social contact. Duties will include welcoming people in, serving teas & coffees and clearing up afterwards. The Cafe has a piano and people are welcome to play. The Cafe was opened to help relieve loneliness and isolation following the pandemic and also encourages people who are or have been carers, mutual support.
Project Development Assistant
LINKnet Mentoring
LINKnet is looking for minority ethnic volunteers (from all ethnic groups) to become development assistants to support the development team in the evaluation and prioritization of volunteer mentoring and befriending services. Through a range of support structures, the voluntary job is likely to include: Assisting the development process of various projects, Helping in completing all project-related documentation, Working with the development team in project initiation.
Community Volunteer Gardener
Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre
The aim of this project is to bring people together of all ages to grow and share the harvest from our community garden. Crops harvested from the garden will be used to create simple healthy meals or snacks, and feed the community. Tasks involved are basic gardening tasks (no prior knowledge needed), planting seeds, potting up, weeding, watering and harvesting of the crops. For the more experienced gardeners propagation and pruning techniques will be taught, and effort will be made to upskill as you need.
Administrator
Community One Stop Shop
We are looking for a volunteer administrator to help us process requests for our services. The main tasks will be computer entry, general admin work and answering phones. The post is on a Thursday for 3 hours, either 9am-12pm or 12pm-3pm.
Assistant Beaver Leader
64th Stockbridge Scout Group
We are looking for new volunteers both male and female to help to run the Beaver Colony. The Beaver Colony is part of an active Scout Group - together with Cubs (ages 8-10) ensuring a regular stream of new entrants. We meet regularly on a Wednesday evening, but also take part in various activities involving other Beaver Colonies. The main commitment needed is somebody who is going to be prepared to commit to regular attendance on a Wednesday evening: to get involved leading the youngsters.
Tartan Enterprise Assistants
Grassmarket Community Project
Volunteers will be helping in the production of making Items from our own Greyfriars tartan which will include. soft toys, purses, bags, kilts ect.
All these items will then go on sale to generate additional funds which will provide learning opportunities to adults who have or are experiencing homelessness, abuse, addiction, poor mental/physical health, loneliness, and social isolation. Embracing an asset-based approach, we provide free meals and skill-based activities to empower participants to re-connect and boost their self-esteem and social capital.
Telephone / Admin Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Furniture Shop (Dalry)
Are you calm, collected and happy to chat on the phone? We’re always looking for friendly, confident and helpful people to join our team and become the voice of your local shop. You will be the first point of contact for our customers helping them with any enquiries and arranging collections for donations.
Committee Member
Enable Scotland
This role is to assist with the governance of the Branch; in particular by attending the monthly meetings of the Management Committee and by taking responsibility for agreed tasks suited to their abilities. Also to be one of the key-holders responsible for opening and locking the building before and after club meetings. To help with our three clubs (which include a disco, indoor games, arts and crafts, Scottish country dancing).
Book Shop Based Volunteers Required (Raeburn)
Oxfam
What Do We Need Help With?
There are so many different roles you can do as a volunteer for Oxfam, there's bound to be a role that suits you!
Shop Assistant Volunteer - covering a bit of everything in the shop.
Trainee Lead Volunteer - get some supervisory experience, learn how to run a shift in the Shop Manager's absence.
Online sales Volunteer - Spot the unusual donations when they come in, research their value, list them and despatch them when they sell. A way to learn about e-commerce.
Stockroom Volunteer - Not comfortable yet to go on the shop floor? No problem, join our stockroom team and be part of the Oxfam family.
Admin and Recruitment Volunteer - Help the shop team with the recruitment and training records of the volunteers and learn about the admin processes required with running a shop.
Social Media Volunteer - Do you have some pizazz with social media posts? Can you engage with new followers? Some of our shop teams could do with your help!
Why we want you
Together we can help people facing poverty all over the world – all from right
here, in this very shop. Join our friendly team as an Oxfam Volunteer and you’ll
find yourself at the heart of your community, making amazing things happen.
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with
poverty. We have two key aims:
Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital
support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and
natural disasters.
Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote
inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947,
raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more
about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
Various Shop Based Volunteers Required (Nicholson Street)
Oxfam
What Do We Need Help With?
There are so many different roles you can do as a volunteer for Oxfam, there's bound to be a role that suits you!
Shop Assistant Volunteer - covering a bit of everything in the shop.
Trainee Lead Volunteer - get some supervisory experience, learn how to run a shift in the Shop Manager's absence.
Online sales Volunteer - Spot the unusual donations when they come in, research their value, list them and despatch them when they sell. A way to learn about e-commerce.
Stockroom Volunteer - Not comfortable yet to go on the shop floor? No problem, join our stockroom team and be part of the Oxfam family.
Admin and Recruitment Volunteer - Help the shop team with the recruitment and training records of the volunteers and learn about the admin processes required with running a shop.
Social Media Volunteer - Do you have some pizazz with social media posts? Can you engage with new followers? Some of our shop teams could do with your help!
Why we want you
Together we can help people facing poverty all over the world – all from right
here, in this very shop. Join our friendly team as an Oxfam Volunteer and you’ll
find yourself at the heart of your community, making amazing things happen.
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with
poverty. We have two key aims:
Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital
support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and
natural disasters.
Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote
inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947,
raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more
about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
Kitchen Assistant
North Edinburgh Dementia Care
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our kitchen team at North Edinburgh Dementia Care, a day care centre for people with dementia. We are looking for an enthusiastic person to assist our staff and chef in our day care centre kitchen. Specifically the individual will assist with catering for our members and ensuring a clean and controlled kitchen environment is maintained.
ESOL Tutor
Edinburgh College - Community Based English as a Second Language
Volunteering as an English tutor could be for you if you have good English and communications skills, You have an interest in language, You would like to teach in the future and need to gain some practical experience. You would be comfortable going into students' homes to teach them one-to-one. We are looking for volunteers who are interested in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). We are looking for people with good communication skills and an interest in language learning
Receptionist/Administration Volunteer
Libertus Services
As a volunteer receptionist you will be the first point of contact for Libertus.
Your main duties include:
Answering phone calls in a polite and friendly manner
Welcoming visitors
Answering email enquiries.
Receive deliveries and distribute incoming mail.
Maintain the reception area, ensuring it is clean & tidy.
Assist with administration tasks using Word & Excel
Shop Volunteer - Save the Children Morningside
Save the Children
Our Morningside Save the Children Shop has been a much loved part of the local community for years and continues to be hugely popular, thanks to the kindness and generosity of the volunteer led team.
All you need is some enthusiasm and a desire to make a difference. The role is diverse, taking place on the shop floor and behind the scenes. Volunteer activities include customer service, creative merchandising, preparing items for sale and working as part of a team.
Boutique Shop Volunteer - Save the Children Stockbridge
Save the Children
Our Stockbridge Save the Children Shop has been a much loved part of the local community for years and continues to be hugely popular, thanks to the kindness, generosity and creativity of the volunteer team.
All you need is some enthusiasm and a desire to make a difference. The role is diverse, taking place on the shop floor and behind the scenes. Volunteer activities include customer service, creative merchandising, preparing items for sale and working as part of a team.
Volunteer Support Worker
Butterfly Trust (The)
Our support workers provide social support in their local community for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis. They offer a listening ear and help to negotiate official systems that include housing, benefits, education, employment and independent living.
