Edinburgh volunteering opportunities
Volunteering on the Union Canal
Scottish Canals
Litter picking the towpaths and the water. Vegetation Control to widen the towpaths. Garden Maintenance at Calder Crescent. Painting the canal metal fencing surrounding locks & canal furniture metal and wooden. Graffiti removal from walls and bridges. These are some of the ways you will be able to help to ensure our beautiful canal side continues to flourish.
Digital Printed Products Volunteer
Bare Branding
Makers’ Mentor following full training on the equipment will be in charge of helping the beginner makers. It will include operating a large scale Epson digital printer, vinyl cutter, OKI white toner printer, heat-press, laminator and optionally-a screen printing set for printing onto garments. In return the Makers’ Mentor will be allowed to use the equipment for personal use for free.
Home Visitors (Radio Support)
British Wireless for the Blind
This role involves visiting blind and partially sighted people in their homes, installing their new radio and teaching them how to use it as well as providing ongoing support, where needed. This role also involves a small amount of admin.
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.
Fundraising Assistant
Any Dog'll Do Rescue (ADDR)
We are looking for creative volunteers to support our fundraising coordinators. We are entirely funded by donations and rehoming fees. A small amount really can make a difference to us, you will see where your hard work goes! The role can be tailored to you, but may include: Supporting coordinators to run events, Gaining support from corporate donors, Sourcing gift-in-kind donations for prizes etc, Sending sponsor packs, Researching new areas of funding, Speaking about ADDR for community groups.
Kennel Team
Any Dog'll Do Rescue (ADDR)
PLEASE NOTE: Dogs in our kennels tend to be larger dogs, many have behaviour issues. Walks are not just to provide enrichment and exercise, but also much needed training. If you are looking for an easy walk with a smaller or already trained dog, please consider another rescue. Role involves: Visiting our kennels in Midlothian walking our dogs, Training, socialisation, reducing behavioural problems, Report back to the kennel team and coordinator about progress and any problems.
Supporting Families in Crisis
Safe Families for Children Scotland
Once approved volunteers can look after a child who has been referred to us and invest time with them by taking them out for a few hours to do fun activities. If they have a spare room they may be able to host them overnight. Others meet up with parents or carers and go to the shops, go out for a walk or help with paperwork but above all else take time to be a listen and support. Resource Friends may do some painting, joinery, gardening or anything practical that helps out.
Charity Retail Volunteer
Cats Protection (Corstorphine)
Sorting through all donations, hanging stock, merchandising of stock, and customer service. Working alongside other volunteers in a friendly, bustling, happy environment. Full training in all aspects of retail which will benefit anyone considering working in this field. Cats Protection are always expanding and opening new stores and like to promote from within so this would be a good stepping stone for anyone interested in working within the 3rd Sector.
Therapeutic Gardening Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
The garden at the centre will require ongoing maintenance, including digging, weeding, mowing the lawn and pruning flowers and bushes.
The garden maintenance will facilitate befriending and supporting residents in learning basic gardening skills. These residents may have multiple and complex needs and are living in Anne Hope House.
(Note that this post is restricted to female applicants in order to reduce barriers of access for the all-female residents.)
Christmas Tree Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
We require volunteers to move and stack Christmas trees into size order in order for them to easily identified by the collection site volunteers later in the day.
This would need to be done between 8am and 9:30 am on a Saturday morning (either the 7th or the 14th of December) at one of four locations in Edinburgh
from 8am – 9.30am on the two Saturday dates (7th and 14th Dec). The sites would need different number of volunteers.
Fundraising group member
Health In Mind
In order to raise money to support the work of Health in Mind, we are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our fundraising group. This group will organise events to generate funds that will support our mental health services. If you are interested in events, fundraising or a career in the third sector, this will be a fantastic experience for you. You'll meet a fantastic group of people and support your local mental health charity at the same time.
Everyone has the right to live a full and satisfying life. At Health in Mind, we provide the tools, information and support to help people cope with life’s challenges. To find out more about the work we do, please visit health-in-mind.org.uk
Group Tasks:
• With help and guidance from the Events Fundraiser, you will meet fortnightly to discuss fundraising ideas and from these meetings organise bi-annual events for Health in Mind.
• Promotion and running of events.
Duty Volunteer
The Rock Trust
Provide support, advice and information to 16-25 year olds in need of assistance. Provide emergency food packages, laundry and shower facilities. Support young people to attend the local housing office and job cenre if required. Complete paper work and collate data in relation to support contact with young people. Develop working relationships with external support agencies to refer young people on in a planned and appropriate manner. Communicate effectively with the service delivery teams.
Supportive Flatmate
The Rock Trust
This is a live-in volunteering role. Volunteers will live with and support 3 young people who have/are experiencing homelessness. The aim is to provide safe, well-managed supported accommodation. Supportive Flatmates help to create this environment by being a responsible presence, providing practical support around the flat. A budget of £200 per month is available to plan activities with young people. Free rent, bills and internet are included.
Community engagement champion
Changeworks Ltd
To help deliver our current waste projects, Zero Waste Leith and Waste Free Edinburgh.
Typical activities we might ask our volunteers to carry out, usually alongside a member of staff, include: Hosting a stall / attending a community event; Delivering or supporting the delivery of a talk or workshop to a community group; Interviewing people about waste and recycling habits on their doorstep or in public places; Office administration tasks; Developing resources, monitoring and recording the number of bins presented on recycling days.
Business engagement champion
Changeworks Ltd
You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of the waste projects - Zero Waste Leith.
Key taks include:
• Visit local businesses and engage on waste and circular economy issues, such as inviting them to join our business charter
• Engaging with staff in local businesses and when at events, listening to their needs and signposting to relevant waste advice
• Distributing resources such as leaflets and stickers
• Capturing photos for social media
• Recording completed visits and keeping membership list updated
• Adding new businesses to online maps • Follow up with interested businesses who haven’t joined yet, and charter members to provide support and encourage progress
Heat Hero Volunteer
Changeworks Ltd
As a Heat Hero volunteer you will deliver face to face advice and support at home visits, helping people understand how to better control energy usage in their homes, so that they can better afford their heating. Wheelchair users are welcome to apply though may be called upon less frequently as not all properties to be visited will have wheelchair access.
Befriender
Waverley Care
Befrienders provide dedicated one-to-one support for people living with HIV or Hepatitis C. The service works by introducing a volunteer befriender to an individual who is living with a blood borne virus. The befriender then meets with the individual they’ve been matched with one-to-one, for approximately 2 hours per week. The support the befrienders provide can be as wide and varied as the needs of each individual and may include meeting for coffee or a meal, going out for a walk etc.
Independent Living Volunteer
Shaw Trust
Simple aids and equipment can help many thousands of older and disabled people live independently in their own homes, for longer. Your role will be to go out to communities across Lothian to demonstrate how equipment can help and where it can be found. Using the Disabled Living Foundation's resources, you will be confident in engaging audiences and raising awareness of the equipment that can change lives.
Trustee
Queensferry Sports and Community Hub
The best Boards are ones which benefit from individuals from a range of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets. The role of a Trustee is to ensure that Queensferry Sports and Community Hub fulfils its duty to its beneficiaries through provision of sports facilities, opportunities and community space and delivering on our charitable purposes: to provide recreational facilities to members of the general public in the area around, but not limited to, South Queensferry, Dalmeny and Kirkliston.
Schools Outreach Volunteer
RSPB Scotland
Tasks will include: Leading on delivering RSPB's standardised learning activities to primary school children, each of the three workshops last 90 minutes and focuses predominantly on learning outdoors; Inspiring children about wildlif, facilitating their learning during activities; Assisting with equipment and resource maintenance as necessary; Regularly checking and responding to emails as this will be our primary method of communicating with you and for sending school requests through to you.
Garden Helper
Cyrenians
Garden helpers can be involved with a variety of tasks which could include:
gardening (no experience necessary), joinery, cooking, event organisation, creative projects or administration tasks. The exact tasks depend on the season, the weather and individual inclination.
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.
Driver Assistant (FareShare)
Cyrenians
Accompany our volunteer drivers to deliver and collect food. Help load and unload the vans. Be an extra pair of hands helping the driver with navigation, route planning and timing. Working with other volunteers to load up the van with daily deliveries before you head out. Working within food safety guidelines (training given), and keeping the van clean and tidy.
Shop Assistant
Sue Ryder Shop - Seafield Road
General Volunteers are essential for supporting the smooth running of our shop. From serving at the till, to putting out stock , helping our customers with queries and what they are looking for and collecting as much gift aid from purchases as possible.
Fundraiser
Granton:hub
Do you have fundraising/income generation experience? Help us maximise the potential of the available space in this historic building to offer a vibrant mix of art/history/environmental activities, community cafe and garden, We need an active Fundraiser who can help us take the next step in our development.
Event Bookings Coordinator
Granton:hub
Manage Room Hire bookings and delivery: operate and monitor the room booking system from confirming bookings and requirements through to completion of the event. This will mean being available (along with other volunteers) to set up the room, ensure stocks of refreshments -and any catering if asked for - are available and clear up afterwards
Events programme: liaise with granton:hub’s sub groups, Development Co-ordinator and those using the rooms to co-ordinate a programme of activities.
Fundraising Team Member
Royal Air Forces Association
Carry out collections/events and engage with the public. Promote the RAF Association. Help to count collection money. A fundraiser is part of a team raising funds for the RAF Association, in their town, city or area. Funds are raised through supporting street and premises collections and other activities organised by the Fundraising Team Leader volunteer in your area or by the RAF Association.
Customer Service Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Tollcross)
Do you love to chat and get to know people? Can you talk about anything and everything? In our shops we talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. So, we’re always looking for outgoing and enthusiastic customer service volunteers.
Services Activity Support Volunteer
Teenage Cancer Trust
We are looking for volunteers to support staff to deliver fun activities for young people being treated on our Edinburgh units. Volunteers will also accompany groups of young people on off-site visits and deliver skills and hobbies workshops.
About Teenage Cancer Trust - We make sure young people don't face cancer alone. We do it by helping young people and their families deal with the many ways that cancer can affect your body, your mind and your life. We do it in partnership with the NHS and by bringing young people together so they can support each other. And we do it from the moment cancer is diagnosed until long after treatment is over. Teenage Cancer Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to providing specialist support for young people with cancer aged between 13 and 24. We fund 28 specialist units across the UK within NHS hospitals as well as specialist nurses and Youth Support Coordinators so that young people can be treated by teenage cancer experts, in the best place for them. The role We are looking for volunteers happy to give around 4-8 hours per month to support with the set up and facilitation of onsite activities and also accompanying groups of young people on off-site visits. Activities take place approximately once a month and may fall on weekdays, evenings and weekends, so you and the team of volunteers would be asked for your availability on a monthly basis. If you have a particular skill and would like to run a workshop for the young people our Youth Support Coordinator may be able to support this. Location Roles available at units in Glasgow and Edinburgh: The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh What you’ll be doing • Supporting young people generally throughout the trip/activity • Facilitating conversations with young people and supervising them as required • Supporting the team with preparations for the trips/activities as required • Being a visible presence among the group and upholding the values of the charity • You’ll become part of a friendly volunteering community whilst gaining experience in supporting young people for a national charity
Digital Befriender
People Know How
As a Digital Befriender, you will be part of a team put together to develop and implement Re:connect’s “Digital Classrooms”. You’ll be working as part of a team but also in 1-to-1 sessions to support people who would like help with learning digital skills. Share your passion, knowledge, and enthusiasm with people, develop their skills and find their spark of interest. You don’t need to know everything about people, computers, and everything digital. If you do, then great!
Peer Support Group Leader
Juno Perinatal Mental Health Support
Help to run our weekly support groups (along with one other person) providing peer support to Mums with perinatal mental health issues. It is essential that the volunteer has direct personal experience of perinatal mental health issues but must also be recovered and well enough to support others and commit to weekly meetings.
Gorgie Community Adventurer Volunteer
Vintage Vibes
We’re looking for volunteers from in/around the Gorgie area who are available for one morning or afternoon each week. You will be matched with a specific VIP based on having a shared interest and will develop a friendship with them. As their confidence grows, you will work with them to adventure out into the community to take part in local, from joining a local gardening project to attending a film group.
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 .
Human Resources Trustee
BE United
Purpose of the role
- Implement full HR procedures for all staff and volunteers.
- Manage HR of BE United. Build supportive and uplifting environment for the team. Ensure all activity is compliant with Health & Safety and Legal.
Main Duties
- Develop company procedures and processes
- Support Operational Management with all HR & HS
- Oversee Operational team, staff, artists and volunteers
- Create all BE United employment & volunteer contracts
- Create Health & Safety Policies
Researcher
BE United
Purpose of the role:
To source research and figures as in alignment with the work and needs of BE United; To ensure up to date and informed records are made and kept; Compile full records of contacts, suppliers and artists that BE United work with and will collaborate with; Ensure all records are kept up to date and stored correctly; Research key figures in accordance with BE United’s work within the Afrocentric community in Scotland.
Campaigner
Miricyl Mental Illness Research in Children and Young Lives
We have been investigating government (under) funding of mental health in a particular area in the UK and Scotland and would like to start a campaign to get the UK and Scottish governments to fund this adequately. Ideally using the Theory of Change or a similar tool we would like you to help plan and then implement a campaign to effect change. This could include a full range of options available: PR and the media; Public Affairs and lobbying; petitions; social media etc.
Gig Buddies Volunteer
Gig Buddies – Thera (Scotland)
Being a Gig Buddy with Thera (Scotland) means that you will be working one to one with a person who has a learning disability. You will be paired with this person based on any interests you share. Being a Gig Buddy involves attending events with your buddy, and meeting up with them as often as your gig requires. You will also help them to choose events and help with practical/transport arrangements.
Driver
HcL Handicabs
To drive HcL vehicles as required, to provide any necessary assistance for passengers before during or after travel consistent with their transport needs. To utilise equipment provided correctly to ensure passengers travel safely and comfortably. Taking responsibility for the daily upkeep of their vehicle including basic maintenance and cleaning, defect reporting is required. Completion of necessary paperwork including fares collection from passengers and delivery of fares and driver sheets.
Gorgie Community Bingo Caller
Vintage Vibes
We’re looking for volunteers from in/around the Gorgie area who are available for one afternoon fortnightly. The role would involve meeting up with a group of sheltered housing residents in their communal lounge to organize a bingo session. All equipment and training is provided. You will ensure that everyone feels included and enjoys the bingo session. You will encourage the group to participate and to have fun. You will be sensitive to the needs – emotional and physical – of the individuals within the group.
Corporate Schmoozer
Vintage Vibes
This role is all about making friends with businesses in Edinburgh in order to try to encourage Vintage Vibes to be their charity of the year, or one of the charities they support. It's about researching potential companies to approach (we want to target fun, light-hearted ones that match our ethos), developing relationships and finding fun, wacky ways for them to support us long term. You will be supported by the Marketing and Fundraising Managers and be given opportunities for training.
Befriender
Leonard Cheshire
Befrienders actively enable our clients to enjoy a more independent lifestyle. By offering your companionship and practical support you will be enabling people to have more choices and control over their lives. We are looking for people who love swimming, bowling, discos and trips to the zoo and city farms. You can help open the door to a wider social network for our clients and have some fun.
Witness Service Volunteer
Victim Support Scotland
What role could you play in empowering witnesses of crime?
Victim Support Scotland is looking for Witness Support volunteers all across Scotland to provide practical and emotional support to those witnesses attending court visits in their local area.
You will be given in-depth training into court procedures and the juridical system, develop skills in listening and support. This is your opportunity to join a lively network of volunteers and grow personally and professionally. All reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
As you will be working alongside staff and witnesses, good oral and written communication skills are essential to this role as is the ability to work in a non-judgemental manner. PVG checks and references required.
***For all enquiries, please tell state where you reside - thanks***
Welfare Rights Adviser
Community Help and Advice Initiative (CHAI)
To help provide advice in a welfare rights office. You will, after training and mentoring, be able to interview clients and provide information whilst being supported by our team. You will be able to offer practical assistance such as filling in forms and writing letters as well as doing arithmetic calculations for benefit entitlement. After training you will have a good knowledge of other agencies and will be able to refer clients as needed. You will be required to record cases and statistics.
Day Care Volunteer
The Open Door Edinburgh
The Open Door needs you to help us create an atmosphere of care, love and laughter in our day care services for older people (80 years plus) including people living with dementia. You will support our members to participate in a fun programme of mulit-sensory activities from arts and crafts to quizzes, seated swing dancing to indoor bowls, poetry readings to sing-a-long sessions. You will also help serve hot drinks and meals to our members and share a freshly cooked lunch with them.
Home Visitor
Home-Start Leith And North East Edinburgh
We are now looking for volunteers - could you make a difference and become a Home-Start Volunteer supporting families in their own homes. If you have been a parent or have parenting experience and have an understanding of how demanding young children can be you could make a difference.
Sorter for Donated Goods
Oxfam Shop, Nicolson St
Clothing and bric a brac are both profitable areas for us - but only if the products are carefully selected, priced, and displayed in the shop. If you have a keen interest in fashion, or if you can spot a valuable collector's item amongst the bric a brac, you could be a valued member of our shop team. If you have an interest in these areas, but are not yet expert, don't worry, we will give you training, and you can work alongside our more experienced sorters.
Conservation Volunteer
Water of Leith Conservation Trust
Help look after the Water of Leith. Volunteers carry out practical conservation tasks along the river and walkway in conjunction with City of Edinburgh Council Natural Heritage Service. This could be a river clean-up, tree or wildflower planting, meadow cutting, invasive plant control (May-July), vegetation control, footpath maintenance. Children of all ages are welcome if supervised by an adult.
Shop volunteer
St Columba's Shops Limited
We would love to hear from anyone who can offer 2 or 3 hours a week in our relaunched shop at 74 Dalry Road. Volunteers help with all aspects of running our lively shop; from accepting and sorting donations, to creating stylish & eye catching window displays, to meeting and serving customers. This is a great chance to meet new people, learn new skills and to be part of something very special. If you would like to find out more why not pop in to the Dalry shop or call 0131 337 0685
Shop and Backshop Assistants
St Columba's Shops Limited
We have numerous opportunities for volunteering in our shops. We are always looking for help to sort bric a brac, clothing, books, records and other donated goods. There are opportunities to work on the till (full training given) in merchandising the shops and windows, filling shelves and general help. We are happy for people to try a range of tasks to see what they enjoy doing.
Youth and Childrens Worker
The BIG Project
Would you like to make a positive difference to local children and young people? If you are enthusiastic, fun and engaging, maybe a role as a volunteer youth and children?s worker could be just what you are looking for. Support kids to have fun, learn, achieve and feel good about themselves. We are looking for volunteers to support in one of our three open youth clubs (Junior club for P5-7, Senior club for P7-S6 and our Roots club for P3/4).
Befriender (for elderly lady)
City of Edinburgh Council - Health & Social Care Department
We are looking for a volunteer to befriend a women in her 80s. She is socially isolated and lacks confidence to go out on her own. We are looking for someone who can volunteer on a regular basis and go out with this person for coffee, walks (Cramond, Botanics) and to the shops.
Person is still very independent and active so needs minimal assistance. Car is essential for this role.