The support worker is our first point of contact with clients in their area, responding to requests that are often for help to acquire home improvements, disability related benefits or just someone to talk to. Desirable qualities required include good verbal and written communications skills, sensitivity and an adaptable approach. Training and support is provided; and expenses reimbursed.
Support workers can also be trained to provide advocacy if they wish to be more challenged, learn new skills or perhaps make good use of those they already have.
The Butterfly Trust provides unconditional, non-judgemental, confidential services that are designed to improve the quality of life for young people living with Cystic Fibrosis. These outreach services are delivered by trained volunteers who provide face to face support across the country.
The support worker role offers an opportunity to utilise your professional or personal life experience
for the purpose of enhancing the life of a family or individual living with the impact of Cystic Fibrosis.
Support Workers need to hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.
Administrative Assistant
Aerial Art House
We are looking for a volunteer to help with administrative tasks at our lovely circus centre. The main tasks involved in the role are:
replying to and distributing emails
managing online bookings, using our online booking system TeamUp (no worries if you have no experience with TeamUp -you will be introduced to everything that is new for you!)
creating written content for social media advertising
updating excel spreadsheets
Garden Group Volunteer
Action Porty
Volunteers needed to help the Bellfield Garden flourish.
Group meets weekly on a Friday 10am-12:30pm to develop the garden space. Any volunteers welcome. No gardening experience necessary. Typical tasks include weeding, planting, plotting etc.
Event Assistant
Action Porty
Action Porty are looking for event volunteers who can help with one or a number of different community events. Previous events have included Porty's Christmas Lights 'Switch On', a street festival celebrating bikes, Porty Flea fleamarket and concerts. More details on roles and event dates can be found on our form here: https://cutt.ly/ActionPortyEventVols
If interested, please fill out this form.
Befriender
Space@The Broomhouse Hub
Space at Youth Befriending provides one-to-one befriending for children and young people aged 5-16 though supporting them to learn new skills and provide a social experience for children and young people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. The befriender is there to encourage the young person to explore new activities and interests. Befriending can help to build the young person's confidence and self esteem, improve social skills and support them to access opportunities locally and throughout Edinburgh. We have been successfully delivering our Service in the South West area and now have secured funding to develop Youth Befriending city wide.
Trustee
Space@The Broomhouse Hub
We are looking for people who are local to South West Edinburgh to join our board of trustees.
Board Trustees have enabled Space to become the charity it is today. Space now delivers 17 projects, with 60+ staff and over 250 volunteers. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated people from all backgrounds to join our Board of Trustees.
Trustees help decide what services we deliver in The Broomhouse Hub. The board of trustees plays an integral part in developing the strategic direction of the organisation, ensuring its good governance, and overseeing the delivery of the organisation’s defined aims, values, mission, and objectives.
Trustees fall into two categories:
Local – people living within the South West Edinburgh locality, or within 3 miles of EH11 3RH.
Business – people who have joined the board to offer specific skills and experience.
Young Carer's Group Volunteer
Space@The Broomhouse Hub
We are seeking enthusiastic and reliable volunteers to support our team to deliver respite youth groups to young carers in SW Edinburgh. Our groups are based in our hub in Broomhouse, often heading out for the evening to activities such as Lazer tag, trampolining etc. Times are 5-8pm
We are looking for volunteers to commit to attend one of these evening groups (Monday or Tuesday) to allow us to get out and about. Supporting the project worker to deliver the program to young people.
Volunteer Mealtime Helpers for Veterans at Erskine Edinburgh Care Home, Gilmerton,
Erskine
🌟 Join Our Mission: Volunteer Mealtime Helper for Veterans at Erskine Care Home, Gilmerton, Edinburgh 🌟
Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of those who have served our country? Erskine Care Home in Gilmerton, Edinburgh, is seeking dedicated individuals to join our team as Volunteer Mealtime Helpers for our esteemed veterans.
🍽️ What You'll Do:
As a Volunteer Mealtime Helper, you'll play a crucial role in creating a warm and supportive dining experience for our residents. Your responsibilities will include:
➡️ Assisting in the serving of meals during mealtimes
➡️ Engaging with residents in a friendly and compassionate manner
➡️ Providing support to residents who may need assistance during meals
➡️ Creating a positive and inclusive atmosphere during mealtim
Social Media Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
We are looking for a Social Media Volunteer to support the Volunteer Coordinator in managing different social media channels, with the aim to promote volunteering with Bethany and raise awareness of our work across Scotland.
Bridge to Freedom Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
Across all three sites, we are looking for volunteers to support the running of the group, and volunteers to befriend attendees on a 1-2-1 basis. The group has Christ at the centre, and group volunteers need to have a Christian faith with a church connection. For those engaging in 1-2-1 support, a strong Christian faith is required, ideally with lived experience of addiction or experience of working in this area. All volunteer should help attendees feel welcomed and comfortable, whilst also maintaining appropriate boundaries, e.g. chatting and contributing to the group discussion.
Videographer
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans
We are looking for volunteer videographers who have their own equipment and are able to produce film to a professional standard. You will capture a range of videos ranging from colleagues and people with sight loss who use our services to major conferences and fundraising events. Your work can then be shared by the organisation, for example on social media, our website, or training resources.
Whatever you do, you will be joining a dynamic team that will welcome and support volunteers to have a positive and rewarding experience.
Photographer
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans
We are looking for volunteer photographers who have their own equipment and are able to produce images to a professional standard. You will capture a range of photographs from colleagues and people with sight loss who use our services to major conferences and fundraising events. Your work can then be shared by the organisation, for example on social media, our website, our newsletters, or public in advertising.
Whatever you do, you will be joining a dynamic team who will welcome and support volunteers to have a positive and rewarding experience.
Sight Support Groups Volunteer
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans
The Independent Living Team provides person-centred support to veterans living with sight loss and people caring for a loved one with sight loss, regardless of age. We aspire to ensure veterans living with sight loss and their families feel supported, have capacity to manage, and develop strategies that allow them to reach their full potential.
We’re looking for friendly and sociable volunteers with good interpersonal skills to support our Sight Support Groups. You will meet a wide range of different veterans, all of whom are living with sight loss living in our community and may be experiencing isolation.
You will help us to improve the quality of life of people using our services and play a vital role in easing isolation.
Collection Tin Coordinator
CLIC Sargent
Coordinating local collection tins is just one way volunteering with Young Lives vs Cancer can make a difference to our work.
You’ll be responsible for coordinating collection tins in your local area. Please rest assured that Young Lives vs Cancer are adhering to Covid-19 safety guidelines.
Contact the team here to apply https://www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk/join-our-fight/get-volunteering/from-your-community/
Catering and Refreshment Volunteer
Marie Curie (Midlothian)
Marie Curie is dedicated to providing quality care and support to all our patients. As part of this, we are looking for Refreshment and Catering Volunteers to help serve meals and/or refreshments to patients on the wards.
Your role will include some of, but is not restricted to, the following tasks:
· Prepare the drinks trolley
· Serve meals and/or drinks to patients, with friendliness and courtesy
· Top up drinking water jugs with ice and water
· Collect patient meal trays and used crockery, rinsing and loading them into the dishwasher
· Keep ward kitchen, and family room / other communal areas clean and tidy
· Help with other related tasks when necessary
Treasurer
You're Never Too Old
To maintain effective governance of the organisation's affairs, ensuring its financial viability and ensuring that proper processes and procedures exist for assuring all financial records, decisions and delegations are maintained. To assist, advise in the formation of the Charity’s strategy with particular regard to ensuring that the Charity has the resources to deliver the strategy. To ensure that the Board receives appropriate budgetary and financial information on activities of the charity.