Befriender for Elderly People
City of Edinburgh Council - Health & Social Care Department
We are looking for volunteers to befriend elderly people living in their own homes. The aim is to reduce social isolation and feeling of loneliness amongst the elderly people. By providing 1:1 support you will also indirectly support people’s family by giving them short respite and/or someone to talk to.
Befriender
City of Edinburgh Council - Health & Social Care Department
We are looking for a male volunteer to support an elderly gentleman on a regular basis. He is 80 years old and was diagnosed with dementia in 2016. He is still very active and is keen walker. He is also passionate about football and loves chatting about it.
Volunteer will be mostly asked to go with this person for walks and possibly for coffee and have a chat (football will be main topic).
Ageing Well Volunteer
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.
Driver
Caring in Craigmillar
Assisting our members to and from the Minibus, operating the tailift and securing members safely ensuring regulations relating to our transport policy are adhered to at all times. Treating our members with dignity and respect at all times, contribute positively with the staff team. Willingness to participate in relevant training as deemed necessary
Workshop Facilitators
Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Scotland
Deliver workshops for participants from varied backgrounds - must attend 3 weekend workshops to experience programme and train yourself. Facilitators attend a L1, L2 then a training weekend, then are expected to complete their "apprenticeship" of a minimum of 3 workshops delivered within one calendar year. Workshop facilitation involves, public speaking, explaining exercises, assisting with individual learning, helping to explain tasks, running & coming up with ideas for light and lively games.
Telephone / Admin Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Nicolson Street)
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.
Come and be a part of your local team and learn customer service skills and gain experience.
Trustee
Pilton Equalities Project
Set and maintain PEP's vision, mission and values, support strategic development of services, establish and monitor policies, monitor employment procedures alongside Manager, support the Manager, promote the organisation.
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
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.
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
Pre-School Children Family Befriender
Home Link Family Support.
Every family needs something different, but they all love someone to talk to who isn’t going to judge or criticise them. The children are under 5 so they just want to play, sing, hear stories and run about outside. By turning up once a week for 2 hours you can help to de-stress a family and help them to enjoy their kids, because you are there to take a little of the pressure off. By regular visiting you will help families connect with their communities, feel more confident and be more resilient.
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.
Supportive Driver Volunteer
Positive Help
Our volunteer drivers provide service users with lifts to hospital or GP appointments so that they can access vital medical care and treatment. They also help service users to get to support groups, supermarkets and other activities, as well as collecting and delivering prescriptions and helping to take children to playgroups. Drivers quickly get to know service users and build up a rapport with them, making it a really sociable and rewarding role.
Hit Squad Painter & Decorator
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 Fresh Start.
Youth Club Worker (for ages 6 - 21)
Citadel Youth Centre
Volunteers are invited to get involved in our youth work programme and work in a team alongside experienced full/part time staff and volunteers. Our youth clubs offer a wide range of activities that are designed to encourage, develop and reinforce children and young people's skills and self-image in a safe and supportive environment. The youth clubs run during school term times as follows: senior Drop-In (Mon) 13-18 year olds 7pm-9pm; Junior Club (Tues) 6 - 9 year olds 5.30 – 7.30pm.
Fundraising Assistant
LINKnet Mentoring
A fantastic ethnic minority charity is looking for enthusiastic 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 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).
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 and befriendees. Your commitment as a mentor 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 for those who have multiple barriers to overcome.
Fundraising and Events Volunteer
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
This opportunity involves assisting in the planning and organising of a number of fundraising initiatives including administrative office based tasks. Attendance at fundraising event. Placement and collections of charity cans. Promotion of fundraising activities. Raise awareness of the charity, generating support for the Home in the local community. Participate as part of a team which includes staff and other volunteers.
Trustee
ACE IT Scotland
Trustees are sought who have a background in Commercial/Business, Information Technology, Finance or the Third Sector, to assist with the strategic development and growth of activities in the community across Edinburgh, promoting the quality of life for older people. As a Trustee, applicants should be available to meet bi-monthly to ensure that the Management Team carries out the necessary legal and financial requirements.
Edinburgh Clerk Street General Retail Assistant - Barnardo's Scotland (Book Store)
Barnardo's Scotland
Running a successful Barnardo's store requires a great team of enthusiastic volunteers and you could be a part of it.
Our retail assistants are trained to undertake a wide range of activities such as serving customers, taking receipt of stock donations from the public and merchandising stock to make our shelves are visually appealling and tidy.
Volunteering with us in retail will provide a great opportunity to build upon your communication, team working and customer service skills.
If you also have a particular skill or interest, our teams would be delighted to discuss how we could help you utilise your interests in store. Whatever your talents, please do share with us and pop into your local store to enquire about volunteering.
Online Listings Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Nicolson Street)
If you’re tech savvy and know your way around eBay; have a keen eye for unusual or sort after collectables then join our volunteering team. Come and be amazed at some of the items that are donated to your local store and strike gold with those rare finds.
We’ve got dedicated eBay resources to help and assist you with this unique volunteering role. Research the interesting items; package them in our eBay boxes and send them off to be sold at our eBay HQ.
Fundraising Volunteer
LifeCare
This role is about supporting the in-house Fundraising team whilst learning new skills surrounding Fundraising Strategy and Implementation. You will be given a project - Challenge Events, Tribute Funds, Legacies, Income-Generating Events, Corporates or Local Campaigns - and you will work directly with the Fundraising Manager to turn the strategy into a reality. The role will involve developing skills in marketing, communications, donor support and relationship development.
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
Patients Council Volunteer
Patients Council REH
To facilitate group advocacy meetings on REH wards (along with a Patients Council volunteer or staff member), in order to ascertain the patient voice; to take these patient views to meetings with hospital staff and managers in order to promote their rights and address their concerns; to attend regular meetings with other volunteers to allocate work and discuss how best to represent the patient voice; to adhere to the volunteer agreement, collective advocacy practices and the SIAA Principles.
Garden Project Volunteer
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
We are looking for a volunteer to help support a gardening youth sessions on Thursdays 1pm – 5pm (supporting two separate youth groups). This voluntary position would suit someone who has or is looking to develop skills in the following areas… Work with children and young people, Community development practice, Gardening, horticulture or environmental, Education, Would like to get involved with North Edinburgh Arts and help out.
Newsletter Editor
Edinburgh M.E. Self Help Group (EDMESH)
Edinburgh ME Self Help Group know as edmesh publishes a quarterly newsletter for its members. We need an editor who can select suitable articles that are submitted for the newsletter. The editor would also be asked to source or write articles for the newsletter The newsletter is to help combat isolation and provide information and support for people with ME.
Play Worker
Craigentinny & Lochend Playgroup
Volunteer within a community playgroup. To help children’s development, help set up toys, snack, follow procedures from legal bodies, help put toys away, establish good relationships with parents, cares and children, help with ideas for play.
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.
Warehouse Assistant
British Heart Foundation (Duke Street)
Looking for a workout? If you like to keep active and stay in shape, volunteering in our warehouse could be the answer you’re looking for. We always need helpful and active people to help keep our stock moving from the van to warehouse and onto the store and from store back to the van for delivery!
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
Scout Leader / Assistant Scout Leader
19th Pentland Scout Group
The planning and delivery of the Balanced Programme, with the help of Assistant Section Leaders, Section Assistants, Young Leaders and members of Scout Active Support as appropriate. Some of the tasks for which the Section Leader is responsible may be delegated to others in the Section, including other Section Leaders, Assistant Section Leaders and Section Assistants.
Simulated Patient Programme
Edinburgh Napier University - School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care
Edinburgh Napier University are looking for members of the public to act as, patients. A Simulated Patient is someone who has been carefully trained to act as a patient, and as such the students will practice non-invasive skills such as communication, moving and handling. This will increase their confidence and competence, and will help prepare them for clinical practice. We have many manikins and models, but there is no better way to prepare students than to let them practice their skills.
Catering Assistant
The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
Meet and greet all customers to the tearoom, Serving light lunches, snacks , cakes and hot refreshments Clearing away of dishes and maintaining a clean and tidy tearoom and kitchen, Loading and unloading of dishwasher, Cash handling for the tearoom, Sale and records of any cabinet items, Stock upkeep and replenishment, Basic housekeeping of the tearoom and kitchen, Maintain a consistent high standard of presentation, Keep informed of the activities of the centre.
Capital Sci Fi Con Event Volunteer
Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
Capital Sci Fi Con (14th,15th & 16th Feb 2020) features prop displays, movie guests, gaming zones, live entertainment and the famous cosplay competition! Over the last four years, Capital Sci-Fi Con has raised over £250,000 for the children and families who need us. We need over 100 volunteers over the three days to help us make 2020 the best convention yet! Can you be one of them? Main tasks include helping on the raffle stall, silent auction stall, cloakroom and set up and take down of the event.
Fundraising Volunteer
Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
Provide support to the Fundraising Team by helping with fundraising activities and awareness raising. You will be involved in fundraising activities such as bucket shakes, bag packs and helping at events. You will be promoting CHAS to the public at these events and helping to raise awareness and funds for the children we look after. Please email volunteering@chas.org.uk to apply or for more information
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
Catering and Kitchen Assistant
Community Alliance Trust (CAT)
Working in a professional kitchen or in the community café and get the chance to learn about the catering industry. The kind of volunteering opportunities that are available at The White House would be from food preparation, general kitchen work, front of house serving, clearing tables.
Christmas Massage Therapist
Crisis Skylight Edinburgh
Provide massage/therapy to our guests
Support general volunteers to run the appointment system.
Keep up to date with Crisis at Christmas’ key messages and news through the online volunteer hub and/or facebook group
Planning and Managing Events
Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
Helping to identify interesting topics around faith and belief to engage and attract participants. Helping to plan and advertise the event. Helping to run and manage the event on the evening. Welcoming guest ensuring everything is in place including room set up, speakers, food, evaluations forms and audio visual requirements.
Activities Volunteer
Edinburgh Headway Group
You will be working with our members to help improve their cognitive skills and at the same time have fun through playing games, cards, bingo etc. You could be asked to help out with specific groups e.g. quizzes, jewellery making, play pool, board games etc., or assist our less outgoing members to become more integrated with the others. You will actively contribute to the maintenance of a professional & welcoming environment at EHG. This is a rewarding and satisfying role.
Gym Volunteer
Edinburgh Headway Group
Are you our Mr or Mrs Motivator? We are looking for dynamic volunteers to work with individuals with an ABI alongside our Gym Supervisor in our own very customized gym. We need enthusiastic, motivated and patient volunteers who have, or are working towards, a qualification in Physiotherapy or a Sports/Exercise related qualification. Good communications skills, a positive attitude, good sense of humor and a willingness to get involved is a must.
Volunteer LEARN Trainer, Understanding Borderline Personality Disorders (Much More Than a Label)
CAPS Independent Advocacy
The role involves sharing your own experiences of living with Borderline Personality Disorder with groups of participants and helping to facilitate training workshops. You will need good communication skills, lived experience of BPD , and be willing to share personal experiences with people from a variety of different backgrounds. A strong sense of commitment and willingness to travel throughout the Lothians are also important.
CAPS /LEARN will provide training and mentoring for this role.
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.
General Shop Volunteer - Stockbridge
Save the Children (Scotland)
Over 120 shops currently raise £7 million a year to improve the lives of disadvantaged children worldwide but we need you to help us develop this. It's a challenging role and you'll be hugely rewarded through running a close and committed team of volunteers, meeting a huge range of people and using your skills to really make a difference to the lives of children. Your role will include: Building the reputation of the shop in the local area Helping to make the shop a friendly and welcoming place.
Pop Up Community Cafe Volunteer
Polwarth Parish Church
Joining a friendly team who set up, prepare and serve hot drinks, home baking, soup at our Tuesday Pop Up Community Cafe which is open to the public from 10-1.30pm. Volunteers are asked to become part of a monthly rota where commitment can be for as little as 2 hours once a month but more often if desired. The cafe exists to build community cohesion and address loneliness and isolation. We ensure that everyone feels comfortable, welcomed and valued.
Bud Heritage Volunteer
Poppy Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway)
Bud is Poppyscotland’s brand new vehicle for exploration and learning, a truck that transforms into a mobile community space, comprising a mini poppy factory, micro-museum and with interactive learning opportunities.
Bud is an interactive experience that encourages visitors to create their personal remembrance journey through exploring the exhibits. It is helping us keep remembrance relevant all year round.
About the opportunity:
As a Bud Heritage Volunteer, you will support the delivery of the Bud project when Bud is in your area. This could see you supporting in one of the key tasks below:
Welcome members of the public and groups (schools, girl guides, brownies, cubs, cadets etc.) visiting Bud on their arrival
To deliver activities both indoor and outdoor as planned by the Bud team
To assist with evaluation of Bud by encouraging feedback and collecting data
To be flexible in the performance of the post and undertake duties requested by the Bud team
Support the staff team in set up and take down at visits and events. Support staff in the delivery of activities with schools, groups and public visitors
Benefits for you:
Having access to appropriate training for the role
You will have the opportunity to meet a wide range of new people
Building on your existing skills and developing new ones
Being part of a friendly, committed team
Attending local events
• The process is that they go onto the bud website www.poppybud.org.uk and fill in the small registering an interest form, from there, there will be an informal chat and then full application will be sent with references, once references are received and e-learning completed then they can volunteer.
What’s next?
For further information or to express your interest in this opportunity, please get in touch:
Online – www.poppybud.org.uk/volunteer
Email – volunteer@poppybud.org.uk
Phone – Sandra Comrie – 0141 773 6221
Shop Assistant
Deaf Action
Do you have a few hours to spare each week? We are looking for volunteers from the local community to dedicate their time and enthusiasm to making our charity shop in South Queensferry a success.
The shop, that is solely managed and run by a friendly group of volunteers, is located on South Queensferry picturesque High Street. It boasts a range of items including ladies’ clothes, textiles, toys accessories and books.
Admin Assistant
All Ability Cycling (ABC)
Registering participants on our online booking system, Checking bikes in and out
Keeping noticeboard updated, Any other project related tasks which may arise.
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.
Board Member - Legal
Duncan Place
Duncan Place is seeking a Trustee with legal expertise in one of more of the following areas: contracts; property; governance; health & safety. This will bring a vital skill to our board. We want to make sure that we have a Trustee that is able to provide guidance to the Board on new or emerging legislation that we will need to react to and who can brief advisers where necessary on what our requirements are to ensure we are at all times compliant.
Befriending
The Butterfly Trust
Our befrienders meet with a young person 2- 3 times a month and develop supportive 1:1 relationships whilst engaging in social activities. Befriending enables young people to develop increased confidence, self esteem and general wellbeing and to reduce social isolation.
Our befrienders must be at least 19 years old, able to drive and have access to a car. Our successful Befrienders are friendly with a sense of humour, are patient and reliable as well as non judgemental and open minded.
Befrienders are required to complete Induction Training, and are exoected to attend regular supervision sessions. Following Induction all Befrienders are required to apply for registration under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme. The cost of this and other ut of pocket expenses are met by the Trust.
Opportunities are available across Scotland and a minimum of 1 year commitment is required.
Volunteer Mentor
The Butterfly Trust
Be a mentor for someone affected by Cystic Fibrosis.
Our mentors build one to one, trusting relationships with an adult living with Cystic Fibrosis and aim to increase their quality of life.
Our mentors meet with an adult with Cystic Fibrosis regularly to build a trusting relationship and provide ongoing emotional support and encouragement. Adults living with this progressive and debilitating condition can face a variety of challenges that disadvantage them socially, financially and in the workplace. Their restrictions on their lifestyle can leave them isolated and sometimes struggling to cope. The relationship will help achieve a better quality of life by broadening their horizons, improving their confidence and increasing their independence.
This is a great opportunity to enhance your CV, gain relevant experience for a future career or fill your time doing something valuable.
Cystic Fibrosis is a progressive, life limiting genetically inherited condition with 1 in 25 people carrying the faulty gene that causes the condition. There is currently no cure for Cystic Fibrosis. The Butterfly Trust is the leading provider of social support to the Cystic Fibrosis community of Scotland. Our aim is that people living with Cystic Fibrosis will have access to the support they need to ensure they can benefit from optimum homecare and enjoy the best quality of life in the community.
Must have a driving licence and access to a smoke free car.
Volunteer Befriender
The Butterfly Trust
Be a befriender for child or young person affected by Cystic Fibrosis.
Our befrienders build one to one, trusting relationships with a young person living with Cystic Fibrosis and aim to increase their quality of life.
Our befrienders meet with a young person 2- 3 times a month and develop a supportive 1:1 relationship whilst engaging in social activities. Befriending enables young people to develop increased confidence, self-esteem and general wellbeing and to reduce social isolation.
This is a great opportunity to enhance your CV, gain relevant experience for a future career or fill your time doing something valuable.
Cystic Fibrosis is a progressive, life limiting genetically inherited condition with 1 in 25 people carrying the faulty gene that causes the condition. There is currently no cure for Cystic Fibrosis. The Butterfly Trust is the leading provider of social support to the Cystic Fibrosis community of Scotland. Our aim is that people living with Cystic Fibrosis will have access to the support they need to ensure they can benefit from optimum homecare and enjoy the best quality of life in the community.
Must have a driving licence and access to a smoke free car.
Befriender (with a difference!)
Equal Futures
We support individuals with additional support needs to develop meaningful and lasting friendships. If you have 2 -3 hours a fortnight to give to someone this rewarding role could be just right for you. We ask for a minimum 6 month commitment , in return you will receive full training, and ongoing support.
Scout Leader
7th Leith Sea Scouts
Deliver a wide variety of fun and adventure, in a safe environment, to our young people. Do this as part of the leadership team. Training and support is provided throughout.
Gardener
Leonard Cheshire
Participate in gardening and outdoor activities, including planting and growing, building garden benches and weeding, assisting the gardener and people who use our services.
Fundraiser / Collection Box Volunteer
Leonard Cheshire
We are looking for people who are out and about in their local neighbourhood to find suitable and willing locations to leave collection tins in, empty and count the tins and represent Leonard Cheshire Disability to the public. All funds raised will stay in Edinburgh to directly benefit the people who use our services here.
Roaming Digital Buddy
Leonard Cheshire
You will make a difference by coaching people on how to use the internet and email, building digital confidence and troubleshooting basic IT issues.
• Helping clients get started with their IT equipment.
• Supporting clients with IT skills such as using the internet and using Microsoft Office.
• Encouraging disabled people to feel confident in using computer technology.
• Helping clients use adaptive software & hardware.
• Troubleshooting IT issues.
Journalist
Youth Football Scotland Ltd
Youth Football Scotland are looking for people with a passion for football, writing or both to join our editorial team. The roles offer the opportunity to attend matches and write reports and/or conduct featured articles and interviews.
It is an excellent opportunity for anyone keen to develop their skills, put their work in front of a large audience and play their part in raising the profile of the grass roots level of our nation's most played sport.
Opportunities are available throughout Scotland, with the chance to stay local or travel further should you wish. Workload can range from dedicating one day per month to twice per week, depending on the availability of the volunteer. No experience is required and full training will be provided.
Bud Heritage Volunteer
Poppy Scotland - Clacks
The major part of the Exhibition is a visual interpretation of 100 stories of people and events of WWI which has been created by 100 young people from across Scotland. The exhibition uses traditional printmaking techniques combined with innovative technology.