Bike Mechanic Volunteer
Bikes for Refugees (Scotland)
Our volunteers are essential in helping us fix and repair bikes to provide free to New Scots refugees and asylum seekers. Whether you are a self-taught skilled mechanic or are a bike-building wizard, we’d love to have your help in our community workshops and hub. You can improve your skills alongside other friendly and skilled volunteers in our fully equipped and fun workshop and will be supervised /supported by our qualified professional bike mechanic.
Veterans Community Support Volunteer
Royal British Legion Scotland (SL)
Volunteers are essential to Royal British Legion Scotland’s ability to support veterans in the community and across Scotland. We are currently recruiting volunteers for the Legion Scotland Veterans Community Support Service.
Trained and supported volunteers will be matched with Armed Forces veterans to provide a befriending relationship in the community – this could take the form of a regular social visit to relieve isolation and loneliness, or to provide assistance with more specific issues at other times. Training and support is provided and volunteers will be PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) checked prior to contact with clients as well. This is not a personal care or advisory service.
A tremendous opportunity to volunteer with Legion Scotland and support veterans within local communities and across Scotland. All assistance makes a difference and is greatly appreciated.
For more information please contact Elliot Thomson, Veterans Community Support Co-ordinator–West Scotland, Legion Scotland at Email: e.thomson@legionscotland.org.uk or tel.: 07876 203393.
Help Volunteer
Pain Concern (Midlothian)
Are you a good listener? Do you have excellent communication skills? Could you support someone struggling to cope with chronic pain and help them to find a way forward? We are looking for committed and empathetic volunteers to support people who are living with, or affected by chronic pain who access our phone, online forum and ehelp support services. This is a great opportunity to enhance your communication skills and develop an understanding of pain self-management, while providing a valued service to people living with long-term pain. By joining us you will join a fast-growing and respected service. Due to the nature of the role, successful applicants will be required to undertake a PVG check.
Bereavement Support Volunteer
St Columba's Hospice Care
Provide supportive listening and information to the family members and loved ones of people accessing palliative care, pre- and post-bereavement.
Co-facilitate support groups for bereaved relatives, working alongside an experienced co-facilitator.
Attend regular and ongoing supervision and CPD opportunities.
Maintain accurate and appropriate records, in line with organisational policies and procedures.
Retail Volunteer - Edinburgh Newington
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
From stunning boutiques full of designer gems to discount stores where you can grab a bargain, our charity shops are much-loved across Scotland.
We are looking for friendly volunteers to help our shop management team assist customers and donors, and ensure the shop is tidy and well stocked. Whether you have a passion for fashion and love chatting to customers, or you would prefer to be behind the scenes in our stockroom, your help could make a difference in your local community.
Our Retail Volunteer Anne shares why she loves volunteering, “I wanted to learn new skills as well as get to know more people locally, so volunteering in the shop was ideal. I enjoy being part of the team! It’s good to feel useful and part of the successful running of the shop.”
We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, long Covid, or a stroke. Our shops are vital in helping us raise the funds needed to provide services such as community support services, specialist nurses, advice and information, education, and peer support.
Join our fabulous team of Retail volunteers and learn new skills, make great friends, and make a real difference to people in Scotland who are isolated, scared, or anxious about their condition.
Retail Volunteer - Edinburgh Davidson's Mains
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
From stunning boutiques full of designer gems to discount stores where you can grab a bargain, our charity shops are much-loved across Scotland.
We are looking for friendly volunteers to help our shop management team assist customers and donors, and ensure the shop is tidy and well stocked. Whether you have a passion for fashion and love chatting to customers, or you would prefer to be behind the scenes in our stockroom, your help could make a difference in your local community.
Our Retail Volunteer Anne shares why she loves volunteering, “I wanted to learn new skills as well as get to know more people locally, so volunteering in the shop was ideal. I enjoy being part of the team! It’s good to feel useful and part of the successful running of the shop.”
We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, long Covid, or a stroke. Our shops are vital in helping us raise the funds needed to provide services such as community support services, specialist nurses, advice and information, education, and peer support.
Join our fabulous team of Retail volunteers and learn new skills, make great friends, and make a real difference to people in Scotland who are isolated, scared, or anxious about their condition.
Retail Volunteer - Edinburgh Bruntsfield
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
From stunning boutiques full of designer gems to discount stores where you can grab a bargain, our charity shops are much-loved across Scotland.
We are looking for friendly volunteers to help our shop management team assist customers and donors, and ensure the shop is tidy and well stocked. Whether you have a passion for fashion and love chatting to customers, or you would prefer to be behind the scenes in our stockroom, your help could make a difference in your local community.
Our Retail Volunteer Anne shares why she loves volunteering, “I wanted to learn new skills as well as get to know more people locally, so volunteering in the shop was ideal. I enjoy being part of the team! It’s good to feel useful and part of the successful running of the shop.”
We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, long Covid, or a stroke. Our shops are vital in helping us raise the funds needed to provide services such as community support services, specialist nurses, advice and information, education, and peer support.
Join our fabulous team of Retail volunteers and learn new skills, make great friends, and make a real difference to people in Scotland who are isolated, scared, or anxious about their condition.
Kindness Volunteer
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, stroke or Long Covid.
The care and support we deliver every day ensures everyone can live the life they want to. Across Scotland, we provide vital advice, information, and support through our No Life Half Lived strategy.
Join our amazing team of Kindness Callers, who provide a listening ear to people who have had one of our conditions via a weekly telephone call to reduce the feeling of isolation and loneliness.
Community Support Volunteer (1-1) Tayside
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
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. The care and support we deliver every day ensures everyone can live the life they want to. Across Scotland, we will provide vital advice, information, and support through our No Life Half Lived strategy.
Join our amazing team of Community Support Volunteers, who support people with one or more of our conditions 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 to community and can be delivered in a one-to-one and/or group setting in person, virtually or via telephone.
Community Support Volunteer (1-1) Lothian
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
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. The care and support we deliver every day ensures everyone can live the life they want to. Across Scotland, we will provide vital advice, information, and support through our No Life Half Lived strategy.
Join our amazing team of Community Support Volunteers, who support people with one or more of our conditions 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 to community and can be delivered in a one-to-one and/or group setting in person, virtually or via telephone.
Call Companion
Re-engage
As a call companion, you will make regular telephone calls to a lonely and isolated older person experiencing loneliness and isolation. These calls provide a lifeline of friendship for our older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated. Over time, you and the older person you have been matched with will get to know each other well and together you will spend many hours full of fun, laughter and stories. Tasks include calling the older person you have been matched with two to four times per month at an agreed time, following the guidance in your call companion training modules to ensure that your calls are enjoyable and keeping in regular contact with Re-engage.
Shop Assistant
Cats Protection - South Clerk Street Shop
Would you like to be part of our amazing volunteer retail team?
You’ll develop new skills, make new friends and help raise the funds needed to help thousands of cats and kittens each year.
We have several volunteer roles in our shops, so you can pick whichever appeals to you most!
Fundraiser
DataKirk SCIO
We need support in the area of income generation and building a financially sustainable project. We need help in the following
areas:
Business Development
Commissioning /Contracting
Fundraising Events
Fundraising Strategy
Researching Funders and writing proposals
Volunteer Exhibition Assistant
Talbot Rice Gallery
We are looking for volunteers to get involved in every exhibition at the Talbot Rice Gallery as Volunteer Exhibition Assistants. Our team of volunteers are crucial in the success of our exhibitions and provide essential and valued support. All volunteers receive training for their role and support from the Gallery team throughout their time volunteering with us. We offer practical experience of working in a contemporary gallery space, public engagement and the opportunity to meet artists.
For more information, please check our website about this opportunity: https://www.trg.ed.ac.uk/get-involved/opportunities
Trustee
Friends of Seaview Charitable Trust
We need new Trustees to join our friendly charity doing a great job for children in Edinburgh. We are interested in people joining our board who feel they can assist us in taking forward our work. We are particularly interested in people who may want to chair meetings, undertake secretarial roles and assist with fundraising. You will join a friendly and supportive group.
We are looking for people interested in managing a small charity working with children with disabilities and the management of a large garden.
Welfare Volunteer
Shrub Co-op
Welfare Volunteers work together helping to ensure the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of volunteers and members of the SHRUB Coop. This could include helping create accessible welfare policies, assisting with workshops and drop in sessions and arbitrating conflicts and complaints - not all volunteers have to take part in all tasks, giving the volunteers opportunity to focus on their interest areas. We ask for a minimum commitment of 6 months of volunteering, approximately 2-3h/week. Please note: the volunteering opportunity is not suitable for anyone under 16years of age or who has not yet reached school-leaving age.
Friendship Caller
Age Scotland East Lothian
In Scotland, over 218,000 older people say they feel lonely all or most of the time- Age Scotland's Friendship Services aims to combat this!
Having a conversation can have such a positive impact. That’s why we offer a Friendship Service which listens, provides friendship and offers support. We can talk about all sorts, from current interests, hobbies, personal and professional goals, top tier biscuits, time travel – the list is endless!
The role of a Friendship Caller Volunteer is to provide friendship, companionship and a listening ear to people who are 50 and over and would benefit from a weekly chat. We are looking for volunteers who can volunteer 2-3 hours of their time on the same day each week.
If you'd like to learn more about the Friendship Caller role, we'd love to hear from you!
The Cottage dementia day club volunteer
LifeCare Edinburgh Ltd
As a volunteer at our day social club, you can help support older people living with dementia to socialise and thrive, continuing to do the things they love in a friendly and fun-filled environment!
Donation Centre Logistics Assistant
Salvation Army Donation Centre
The Salvation Army is opening a brand new Donation Centre which we hope will become a re-use hub for the local area and beyond. Reducing how much we all send to landfill is so very important and we will offer people a convenient hub to donate items that still have re-use potential. Part of our work will be to offer to collect donations of furniture from people’s houses and deliver some sold items. We are looking for a volunteer to assist in this work.
Collective Advocacy-Eating Disorders
CAPS Independent Advocacy
This role involves using your own lived experiences of eating disorders in a positive way to raise awareness, fight against stigma and campaign for change. Working as a team, ‘Seen but not Heard’ eating disorders collective advocacy have developed training around eating disorders, two films, awareness events, attended conferences, responded to/developed consultations and have produced leaflets and resource packs.
Participant Peer Forum
CAPS Independent Advocacy
This role involves using personal experience as a peer worker/volunteer to raise awareness/promote understanding about peer work. Previous discussions in the group have included pay and peer work, opportunities to progress in peer work, language in peer work and employer’s understanding of peer work.
Advocacy - Eating Disorders
CAPS Independent Advocacy
This role involves using your own lived experiences of eating disorders in a positive way to raise awareness, fight against stigma and campaign for change. Working as a team, 'Seen but not Heard' eating disorders collective advocacy have developed training around eating disorders, two films, awareness events, attended conferences, responded to/developed consultations and have produced leaflets and resource packs.
Shop Volunteer
DebRA Shop - Stockbridge
The is a varied role and could include lifting heavy furniture and electrical items, electrical testing ( testing our donated electrical items to make sure they work), customer service, helping to keep the shop spick and span,
making our donated stock and shop floor clean and presentable, handyperson tasks (includes assembling and dismantling as necessary, occasional repair work), helping with rotation of stock, pricing, operating the till and visual merchandiser tasks such as creating displays.
Trustee Treasurer
SWAN (Scottish Women's Autism Network)
SWAN is recruiting for a Treasurer to join our Board.
Founded in 2012, we have gone through a period of significant change and growth over the last 18 months and are seeking a new Treasurer to join us on our Board for the next phase of our journey.
As a SWAN trustee, you have the chance to support and shape our work and strategic direction and make a significant contribution to improving the lives of autistic women, girls & non-binary people across Scotland.
SWAN Board meetings are held on Zoom - currently once every 6 weeks, for around two hours. As we are a small Charity, we do expect Trustees to contribute beyond preparing for and attending Board meetings. Each Trustee has their own roles and responsibilities, and we sometimes hold extra meetings for Board Development, Strategy Development, etc. We currently have 6 Trustees and are recruiting to the Treasurer role.
Regular Trustee duties include:
Reading Board papers before each meeting to prepare (agenda, minutes, CEO & finance reports, etc.)
Attending Board Meetings (online) every 6 weeks Familiarising yourself with SWAN and what we do (we can help you with this)
Volunteering for extra tasks which come up at meetings – depending on your skills, this might be helping with fundraising, sharing our social media posts, or supporting with HR or policies (less so for the Treasurer, who already has defined tasks, unless you have extra time available).
Checking your SWAN email for any information or requests for responses from other Trustees or the CEO
Representing and promoting SWAN and SWAN's work
Treasurer tasks include:
Liaising with the CEO and Chair on finances and reporting
Presenting monthly finance reports, raising issues and answering questions at Board meetings
Being a counter signatory to banking transactions Liaising with payroll, HMRC and pension providers
Liaising with the financial examiners for the annual review of accounts
Liaising with the CEO and Secretary to ensure statutory returns are made to the Charity Regulator
You can fulfil the Trustee role from home and, other than Board Meetings, in your own time. We are flexible in how and when you carry out the role as best suits you and we use a combination of email, video calls and text chat tools to keep in touch when we need to, depending on our communication preferences.
Scout Leader
85th Braid Scout Group
We are looking for 2-3 motivated volunteers who would enjoy working with young people (10 ½ - 14) to be leaders of our Scout Troop, planning and delivering the Scouting programme over the year. Primary task is to plan and deliver the "Scouting programme" (a mixture of games and activities that work towards the many badges Scouts can earn), alongside the other leaders in the team. This involves attendance at our Thursday evening meetings (during term time only), etc.
Family Support Volunteer
Volunteering Matters
Volunteering Matters are a national volunteering charity. We are looking "Family Support" Volunteers in the City of Edinburgh, who can offer practical, social and emotional support to a local family in need.
Our Family Supporters programme recruits, trains and supports volunteers, matching them 1:1 with parents and families facing a range of life challenges and barriers. Volunteers help families, spending 1:1 time together on a personalised set of goals chosen by the family, for the family.
These goals may including achieving improved living standards, building confidence and soft skills, budgeting, healthier eating, better school life, improving health and wellbeing or introducing parents to community resources, and lots more.