Duties carried out include:
Welcome members of the public and groups visiting WW100 exhibition on their arrival
Deal with queries from those visiting WW100 exhibition in a polite and professional manner
To identify any problems (both potential and actual) and to inform WW100 exhibition staff as they arise
To maintain and replenish resources as required
To assist with evaluation of WW100 exhibition by encouraging feedback and collecting data
To be flexible in the performance of the post and undertake duties requested by the WW100 exhibition team
Support the staff team setting up and down each day
DIY Volunteer
All Ability Cycling (ABC)
At present we desperately need someone to build shelving in our containers, Any other small site maintenance jobs which may arise. Wheelchair users can be given manageable tasks.
Bike Maintenance Volunteer
All Ability Cycling (ABC)
Our range of adaptive bikes need some TLC from time to time. Help us to keep our bikes in good order.
Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
South Queensferry Army Cadets
During their time in the ACF, cadets work toward the Army Proficiency Certificate (APC) which has five progressive levels of difficulty and covers a broad range of topics from personal standards and team tactics, to map reading and community work, fieldcraft and weapons handling. As an adult volunteer you will be helping guide cadets through the APC syllabus to the best of each individual’s abilities. If that sounds daunting, don’t panic! The greatest achievements start with the decision to try!
Volunteer Cafe Assistant
Space and Broomhouse Hub
Our Volunteer Cafe Assistants get involved with all tasks within our community cafe/kitchen such as greeting customers, taking orders, preparing a range of snacks and hot dishes, making barista style coffees, keeping the kitchen tidy and generally working with other team members to ensure we provide an excellent catering service. A key part of this role is also supporting our Trainee Cafe Assistants to perform their tasks and being motivated to help others who either less able / less experienced
Fundraiser / Social Media Guru
Leith Community Pottery
Leith Community Pottery is looking to fund the purchase of core equipment for this new social enterprise, aimed at offering support to those living with poor mental health.
We need someone to expand our reach through social media and, ideally, who also has experience of fundraising and can assist in identifying and applying for grant funding.
Neighbourhood Group Support Volunteer
Pilton Equalities Project
Working in a group session alongside our Mental Health workers. Encourage and support members through various therapeutic activities such as: gentle exercise, walking, craft making, painting, games, light gardening. This opportunity can be for 1,2 or 3 days or afternoons during the week. Must be willing to undertake a disclosure through the PVG Scheme
Reception/Group Assistant
Libertus Services
Libertus are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic volunteer to provide reception cover and general support to our Art Therapy Group. We are looking for an empathetic individual with good communication skills.
Project Leader
The Green Team (Edinburgh & Lothians) Ltd
Join our team of Volunteer Project Leaders and deliver our Day and Residential Projects, centred around conservation tasks and environmental activities. You will be working with 14 – 25 year olds who are participating with the Green Team to work towards either their volunteering or skills section of their Duke of Edinburgh Award and or their John Muir Award. Most projects are around the Edinburgh & Lothians area. Ratios are based on a minimum of 4 project leaders for 13 participants.
Reception Volunteer
The Yard
This volunteer role will support our reception and front of house team by greeting new visitors through the door: including new families, supporters, Sunday Funday customers or stakeholders. You will also support our reception team answering telephone enquiries and transferring them through to the correct member of the team.
Creche Worker
Crossreach Perinatal Service
Volunteers will experience working within a lively, experienced and highly committed multidisciplinary team. Becoming a volunteer may enrich a career or be an opportunity to offer skills and natural abilities. Postnatal depression affects the whole family. Offering support at this stage in family life can bring about life-giving change and growth. Our creches are well established and of a high standard. Senior Creche Workers manage the creches and oversee volunteers.
Driver
North Edinburgh Dementia Care
The purpose of this volunteer role is to support the staff in providing transport to and from the centre or on occasional outings.The volunteer will be asked to drive a maximum of three people with a staff escort to and from their homes, the timings of this would be from 10.00am till 11.00am taking them home again between the hours of 2pm till 3pm. Occasional outings to shops and venues with two members and a staff member, to increase member's experiences.
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, drawn from many nationalities, age groups and walks of life. Our volunteer guides are the first point of contact for most visitors and play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of their experience. Feedback from visitors suggests that each encounter with the guides has the potential to make someone's visit; 'I appreciated the warm and personal tour'.
Befriender
Oxgangs Befriending Service
Provide 1-2-1 befriending on a weekly or fortnightly basis for up to 9 months. Accompany older person on trips eg walks, library, cafes, local community centre or to a group or club.
Home Support Service
Positive Help
Positive Helps's home support servive makes a very direct impact on quality of life for those affected by the symptoms of HIV or Hep C and the often debilitating side effects of combination drugs therapies. With home support our client's quality of life can be transformed on a day to day basis, for example providing them with a clean comfortable home. Positive Help offers home support on both a regular and a one-off basis.
Technical Handyperson
Care and Repair Edinburgh
We need talented volunteers to help them. Our clients, who are often socially isolated, rely on their TVs for entertainment and digital equipment as a link to the outside world helping them to feel less isolated. If you find the following tasks easy & enjoyable you could make a real difference to someone's life. Set up of TV/DVD/Freeview/Digital Box, setting up printers, downloading Skype, first line PC fixes, uploading photos from a camera, setting up telephones/voicemail.
Drivers
Citadel Youth Centre
Citadel Youth Centre is looking for volunteer drivers to join our team to work in one or some of our busy Clubs. The Volunteer drivers would also be invited to get involved in our youth work programme and work in a team alongside experienced full/part time staff and volunteers should they wish to do so. Our youth clubs are well attended and offer a wide range of activities that are designed to encourage, develop and reinforce children and young people's skills and self-image.
Games Club Youth Work Volunteer
Citadel Youth Centre
You will arrive at 6pm for session planning, help deliver activities to young people aged 11 - 18 who are into computer games and help with tidying up when the club finishes, followed by a short evaluation session.
Volunteer Recruiter
British Heart Foundation Shop (Nicolson Street)
Volunteers are essential to our success and we are looking for people who would love to help us recruit more volunteers to help us raise funds in our shops for our lifesaving
research. We need volunteers who are chatty, friendly and willing to follow our
volunteering guidelines to help us recruit more like minded people.
This role will see you get involved in your local community, face to face and online.
Customer Service Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Dalry)
Do you love to chat and get to know people? Can you talk about anything and everything? In our shops we talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. So, we’re always looking for outgoing and enthusiastic customer service volunteers.
Kitchen Porter
LifeCare
The kitchen porter is a vital volunteer role in our busy community cafe. The responsibilities include keeping the dishes under control, cleaning surface areas and generally making sure that the kitchen floors are clean.
Café Assistant
LifeCare
CafeLife is a busy community cafe. The role will support the CafeLife team to serve customers with a range of cold and hot food. Tasks include: Serve customers at the café counter, Serve hot meals. Prepare and serve sandwiches, toasties and paninis, Make drinks including coffee, tea and smoothies, Use till.
Patient Examination Volunteer
University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh)
These examinations require volunteer patients with clear physical signs (e.g. a heart murmur) that can be found by a skilled doctor when they examine a patient, or symptoms (e.g. breathlessness). The use of "real" patients in clinical examinations allows the candidate to discover abnormalities on examination in a way that actors and manikins cannot, and gives the students an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and skills in a much more reliable way.
Fundraising Volunteer
Pilton Community Health Project
We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join a local community Fundraising Group.
Do you want to be part of a friendly and energetic team? Could you help organise events and activities? These could include store collections, bucket shakes, pub quizzes, raffles, tea parties, or anything else you think would be a fun way to fundraise in your community. Our Fundraising volunteers will play a crucial role in ensuring the future work of PCHP.
Mini Bus Driver
TEENS+
To drive minibus in order to take our students to the different activities they attend, such as gym and swimming, as well as on occasional day trips to build a supportive, interactive and positive relationship with individual students with additional support needs to work within the TEENS+ guidelines and policies. If interested, a volunteer Minibus Driver may also: Assist with some of the students activities e.g. gym, learning and arts and crafts.
Warehouse Assistant
British Heart Foundation Furniture Shop (Dalry)
Looking for a workout? If you like to keep active and stay in shape, volunteering in our warehouse could be the answer you’re looking for. We always need helpful and active people to help keep our stock moving from the van to warehouse and onto the store and from store back to the van for delivery!
Sort Room Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Portobello)
If you’re a keen rummager then we have a role for you. If you like things to be neat and tidy then we need your help to sort the donations we receive into their different categories. If you’re a lover of the iron then master the mighty steamer and watch those creases and wrinkles disappear.
Whether you’re a lover of vintage clothing, stunning jewellery or beautiful bric-a-brac or fancy the company of other friendly volunteers the sort room is the place to be.
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.
Sales Assistant for Oxfam Bookshop
Oxfam Bookshop, Morningside
As a voluntary Sales Assistant in the bookshop, you would be required to assist customers in finding their way around the shop, answering their queries, operating the till, replenishing stock and generally exude loveliness! Each volunteer is only required to do one shift (either morning shift 9.30am - 1.00pm or 1.00pm - 5.30pm) per week. Punctuality and reliability are required in order to keep the shop open for the maximum time. this voluntary position will give you a good grounding .
Event Stewards
Greyfriars
Are you interested in helping at our concerts and arts events? Do you like music and being in a busy environment? If so, Greyfriars might be the place for you! As an Event Steward, you will greet members of the audience for events. You might pass them a programme and show them to their seats. During the performance, you will sit by a fire exit and ensure audience members are escorted out in an orderly fashion in the unlikely event of an emergency.
Junction Youth Advisor
The Junction - Young People, Health & Wellbeing
Have some fun whilst providing insight into what local young people think and want done to improve health & wellbeing. Meet new people within the group and when promoting and representing The Junction in schools, flyer drops and special one-off events. Make a difference, suggest discussion topics, give ideas for how services can develop, support the creation of resources and even develop your own health change initiatives.
Blogger
Venchie Children & Young People's Project
We need someone to do some blogging on our behalf, we are a small but very busy team and need to get a lot of information out into the community and don't have the time to do either of these important tasks.
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.
Family Support and Befriending Volunteer - Edinburgh
Children 1st
We are a warm and welcoming team working across the whole of Edinburgh. We help families identify their strengths, and to make use of them to better meet their children’s needs. We can support parents and carers to build their self-esteem, to improve family relationships and to make better decisions for their children. Supporting children in their earliest years is crucial, so that they get the best start in life and are able to reach their potential. The availability of the service is flexible to when support is needed, including daytime, evenings and at the weekends.
What will I be doing?
Supporting the work of Children 1st staff in helping families become more resilient by getting alongside families and building relationships with a family group or a child/young person in the family through family support and/or befriending:
Family Support – This may include spending time with families in the home or in the local community, helping to establish and support play activities and family routines and offering support and encouragement to help a parent or carer with parenting skills.
and / or
Befriending – This involves developing a 1 to 1 supportive, reliable, social relationship with a child or young person by arranging weekly opportunities to experience new activities and develop interests. Befriending relationships can help the child or young person to build their self-esteem and confidence and support a child or young person’s personal and social development.
Mental Health Group Worker
Living Well North Edinburgh
Living Well North Edinburgh is looking for Tai Chi Qigong instructor to run a small weekly class in their centre in West Pilton. The class would be a part of the community programme that will run from October 2019.
We are looking for an experienced instructor, but would also be happy with someone who is still in training.
Day Care Helper
The Broomhouse Centre - Beacon Club
Volunteers make a difference to the lives of older people with dementia by helping them get the best out of a day with the club. Volunteers help serve meals and help members take part in quizzes, games, discussions. artwork, reminiscence and other activities. Outings form an important part of our programme in the warmer months. Volunteering with us can be a chance to gain experience in caring work as the first step towards a new career.
Counsellor
Saheliya
Saheliya is a specialist mental health and well-being support organisation for black, minority ethnic, asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women and girls (12+) in the Edinburgh and Glasgow area. Our mission is to promote mental well-being by combating the effects of discrimination and abuse, reducing the stigma of mental health, and improving access to mainstream services. We are looking for 2 Volunteer Counsellors to provide individual counselling.
Visitor Centre Reception
Water of Leith Conservation Trust
We need volunteers to staff the reception desk, providing the first impression of the centre and the trust, welcoming visitors with a smile, giving help and advice ,making cups of tea and coffee and taking the money for cafe sales. Other duties may include preparing materials for the education and group visits.
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.
Events Assistant
LGBT Health and Wellbeing
As well as our regular calendar of events and activities that run each month, we are hoping to increase our scope for one-off events, and their capacity for fundraising. This role will support staff in the creation and delivery of events, assisting with brainstorming, publicity, logistical preparations, and facilitation of the actual event. This role requires a monthly commitment of approx 6 hours (including events themselves), enthusiasm and energy, and an interest in expanding the services.
Stock Generation Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Wester Hailes)
Do you walk down the street and say hello to everyone you meet? Or are you looking to integrate yourself into the local community? We’re always looking for confident, chatty and driven volunteers to generate great quality stock. You will help to build and maintain friendly relationships with existing and new business contacts, arranging local collections for your local shop and talking to local business’ about surplus stock.
Visual Merchandiser
British Heart Foundation Shop (Wester Hailes)
If you enjoy following fashion and would like to use your skills putting together eye-catching displays of clothes, bags and accessories in your local shop then this could be the role for you.
Befriender for Adults with Disabilities
City of Edinburgh Council - Health & Social Care Department
Volunteers will be supporting adults (aged 30-50) with physical or learning difficulties (i.e. people with Down Syndrome, or people affected by strokes, or with long term condition like MS, cerebral palsy, etc.). Volunteers will be ask to go out with the person: for coffee, walk, cinema, shops or library,
Support always takes place in the community on a 1:1 basis
Befriender in North Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh Council - Health & Social Care Department
We are looking for a female volunteer to befriend a person in her early 40s. She became socially isolated as the result of caring for her partner. Lack of any support or social network has an impact on her emotional and mental well-being. She is finding it increasingly difficult to go out on her own. The focus of this volunteering is to support this individual in taking part in various activities: going for a walk or coffee, museums, around Edinburgh (city centre, old town).
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.
Sort Room Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (West End)
If you’re a keen rummager then we have a role for you. If you like things to be neat and tidy then we need your help to sort the donations we receive into their different categories. If you’re a lover of the iron then master the mighty steamer and watch those creases and wrinkles disappear.
Whether you’re a lover of vintage clothing, stunning jewellery or beautiful bric-a-brac or fancy the company of other friendly volunteers the sort room is the place to be.
Occasional Store Collector
RNIB Scotland (Edinburgh)
Are you looking for a flexible role that can make everyday life better for people with sight loss? Have fun with our staff and other volunteers doing occasional volunteering as a store collector. We will let you know of events coming up in your area, and you can join us when you can.
We collect in Edinburgh and Lothains throughout the year.
Social Activities Helper – Edinburgh & the Lothians
RNIB Scotland (Edinburgh)
Social Activities also known as Social Groups usually take place once a week or fortnight and are held in the basement of our head offices one day a week or, in the case of the Rambling group, meet at our offices for travel to various locations within Edinburgh & The Lothians, two Saturdays each month.
Volunteers assist members to join in the activity, for example to play dominoes, enjoy a craft activity or be guided on a walk.
These activities might be one of the few highlights of the members week, so they are usually looking for some conversation and a laugh too!
Driver - Edinburgh & The Lothians
RNIB Scotland (Edinburgh)
We are looking for people who might enjoy driving someone on short trips and perhaps chatting a little also. The journeys usually occur on a regular basis and are from their homes to various appointments, activities and services within the region. We are also looking for people who can cover occasional on-off trips when a regular driver cannot manage.
This may be done using your own vehicle, our company car or a mini bus.
Training will be provided to help with guiding a blind person.
Pin Badge Box Minders
RSPB Scotland
An RSPB Pin Badge Box contains a fantastic selection of beautiful pin badges of birds and other animals that appeal to everyone!
Pin badges are an easy way to raise valuable funds to assist the RSPB's nature and wildlife conservation work. By placing and visiting pin badge boxes in shops and busy locations near you, you can raise a potential £1,000 every year for the RSPB!
Looking after a box is an enjoyable opportunity to get out and about in your local area, to meet people and chat to them about the RSPB and its work. If you can help look after some of these in your local area, we would love to hear from you!
Appropriate training and friendly support will be provided and expenses will be reimbursed where necessary.
No knowledge of birds required!
Dementia Ambassador
Vintage Vibes
Approximately 30% of our VIPs (over 60s) are living with dementia. To give them the best possible support we need to make sure that our team and our volunteers are up to date with the latest information, research and ideas surrounding Dementia. This is where you come in. Through research and developing relationships you would become our Dementia Ambassador. You would be supported by our Service Co-ordinators and Edinburgh dementia experts and day to day you would be creating presentations etc.
Community Fridge Volunteer
Score Scotland
SCOREscotland Community Fridge Volunteer required to help us cut food waste, build stronger bonds within the community and redistribute good quality food. The tasks involved are, help us find businesses to donate food to the fridge, collection of food from donors, fridge cleaning and monitoring,
promoting our fridge on social media, organising events and fundraisers to support the fridge and the local community
Clinic Support
Waverley Care
Set up and dismantle the clinic Welcome men to clinic and explain the testing process Provide guidance on signing in and registration forms Offer refreshments to clients Promote the c card and free condoms and lube as well as other services Complete monitoring forms
Receptionist
Waverley Care
Answering the phone, transferring calls and taking messages as appropriate. Welcoming visitors to the building, being sociable and supportive. Assisting with general administrative tasks. Using computer skills to make room bookings and to email staff.
Condom Distribution Volunteer
Waverley Care
Deliver safer sex supplies to commercial gay scene venues. Insure venues have stock of condoms and lube, Maintain a log sheet of stock, Order stock, Be a point of contact for venues, Update venue staff on current project work.
Young Scot 5Rights Youth Leadership Group
Young Scot
Do you want to create a better, more respectful digital world for children and young people? Are you perhaps -
• Excited about supporting others, especially in learning?
• Interested in engaging with businesses and supporting them to be more ethical around their activities in the digital world?
• Passionate about young people’s rights, and can be creative and innovative in raising awareness?
• Buzzing with ideas about how new tech can be developed with young people’s rights at heart?
• A budding event designer – and love gathering people to celebrate?
If it’s a yes from you to any of the above, and you are between 11 and 15 – join us in the 5Rights Youth Leadership Group!
After a 15-month investigation, the Young Scot 5Rights Youth Commission published their recommendations to the Scottish Government in May 2017, on how Scotland can realise children and young people’s rights in the digital world. We are now looking for 15 young people from all across Scotland to further develop and implement some of their original recommendations.
You will spend 12 months building the foundation for implementing some of the 5Rights Youth Commission’s recommendations, in five subgroups:
1. YOUNG DIGITAL CHAMPIONS PROGRAMME
We will be planning and delivering a pilot programme for the peer support element of the Young Digital Champions programme.
(Recommendation 1.2)
2. DIGITAL RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES
We will look at potentially working with UNICEF to incorporate digital rights into the RRSA, and setting up the Digital Rights Respecting Businesses Award.
(Recommendation 1.3 and Recommendation 1.4)
3. RIGHTS-BASED RESOURCES AROUND CYBER RESILIENCE
We will be developing rights-based resources for young people, to raise awareness around cyber resilience.
(Recommendation 1.6 and Recommendation 5.3)
4. INNOVATIVE TECH AROUND 5RIGHTS
We will be working with the industry to develop a platform for young people to curate their digital footprints, as well as looking at how the Young Scot NEC card can be used as a way of age verification online.
(Recommendation 5.1 and Recommendation 5.2)
5. YEAR OF YOUNG PEOPLE CELEBRATION
We will be organising and hosting an international convention for young people to celebrate young people’s rights in the digital world, as part of our celebrations for 2018 the Year of Young People.
This will involve speaking to key organisations, leaders and decision-makers to scope out how they can be delivered. It will also involve some investigation work in your own time. As a Youth Leader you will take part in 6-8 core meetings throughout the year, plus various other events.
The 5Rights Youth Leadership Group will be made up of a total of 25-30 young people – some will be existing 5Rights Youth Commissioners but most will be new recruits.
Funding Assistant
Shrub Co-op
Members of the Funding Subgroup can contribute in any way that fits their skills and knowledge or train towards working in a particular skill that they’d like to develop.
Tasks include:
- Identifying funding opportunities
- Writing funding applications
- Coordinate with other members of SHRUB Coop and external organisations to increase overall knowledge on funding within the organisation
Food Sharing Team Facilitator
Shrub Co-op
The tasks involved include recruiting new Collections volunteers, keeping the volunteer rota up to date, accompanying new volunteers on their first food collection, facilitating a positive relationship with the business, and collecting food weight data from volunteers.
Community Liaison Volunteer
People Know How
Support our engagement work by organising our existing community contacts; finding new contacts; empowering people to get involved; participating in community projects; interviewing local people and capturing their stories; keeping records of our communication; attending meetings in the community and sharing our findings. The ideal candidates have good communication and organisational skills; are friendly with a positive attitude; bring new and innovative ideas; and believe in our values.
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 http://po.st/VSoutdoorvols
Driver
FABB Scotland (Edinburgh)
We currently have 4 weekly youth groups across the city for 8-12 year olds and 13-19 year olds. These operate on Monday afternoon, Tuesday/Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon. We require relief drivers to collect our minibus from our office and collect young people from pick-up points in Edinburgh and take them to their evening's activity then return them, if and when one of our regular drivers can't make it.
Student Fundraising Group Member
Health In Mind
Are you a student living in Edinburgh? If you are interested in events, fundraising or a career in the third sector, this will be a fantastic experience for you. You'll meet a fantastic group of people and support your local mental health charity at the same time!
Everyone has the right to live a full and satisfying life. At Health in Mind, we provide the tools, information and support to help people cope with life’s challenges. To find out more about the work we do, please visit health-in-mind.org.uk
In order to raise money for the work of Health in Mind, we are looking for an enthusiastic individuals to join our Student Fundraising Group. The group has been operating for 3 years and has held a number of events including a bake sale, pub quiz and poetry slam.
Group Tasks:
• With help and guidance from the Fundraiser, you will meet weekly to discuss fundraising ideas and from these meetings, organise bi-annual events for Health in Mind.
• Organisation of events will include promotion and running of events.
Have fun, meet new people, improve your skills in planning, organising and running events and make a big difference to Health in Mind.
Pantry Volunteer
Cyrenians
Local pantries are being set up at 8 locations alongside our community cook clubs. They are designed to give dignified and affordable access to a selection of chilled and ambient foods and fresh fruit and vegetables. Tasks include: 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.
Residential Community Volunteer, Social Bite Village
Cyrenians
We are looking for 4 dedicated volunteers to live at the Social Bite Village for 6-12 months to be part of our residential community for adults who have experience homelessness. We need you to encourage and motivate community life in the village.
The Social Bite Village is the vision of Josh Littlejohn, Founder and CEO of Social Bite. The village provides a home for up to 20 people affected by homelessness at a time. Cyrenians provide skilled key-workers so residents receive one-to-one support to achieve individual goals by tailoring a personalised plan appropriate to their needs.
Volunteers and residents live within our community facility and manage the day-to-day domestic tasks and decisions within the village, which is your home. As a Residential Community Volunteer you'll be living alongside people who have experienced homelessness. You will help to create a fun, secure and stimulating space. This will help people develop the skills and confidence to move forward in life. This will be a stimulating and hopefully rewarding role but may also be challenging and tough. You will be living alongside people who may struggle to engage, may have behaviours that challenge or are managing addictions. You will help in creating positive experiences and will help move residents from negative experiences of the past to a positive future.
This position is fully residential with all accommodation and meals provided, you will have your own bedroom in a shared house with another volunteer. A full induction will be provided and training will be offered where appropriate as well as access to ongoing support.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Live with and support up 20 community members in the village alongside other volunteers and day staff.
Encourage and motivate community life.
Help manage the day-to-day domestic tasks and decisions within the building.
Support residents to engage in activities that will help them achieve their personal goals and aspirations.
Actively support the delivery of a Well-Being Programme that provides an environment for residents to learn independent living skills such as cooking, cleaning, money management, lifestyle balance, and more.
Work with residents to develop informal social and recreational activities that will enhance village life and well-being.
Support residents to keep to new commitments such as volunteering, learning, and training.
Work closely with staff and volunteers to create a pleasing and supportive environment for all.
GameChanger Lunch Assistant
Cyrenians
GameChanger lunches support the building of community, allowing new friendships to be created and an increase in feelings of self-esteem and confidence amongst those who attend.
We are seeking volunteers to assist in lunch preparation for those coming along, as well as helping to set the venue up, serve attendees, socialise/eat lunch together and help to tidy up.
IT Tutor
Scottish Seniors Computer Clubs - Edinburgh
The club runs for 2 hours each week. Tutoring is on a one to one basis if possible and can cover all types of device from laptops running different versions of Windows to different types of tablet (IPAD, andriods. Hudl). The subjects that our members wish to learn range from an introduction to computing to browsing the internet to find information plus online shopping.
Event Volunteer
Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
Capital Sci-Fi Con, is Scotland’s ONLY not for profit convention that brings the world of pop culture, movies and comics to life in the heart of Edinburgh. Over the last four years, the event has raised over £250,000 for the children and families who need us.
Taking place at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange on the 14, 15 and 16 February 2020, this three day extravaganza features everything from prop displays to movie guests, gaming to interactive zones and live entertainment to the famous cosplay competition!
We need over 100 volunteers over the three days to help us make 2020 the best convention yet!
Roles will include manning the CHAS silent auction stall, raffle stall and cloakroom or setting up and taking down the event.
Peer Support Volunteer
NHS Lothian Primary Care Organisation
Facilitating individual and/or group sessions with clients of the substance misuse service, as directed by staff. May involve working with clients without direct supervision, within ward/department or community settings. Acting as a positive role model and demonstrating that recovery from drug or alcohol dependence is possible. Promoting recovery in all its various forms and providing information on recovery support services available.
Fundraiser
Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council - (ELREC)
Opportunity to assist our fundraising team. Working under direction of our project coordinators, you’ll assist in completing grant applications and researching grant/funding opportunities. Must have an excellent understanding of written and spoken English, eye for detail and flare for seizing opportunity. Online research to identify trusts / donors to, Draft applications for funding, Write beneficiary case studies for applications, Create content for social media channels, ad hoc jobs.
Board Member
West Granton Community Trust
We’re a small community centre in North Edinburgh looking for board members who would be interested in the development of the Prentice Centre. We own the building and although we receive a grant from the City of Edinburgh Council we need to generate a lot of income ourselves. The Board meet once a month, normally on a Monday lunchtime. We follow an agenda which is prepared and sent out in advance. Discussions take place on various issues, eg. Centre programming, Staffing, funding, etc.
Gardening at the Kitchen Garden
Community Alliance Trust (CAT)
Volunteer who is experienced in growing fruit and veg to help develop the community kitchen garden. Potential for expansion. Training and food provided. For more information they would need to get in touch with the manager. Tasks include growing food, fruit and veg on raised beds, working with other volunteers, overseeing food growing and laising with chef and manager of the centre.
Driver
Crisis Skylight Edinburgh
Provide a transport service for guests (both pre-planned routes, and required detours)
Transport resources (food, consumables, equipment etc) from donors/storage/crisis office to Southside community centre or the volunteer hub.
Keep in touch with the Logistics volunteer and welcome team
Follow all health and safety instructions
Chat to guests and encourage them to attend other days
Please note, drivers will be in pairs, so you will not be driving the whole time
Hairdressers and Beauty Therapists
Crisis Skylight Edinburgh
Provide hairdressing or beauty therapy services to our guests
Keep the salon area clean and workable (with support from general volunteers)
Support the general volunteers to manage the appointment system
Keep up to date with our key messages and news through the online volunteer hub and/or facebook group.
Christmas Befriender
Crisis Skylight Edinburgh
Core tasks
Work with other volunteer teams and Crisis staff to identify guests in need of extra support
Be a ‘listening ear’ for guests who need it
Report any adult protection or safety concerns to the staff team
Support the general running of Crisis at Christmas
Keep up to date with Crisis at Christmas’ key messages and news through the website or facebook group
Podiatrists (fully qualified and student)
Crisis Skylight Edinburgh
Provide podiatry services to our guests
Distribute donated shoes, socks etc to guests as required
Keep the podiatry area clean and workable (with support from general volunteers)
Support the general volunteers to manage the appointment system
Keep up to date with Crisis at Christmas’ key messages, speaker resources, fundraising initiatives and news through the online volunteer hub and/or facebook group
Entertainer
Crisis Skylight Edinburgh
Our Christmas event is about engaging with local homeless people and letting them enjoy Christmas in their own way. We are looking for performers, such as musicians, magicians and singers to entertain our guests (but we are also open to other ideas!). Our guests are all different, and like different things, so if you’re an entertainer and you’d like to be involved, we’d love to hear from you.
Workshop Leader
Crisis Skylight Edinburgh
Provide 1-2.5 hr activities for our guests
Feel free to mingle with our guests before your slot, and encourage people to participate/come along
Keep up to date with our key messages, speaker resources, fundraising initiatives and news through the online volunteer hub and/or facebook group
Fundraising Can Collector
Crisis Skylight Edinburgh
Proactively identifying local businesses or organisations that could host a Crisis collection tin, Ensure all supporters have a positive experience of supporting the charity, Emptying collection boxes, counting and banking donations, Maintain accurate records of venues holding boxes, how much each collection box placed raised. Provide feedback on local supporters, in particular any further fundraising opportunities that you may have identified. Provide banking/donations sheets and details.
Family and Household Support Volunteer
City of Edinburgh Council - Family and Household Support
Family Solutions aims to build on strengths within families and bring about changes in behaviours that impact on the health, well-being and development of children in the household. Volunteers will contribute to a package of support for a family. The contributions of volunteers are flexible, depending on the needs and preferences of the volunteer and the family. Interventions could include: Assisting facilitators to deliver group work programmes, Befriending an isolated parent etc.
Information Volunteer
Action on Hearing Loss Scotland
To provide information on deafness, hearing loss, tinnitus, products, campaigns and services that Action on Hearing Loss Scotland offer to a variety of service users including older deaf and hard of hearing people, carers, local community groups, schools and professionals. Tasks: Deliver taster deaf awareness sessions, or on specific topics (e.g. Tinnitus during Tinnitus Awareness Week) if requested by client group - Set up information stands using pop-ups, leaflets and equipment.
Event/Walk Volunteer
Crohns and Colitis UK
The Charity has a brilliant opportunity coming up to volunteer at an inaugural event in Edinburgh that forms part of a series of flagship events to raise awareness. It is taking place on Saturday 9th July and we are looking for volunteers from approximately 9am-3pm.
Event volunteers will be required to register walkers, serve refreshments, marshall the route, signpost walkers, cheer on participants, hand out medals, etc.
Contact Peter Kelham on 01727-734475
Complementary Therapist
Marie Curie (East Lothian)
Use your skills to help our hospice. By carrying out complementary therapies on patients and carers you will help alleviate their physical and mental stress. We welcome a wide range of therapies including yoga, acupuncture, massage and reiki. It’s vital that you have completed an approved training scheme, be registered with a relevant regulatory body and have indemnity and liability insurance. Must be committed to the principles of palliative care and its application in practice.
This role can either be based at our Edinburgh Hospice or at the Day Therapy Unit in St John’s Hospital, Livingston.
Grant Officer
School Mock Court Case Project SCIO
The School Mock Court Case Project SCIO is seeking an interested volunteer for the role of Grant Officer. Our budget is currently very limited and we rely heavily on community donations and volunteers. We are looking for someone to help secure the funding that this worthwhile project needs. The candidate will monitor the year’s calendar ensuring that trusts are applied for before deadlines. They will also use their research skills to look for new trusts, assessing if they are compatible with our project's strategy and funding requirements. This role involves liaising with fundraising entities so we can consider if the project meets requirements of individual trusts.
The Project was started in the 2009 with some 40 children and two schools taking part. In the 2018/19 academic year the project will work with 100 schools and around 3,000 students across all mainland Scotland.
Bag Pack Volunteer
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
We are looking for some engaging and friendly bag packing volunteers in the build up to Christmas.
This fun opportunity will help raise money for the dogs and cats in the Home as well as giving us the opportunity to talk to the public about the great work Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home is is doing locally.
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.
Retail Sales Assistant
Save the Children - Morningside Shop
General duties involve chatting to and serving customers, processing through donated treasures, creative visual merchandising and general house keeping. The shop is run entirely by volunteers so we really value team players.
Executive Committee Member
150th Craigalmond Scout Group
This may involve helping with fundraising, publicity or ensuring the scout hall runs effectively. We have a big profile locally- our hall is used by lots of community groups and generates £3K profit pa, money which we use to fund activities. We meet every six weeks or so; there are presently 4 others on the Exec- including a Treasurer, Membership Secretary and Group Scout Leader. Our young people aged from 6 to 16, both boys and girls, love the activities, games, camps and hikes.
General Cafe Assistant
Bridgend Inspiring Growth
Café assistant to help serve the customers, keep the café area clean, operate the till and help in the kitchen when necessary with food preparation and dishes. Person with good social skills who enjoys working with the public within a vibrant café in a unique farmhouse setting.
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.
Support Group Volunteer
Fertility Network Scotland (Edinburgh)
As a Support Group volunteer you will take care of all aspects of the group including: Act as main contact for the group, Organise and maintain an email circulation list of attendees, Arrange speakers for group meetings, Organise room bookings, Organise social activities, Support and advise other group volunteers, Promote group in local area, Adhere to Fertility Network Scotland policies and procedures.
Volunteer Befriender (1:1)
Lead Scotland
Lead Scotland's befriending service offers young carers in Fife some "me" time away from their caring role by enabling young people to have access to the same opportunities as their peers. Thus Lead Scotland are looking for volunteer befrienders to make a difference to the life of a young carer and to help provide access to a range of fun, engaging or self-development activities.
Being a befriender means making a real difference to someone's life. Activities could be going for a short walk together, going for tea/coffee in the town, finding a hobby, accompanying them to college or assisting them to link into their community. Befrienders carry out a purely social role and do not undertake any personal care or domestic duties.
Volunteers will be matched with a suitable service user or "befriendee". The project covers Fife and volunteers will be matched with someone within easy travelling distance. The meetings may be in the person's home, or out in the community.
A variety of factors are considered inn the matching process, including where both parties live and their interests. each match will be for 4-12 months, depending on the needs of the person recieving support, though the support can be extended if both the volunteer and befriendee agree.
Fundraising Trustee
BE United
Purpose of the role
- Create and implement a fundraising strategy.
- Build Fundraising team and oversee operational team.
- Reach yearly fundraising targets as set out below.
Strategic Tasks
- Develop corporate fundraising programs: sponsorship, partnerships, match funding.
- Develop strategies to increase income and funds raised
- Line manage fundraising team
Music & Entertainment Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Tollcross)
Do you fancy jiving to the British Heart Foundation beat? We’re always looking for some knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers to help sort, price and display our wide range of CD’s, DVD’s and games.
Accessories Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Tollcross)
Are you interested in fashion and trends and love accessorising your outfits? If this sounds like you then we have the perfect role to suit someone who would love to get involved in selecting and displaying our amazing stock of exciting and interesting accessories.
Whether you’re a lover of handbags and shoes, stunning jewellery or beautiful accessories or just fancy joining the company of other friendly volunteers the British Heart Foundation shop is the place to be…
Advocacy - Psychosis
CAPS Independent Advocacy
CAPS are looking for people willing to use personal experiences of Psychosis to work as part of a Collective Advocacy Project , to raise awareness, challenge stigma and promote changes in attitudes and services
Short-term Host - Cultural Exchange
HOST UK
Make the world a little friendlier! Spend a weekend with an adult international student in your home, learning about their culture, showing them your local area and inviting them to experience your own home life. Volunteer hosts invite students to stay so the student can experience "real" Britain, away from university and heavy tourism, and so the host can meet new people and learn about diverse cultures from around the world. Choose how often you host, how many people you invite etc.
Trustee
Granton:hub
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the governance and operation of our growing charity which is re-purposing historic Madelvic House as a thriving creative centre benefiting the local community. Our Board covers the roles of Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and Communications. As our operation grows, we need to expand our capacity and would particularly welcome someone with fundraising expertise. We are a hands-on Board, supporting our Development Coordinator and small team of volunteers.
Support Team Members
Lung Ha Theatre Company
Our volunteers are at the heart of our work. They support the company members to work to the best of their abilities, while participating fully in workshops and rehearsals. There are sometimes opportunities for volunteers to participate in performances and provide extra support backstage. Our volunteers don't provide personal care.
Playgroup Assistant
St. Fillan’s Playgroup
To help with setting up and clearing away. To help with the activities planned for the children, work alongside the team providing a safe happy and stimulating environment for the children, encourage parents/carers to become involved. To develop and maintain good relations with parents and carers. Develop a stable, friendly and trusting relationship with the children. Be responsible for the safety and the safeguarding of children and minimise risk. Maintain a standard of tidiness.
Retail Volunteer
Marie Curie
We are looking for volunteers to help us run our busy shop on South Bridge. Our charity shops rely on generous donations made by the public to raise crucial funds for Marie Curie. From clothes, homeware and books, to CDs and DVDs, we sell a wide variety of products. We are looking for volunteers to help us sort through all these donations, pick out the best items and prepare and sell them to our customers.
Complementary Therapist
Marie Curie
Marie Curie are looking for Volunteer Complementary Therapists to help our patients and their carers improve their mental and physical wellbeing.
Use your skills to help our hospice. By carrying out complementary therapies on patients and carers you will help alleviate their physical and mental stress. We welcome a wide range of therapies including yoga, acupuncture, massage and reiki. It’s vital that you have completed an approved training scheme, be registered with a relevant regulatory body and have indemnity and liability insurance. Must be committed to the principles of palliative care and its application in practice.
This role can either be based at our Edinburgh Hospice or at the Day Therapy Unit in St John’s Hospital, Livingston.
Beach Wheelchair Team Volunteer
Beach Wheelchairs Portobello
Co-ordinate booking via calls, texts or email. Open container, greet customers, sign out wheelchairs, explain wheelchair use, complete checklists and documentation.
On their return, wipe down wheelchairs and inspect them. Report any damage or faults, also report any accidents. Return wheelchairs to container and lock container.