If you have an understanding of the challenges that families are facing and would like to use your life experiences and skills to support others, this could be the role for you!
As a volunteer, you will build a strong relationship based on trust and mutual respect, acting as a friendly face who listens and cares about the family.
Mentor - Edinburgh
Volunteering Matters
The Inspire Project is a mentoring and supported volunteering programme in Edinburgh, aiming to help "New Scots".
New Scots aged 16-35 have the opportunity to take part in volunteering placements in their community, as well as the chance to have a Mentor who will support them as they try to move forward in life, in a new country.
As a mentor you will meet regularly with your mentee to provide practical and emotional support. You might help the young adult to increase their confidence, improve English skills, help to get into employment or further education, or achieve other personal or professional goals. Normally meeting with your mentee for around an hour a week, this is a great opportunity to be a positive and reliable source of support to a person facing life challenges and barriers.
Trumpet Volunteer
Volunteer Edinburgh - REH
We are hoping to recruit a trumpet player to share their passion for music with people currently facing a lengthy stay in hospital. The Royal Edinburgh Hospital provides psychiatric care to many individuals who have limited opportunity to share their interests with likeminded people. This volunteer will help promote relaxation, wellbeing and recovery through 1:1 sessions with patients, which would involve short musical performances and conversations about music.
Retail Volunteer-Edinburgh, Crighton Place 55915/A8
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: 26 Crighton Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH7 4NY, 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
Movement For Memories Volunteers
Edinburgh Leisure
In the Movement For Memories programme you will have the opportunity to support those living with dementia to access physical activity opportunities. You will work on a 1:1 basis with a person living with dementia to help them access swimming, tennis, golf, the gym, or fitness classes. You will offer them support and encouragement to help them enjoy and participate in their chosen activity. You will also complete observation sheets so we can see how the participant is getting on.
Ageing Well Buddy Swimming Volunteer (Age 45+)
Edinburgh Leisure
Are you 45+ with a warm and open manner, and an appreciation
for the benefits of being active?
We are looking for enthusiastic and caring people, who are
confident in water, to join our friendly & sociable team of
volunteers to support older adults (50+) to be physically active, and
comfortable in a swimming pool environment, at one of our
venues in Edinburgh.
We’ll make sure that you receive training and support to enable
you to have fun and succeed in making a difference with us.
Buddy Swimming is for older adults who would like to swim but
who have either lost their confidence, or perhaps due to ill health,
are no longer able to swim on their own. Ageing Well volunteers -
all of whom are older adults themselves – meet participants in the
reception area prior to the session and give the necessary support
both at poolside and in the pool to help participants regain their
confidence whilst working on improving their strength,
coordination, and flexibility.
Volunteers say that they develop deeper connections within their
communities, feel better physically, mentally, and emotionally; and
are better able to manage health conditions such as stress.
The project is run in partnership with NHS Lothian and is part of
the UK Ageing Well network, which aims to increase the
expectation of good health in older adults. Please check out our
webpage for more information on our activities
https://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/ageing-well
Reception Volunteer
The Health Agency
Welcoming clients and therapists when they arrive at reception. Helping new clients and therapists find their way about, showing them where facilities are. Answering the telephone and forwarding calls or taking messages or helping with enquiries. Checking emails and forwarding messages as required, replying or helping with enquiries. Data entry,
Cashier Sales Assistant Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Leith)
Engaging with customers and serving them in a helpful and friendly way.
Communicating with fellow volunteers about what has sold and needs re-stocking.
Honing your retail and cashier skills behind the till and taking payments.
Helping with administration and reception duties around the till area.
Promoting Gift Aid and sales campaigns, and chatting to customers.
Acting as an ambassador for the British Heart Foundation.
Befriender (Adults and Elderly)
City of Edinburgh Council - Health & Social Care Department
The COVID-19 crisis is difficult for us all but people with caring responsibilities (unpaid carers) are under even more pressure and stress. Reduced/closed services mean that many carers have no choice but to care round the clock for loved ones without any hope of break.
Once the support is restored, many carers will feel burnt out and physically and emotionally tired. We hope that this is where you can step in. As a volunteer you will be spending 1:1 time with the person to give their carer a break
Simulated Patient
University of Edinburgh - Simulated Patient Programme
We require volunteers from both sexes and all age groups who will pretend to be patients so that students can gain experience in dealing with patients in a relaxed and safe atmosphere. A simulated patient is someone who has been carefully trained to portray the emotional, symptomatic and physical characteristics of an actual patient. They are additionally trained to provide feedback to students on their performance during the simulated patient encounter.
Retail Volunteer - Davidson Mains
Chest Heart & Stroke Shop - Easter Road
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 and helping to keep the shop clean and tidy.
Volunteer Church Welcomer/Guide
Greyfriars
Greyfriars Kirk has been welcoming over 50,000 visitors from around the world, every year. We are looking for volunteer Welcomers to join our team. In a nutshell, your role will be to greet our visitors and ensure their experience with us is unique and welcoming. Sound like fun?
It’s your job to personalise their visit by sharing your knowledge, encouraging their questions, assisting them in the gift shop, and making everyone feel welcome!
From the signing of the Covenant and our place in Scotland’s history, to Edinburgh’s most beloved dog, Bobby and our connection to the Harry Potter franchise, there is something here for everyone!
Treasurer
Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust
Supporting a local charity board in the role of Treasurer. Developing the strategy of the Charity and defining the path for sustainability and development of the organisation along with the Board, Trust manager, and the Staff Leadership Team. Within this, the Treasurer particularly considers financial evidence and analysis. Supporting the Finance officer with the annual budgeting process and in reviewing management accounts presented to the boards bi-monthly meetings.
Gardener
Venchie Children & Young People's Project
Do you have green fingers, do you enjoy making green spaces neat and tidy. You would be required to cut grass and weed borders, help plant out seasonal plants and sweeping up of leaves and rubbish. We are a children and young people?s project based in East Edinburgh.
Youth Group Volunteer
Sikh Sanjog
Sikh Sanjog is looking for a volunteer to support our youth group. On a Friday afternoon we run a group for young people aged 7-21 from Sikh and Ethnic Minority communities. This is a space for them to socialise, get creative and build confidence. We are looking for an enthusiastic, open-minded and friendly volunteer who wants to make a difference and improve the lives of young people. Main tasks; creative activities, planning activities, interacting with young people, organising the space.
Children's Study Buddy
Positive Help
As a Study Buddy you will support the learning and development of a child or a young person who is affected by HIV and/or Hepatitis C. You will meet weekly for 1-2 hours to spend one-on-one time together. Sessions usually take place in a café or community space such as a library Together you can work on homework or development of relevant skills, such as developing the child’s motor skills by doing crafts or doing a physical activity. The sessions are creative and child-lead. This is a great opportunity if you would like to gain experience for working in education. Study Buddies help children build their confidence, develop a love of learning, gain new life-skills and improve their numeracy and literacy.
Trustees
B Healthy Together
We are an organisation which aims to facilitate health improvement for the communities in the West of Edinburgh which include Broomhouse, Sighthill & Parkhead. Using an inclusive approach, we promote healthy lifestyles and provide a variety of social health activities. We are looking for volunteers to join our Board who represent
our local communities of Broomhouse, Sighthill and Parkhead.