Mentor a Veteran
TimeBank - Shoulder to Shoulder Online Project
TimeBank’s new exciting Shoulder to Shoulder Online project supports ex-Service men and women living in Scotland who are in recovery from mental health issues or having difficulty in civilian life – and support for families too. If you have the time and commitment to provide online mentor support to a veteran or family member (mentees), twice per week over the course of three to six months. You will receive training on how to support mentees to set goals to make positive changes.
Lymphoma Ambassador
Lymphoma Action
This role involves raising awareness through events, activities and information sharing opportunities across your local area. You can get involved in as much or as little as you like including promoting, organising and attending events; signposting to Lymphoma Action services; building positive relationships in the community; giving talks (if you're comfortable doing so); and sharing our campaigning and fundraising initiatives.
Driver
Move On Wood Recycling
We run a wood recycling project from our workshop in Granton.
We collect waste wood, clean it and sell it back to the public. We need help with collections and delivering orders. The role requires you to drive the van and handle timber on and off the vehicle. On quite days you could help with other aspects of the project. We aim to keep as much timber as possible in use whilst providing training for young, unemployed people. All drivers for move on must join the PVG scheme.
Volunteer Teaching
British Youth IT College CIC
Looking for teaching assistants for maths and English full training will be given.
Job is for two hours from 4.30 pm to 6.30pm. You will help children overcome problems by identifying where they are struggling and keeping them on task during lessons. You will also help with group work. Children start out their abacus maths journey using “finger theory”. This is a unique method where they use their fingers to add and subtract numbers up to 99.
Buddy Club Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
The Buddy Club in Moredun runs for children and elderly people. Volunteers will need to help plan, prepare and supervise children's activities and engage with the children, many of whom face difficult challenges. Volunteers will also need to ensure that elderly group members are supported to take part in the activities. Volunteers should help staff to implement health and safety procedures, and to be aware of when it is appropriate to alert a staff member if concerns arise.
Befrienders for Passing the Baton
Bethany Christian Trust
Passing the Baton, a Bethany Christian Trust project, helps vulnerable people struggling to connect with their neighbourhood. It is a volunteering project, coordinated by trained staff and executed by people that can really make a difference. Passing the Baton for Older People is about befriending isolated and lonely people aged 60 and over. The project aims to increase the health and overall quality of life of older people and enabling them to live in their own homes for longer.
House Digital Support Volunteer
CLIC Sargent
You’ll be a member of the House Team making sure the home and all of its features are accessible and available to families whenever they need. You will test our digital machines to make sure they are in good working order. You’ll be responsible for setting up any new machines/devices and making sure any updates are completed
This might mean installing the latest version of play station, or tuning a television and everything in between.
Canteen Assistant
Edinburgh United FC
Canteen assistant selling pies / teas and coffees etc at club home games. Tasks include heating food, cash collection from sales and serving tea and coffee
Dog Fostering
Any Dog'll Do Rescue (ADDR)
Every dog we rehome saves 2 lives not just one! Every dog who finds a home will save another life by creating a space in the kennels. Our dogs need time in a foster home to get used to a home environment, before they find their forever home. We are not breed specific and support dogs of all sizes and breeds. Tasks: Caring for one of our dogs, in your own home, Helping with training and socialisation, Reporting to coordinator about their progress, Supporting introductions to potential adopters.
Social Media and Communication Lead
Creative Philanthropy
Crowd fund laptops to help students at a school in Africa get online for job search & to create their own start-ups. Tasks: Social media plan for campaign to target organizations and individuals, Social media content for FB, Instagram, LinkedIn, manage posts and interactions, Build a list of target corporate organisations that can be potential donors, create communication for them and communicate with them, In return get a certificate of appreciation.
Volunteer Advocacy Promotion
CAPS Independent Advocacy
CAPS are looking for a friendly and approachable individual to provide information on Advocacy Services in the Lothians. You will help others by signposting them to appropraite services and explain how Independent Advocacy might help. You will be offered the opportunity to promote CAPS Independent advocacy at events throughout the Lothians. You will help to set up and man promotional stalls. To monitor leaflets /resources and inform the volunteer coordinator when resources need to be replaced.
CAPS also have a stall at the Information station Walpole Hall. The Information Station is a one stop shop acting as a source of support, information and sign posting. CAPS provides an Information Stall at this weekly event and will provide training and guidance for volunteers.
Collective Advocacy Participant - 'Much More Than A Label' Personality Disorder Project
CAPS Independent Advocacy
This role involves using your own lived experiences of Personality Disorder in a positive way to raise awareness and campaign for change.
The aim of the project is for people who have been given a diagnosis of a personality disorder or had experiences that they feel fit with a personality disorder diagnosis to come together, have a collective voice and create change.The group decides what it wants to do (it is experience-led) and has a CAPS staff member to enable/facilitate its decisions
Individuals can get involved in a way which suits them. Activities and achievements of the group so far have included: developing and delivering experience led training; creating films based around experiences of living with a Personality Disorder; organising various awareness events , creating leaflets and resource packs based on peoples’ lived experience, responding to and creating consultations and attending and delivering presentations at conferences.
(Collective advocacy is where a group of people who are all facing a common problem and have had similar experiences get together to work on specific issues and have their voices heard. The group as a whole may campaign on an issue that affects them. A collective voice can be stronger than that of an individual, as groups are more difficult to ignore.)
Cattitude Boutique Assistant
Cattitude Boutique
We're looking for volunteers with a flair for fashion – could you help? We stock a range of good quality and high end clothing. Our Shop is a fun space where you can express your creativity. No experience is necessary, just an enthusiastic attitude and a willingness to learn. You can help with a variety of tasks including: Creating window displays, serving customers, keeping the shop floor tidy, putting out new stock, researching prices for stock, welcoming and chatting to customers.
Love Music Junior Choir Chaperones
Love Music
Chaperones welcome parents/guardians and children to rehearsals, working together in teams of 3 or 4 to care for up to 20 children all term. Chaperones look after the children’s safety while moving around the building, and help pass on information about arrangements. Chaperones play an essential role in the safeguarding of the children, ensuring that they only leave with known adults, and taking an interest in the children’s wellbeing at rehearsals.
Host a Tea Party
Re-engage
The volunteer hosts will welcome a small group of lonely older people and their drivers into their home for afternoon tea twice a year. Easy access and a downstairs toilet are essential.
Listening Service Volunteer
The Listening Service (Edinburgh Sheriff Court)
Volunteers required to offer companionship and a non judgmental listening ear on a 1 to 1 basis, while maintaining client confidentiality. Help clients find their way around the court system and identify locations within the building. Work as part of a team and participate in court related activities, training, support and supervision and promotion of the Listening Service.
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.
Charity Shop Assistant
Salvation Army - Portobello Shop
Will be there to provide support and engage with local community. This will include customer service, stock processing and visual merchandising.
Food Collection Driver
Bethany Christian Trust
This role requires the volunteer to pick up food from four locations and deliver it to the Care Van kitchen.
The volunteer will need to liaise with the pick-up locations with regards to time and food availability.
Mobility Aids Spoke Volunteer (MAV)
British Red Cross Stirling
A Mobility Aids Spoke Driver will be on hand to deal with wheelchair requests and enter details onto a database. This key role will enable people to return home after an illness or surgery and help them to remain independent or go on a holiday or trip with friends or family. The beneficiary is at the centre of everything we do.
Typical tasks include:
Taking calls and enquiries from people wanting to borrow a wheelchair
Giving information about other Red Cross services where appropriate
Updating service user records and other administrative tasks using computer based systems
Demonstrating how to use and look after our wheelchairs
Receiving and recording donations
Beach Wheelchair Hirer
Beach Wheelchairs Portobello
Using the key safe, opening the container, meeting and greeting individuals with disabilities, showing the safe use of the beach wheelchair and how to use straps, complete paperwork for hire, meet the individual after a hire and provide good customer service throughout. Liaise with the beach wheelchairs booking line and turn up at the agreed time slot. Show availability on the volunteer calendar.
Shop Assistant
Cats Protection - South Clerk Street Shop
This role involves sorting through donated items, preparing them for the shop floor, and keeping our shop looking great. Creative ideas for displays are always welcome! You will also have opportunities to build your skills in retail work and customer service on the till.
Whether it's sorting through accessories, replenishing the book display, topping up the bric-a-brac or putting your fashion knowledge to use in the stockroom and window displays, there's bound to be a task you'll enjoy!
Rehabilitation Support Volunteer
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
To support people who have had a stroke, to develop autonomy and confidence in self-management enabling them to fully engage with 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.
Helper Service Volunteer
Marie Curie (Scotland)
We know that little things can make a big difference for people and their families living with a terminal illness – like having someone to chat to over a cup of tea. You will be matched with someone who you’ll visit in their home, go out somewhere with or chat to over the phone. You can offer your time any day of the week, between 9am and 9pm, so that you can find a time that works for you and the individual that you are supporting.
The type of support our Helper volunteers give often includes:
• Companionship and emotional support
• Practical help
• A break for families and carers
• Information on other support available
•Support after a bereavement.
Feedback Volunteers
Fledgling Arts Collective Central
Interacting with online members leaving feedback on the arts they create in a positive constructive way. Having a creative, musical, positive and constructive approach will be required. Mentoring will be provided. Spread your wings and come fly with us.
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.
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.
We are looking for volunteers with day time availability to be matched 1-1 with a VIP (over 60) to create a friendship based on shared interests. You would meet with your VIP once per week for approximately one hour.
Community Bike Workshop Volunteer
Shrub Co-op
In this role, volunteers are asked to aid the running of our friendly, open and fun community bike maintenance workshop. The aim of the workshop is to teach others about bike maintenance in a relaxed and supportive environment. Your role at the Wee Spoke Hub’s DIY sessions will be to assist our mechanic in the running of the workshops and help workshop participants feel empowered to fix their own bike.Various tasks involved.
Food Sharing Collections Volunteer
Shrub Co-op
Food Sharing Edinburgh collects excess food from 26 local businesses and re-distributes it to the community.
We need volunteers who can collect and re-distribute food from the same place at the same time every week. This is very important in order to maintain good relationships with our partner businesses. Depending on your business, you will be asked to deliver to a local charity or community group, or to re-distribute amongst friends, family, neighbours and colleagues.
Art Befrienders
People Know How
Art Befrienders spend 1-2 hours a week with a child/young person. Art Befriending is for children/young people in need of support, and with an interest in art/creativity. Befrienders should be interested/skilled in creative activity and able to provide safe, supportive non-judgemental environments where children and young people can express themselves. The sessions take place during school, but can progress into the community later. Full training, art materials and ongoing support are provided.
Shop Assistant
British Red Cross - Retail - Stockbridge
You will be providing invaluable help with the running of the shop, keeping it stocked and attractively displayed. You can get involved as much or as little as you like by: sorting out stock; putting your own stamp on the shop displays; getting EPOS-trained in order to serve customers at the till. You even get a 20% discount on donated goods. Being part of a huge fundraising effort is very motivating as you provide the best service possible by representing the British Red Cross.
Undercroft Café Assistant (Crofter)
St Andrews and St Georges West Church
There are several Crofter roles, all of which involve customer service. You may be asked to do any of the following: making sandwiches, setting up the café prior to opening, serving coffee, tea, soup etc. clearing tables. On occasion, you may also be asked to work the till, or assist in the kitchen. You will be given training, so no need to worry
Chairperson
BE United
The chairperson role will involve overall management, leadership and governance of BE United. We are looking for is a driven leader who has the time to support the Managing Director and Finance Director to steer the charity and continue to move forward and progress.
You will be responsible for the governance of the charity and ensuring we are compliant with OSCR. You will work with the team to secure sponsorship and promote the work of the organisation within the wider community.
Event Manager
BE United
Event Manager role: Support Directors in production of all BE United Events: Issue all contracts for all event collaborators: Ensure all risk assessments are completed and up to date;
Update and maintain contact list for each event; Work with PR volunteers to ensure all content is going out and is regular; ensure the event is promoted as widely as possible; create and manage ticketing platforms; attend all team meetings as required.
AMIS Treasurer
Abused Men In Scotland (AMIS)
This is a Trustee position. We seek a treasurer to work with staff and other trustees to manage AMIS's various budgets; provide oversight of entries to XERO; ensure all information is accurately entered to XERO prior to Examination of accounts; liaise with AMIS's accountants; deal with any relevant giftaid claims; provide financial reports and forecasts for board meetings, ensuring financial information is presented in layman's terms.
Festive Singers
Health In Mind
We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our carol singing group. No previous experience needed, just a passion for singing and mental health. We will be carol singing at various locations across Edinburgh this Christmas, including supermarkets and shopping malls. Even an hour or two of your time would be fantastic!
Everyone has the right to live a full and satisfying life. At Health in Mind, we provide the tools, information and support to help people cope with life’s challenges. To find out more about the work we do, please visit health-in-mind.org.uk
Have fun, meet new people, sing your heart out and make a big difference to Health in Mind.
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
Digital Communications Volunteer
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home is offering a digital communications volunteer opportunity within our Communications team. This volunteer position offers the unique opportunity to use your creative skills to further the Home’s animal welfare cause while learning and gain valuable experience in a dynamic, fast paced Communications team.
Shop Assistant - Stockbridge
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
Handling monies and using the till, serving customers and keeping the pay point area tidy. Preparing and pricing - gathering items from the stockroom, ensuring they are presentable for the shop floor and pricing them using the pricing guide. Sales Floor, Stock replenishment, keeping the shop floor clean and tidy. Assisting customers with their shopping experience. Actively promoting and updating the re-homing board while informing and encouraging customers to visit the animals.
ACE IT Tutor / Befriender
ACE IT Scotland
The Moose in the Hoose project needs to train volunteers to help older people living in care homes access the benefits of computer technology by using Skype, emails, and making life story books to provide stimulation. There is an important social aspect to the project and volunteers need to genuinely enjoy the company of older people as well as have basic computer skills. After training we feel volunteers will get the most out of the experience if they are able to stay for a year if possible. Tr
Edinburgh Meadowbank Donation Centre Assistant - Barnardo's Scotland
Barnardo's Scotland
Working behind the scenes is as important as being on stage! As a Stock Room Volunteer in a Donation Centre, your key role will be to make sure that quality stock is made ready to go on sale in the store. Our donation centres process hundreds of bags of donated stock every week in order to distribute it out to our stores across the country.
Our volunteers come from a diverse range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of skills to the organisation. They come together to generate vital funds for Barnardo's work with children, young people and their families.
Tasks involved:
* Carrying incoming stock from the front of the store to the sorting floor
* Looking through our donations to select and sort the quality stock for the shop floor.
* Sorting and organising stock in the stockroom so that the area is kept in order.
* Working behind the scenes to help to hang, size and price stock.
* Bagging up sorted donations to deliver to other stores or to store for seasonal deliveries.
Edinburgh Wester Hailes General Retail Assistant - Barnardo's Scotland
Barnardo's Scotland
Running a successful Barnardo's store requires a great team of enthusiastic volunteers and you could be a part of it.
Our retail assistants are trained to undertake a wide range of activities such as serving customers, taking receipt of stock donations from the public and merchandising stock to make our rails/shelves are visually appealling and tidy.
Volunteering with us in retail will provide a great opportunity to build upon your communication, team working and customer service skills.
If you also have a particular skill or interest, our teams would be delighted to discuss how we could help you utilise your interests in store. Whatever your talents, please do share with us and pop into your local store to enquire about volunteering.
Edinburgh Crighton Place General Retail Assistant - Barnardo's Scotland
Barnardo's Scotland
Running a successful Barnardo's store requires a great team of enthusiastic volunteers and you could be a part of it.
Our retail assistants are trained to undertake a wide range of activities such as serving customers, taking receipt of stock donations from the public and merchandising stock to make our shelves are visually appealling and tidy.
Volunteering with us in retail will provide a great opportunity to build upon your communication, team working and customer service skills.
If you also have a particular skill or interest, our teams would be delighted to discuss how we could help you utilise your interests in store. Whatever your talents, please do share with us and pop into your local store to enquire about volunteering.
South Queensferry Retail Assistant - Barnardo's Scotland
Barnardo's Scotland
Running a successful Barnardo's store requires a great team of enthusiastic volunteers and you could be a part of it.
Our retail assistants are trained to undertake a wide range of activities such as serving customers, taking receipt of stock donations from the public and merchandising stock to make our rails visually appealling and tidy.
Volunteering with us in retail will provide a great opportunity to build upon your communication, team working and customer service skills.
If you also have a particular skill or interest, our teams would be delighted to discuss how we could help you utilise your interests in store. Whatever your talents, please do share with us and pop into your local store to enquire about volunteering.
To see all opportunities to volunteer within Barnardo's, you can visit our website at www.barnardos.org.uk/volunteering.
Youth Club Volunteer
FetLor Youth Club
Tasks would involve; planning activities, setting up activities e.g. putting out arts and crafts materials or preparing food for cooking and then helping out at youth clubs with cooking, football, arts and crafts, dodgeball, baking, hide and seek, tig and a lot more. Main tasks involve generally watching out for the safety of the young people and helping them have fun through participating in different activities.
Stock Generation Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Nicolson Street)
Do you walk down the street and say hello to everyone you meet? Or are you looking to integrate yourself into the local community? We’re always looking for confident, chatty and driven volunteers to generate great quality stock. You will help to build and maintain friendly relationships with existing and new business contacts, arranging local collections for your local shop and talking to local business’ about surplus stock.
Bric a Brac Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Nicolson Street)
Are you interested in lovely things? Do you enjoy watching antiques programs and have a keen eye for unusual or collectables? If that sounds like you why not volunteer and join the shop team and help them to select, price and display our fantastic items.
Visual Merchandiser
British Heart Foundation Shop (Nicolson Street)
If you enjoy following fashion and would like to use your skills putting together eye-catching displays of clothes, bags and accessories in your local shop then this could be the role for you.
Accessories Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Nicolson Street)
Are you interested in fashion and trends and love accessorising your outfits? If this sounds like you then we have the perfect role to suit someone who would love to get involved in selecting and displaying our amazing stock of exciting and interesting accessories.
Whether you’re a lover of handbags and shoes, stunning jewellery or beautiful accessories or just fancy joining the company of other friendly volunteers the British Heart Foundation shop is the place to be…
Fitness and Wellbeing Volunteer
LifeCare
This role is all about encouraging a passion in health and wellbeing in supporters of LifeCare by supporting them once they sign up to one of our four annual challenge events - Great Edinburgh Run, Edinburgh Night Ride, Ben Nevis Trek and Christmas Fitness Festival. It will involve researching and creating blog posts, social media and e-newsletters to go out to those involved in the events with motivational ideas, fitness tips and training advice.
Gentle Exercise Teachers
Corstorphine Youth and Community Centre
This role teaches exercise to older people. No experience necessary as training will be given.
Teachers design and deliver programmes utilizing a number of resources including NHS videos and training packs
Community Conversation Volunteer
Community Renewal - Muirhouse
Peoples Health Trust (PHT) Peoples Health Trust: Community Conversation Project.
Duties will involve door knocking within the local community to raise awareness of the project and services provided.
Accompany staff to visit residents involved with the Peoples Health Trust Community Conversation project at home and in community settings.
Assisting to organise and facilitate community forum meetings.
Support community projects involved with the community conversations project
Sales Promotion
Edinburgh Community Food
Promoting Healthy Eating by selling Nutritious meal/soup kits, doing soup taster sessions and handing out health literature. Supporting Staff on fruit & veg stall with sales.
Volunteer Recruiter
British Heart Foundation Shop (Portobello)
Volunteers are essential to our success and we are looking for people who would love to help us recruit more volunteers to help us raise funds in our shops for our lifesaving
research. We need volunteers who are chatty, friendly and willing to follow our
volunteering guidelines to help us recruit more like minded people.
This role will see you get involved in your local community, face to face and online.
Customer Service Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Portobello)
Do you love to chat and get to know people? Can you talk about anything and everything? In our shops we talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. So, we’re always looking for outgoing and enthusiastic customer service volunteers.
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,
Gardening and Conservation Volunteer
Youth Vision
We are looking for volunteers to work with our community gardening group developing and maintaining our garden. Our community gardening group meets on Fridays. They are responsible for the development of our garden at Threipmuir Farm Steading outside Balerno. They indirectly support our work with young people by planting vegetables which our groups harvest and cook and by keeping the garden under control so that our work can take place in a safe and inspiring environment.
Cash Desk Operator
British Heart Foundation (Duke Street)
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.
Sales Floor Assistant
British Heart Foundation (Duke Street)
The job involves. Meet and greet customers, Accepting donated stock and introducing Gift Aid, Security, Merchandising and maintaining departments, Housekeeping. Skill gained. Customer service skills, Selling skills, Retail experience, Working as partn of the team.
Foot Carer
Eric Liddell Centre
The Foot Carer will Greet client at reception and escort to the treatment room Explain the importance of good personal foot care Clip and file toe nails safely Explain the importance of good skin care and apply lotion where required Check the fitting of the client's footwear and give advice on changes where necessary Update client records with treatment provided Record any referrals to NHS Podiatry Services
Womens Group Volunteer
YMCA Edinburgh
Activities are varied and will be discussed and agreed with you including; Helping prepare a light lunch, Serving food or Cleaning up after lunch, Helping with registration or craft activities, Chatting to the women Helping in the crèche, Sharing your ideas to improve the group.
Intandem Mentor
YMCA Edinburgh
Intandem mentors will build a trusting relationship with the young person through weekly meetings, providing a positive role model and supporting access to hobbies and interests. The young people involved face some of the least positive outcomes in life. The ability to be consistent, non-judgemental, supportive, fun and understanding is key to helping these young people. We look for a regular commitment to meeting with the young person to motivate them to succeed in life.
Plusone Mentor
YMCA Edinburgh
We are looking for volunteers who are eager to make a difference in their own community and make a difference in the life of a young person. The mentor will regularly meet up with a young person offering a friendly ear, support and guidance and advice on making positive life choices. Full training will be given (over 5 weeks) and a PVG Scheme Record check will be required (no cost involved). You will be expected to meet regularly with the young person and do things together that are fun.
Breakfast Club Assistant
Libertus Services
Your main duties will be to cook hot breakfast items, welcome members and taking their breakfast orders, Making hot and cold drinks and promoting a welcoming environment, reporting to staff members, assisting with general kitchen duties.
Fundraising Volunteer
The Yard
The tasks would include placing, managing and counting collecting cans in businesses around Edinburgh. We would also like volunteers to help at bucket collections and bag packs in local supermarkets. Volunteers will also have the opporuntity to help out at Yard events such as our Big Fun Raiser ball , in house events or events that The Yard is part of. For example family fun days, information stalls and supporting fundraisers at sporting events. In some of the role there is flexibility in where
Volunteer Befriender
Health All Round
Befrienders will support people to attend activities and will also provide a social contact to older people through periods where they are housebound due to illness or caring responsibilities.
Please see our Good Practice Guide on Creating a Volunteer Task Description
Digital Media Volunteer
Oxgangs Befriending Service
Help to develop a website which we can use to publicise the services our charity provides and to generate referrals for our day groups, lunchclub and befriending service. We also want to advertise for volunteers and be able to take referrals for our services via the website. Help us set up a social media presence eg Facebook
Play Worker for Exercise Class
B Healthy Together
Providing Safe Play for children of various ages who are there. Setting out play equipment and ensuring it is used appropriately. Helping to clear up at the end.
Day Care Assistant
Prestonfield and District Neighbourhood Workers Project
Lunch Club with social activities on the Monday Wednesday and Friday of each week for up to 90 older people. Responsibilities - to assist in the care and support of older people some who may have a diagnosis of dementia. To assist with setting up and serving at the lunch club and assisting in the running of various activities within the Centre. Education & training in manual handling, dementia awareness and passenger assisting can be offered.
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.
Mens Group Helper
The Open Door Edinburgh
The role involves supporting staff who facilitate a senior mens group in a day service. This would involve making hot drinks, offering the men sandwiches and snacks, clearing cups and plates, washing dishes, loading the sanitiser, ensuring rooms are cleaned and returned to usual set up . It would also involve sitting in for the talks we welcome from visiting speakers. Interaction with the men is welcome, they like to engage in conversation.
Passenger Assistant Volunteer
Northfield & Willowbrae Community Services Group
Passenger Assistant volunteer required to assist with transporting an elderly client group to and from our group. Escorting members from their home onto and off the bus and generally ensuring that passengers are happy and secure.
Taxi Buddy
Simpson House
As a volunteer taxi buddy we require you to collect and escort children to and from school / home to Sunflower Garden, enabling vulnerable children to access the therapeutic support that otherwise they would be unable to access. The purpose of taxi buddies is to ensure that the children are safe, secure and relaxed on the way to and from the project, as well as connecting them with their carers at the end of each session.
Befrienders in Colinton/Oxgangs
City of Edinburgh Council - Health & Social Care Department
We are looking for volunteers to befriend elderly people living in their own homes in Colinton and Oxgangs. The aim is to reduce social isolation and feeling of loneliness amongst the elderly people.
Your volunteering will involve meeting with the person on a regular basis (weekly or fortnightly) and taking part in various activities in the community: going for walks, cinema, coffee, or just having a chat and cuppa.
Boy's Brigade Leader (Duke St)
Boys' Brigade, Edinburgh Leith And District Battalion
There are lots of different ways you can help. Most of our volunteers come along for a couple of hours a week in the evenings and get involved in our varied program, typical activities include games, sports and arts & crafts. We often participate in competitions, go on outings and arrange camp for our youths. We have various opportunities for training for our volunteers at local and national level.
Boy's Brigade Leader (Broomhouse)
Boys' Brigade, Edinburgh Leith And District Battalion
There are lots of different ways you can help. Most of our volunteers come along for a couple of hours a week in the evenings and get involved in our varied program, typical activities include games, sports and arts & crafts. We often participate in competitions, go on outings and arrange camp for our youths. We have various opportunities for training for our volunteers at local and national level.
Receptionist
The Health Agency
1 To act as first point of contact for enquiries by phone and in person.
1.2 To use Salesforce (an online date service) for recording client information, updating client information, recording client phone calls & appointments and scanning attachments.
1.3 To provide admin support to the Health Agency staff team
1.4 To provide information resources for staff team and users of services.
1.5 To record and log messages and pass to the relevant staff member.
Accessories Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Leith)
Are you interested in fashion and trends and love accessorising your outfits? If this sounds like you then we have the perfect role to suit someone who would love to get involved in selecting and displaying our amazing stock of exciting and interesting accessories.
Whether you’re a lover of handbags and shoes, stunning jewellery or beautiful accessories or just fancy joining the company of other friendly volunteers the British Heart Foundation shop is the place to be…
Advice Worker
Community One Stop Shop
The Community One Stop Shop supports the residents of West Edinburgh and helps alleviate the effects of poverty. We work with families and individuals in crisis.
We are looking for an experienced advice worker to help support our clients at our outreach service. Responsibilities include
- Supporting and advising clients on a range of issues primarily; benefits and welfare issues, income maximisation, rights and entitlement.
-Working with clients to maximise their income
Stock Generation Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (West End)
Do you walk down the street and say hello to everyone you meet? Or are you looking to integrate yourself into the local community? We’re always looking for confident, chatty and driven volunteers to generate great quality stock. You will help to build and maintain friendly relationships with existing and new business contacts, arranging local collections for your local shop and talking to local business’ about surplus stock.
Home Support Volunteer
Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
CHAS have recently piloted an exciting new home support volunteer service to help deliver support to families in their own homes. Due to the success of this pilot we are now looking to expand this service to reach more families who require our help and support. We are looking for individuals to visit a family within their own home for around 2-4 hours on a weekly or fortnightly basis.
Drop In Support Volunteer
Health Opportunities Team
Tasks include supporting the Lead Project Worker to: Prepare the waiting area so it’s ready for young people; Welcome young people on arrival and introduce them to the drop-in explaining services available; Support them to understand and respect the confidential nature of the service and the limitations of confidentiality; Signpost to information and other services; Review and evaluate each session. You will always be supported by drop-in workers during the delivery of it.
Substance Use SE+ Volunteer
Health Opportunities Team
We are looking for Volunteers who are able to:
1. Engage with young people affected by their own/parental/carer substance use (aged 12-25 years old) and support delivery of therapeutic group work in South West Edinburgh
2. Support the training of professionals to support young people affected by their own or parental substance use
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.
Shop Volunteer
Sands Lothians
Role involves opening shop, setting up till, welcoming customers, promoting SANDS and the services we provide, sorting and storing donations, recycling of books, clothes, serving customers, re-stocking shelves, cleaning shop, window dressing, banking, answer phone, and general duties to keep the shop running smoothly.
Communities for Conservation Volunteer
Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council - (ELREC)
Providing support in developing services and activities with local community groups and associations, Assisting in home visits to monitor and advise on energy efficiency, Offering advice to households on fuel budget management, grants access and waste management, Working on changes in attitudes towards energy saving as well as food and travel efficiency, Actively reducing households energy consumption through energy monitoring, guides, workbooks etc.
Firewood and Composting Volunteers
Tiphereth Trading
We are looking for volunteers to join our diverse quarry team processing and producing firewood and compost. Tasks may include using machinery, assessing and bagging compost, preparing kindling and landscaping and maintenance of our existing site. The volunteer would have the opportunity to get involved in community life and gain valuable experience of working for a small charity, as well as practical experience with firewood and compost.
Scout Group Section Assistant
77th (Braid) Scout Group (Royal Blind School)
Weekly Scout meetings include games, Scout-craft, appropriate learning and the earning of badges (no prior Scouting experience necessary). All of our Scouts (aged 11-24) have some form of visual impairment, and many also have additional support needs and life limiting conditions. Some will require assistance in moving around a room or participating in activities; many are in wheelchairs. You will be directly working with the Scouts to support them to participate fully in our activities.
Play Rangers
Smart Play Network
To bring play to the heart of the community, encouraging, supporting and motivating children and young people to participate in free play activities and enjoy the outdoors. To provide an inclusive service so that children will have fun, stay safe, be inspired, make friends, learn, contribute to and provide them with life skills socially and individually.
Toy Library Volunteer
Smart Play Network
Supporting the running of the toy library on a Tuesday morning term time. Setting up the toys for lending as well as craft activities. Welcoming children and families to the toy library and generally being part of the team. Tasks: Setting up the room with toys and activities, Welcoming parents and children, Supporting the toy library staff with day to day tasks, Computer data entry for toy lending (not obligatory), Packing away at end of session.
Survey and data master
Changeworks Ltd
You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of their waste projects - Zero Waste Leith.
Key tasks include -
• Design online surveys, feedback forms and other methods of evaluating the public’s responses to our events and our work
• Create high quality surveys using online tools such as Survey Monkey
• Compile and analyse qualitative and quantitative data, such as from bin monitoring or doorstepping surveys
• Calling members of the public to gain feedback and record any behaviour change
• Create attractive graphs and infographics to display key data for use on social media and in reports
• Write concise descriptions of survey methodology and key results for reporting
Business engagement co-ordinator
Changeworks Ltd
You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of their waste projects - Zero Waste Leith.
Key task include:
• Identify Leith businesses to approach (including about the Zero Waste Leith business charter) • Create efficient strategies to approach businesses (eg according to location, opening hours or type of business)
• Visit local businesses and engage on waste and circular economy issues, such as inviting them to join our business charter
• Coordinate the team of business engagement volunteers and arrange when and where each volunteer is going to work during a session
• Coordinate volunteers following up with interested businesses (eg those who haven’t joined yet, and charter members to follow up on progress)
• Ensure volunteers keep recording log (map and spreadsheet) of engaged businesses and members are kept up-to-date
• Send business contact details (which have appropriate permissions) to partner organisations who will provide follow up support
• Share news, updates, successes and best practice with the team of volunteers
• Liaise with staff and digital media volunteer(s) to gather social media content about new business partners
• Follow up with interested businesses who haven’t joined yet, and charter members to provide support and encourage progress
Digital storyteller
Changeworks Ltd
You will be part of the Changeworks Waste Wise Volunteer team, supporting one of their waste projects - Zero Waste Leith.
Key tasks include -
• Take photographs and video footage of events and activities which tell a story of the event and capture the mood
• Edit photos and compile video footage into short films and teaser videos which can be used in promotional material as well as on social media
• Create graphics, GIFs and other visual content sharing the stories and successes of our activities which can be used on social media
• Write and edit blog and web content which showcases project activity
• Liaise with the Business Engagement Co-ordinator and local business owners to write Zero Waste Stories about the business which will inspire other businesses to act
Public Engagement Volunteers
Royal Zoological Society Of Scotland
Volunteers will be placed at some animal exhibits, including walk throughs, to chat to visitors and help them learn about the zoo as a conservation charity.
Volunteers will be walking points of information and assist visitors with way finding at key areas around the zoo and pointing out the animals.
Volunteers will deliver Public Engagement activities, and one-off value-added events. This may include fundraising activities, or even through live interpretation by dressing up as a mascot.
Climate Change Community Champion
Score Scotland
Volunteer will support our Green Futures Project team in delivering energy efficiency advice home visits, cycling for beginners training to adults, support community members to grow their own food at both individual and community gardens and guiding walks. Become a community champion in raising awareness of climate change, Helping in organising social events/workshops and focus group discussions, Assisting in taking and booking appointments for the energy home visits etc.
Outreach Volunteer
Waverley Care
Confidently deliver key sexual health messages. Give out literature and safer sex supplies at events and bars/clubs. Complete all monitoring and evaluation forms after each shift. Feedback on learning or FAQ’s
Static Can Co-ordinator
Marie Curie (East Lothian)
We are looking for volunteers to place and manage our static cans in your local area. You would visit premises on a regular basis building relationships with site contacts ensuring that boxes are well positioned and visible. After collecting you would collect, count and bank donations filling in the records required for the collection boxes.
Enterprise Training Admin Volunteer
Cyrenians
This is a new role working alongside our social enterprise team, carrying out office based tasks. Cyrenians Enterprise Training is looking for a volunteer to support with phoning agencies to establish a best point of contact, update Excel and our database, and create a positive first impression of Cyrenians.
Fareshare Warehouse Assistant
Cyrenians
As part of a team you will manually sort and store large deliveries of suplus food, e.g. receive and record food that comes in. Tasks involve assembling the daily deliveries of food for local charities and community groups (our Community Food Members, or CFMs). You will be involved in the sorting, picking and dispatching of food.
I Bike Volunteer Edinburgh
Sustrans Scotland
Are you passionate about cycling and walking? Could you inspire young people to cycle or walk more? Volunteer with I Bike!
I Bike is a really fun and rewarding project to volunteer with that offers plenty of opportunities to get outdoors for cycling-related activities, boost the CV, gain experience of work with children and young people, meet new people and learn new skills.
Good training and support is provided to all volunteers including induction, Safeguarding Training, Essential Cycling Skills and Bike Repairs.
I Bike aims to help children and young people become more active through taking part in cycling and walking activities. You would be volunteering alongside a dedicated I Bike Officer in schools, supporting activities for children such as learn to cycle, playground cycle skills, led bike rides, led walks, bike maintenance and much more!
What could be better than helping children to ride their bike without stabilisers for the first time!
We find that our volunteers value their improved skills and knowledge and often feel their own prospects improve as a result of volunteering. It’s a great way to do something for others and research shows that volunteering benefits people of all ages through increasing feelings of self-esteem, respect, motivation and wellbeing.
Victim Service Volunteer
Victim Support Scotland
Victim Support Scotland Volunteer
How can you support victims and witnesses of crime?
Victims of crime often feel a range of emotions in the aftermath of an offence. It is Victim Support Scotland’s role to provide victims and witnesses of crime emotional and practical support in person, online, and in court. Volunteers are supported by VSS staff who manage the service.
How would you help?
Our volunteers provide emotional support, practical help, information and guidance through the criminal justice system. We aim to empower people who have been impacted by crime, to move on with their lives.
Discuss service users’ needs by telephone, webchat, appointments and face-to-face contact, agreeing next steps at the end of each contact
Help service users feel more confident by arranging and conducting court familiarisation visits
Support service users in the court room and other appropriate locations on the day of the trial, liaising with court officials on behalf of the service users.
Feedback and agree follow-up actions with staff members
Provide administrative support in completing the service users journey
What benefits would I get?
Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and also extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will:
Support people when they most need it
Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector
Gain access to a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role
Positively contribute to your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime
A chance to give something back
Receive support in your volunteering role to deliver services effectively
All reasonable expenses (e.g. travel) will be reimbursed
What skills and experience do I need?
We are looking for committed, reliable and empathetic volunteers who can work with people of all ages, backgrounds and life situations. Although we provide full training and support, knowledge of the criminal justice system and experience of supporting people is beneficial. As a Victim Support Scotland Volunteer you will need:
Effective communication skills
The ability to actively listen to service users and anyone affected by crime
An interest in learning about the criminal justice system and understand the service user’s journey
An awareness of confidentiality obligations and the responsibilities that come with upholding these obligations
Effective time management skills (and working under pressure)
Access to a car or ability to use public transport
What is the time commitment?
We know that our volunteers have busy lives, so we agree the time commitment with each individual volunteer. However, we ask for:
a minimum commitment of approximately one day per week, however this may vary depending upon the needs of the service.
a minimum commitment of at least 1 year so that they might get the most out of a volunteering role.
How can I apply?
The people we support come from all communities across Scotland, as do our volunteers. We welcome new volunteers from all backgrounds and languages.
To ensure we provide the best possible service to people affected by crime, we ask all volunteers to follow our processes. This will involve:
• Joining the Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme
• Providing two satisfactory references
• Completing our three day ‘Introduction to Victim Support Scotland’ training module
• Signing and abiding by Victim Support Scotland’s Confidentiality agreement
• Commitment to Data Protection
• Volunteer Agreement
***For all enquiries, please tell state where you reside - thanks***
Helpdesk Responder
Hearing Link (Scotland)
To provide support to people affected by hearing loss by sharing practical information and emotional support in response to Helpdesk enquiries. These are usually email enquiries but could be by telephone or text; our Helpdesk Responders usually respond by email. Volunteers are encouraged to use their own personal experiences to support enquirers, carry out additional internet research when required and draw on Hearing Link's knowledge base.
Mentoring
The Butterfly Trust
Mentors offer crucial support to young adults with Cystic Fibrosis. A mentor will meet with a young adult regularly to build a trusting one-to-one relationship allowing the person to explore their feelings, discuss their aspirations and grow life skills, to support them in achieving goals or just giving them someone to talk to.