Store Merchandiser
British Heart Foundation Furniture Shop (Dalry)
Do you have a knack for presentation, an eye for detail and enjoy making things look their best? We’re looking for people like you to volunteer in our F&E stores to help make them look as appealing and inspiring as possible. You can expect to be helping out with visual merchandising, making sure everything is displayed to its full potential; you will also be involved in creating eye catching displays in our homeware department ensuring the items are clean and labelled.
Retail Volunteer - Haymarket
British Heart Foundation Furniture Shop (Dalry)
Do you always have a welcoming smile on your face and love getting in to conversations? Why not get to know the people from your community with this versatile volunteering role. You will be serving customers, helping to promote our stock and awareness campaigns and encouraging every donor to become part of our Gift Aid scheme.
Volunteer Warehouse Assistant
British Heart Foundation Furniture Shop (Dalry)
Typical tasks include:
Safely lifting and carrying a range of furniture items by hand.
Ensuring the warehouse is always kept clean, safe and organised.
Dealing with van deliveries to the shop and preparing deliveries for customers.
Building flat-pack furniture for display purposes and carrying out light furniture repairs if confident alongside the Warehouse Supervisor.
Re-stocking furniture on the shop floor as items are sold.
Peer Support Volunteer - CARDS
Rowan Alba
Many of our clients who engage with the CARDS Service become curious about or wish to engage in recovery or with dedicated recovery services. In response to feedback from clients and volunteers we now have dedicated Peer Volunteers who themselves are in recovery and have lived experience of that journey and can provide our clients with hope and belief that they can make a positive change.
Shop Assistant
Grassmarket Community Project
Lone working in the shop. Able to open and close shop. Handling cash and card payments.
Rotational basis to cover 7-day opening 10.30 to 4.40 or 2-3 shifts to cover opening hours.
Customer service. Pricing as outlined by the shop team. Display and merchandising (may include transferring items from one display to another). Stock control.
Day Care - Club Assistant
Pilton Equalities Project
Set up dinner plates and cups etc, help with co-ordinating games or activities organised for that day, assist service users when playing board games or bingo, clear away and assist with washing cutlery and plates. Must be willing to undertake a disclosure through the PVG Scheme
Breakfast Club Cook
Libertus Services
Your Role will be to cook and serve breakfast items to older people within a sheltered housing complex. The club is designed to encourage social interaction and reduce loneliness for the individuals who live in the local area. Cooking and preparing breakfast items for various individuals
Prepping area for use
Serving food and drinks to customers
Cleaning up the kitchen space after
Guiding and supporting Kitchen assistant
Music Shop Based Volunteers Required (Raeburn)
Oxfam
What Do We Need Help With?
There are so many different roles you can do as a volunteer for Oxfam, there's bound to be a role that suits you!
Shop Assistant Volunteer - covering a bit of everything in the shop.
Trainee Lead Volunteer - get some supervisory experience, learn how to run a shift in the Shop Manager's absence.
Online sales Volunteer - Spot the unusual donations when they come in, research their value, list them and despatch them when they sell. A way to learn about e-commerce.
Stockroom Volunteer - Not comfortable yet to go on the shop floor? No problem, join our stockroom team and be part of the Oxfam family.
Admin and Recruitment Volunteer - Help the shop team with the recruitment and training records of the volunteers and learn about the admin processes required with running a shop.
Social Media Volunteer - Do you have some pizazz with social media posts? Can you engage with new followers? Some of our shop teams could do with your help!
Why we want you
Together we can help people facing poverty all over the world – all from right
here, in this very shop. Join our friendly team as an Oxfam Volunteer and you’ll
find yourself at the heart of your community, making amazing things happen.
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with
poverty. We have two key aims:
Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital
support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and
natural disasters.
Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote
inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947,
raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more
about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
Awareness Raising Volunteer Assistants: Oral Health
LINKnet Mentoring
LINKnet are looking for volunteers to support paid staff to increase awareness of oral health among ME (minority ethnic) communities by bringing the communities in and delivering oral and wider health improvement messages in an accessible manner. “Edinburgh Smile”, is a project of LINKnet that partners MEHIS (Minority Ethnic Health Inclusion Service)- NHS. The successful candidates will be involved in the development and coordination of activities to raise awareness.
Starter Pack Volunteer
Fresh Start
Unpacking, sorting donations and assigning them to the designated area in the warehouse.
Making starter packs – food, crockery, pots and pans, cleaning, bed linens, towels, curtains or toiletries.
Keeping the packing and sorting areas safe and tidy.
Recycling items as necessary.
Working in a team and ensuring warehouse is clean and organised.
Polish Speaking Support Volunteer
Health All Round
Provide one to one support to a Polish speaking individual who may be isolated or struggling with health problems.
Help them to attend groups and events.
Provide some practical support such as helping with letters or phone calls.
No personal care or crisis support is involved.
Young Humanist Ambassador
Humanist Society Scotland
Young Humanist Scotland Ambassadors (age 18-30) play a vital role in supporting the charity. Helping to promote our work and campaigns, organising events, representing the charity online and at events, and speaking about our work and the importance of our campaigns (media training is available). Most events take place online, with some opportunities for in-person. A flexible role which can be designed around your skills and interests. For example, you could help run our film club, create social media content to amplify our campaigns, get involved in campaigning, and more. Contact us to explore what this volunteer opportunity could look like for you. You can help to further Humanist Society Scotland’s aims; grow our youth membership and engage young people in a meaningful way; enable young humanists to meet socially and discuss relevant issues; and help promote national campaigns and fundraising initiatives. Focus areas might include: Climate change, Women's rights, fighting religious bigotry, LGBT+ and trans rights, Religion and freedom thought in education, Children's rights, Histories of science, Humanist celebrations and ceremonies.
Volunteer Youth Work Assistant
Space@The Broomhouse Hub
Your role will be to assist with our Friday night youth club. Your main duties will include building positive relationships with the young people (8 to 11 years), helping with arts and crafts, playing games and prepping some food.
Group Support
You're Never Too Old
Volunteers role – Passenger assisting by supporting elderly people to get on and off transport. Carry out various activities, i.e., arts and crafts, gentle exercise, board games, dominoes, quizzes, singing, we do indoor bowling and Kurling we also go on outings. Help by serving lunch and clearing up. Bringing your own skills to the group would also be welcomed. The group is on a Monday and Tuesday, for passenger assist 9am-3pm, for group support 10am-2pm.
General Admin Duties
You're Never Too Old
You’re Never Too Old is a charity which supports the elderly and vulnerable in our local community. We are looking for a volunteer to join us for three hours per week, on a Monday or Tuesday helping to build our presence on social media and general admin duties
Social Media Skills, Admin skills, accounting would also be beneficial but not necessary
We have a very friendly and dedicated team of volunteers supporting the group.
Care Van Driver Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
The Care Van, which Bethany runs in partnership with Edinburgh City Mission, is an all year round service that offers food and support to people who are experiencing homelessness in the city. Duties include:
Check the Care Van for damage or problems before leaving.
Drive the Care Van, following the usual route.
Stay close to the Care Van at all times in case it needs moved in a hurry.
Report any incidents or damage to the Care Van.
Passing the Baton Befriender
Bethany Christian Trust
Befriending can make a huge impact in the lives of people who are at risk of homelessness or moving into new settled accommodation. You can help an individual in Edinburgh reconnect back into the community by taking them out and introducing them to social groups and activities in their area.
Bookshop Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
What will the volunteering role look like?
Assisting customers in the shop in a friendly and professional manner, whether that be answering enquiries or just having a chat.