Digital Buddy
Leonard Cheshire
Are you friendly, patient and adaptable? Do you know how to use Skype? Do you do your shopping online? Did you know that 25% of people with a registered disability are offline compared with 6% of the rest of the UK? Help bridge the digital skills gap and learn new skills by joining our team today.
Community Ambassador
Rock Trust
The Community Ambassador will work as part of a small team to raise awareness and, where possible, funds in the local community to support the Rock Trust’s work with young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Rock Trust Community Ambassadors will form a small team of supporters who will work to raise awareness of youth homelessness in Edinburgh and/or the Lothians. Community Ambassadors are hoped to attend monthly evening group meetings with the Community Fundraiser and bring their knowledge of the community to help identify opportunities for the charity and the young people the Rock Trust support. Community Ambassadors are also hoped to occasionally assist in the organisation of community events and attend local events wherever possible. They will also ideally assist in securing food, toiletries, clothes and monetary donations from local business and community groups. This position is highly flexible around the applicant’s own commitments and will be mostly self-directed but with support from Rock Trust team members whenever requested.
General Volunteer
Fertility Network Scotland (Edinburgh)
General volunteers will promote the Fertility Network Scotland charity in the local area and the services we provide, Distribute Fertility Network Scotland leaflets/posters in the area including GP clinics, libraries, hospitals, community centres etc, Participate at fundraising events, Adhere to Fertility Network Scotland policies and procedures.
Local Contact Volunteer
Fertility Network Scotland (Edinburgh)
As a Local Contact volunteer you will coordinate and run a social group in the local area for people experiencing the challenges of childlessness. You will take care of all aspects of the group including: Act as main contact for the group, Organise and maintain an email circulation list of people within the group, Organise social activities or informal gatherings, Offer peer to peer support and friendship, Promote the group in the local area, Liaise with the Volunteer Coordinator.
Social Media Marketing
Miricyl Mental Illness Research in Children and Young Lives
To implement a social media marketing strategy for the organisation.
Community Fundraiser
Miricyl Mental Illness Research in Children and Young Lives
Community fund raising is an important source of income for a charity. Can you galvanise a group of people to put on different community fund raising events: pub quizzes; coffee mornings; abseiling the Forth road bridge; talks or throw a ball to support raising funds for the #1 cause of illness in children and young people, mental illness? Do you have a passion for our cause and the organisational skills and determination to see this through? If you want to make a difference you please get in co
Advocacy Promotion
CAPS Independent Advocacy
CAPS are looking for a friendly and approachable individual to provide information on Advocacy Services
You will be offered the opportunity to promote CAPS Independent advocacy at events throughout the Lothians . CAPS also have an Infromation stall at the Information station Walpole Hall. The Information Station is a one stop shop acting as a source of support, information and sign posting
Remode Collective Volunteer
Remode Collective CIC
The main purpose of our volunteering program is help our workshop coordinators with the preparing and running of both our various workshops and community-based projects. Tasks include the preparing of materials and equipment, the collecting and organizing of donations, as well as assisting workshop coordinators in the running of workshops, helping support workshop participants with their projects. Other tasks include general admin duties as well as PR activities.
Donation Centre Social Media Champion
Salvation Army Donation Centre
The Salvation Army is opening a brand new Donation Centre. Could you help us spread the word? We are looking for someone who’s skills in social media would allow them to create and maintain an interactive platform online so that we can reach out to people and organisations in the local area and beyond. In the first instance we would like to get a strong presence on Facebook and Twitter.
Employability Trainer
Salvation Army Employment Plus
Do you like helping people? Can you make a difference in someone's life? The Salvation Army's Support & Employability service needs volunteers who are committed to helping people to overcome complex barriers, achieve goals and improve their life circumstances. The service we offer is 'whole person' centred and includes benefit advice, vocational training, mental health signposting and employability skills training to help people enter the world of work.
Cycling Participant Assistant
All Ability Cycling (ABC)
Assisting people on and off bikes, Taking bikes in and out of containers, Making adjustments to bikes and helmets to suit individuals, Buddying riders on two-seater bikes such as tandems and side by side trikes, Buddy/walking alongside riders on solo bikes/trikes, Assisting hand cyclists, Assisting people to learn to ride for the first time, Helping to keep the site clean and tidy.
Teaching Assistant
Girotondo Italian School
We are looking for Italian mother tongue people or native level speakers with some experience in working with children and teenagers (not necessarily in teaching) to assist our teachers during lessons.
main tasks: Assist the teacher during the lesson, Be active in the lesson, Take care of children (4-17 years old), Teach Italian language in accordance with the teacher, Assist a different teacher in a different class when necessary.
Business Mentor
Sported
Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member club within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis, typically for a period of between three to six months.
Volunteer Befrienders
NATECLA Scotland & Re-Act Refugee Scotland
Befrienders are placed with and required to meet with a refugee each week, for 'social chat' situations. Volunteers in this role must be able to make a weekly commitment.
Befriender
Alzheimer Scotland
The Connect 2 Befriending Project offers support for people living with dementia in their own home or care settings. We are looking for long term volunteers to provide the people living with dementia a regular weekly companionship to increase their confidence, reduce loneliness and isolation. The minimum of one year commitment is required.
Volunteer Business Mentor
Sported
Sported is seeking professionals with expertise in business and strategic planning, finance, marketing and PR, fundraising, governance and impact measurement to support our growing membership of grassroots community sport and youth groups.
Through the power of sport our members are transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. Volunteer with Sported, meet the inspirational heroes of grassroots sport and leave a lasting legacy in your community!
We are currently recruiting for 2 types of volunteering roles:
1. Mentor Placements
Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member club within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis, typically for a period of between three to six months.
2. Light Touch Support (short-term flexible volunteering)
Our volunteers provide short-term support by helping Sported members with specific questions or challenges.
Volunteer Funding Bid Writer
Full Options
This is a longer-term role in which the Bid Writer follows up leads and keeps track of funding acquired. This is a remote role and the hours are flexible to suit you and your commitments. Access to a computer with internet and telephone facilities are essential.
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
• At least high standard of experience working in a fundraising role – this could be in grants, • individual or corporate giving but a range of experience would be welcomed.
Tool Collector
Tools with a Mission
The role of the collector is to respond to requests from members of the public to collect tools they have to donate and to store them for the TWAM van to collect. There is considerable flexibility in this role timewise as collections can be made at any time agreed between you and the donor.
Typical tasks may include
Taking calls and emails from members of the public and arranging collection times
driving to collect tools from people and bringing them back to your storage area.
Speaker
Tools with a Mission
The role is to talk to groups in your local community leaving them with the challenge to support TWAM through the groups you speak to will be diverse in nature
You will be speaking in your general geographical area but how far you go is up to you as you are free to accept or decline talk requests as you wish.Typical tasks may include
Taking calls and emails and arranging talk engagements
Preparing a presentation
Carrying out the talk
Passing on any donations made
Cub Scout Leader
28th Braid Scout Group
The 28th Braid Scout Group are based at Mayfield Salisbury Church in Newington. We are looking to recruit Adult Leaders for our Cub Scout Pack.
Cub Scouts are aged 8-11 years and the Pack meets on a Wednesday evening.
Writing Class Mentor
Super Power Agency
The Super Power Agency is a creative writing and mentoring programme based in Leith that aims to improve levels of literacy, self-esteem and fosters aspirations among under-resourced 8-18 year olds. Volunteers will work with small groups of pupils to develop their writing skills through workshops, providing a supportive and encouraging presence that will help to keep pupils focused on the task at hand.
Trustee - Treasurer
Screen Education Edinburgh
The Treasurer will lead on governance activities relating to SEE accounts (on behalf of the Board) and will also work closely with the team at SEE to ensure adherence to best practice and compliance with OSCR guidance. The Treasurer receive regular financial updates and bring these to board meetings for discussion and to aid the board in ensuring that SEE is financially stable and making sound financial decisions.
Trusts / Grants Fundraising Volunteer
Any Dog'll Do Rescue (ADDR)
We are looking for an excellent written communicator to identify and apply for trust and corporate grants. You will be researching funding opportunities and writing grant applications for the rescue, keeping records on appropriate grant giving bodies, (application closing dates and processes), and reporting back to donors the difference their grant has made. You will also keep in touch with our coordinators about the progress of applications.
Home Demonstrator
British Wireless for the Blind
We are looking for people to help us give out and demonstrate our sets to recipients in their local area. This role involves visiting blind and partially sighted people in their homes, installing their new radio and teaching them how to use it as well as providing ongoing support where needed. This role also involves a small amount of admin.
Retail Volunteer - Morningside
Marie Curie
We are looking for volunteers to help us run our busy shop in Morningside. Our charity shops rely on generous donations made by the public to raise crucial funds for Marie Curie. From clothes, homeware and books, to CDs and DVDs, we sell a wide variety of products. We are looking for volunteers to help us sort through all these donations, pick out the best items and prepare and sell them to our customers.
Upcycling Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
Restore, recycle and rejuvenate donated furniture in order to sell in our shops and in doing so: a) Help to fund the work we do eradicating homelessness b) Make positive steps toward sustainability c) Learn, and share, useful and transferable skills with the group. This can include painting, repairs, decoupage, re-upholstering and more.
Treasurer, Into Work Board of Directors
Into Work
We are looking for a Treasurer to join our Board of Directors/Trustees. The Treasurer will have financial experience to take the lead at board level on:
- Reviewing Into Work's financial performance.
- Ensuring Into Work has robust and effective financial controls and policies in place.
- Liaising with finance staff and with our auditors.
- Reporting on financial matters to the other Directors and members who meet six times a year in Edinburgh.
- Chairing our Finance & Audit Committee who meet four times a year in Edinburgh.
For further information and to apply online, please visit our website: https://www.intowork.org.uk/work-with-us
Or telephone 0131 475 2428 to request an application pack.
Closing date for completion application: 31 March 2019
WW100 Exhibition Volunteer
Poppy Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway)
The major part of the Exhibition is a visual interpretation of 100 stories of people and events of WWI which has been created by 100 young people from across Scotland. The exhibition uses traditional printmaking techniques combined with innovative technology.
About the opportunity:
As a WW100 Volunteer you will support the delivery of the WW100 exhibition when it is in your area.
This could see you supporting in one of the key tasks below:
Welcome members of the public and groups visiting WW100 exhibition on their arrival
Deal with queries from those visiting WW100 exhibition in a polite and professional manner
To identify any problems (both potential and actual) and to inform WW100 exhibition staff as they arise
To maintain and replenish resources as required To assist with evaluation of WW100 exhibition by encouraging feedback and collecting data
To be flexible in the performance of the post and undertake duties requested by the WW100 exhibition team
Support the staff team setting up and down each day
Benefits for you:
Carrying out a range of interesting and rewarding duties
Having access to appropriate training for the role
You will have the opportunity to meet a wide range of new people
Building on your existing skills and developing new ones
Being part of a friendly, committed team
Attending local events
• The process is that they go onto the bud website www.poppybud.org.uk and fill in the small registering an interest form, from there, there will be an informal chat and then full application will be sent with references, once references are received and e-learning completed then they can volunteer
For further information or to express your interest in this opportunity, please get in touch:
Online – www.poppybud.org.uk/volunteer
Email – volunteer@poppybud.org.uk
Phone – Sandra Comrie – 0141 773 622
Youth Activity Volunteer
Whizz-Kidz (Midlothian)
We make sure that young wheelchair users have the opportunity to make new friends, try new activities and most importantly – have fun! Sign up to volunteer with us and help us to transform their lives!
Whizz-Kidz exists to transform the lives of young wheelchair users, and as part of this run a monthly youth club in Edinburgh for young wheelchair users aged 8-25. These clubs provide opportunities for these young people to try out new things, such as photography, cooking, sports activities and music, at the same time as meeting other young people and having fun. We can only run this club with the support of volunteers to ensure that we have enough people to support the young people and to make sure that they are safe.
The club will run each month, with the exception of January, July and December.
Volunteer Cook
Meal Makers
Meal Makers is a local neighbourhood food-sharing project that connects people with a love for cooking who are happy to share an extra portion of home cooked food with an older neighbour (or “diner”) who might be unable or lack the motivation to prepare a meal for themselves. Meals can be shared once a week, once a fortnight or every now and then, at times to suit. It is designed to be a flexible volunteering opportunity based on an everyday activity.
Board Member - Building and Facilities Management
Duncan Place
Building and facilities management experience. Ensuring that facilities meet government regulations and environmental, health and security standards. ensuring that basic facilities, such as water and heating, are well-maintained. Overseeing cleaning, maintenance, grounds and security.
Administrative Assistant
Aerial Art House / CirqArt CIC
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
updatiing excel spreadsheets
My Guide Partnership Support Volunteer
Guide Dogs
The My Guide service (part of Guide Dogs for the Blind) helps blind and partially sighted people get out and about on their own terms, with the help of a volunteer. As a My Guide Partnership Support Volunteer, you will maintain regular contact with blind and partially sighted people and their volunteer Sighted Guides, by phone or in person, to ensure the partnerships run smoothly.
• Support the My Guide partnerships, which will include regular reviews with the customer and matched volunteer, via telephone or face to face.
• Recording reviews onto Guide Dog systems, reporting/highlighting any issues, recording partnership success and achievements and changes to activity plans
• Suggesting other organisations to refer service users to when appropriate (with support from the local team)
• Regular feedback to staff and fellow volunteers.
• Attend events where required to promote the My Guide service.
• Act as an ambassador for Guide Dogs by promoting its services and demonstrating the Guide Dogs family values.
Retail Assistant - Marchmont Shop
Save the Children (Scotland)
To assist and serve customers, providing a service of the highest standard. To assist with processing stock, including sorting, steaming, pricing and merchandising of donated items. To be involved with the till operation and the handling of cash.
The shifts are Monday to Saturday 10.00am -2.00pm and 1.30pm -5.00pm
Sunday 12.00pm-4.00pm. Minimum requirement 1 shift per week.
Full training will be given.
Make new friends, learn new skills build a CV.
Board Member/Trustee
Scottish Youth Film Festival
We are looking for trustees with a mix of skills but main tasks will be guiding the charity to greater success by assisting in the planning, promotion and funding drives that the charity needs. You would be attending the board meetings four times annually and liaising with the main charity operatives ensuring good governance but also looking for opportunities to expand the offering.
Cafe Volunteer
Marchmont St Giles Cafe
MSG Cafe’s goal is to support the local community by providing people with a safe, welcoming space, and wholesome food at reasonable prices. We rely on the support of volunteers to help us achieve this. While volunteers will be carrying out general catering duties such as cash handling, coffee making, food prep, and cleaning, it is also important that volunteers are able to chat & get to know centre users. We pride ourselves on the positive impacts we have made on lives with this simple act.
Volunteer Driver
The Butterfly Trust
.Driver for people and families with Cystic Fibrosis.
Provide essential support as a driver by helping people affected by Cystic Fibrosis get to medical appointments.
Our drivers provide transport for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis to hospital appointments. Our clients do not need any physical help getting in and out of the vehicle and our drivers use their own car. Children and adults with Cystic Fibrosis have to attend regular clinic appointments in. Traveling in public transport poses risks of infection and waiting for transport in our typical inclement weather is undesirable because of their chronic lung condition. Our drivers provide transport from home ensuring a safe and comfortable journey. This service makes a real difference by reducing some of the pressure on families.
Cystic Fibrosis is a progressive, life limiting genetically inherited condition with 1 in 25 people carrying the faulty gene that causes the condition. There is currently no cure for Cystic Fibrosis. The Butterfly Trust is the leading provider of social support to the Cystic Fibrosis community of Scotland. Our aim is that people living with Cystic Fibrosis will have access to the support they need to ensure they can benefit from optimum homecare and enjoy the best quality of life in the community.
Must have a driving licence and access to a smoke free car.
Volunteer Support Worker
The Butterfly Trust
Support people and families with Cystic Fibrosis.
Provide essential support as a support worker including a listening ear, helping with official forms and support at meetings in relation to housing, benefits and independent living.
The Support Worker is our first point of contact with clients in their area responding to requests. The role is varied and can include providing a listening ear, helping with official forms and support at meetings in relation to housing, benefits and independent living Support Workers can also be trained to provide advocacy if they wish to be more challenged. It is a very rewarding role, as the tasks carried out make a real difference to the quality of daily life for the people we support.
Cystic Fibrosis is a progressive, life-limiting, genetically inherited condition with no cure. The Butterfly Trust provides services that are designed to improve the quality of life for people living with Cystic Fibrosis. This includes insuring they can live in a suitable home environment; benefit from the best home care; have access to other help and enjoy equal opportunities in education, employment and independent living. These outreach services are delivered by trained volunteers who provide face to face support around the country.
Must have a driving licence and access to a smoke free car.
Volunteer Area Development Manager
Tools with a Mission
You will be looking for opportunities to promote TWAM and to raise TWAM’s profile helping us to collect more tools, raise more money to support the work and to attract additional volunteers.
The role is networking, wide ranging and flexible but some things you might do include:
Putting literature into local churches
Asking groups if they would like a speaker to come and speak
Putting on an event to raise money
Arranging a Tool collection
Supporting Events
Building a Strong Network
Peer Group Leader
Scotland-Zambia Partnership
As a Peer Group Leader, you will engage with other participants to discuss issues related to mental health. You will need to attend an initial training session and come along to as many bi-weekly group sessions as you are able to. You will also be supported by the Youth Worker(s) and the Programme Coordinator, and can share any thoughts/concerns with them during this process. In addition, the group will plan fun activities/volunteering activities to do together.
Support Worker
Lothian Autistic Society
Assisting with setting up toys and equipment, greeting children and young people when they enter the venue, play and social interaction with children and young people within the venue and while out on trips, assisting with tidying up at the end of a session.
Outreach Volunteer
Hearing Link (Scotland)
Outreach volunteers are based within NHS Lothian Audiology department on the first and third Friday of each month as part of Hearing Link. They provide emotional and practical information and support to patients with hearing loss and their family members. The role involves signposting to local services such a lipreading classes, equipment that is available locally to support hearing loss and refer to services provided by Hearing Link where required.
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
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.
Study Buddies Service
Positive Help
Study Buddy volunteers work with a child or young person for a minimum of one year on reading, writing, numeracy, or a secondary school subject. This will not only improve their learning development, it will have a big impact on their confidence and self esteem. After the homework is done, the volunteers take the child out for a bite to eat before taking them home. In the school holidays get stuck in with a mini project and visit exciting places around Edinburgh.
Childrens/Young People's Befriender
Positive Help
Positive Help staff work hard to make good matches between our young people and volunteers. Once a suitable match has been made, the befrienders will meet with the child or young person fortnightly and engage in a fun activity together. This can range from a visit to the Zoo, picnic in the park, a cinema trip or a outing to a cafe. Our befrienders are trained to understand the complexities of living with HIV and Hep C.
Driver
Sacro
Sacro's Travel Service aims to provide a regular transport service to many of Scotland's prisons and the State Hospital at Carstairs. The Travel Service enables prisoners to maintain important contact with their families and friends, therefore providing them with crucial support when they are released from prison. The journey requests can be during the day or in the early evening, seven days a week. Full expenses will be paid. Sacro's
Befriender
Broomhouse Youth Befriending Project
The Befriending Consortium 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 due to parental drug and alcohol use. 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.