Sorting donated goods. This a large part of every retail role.
Pricing donated goods
Replenishing and changing the stock on display.
Operating the till.
Talking to customers.
Making our displays and window look their best!
Retail Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
Retail volunteers are the backbone of our shops. A day can include sorting donations, operating the till or pricing stock – every day, and every shop, is different! Each volunteer brings their own skills, experience and character to a role.
Homework Club Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
The BME (Black Minority and Ethnic) Homework club is an after school club for families who have English as a second language. Volunteers will be involved in planning, preparing and supervising activities for the children. They will also be working one to one with families and carers, to help them to support their children complete their homework and improve their English. Volunteers will help to prepare snacks and drinks and encourage attendees to engage with activities.
It takes place every Wednesday during term time from 3.30-4.30pm.
Safety / Tour Guide
Risk Factory (The)
The Risk Factory is a purpose built centre set up like a film set of everyday situations where visitors can experience risk in a safe environment covering topics such as fire, home and road safety. Our volunteer Safety / Tour Guides escort small groups round the lifelike scenarios delivering safety messages and running simple activities that enable them to think about dangers and actions to reduce and / or avoid risk.
Patient Feedback Volunteer
Marie Curie (Midlothian)
As a Patient Feedback Volunteer, you will play a central role in helping us understand our patients’ and carers’ experiences, by collecting and recording their feedback through a range of channels.
Your role will include some of, but is not restricted to, the following tasks:
· Speak with patients, families and carers over the phone and ask for feedback.
· Record answers and opinions given by patients accurately, as much as possible in their own words
· Collect the data and enter onto a database
· Discuss the results with your line manager
· Meet with your line manager to find out how the service can be improved
· Let patients know how their ideas and opinions are being used to improve services, where appropriate.
· Attend selected hospice meetings, as and when required
Editorial Assisant Volunteer
Pain Concern (East Lothian)
What you would be doing?:
You will be part of a team, editing, writing and commissioning content for the magazine, newsletter, website, leaflets, etc. of Pain Concern. The editorial jobs involved in converting text to publication include:
• Copy-editing
• Editing transcripts of interviews to produce copy ready for publication.
• Working with authors, advisers and designers
• Proof reading
• Permissions and acknowledgements
• Indexing and working with indexers
• Bibliographical references
• Corrections and maintaining an archive
• Researching information about pain and related topics
Office Assistant
Pain Concern (Midlothian)
Pain Concern are looking for a volunteer to support with preparing information leaflets and magazines orders for dispatch using courier services. Please note, this role involves light physical work including lifting and stretching. Training will be given.
What you would be doing:
· Preparation and packing of orders
· Dispatching information leaflets and magazines to individuals and organisations
· Dispatching boxes of information leaflets to clinics and exhibitions
· Dispatching fundraising letters
· Dealing with email correspondence
· Answering and recording client enquiries
· Recording stock in and out
· Maintain accurate stock data base(s)
· Follow health and safety policies and procedures and be proactive in supporting a positive health and safety culture.
· Liaise with appropriate members of staff
Youth group helpers and team leaders
Girlguiding Scotland (SL)
Would you like to go on fun adventures, explore and laugh with friends?
At Girlguiding we do everything from camping to campaigning! We’re all about girls and young women laughing, learning and having adventures. Why not join the fun?
Meetings usually run on weekday evenings for about an hour, and you can choose how much or how little you can help out! Our different sections cover ages 4-18, so there’s something for everyone.
Youth volunteering with Girlguiding Scotland looks great on a CV, and can improve skills like teamwork, leadership, communication, creativity and IT. It’s great experience if you want a career in youthwork or education. You can get extra training like First Aid, the disclosure check for working with children is paid for by us and we’ll help you every step of the way. There are loads of meetings happening all over South Lanarkshire, so you can join one close to you.
Our volunteers are what makes Girlguiding amazing, and we welcome people of all backgrounds and walks of life. Come have a chat with us, you won’t regret it!
Become a volunteer - https://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/become-a-volunteer/
PVG (Disclosure Scotland): Yes, free of charge.
Befriender for a child or young person with Cystic Fibrosis (South Lanarkshire)
Butterfly Trust (SL)
Befriending is a fantastic and rewarding way to make a real difference to the life of someone else. Apart from the personal satisfaction of helping someone, it is also an opportunity to enhance your own life experience and build new skills.
Befrienders MUST have held a full driving licence for at least 2 years and have the use of a smoke free car.
A minimum commitment of 1 year is needed to ensure these goals can be met.
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a life limiting condition that currently affects around 1200 people in Scotland. The Butterfly Trust aspires to improving the quality of life for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis by providing support, promoting people's rights and helping them to live independently.
Our befrienders offer one to one face-to-face support to a young person aged 8 to 18, who has Cystic Fibrosis. Young people living with this condition have a demanding daily treatment regime at home and sometimes experience limitations that can affect their confidence and ability to cope with the challenges of everyday living. They may also be socially isolated because of their condition.
A befriender will meet with the young person for around 3 hours every 1 to 2 weeks, away from the home environment, to build a trusting one to one relationship. A session might simply be an opportunity to chat, eg over a snack or coffee, or may involve a specific activity such as sport or creative/arts. This will allow the young person space and a suitable environment to explore their feelings, discuss their fears, develop life skills and grow in the areas where they may be struggling.
Desirable qualities required include good listening skills, patience and an adaptable attitude.
Training and support is provided; and expenses reimbursed.
After applying you will be asked to complete an application form and to meet with us for a short informal interview. Befrienders will then attend an induction event (expenses paid) and the trust will acquire PVG clearance on their behalf, before being paired up with an appropriate client in the Glasgow area, within a reasonable distance from your home.
Office Admin Volunteer
LINKnet Mentoring (Midlothian)
Volunteers must be available to work one full day from our office in Edinburgh per week for about three to four months. They should have good IT and communication skills. Must be aiming to secure employment in the UK or further education for themselves.
LINKnet Mentoring is a voluntary sector charitable organisation that provides support for minority ethnic people on employment, education admissions, personal development and health and wellbeing through various projects. We have many vacancies for volunteers in different categories to provide online or face-to-face support. If you are keen to participate in the voluntary work, please email Dissa.
Email: volunteers@linknetmentoring.com
Home Visitor
Pet Fostering Service Scotland
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
Resource Befriender
Safe Families
Resource Befrienders may do some painting, joinery, gardening or anything practical that will help a family out.
Gardeners
Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden
Who can resist the chance to help restore a 'lost' 15th century walled garden here in Edinburgh? Or to get fit without paying gym costs? We are keen to recruit volunteers for a wide variety of gardening tasks. You don't have to have specific gardening skills – enthusiasm counts. A wide variety of activities are involved in the restoration project – digging, clearing, weeding, planting, general repair and maintenance of sheds, greeting, helping with planning, harvesting seasonal produce being some of them.
Shop Assistant
Cattitude Boutique
Cattitude Cats Protection Boutique on Dundas Street is looking for volunteers! Our shop specializes in the finer things and we are looking for people with a keen eye for fashion. If you have a couple of hours to spare and would enjoy talking with customers, creating dynamic displays, posting on our social media, or just helping tidy up the shop we would love to hear from you!
Co-ordinator/ Horticulturist
The Lions Gate
To coordinate the work of approx 80 individuals we have on our database. Signing-up new volunteers, arranging drop-in sessions. Arranging events and workshops. Administrating volunteers. Health & Safety. Considerable knowledge of planting, plant-lore, growing, harvesting.
Stock Generator Volunteer
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Our Retail Volunteers fight back against loneliness, stop fear in its tracks and keep people alive for longer – all while having fun at the same time!
We are looking for someone who enjoys engaging with their local community to help our retail team by securing stock donations from shops, local businesses, and community venues.
Allan, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland volunteer says: “Anyone who does any kind of volunteering gets a lot of satisfaction from it. I always just hoped that my general knowledge, experience, and encouragement could help a little bit.”
We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, Long Covid, or a stroke. Our Retail team is vital in helping us raise the funds needed to provide services such as community support services, specialist nurses, advice and information, education, and peer support.
Join our fabulous team of Retail Volunteers and learn new skills, make great friends, and make a real difference to people in Scotland who are isolated, scared, or anxious about their condition.
Retail Volunteer - Morningside
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
From stunning boutiques full of designer gems to discount stores where you can grab a bargain, our charity shops are much-loved across Scotland.
We are looking for friendly volunteers to help our shop management team assist customers and donors, and ensure the shop is tidy and well stocked. Whether you have a passion for fashion and love chatting to customers, or you would prefer to be behind the scenes in our stockroom, your help could make a difference in your local community.
Our Retail Volunteer Anne shares why she loves volunteering, “I wanted to learn new skills as well as get to know more people locally, so volunteering in the shop was ideal. I enjoy being part of the team! It’s good to feel useful and part of the successful running of the shop.”
We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, long Covid, or a stroke. Our shops are vital in helping us raise the funds needed to provide services such as community support services, specialist nurses, advice and information, education, and peer support.
Join our fabulous team of Retail volunteers and learn new skills, make great friends, and make a real difference to people in Scotland who are isolated, scared, or anxious about their condition.
Retail Volunteer - Edinburgh Portobello
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
From stunning boutiques full of designer gems to discount stores where you can grab a bargain, our charity shops are much-loved across Scotland.
We are looking for friendly volunteers to help our shop management team assist customers and donors, and ensure the shop is tidy and well stocked. Whether you have a passion for fashion and love chatting to customers, or you would prefer to be behind the scenes in our stockroom, your help could make a difference in your local community.
Our Retail Volunteer Anne shares why she loves volunteering, “I wanted to learn new skills as well as get to know more people locally, so volunteering in the shop was ideal. I enjoy being part of the team! It’s good to feel useful and part of the successful running of the shop.”
We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, long Covid, or a stroke. Our shops are vital in helping us raise the funds needed to provide services such as community support services, specialist nurses, advice and information, education, and peer support.
Join our fabulous team of Retail volunteers and learn new skills, make great friends, and make a real difference to people in Scotland who are isolated, scared, or anxious about their condition.
Volunteering opportunities advertised
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SOHTIS is a leading anti-human trafficking NGO in Scotland. We are committed to bringing freedom to victims and survivors of human trafficking in Scotland. We have an experienced team which has much to offer to the wider NGO and statutory sectors. We are looking to recruit volunteer(s) who can assist us in securing opportunities to provide these skills via the public tendering procurement system in Scotland. This is a great opportunity to join our passionate team and working closely with our CEO.
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Sewing Volunteers & Groups
- Home-based volunteering, Suitable for groups, One-off volunteering
SOHTIS is committed to bringing freedom to victims and survivors of human trafficking in Scotland. This is a great opportunity to work within our social enterprise making the beautiful products which wen then go on to sell in a variety of locations. We are looking to recruit volunteer sewers or sewing groups who would like to give some time to assist us in replenishing our stock. All materials including patterns and prototypes provided and we have facilities where you can come and work, alternatively you can do this from home. If you are a creative there will also be an opportunity to share your ideas of other things we could make. This is essential role which allows us to recover more victims of human trafficking in Scotland.
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SOHTIS is committed to bringing freedom to victims and survivors of human trafficking in Scotland. This is a great opportunity to join our passionate team and work with our Development and Partnership Manager and CEO to research potential grant funders and prepare applications.
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Why we want you
Empower up is a programme of support is aimed at autistic young people between the ages of 12 and 19 who are living in Glasgow (and surrounding areas).
Participants will benefit from structured support to build and develop social navigation strategies and confidence. Social groups will also be created to encourage the development of peer friendships. Empower Up will take place over the course of 40 weeks, where participants will access 20 Social Navigation sessions and 20 Social Group sessions. There is also a Scotland Wide online group for young people between the ages of 12 and 15.
What you will be doing
Attending l group sessions
Volunteering with individuals to build their self-coping strategies and promote their self-management.
Talking with individuals, helping them to understand how their autism impacts them.
Building up positive relationships with people autistic people and other volunteers in group settings.
Spending time with / share activities with the group members
Help improve self-confidence, self-esteem and self-worth of people at the group
Help individuals to self-manage their own needs on a 1-2-1 basis in a public setting.
Welcoming new members
Accompanying group members in local outings
Keeping in touch with the group leader and notifying if you are unable to attend
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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.
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What you would be doing:
• Have personal experience of chronic pain
• Representing Pain Concern
• Build a network with local GP surgeries, NHS health board.
• Attend Pain Management groups (virtually or in person).
• Signpost to helpline, Pain Concern information leaflets, Airing Pain etc
• Carry out research into community groups, local events and businesses in your area, so that you can contact them to attend fayres, exhibitions etc
• Attend cheque presentations and local events officially thanking donors and hosts for their support
• Adhere to Pain Concern’s policies and procedures at all times
• Attend training and volunteer meetings
• Keep your Volunteer Manager up to date on your activities, including the contacts you’ve made and talks that you’ve arranged.
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What would you be doing?:
• Maintain communications those fundraising in aid of Pain Concern and provide support
• With support, help to plan and deliver events and activities to raise funds and awareness
• Send out fundraising packs
• Liaise with Media Team for publicising fundraisers and events
• Maintain a list of fundraising opportunities such as walks and marathons
• Help develop and maintain the fundraising section of Pain Concern’s website
• Research opportunities to promote community fundraising
• Develop links with local businesses
• Research and organise local fundraising events
• Recruit community fundraisers to support events in their area
• Represent Pain Concern at events
• Maintain a database of contact and other ad hoc admin support for the team as required
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What you would be doing?:
• Preparation and packing of orders
• Dispatching information leaflets and magazines to individuals and organisations
• Dispatching boxes of information leaflets to clinics and exhibitions
• Dispatching fundraising letters
• Dealing with email correspondence
• Answering and recording client enquiries
• Recording stock in and out
• Maintain accurate stock data base(s)
• Follow health and safety policies and procedures and be proactive in supporting a positive health and safety culture.
• Liaise with appropriate members of staff
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What you would be doing?:
• Help develop social media campaigns and day-to-day activities;
• Manage presence in social networking including Facebook & Twitter;
• Prepare graphics for sharing across channels
• Monitor the impact of social media campaigns; Analyse, review and report on effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximize the charity’s reach.
• Scheduling and posting social media content
• Capture and report on monthly data from across all social media platforms
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What you would be doing:
• Support with the creation and upload of content and images to the website
• Assist in the development of the charity’s website
• Conduct keyword research and web stat reporting
• Monitor online content ensuring the copy and content is accurate and positioned correctly.
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