Befriending & Mentoring
Firsthand Lothian
You will be matched with a child/young person ( 6 to 18 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 or fortnightly 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.
Handyperson
Care and Repair Edinburgh
The Handy Person Service has been running since 1985 and the volunteers do small DIY jobs for our clients which make a huge difference. Part of the Handyperson Volunteer role is also a social one that, staying for a while to have a coffee and a chat helps to combat social isolation and may also highlight concerns about a clients' welfare.
Project Development Assistant
LINKnet Mentoring
LINKnet is looking for 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.
Kitchen Porter
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. 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. Income from
Befriender for Carers
Eric Liddell Centre
Befriending aims to remove or lessen isolation that carers may experience as a result of their caring role. We welcome volunteer befrienders who ideally have an understanding of dementia and carer's needs, and are willing to spend time listening to, encouraging and supporting a carer. Befrienders support carers to become more engaged with the community, or simply have a break from caring for a little while. Some carers like to get out and about and attend activities of interest.
Day Care Service - Volunteer Helper
Eric Liddell Centre
A Day Care Volunteer is an important member of the Day Care Team. The volunteer assists the staff to provide and appropriate level of care, support & stimulation in a day care setting. The Eric Liddell Day Care Services operates Monday to Friday from a purpose-built day care unit within the Eric Liddell Centre. The service provides specialised quality care for people with a diagnosis of dementia. It also offers community based activities. A typical day is full of fun, laughter & mutual support
Edinburgh Stockbridge Retail Assistant - Barnardo's Scotland
Barnardo's Scotland
Running a successful Barnardo's store requires a great team of enthusiastic volunteers and you could be a part of it.
Our retail assistants are trained to undertake a wide range of activities such as serving customers, taking receipt of stock donations from the public and merchandising stock to make our rails visually appealling and tidy.
Volunteering with us in retail will provide a great opportunity to build upon your communication, team working and customer service skills.
If you also have a particular skill or interest, our teams would be delighted to discuss how we could help you utilise your interests in store. Whatever your talents, please do share with us and pop into your local store to enquire about volunteering.
To see all opportunities to volunteer within Barnardo's, you can visit our website at www.barnardos.org.uk/volunteering.
Edinburgh Crighton Place Retail Assistant - Barnardo's Scotland
Barnardo's Scotland
Running a successful Barnardo's store requires a great team of enthusiastic volunteers and you could be a part of it.
Our retail assistants are trained to undertake a wide range of activities such as serving customers, taking receipt of stock donations from the public and merchandising stock to make our rails visually appealling and tidy.
Volunteering with us in retail will provide a great opportunity to build upon your communication, team working and customer service skills.
If you also have a particular skill or interest, our teams would be delighted to discuss how we could help you utilise your interests in store. Whatever your talents, please do share with us and pop into your local store to enquire about volunteering.
To see all opportunities to volunteer within Barnardo's, you can visit our website at www.barnardos.org.uk/volunteering.
Research Briefings Writer
People Know How
We are looking for individuals who are able to write literature review-style Research Briefings based on topics related to our current projects that we can publish on our website and use to instruct the work that we do. Research Briefings act as a supplement to our other projects; we want to support this work by linking it to academic literature.
Walking Befrienders
People Know How
Walking Befrienders spend 1-2 hours per week with an adult experiencing loneliness/isolation. The sessions take place outdoors in North-East Edinburgh. Our service will (1) promote walking as a form of exercise; (2) increase social contact/build self-esteem to improve mental wellbeing; (3) support people to feel more connected to their community. We provide safe, supportive non-judgemental environments where people can talk whilst enjoying gentle exercise. Full training and support provided.
Volunteer Support Worker
FABB Scotland (Edinburgh)
The role includes supporting and encouraging young people throughout the day to engage in activities, help to set up games/activities, help prepare snacks and meals and have fun! Fabb run Themed weekends (FRI – SUN) breaks at Trossachs Tryst Lodge set amidst beautiful scenery on the edge of the Trossachs National Park, Callander. Transport will be provided from Edinburgh, meals and accommodation included. We are keen to hear from you if you are interested.
Gardening Activities Assistant
Bield Housing & Care
Our retirement housing development, Milton Court, Edinburgh is looking for a Gardening Activities Volunteer, to encourage, engage and support tenants in a variety of gardening activities. You will be part of a team of Social Activities Volunteers, helping to reduce isolation and loneliness by supporting older people to become more independent.
One to One Peer Support
Health In Mind
Our peer support volunteers have their own experiences of mental health recovery and have complete training to support others. You will meet with the person that you're supporting once a week. Together, you will explore tools and techniques to help them to understand and manage their mental health. Health in Mind provides thorough training, and ongoing support and supervision to peer volunteers.
Nightstop Host
The Rock Trust
To provide safe overnight accommodation and support for a young person using the scheme including a meal and washing facilities.
To support young people to feel relaxed and comfortable in the accommodation.
To introduce a young person to the household and make them aware of essential routines and act upon any relevant information.
To operate creative methods of assisting young people to articulate their needs.
To ensure a safe, secure and respectful environment within the scheme.
Handy Person
The Rock Trust
Support young people to set up a home and personalise this by supporting to paint and decorate, Support young people to develop practical maintenance skills and knowledge to enable them to live independently, Carry out maintenance tasks as required, Contribute to the overall work of the Housing Support Team.
Befriender
Autism Initiatives Scotland
As a befriender you will support a service user to participate in social activities in the community. The range of social activities will vary from person to person and would typically involve afternoons or evenings out for 1-3 hours at a time. A befriender is a very rewarding voluntary position and is often plays a vital role in increasing a service user's levels of confidence and self esteem
Befriender
Autism Initiatives Scotland
Our service users may find social situations complicated and have little confidence in communicating socially, so they are often isolated. Befrienders provide a safe, structured way of developing social/communication skills, and also allow the service users to broaden their social experiences in their local community.
Refurb Assistant
The Turing Trust
A Refurb Assistant at the Turing Trust will be taught all of the procedures we implement to restore a donated PC into a brand new elearning machine. The main tasks involved in the role include: computer repair, computer wiping, data management, PC installation, stock management and a variety of others. In this opportunity you will learn a huge amount about PC repair, maintenance and data management.
Stock Collection Driver
British Heart Foundation Shop (Dalry)
In this role you will collect stock from people’s houses, businesses or our clothing banks and deliver them to your local shop. You would need to be physically fit and active for this role due to the lifting and carrying of donation bags in and out of the vehicle.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you have a full, valid driving licence and that your car is correctly insured, with an up to date MOT where applicable
Community Connecting Volunteer
Age Scotland
240,000 people in Scotland regard the television or a pet as their closest companion. We aim to tackle social isolation on a practical level through our Community Connecting Service - and we need your help!
Based in our Edinburgh office, the purpose of a Community Connector is to help older people across Scotland link in with community services that offer friendship, social activities, health and fitness groups and events.
Your role will involve contacting the caller to find out their interests and what type of groups and activities they are looking for. Using our Community Connecting database, local guides and additional online services (such as local council databases) you will research the appropriate opportunities.
You may keep in touch with the caller for a few weeks with regular calls and encouragement and where relevant, identifying community links and making contact with local services on their behalf.
You’ll be making a huge difference to someone’s life and be actively involved in a national campaign to tackle social isolation and loneliness in older people.
Community Connector
Age Scotland
Your role will involve contacting the older person to find out their interests, researching the relevant opportunities and keeping in touch with them for a few weeks with regular calls of friendship and encouragement. You’ll be making a huge difference to someone’s life and be actively involved in a national campaign to tackle social isolation and loneliness in older people.
Cafe Host
LifeCare
The purpose of the role of volunteer Café Host is to help in Café Life with general duties, such as setting up tables, clearing tables, help to keep the café clean and tidy, chatting with customers and getting to know them. This will help make the café a pleasant and inviting place to be. Café Life is LifeCare's community Café is used by those who use our day services, people who come along to the classes held here and the general public.
Multi-Sport / Activity Coach
Active Schools Edinburgh
Active Schools need volunteers in a variety of roles mainly for delivering or assisting activity sessions before school, at lunchtime or after school. Full training will be provided and ongoing support in your role. It is likely that you will be paired up with another volunteer, depending on your experience or confidence levels.
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.
Online Listings Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Portobello)
If you’re tech savvy and know your way around eBay; have a keen eye for unusual or sort after collectables then join our volunteering team. Come and be amazed at some of the items that are donated to your local store and strike gold with those rare finds.
We’ve got dedicated eBay resources to help and assist you with this unique volunteering role. Research the interesting items; package them in our eBay boxes and send them off to be sold at our eBay HQ.
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.
Welcomer / Guide
Greyfriars
Are you interested in meeting people from all over the world? Do you like history, culture and being in a vibrant environment? If so, Greyfriars might be the place for you! As a volunteer Welcomer, you will greet and engage with visitors that enter the Kirk. You might ask them what brings them to the church, invite them to look around the sanctuary and museum; suggest that they purchase a souvenir at the shop. Some visitors might wish to sit down for prayer and reflection.
Committee Member
Enable Scotland
1. 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. 2. To be one of the key-holders responsible for opening and locking the building before and after club meetings. 3. To help with our three clubs (which include a disco, indoor games, arts and crafts, Scottish country dancing).
Mother and Toddler Group Volunteer
Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre
Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre is a very friendly centre which provides a community space for various groups. This group runs twice weekly on Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon. We are looking for volunteers to run the group as well as help promote the group. The group provides a warm and friendly space for parents and their children to come together, to chat and socialise as well as share ideas and offer support to one another. The group also helps to reduce social isolation.
Kitchen/Café Volunteers
Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre
Our kitchen/café can be quite a busy place, so we need people with an interest in catering and serving the general public. We have a few experienced volunteers and anyone interested would be given training where required. We serve hot and cold filled rolls and home baking. An interest in home baking is an advantage, but not necessary. The successful candidates would be expected to help with baking, cooking bacon etc. and keeping the kitchen clean, as well as dealing with our customers.
Garden Volunteers
Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre
We are going to be upgrading our garden and providing a seating area for the community to enjoy. Many of the residents don't have a garden so this will provide a calm area for them to sit in. DIY skills and an interest in gardening would be a benefit. We also need regular gardeners to cut the grass and weed the garden. Again, anyone with an interest in gardening would be a benefit.
Specialist Skills Volunteer
Streetwork
We would like to run informal, low key workshops such as art, creative writing, walking, meditation and more. We’d also like to provide essential well-being services such as hairdressing/barbering, chair massage and manicures. If you think you have a skill, expertise or an interest that our service users could benefit from, please get in touch at volunteer@streetwork.org.uk to find out about our next Volunteer Information Session.
Big Hearts Befrienders
Big Hearts Community Trust
Big Hearts Befrienders provides one-to-one befriending for children and young people aged 7-14 in kinship care, 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.
Tool Librarian
Edinburgh Tool Library
You will start with our organisational induction, learning about what ETL really means, and how it's about more that just tools. You will then begin as part of our tool library team, distributing equipment, signing up new members, spreading our message to the public, logging new tools, fixing old or broken ones and using the catalogue system. Once you are familiar with the tools we have, you'll be put through our workshop induction and then can support members in the workshop.
Befriender (Golden Years)
Cyrenians
Our volunteers all have one thing in common – a desire to make a positive contribution to an older person’s quality of life, health and wellbeing. As a volunteer befriender you will be carefully matched with someone in your local area, initially visiting them at home and gradually supporting them to get out and about doing things they enjoy. As a befriender you will listen, support and encourage them, and help them become more confident and independent.
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.
Helpline Volunteer
Pain Concern
This is a great opportunity to develop your communication skills and an understanding of pain self-management, whilst doing something worthwhile. You will work a regular 3 hour shift on the telephone. Provide a listening ear to helpline users. Participate in quality monitoring by logging calls received. Record service user feedback. Undergo initial training in Pain Concern's listening skills and pain management. Participate in ongoing training and development. Adhere to helpline policies and procedures.
Forum Moderator
Pain Concern
The tasks of this role include: • Welcoming new members to the community
• Overseeing posts to the forum
• Ensure that posts conform to the community guidelines
• Share cases with your supervisor and team members
• Help to gather information and feedback for statistics and report purpose
Social Media Assistant
Pain Concern
Updating and maintaining the website, Manage social media campaigns and day-to-day activities, Manage presence in social networking including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc, Manage email bulletins and information mail-outs, Monitor the impact of social media programs and analyse, review and report on effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximize the charity’s reach, Maintain press relations, and contact contributors, Database management.
IT Can Help Volunteer
AbilityNet
We are looking for volunteers to help clients: Trouble shoot technical issues, offer impartial advice on technology, set up new tech and install hardware and software, show people how to use tier tech at home e.g shop online, send and receive emails and make adaptions to support a disabled persons specific technology needs.
Cash Desk Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Tollcross)
If you enjoy meeting and talking with people and providing great customer service this could be the role for you. As part of this role you will be: Completing till transactions accurately, Promoting our stock requirements and campaigns, Promoting the benefits of the Gift Aid Scheme to the BHF.
Collection Box Coordinator
Guide Dogs
Flexible – part of your daily life. Spotting opportunities to place boxes.
What does the role involve?
• Identifying and placing collecting boxes in suitable locations
• Talking to the shop owner, receptionist etc at the location about how the boxes will help Guide Dogs and what we do
• Emptying boxes every 3-6 months (as they get full) and banking the income through the paying in book provided. Give a receipt and letter of thanks to the hosts
• Keeping a written record of the location of all boxes for your supervisor, the dates they are emptied and the dates/amounts banked
• If boxes aren’t collecting much, you’ll decide to move them to a better location. Your supervisor may also ask you to remove boxes
• Reporting any stolen boxes to the local Mobility Team. Spotting the potential for further fundraising amongst the box holders for Community Fundraiser
Volunteer Business Mentor
Sported
Our volunteer business mentors are paired with community sports clubs who need expertise in a particular area e.g. business planning etc. Sported works closely to support our volunteers throughout the process, and the opportunities available are very flexible, this could range from answering a 15 minute call from a club leader who has a particular question, to delivering a workshop or a 6 month mentor placement.
Advocacy - Eating Disorders (YP)
CAPS Independent Advocacy
CAPS require a young person age 16-26 to work with CAPS collective advocacy team to raise awareness of eating disorders. The role involves talking about and sharing personal experience of eating disorders with groups of young people in various community settings. The role involves showing a film about eating disorders , talking about and sharing personal experience of eating disorders with groups of young people in various community settings.
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.
Listening Volunteer
Edinburgh & The Lothians Samaritans
The volunteer will join about 150 other Samaritans in the Branch which operates round the clock - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The volunteer will support people in crisis, either on the phone, in person at the Samaritan Centre, or by email or SMS (phone) Text. Each year we expect to receive about 25,000 phone calls, 300 personal visits, and over 2,000 emails from all over the world. There are also opportunities to take part in running the Branch and in our growing outreach programme.
Male Peer Support Coordinator
Living Well North Edinburgh
Male volunteer to compliment an established drop-in support group within an adult mental health day centre.
To provide chat and support to service users attending the peer support group.
Senior Men's Group Facilitator
The Open Door Edinburgh
Jobs would include helping serve lunch, helping with activities and supporting staff in the day care room. This is a fun relaxed group with between 15-20 men visiting it each week.
Café Assistant
The Open Door Edinburgh
We are a friendly charity that is looking for help within our café. Our café offers hot and cold light bites and refreshments for the local community. Serving customers in a pleasant and courteous manner, Cleaning the kitchen, café area and café toilets in accordance with Health and Safety Regulations and Guidance, Keeping cleaning and temperature records, Undertaking the preparation of the food and beverages served in the café, Clearing tables, Washing up.
Volunteer Gardener
Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre
Volunteers of all ages needed for a brand new project. 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. 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.
Customer Service Volunteer
Oxfam Shop, Nicolson St
Customer Service Volunteers work on a till serving customers and give customer service in any way on the shop floor, for example helping them look for a specific item they would like.The role involves: being polite and friendly; operating computerised till and cash handling; packing and wrapping purchases; ability to work in a team; tidying the shop floor when not busy; being aware of customer wants and needs.
Clothing Team Specialist
Oxfam Shop, Nicolson St
Must have an interest in fashion and retail. To be able to identify fashionable and popular clothing items and accessories for re-sale. Reliability is important along with good communication skills and a focus on sales results. Ability to work as part of a team in a busy store. Select, prepare and value clothing items to display and sell in sales area. Ability to arrange shop floor presentation and display areas. Contribute to merchandising ideas. Training will be given on shop guidelines.
Visual Display Merchandiser
Oxfam Shop, Morningside
Do you like fashion? Do you have a creative spirit? Oxfam needs you! Come and join our friendly team to become an actor on the Oxfam stage, lifting people out of poverty. We offer you the opportunity to use your artistic and fashion spirit to dress the windows display. You'll be involved in the shop, merchandising and displays to ensure our stock is most attractive layout possible. Assisting customer is also a major part of the work; we need you to be cheerful and outgoing.
Online Marketing Volunteer
The BIG Project
We are looking for a volunteer with Social Media and Digital Marketing knowledge to generate traffic and reach a bigger audience by writing, editing and uploading content to Facebook, Twitter and the website.
Relief Mini-Bus Driver
Northfield & Willowbrae Community Services Group
We are a small voluntary group supporting older people by bringing them to day centres and giving entertainment and company. We require a minibus driver (ages 25 ? 68) with a D1 entitlement on the licence (most who passed driving test prior to 1997 will have this automatically). The MIDAS certificate is necessary but we will pay for this if the driver will give a reasonable commitment (6 months).
Customer Service Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Wester Hailes)
Do you love to chat and get to know people? Can you talk about anything and everything? In our shops we talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. So, we’re always looking for outgoing and enthusiastic customer service volunteers.
Bric a Brac Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Leith)
Are you interested in lovely things? Do you enjoy watching antiques programs and have a keen eye for unusual or collectables? If that sounds like you why not volunteer and join the shop team and help them to select, price and display our fantastic items.
Retail Volunteer
Salvation Army Trading Company
There are various retail volunteer roles within our Edinburgh shops, from general volunteer to specialist book/media volunteer. Depending on the volunteer role, you may be tagging, steaming, sorting, pricing, customer service, visual merchandising to name but a few.
Music & Entertainment Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (West End)
Do you fancy jiving to the British Heart Foundation beat? We’re always looking for some knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers to help sort, price and display our wide range of CD’s, DVD’s and games.
Customer Service Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (West End)
Do you love to chat and get to know people? Can you talk about anything and everything? In our shops we talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. So, we’re always looking for outgoing and enthusiastic customer service volunteers.
Trustee
Pregnancy Counselling & Care (Scotland)
We are looking to recruit between 2 and 4 new Board Members to add to our team. The role involves: ensuring effective management of the charity and its resouces, providing support and guidance ot staff and volunteers and helping with long term planning to ensure the future of the charity.
Customer Service Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Nicolson Street)
Do you love to chat and get to know people? Can you talk about anything and everything? In our shops we talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. So, we’re always looking for outgoing and enthusiastic customer service volunteers.
Retail Assistant
Barnardo’s Crighton Place Store
Various roles available, for both front of shop and stock room. Stock room sorting, pricing and tagging stock ready for sale, Front of shop putting stock in window, on shelves and hangers etc. Front of shop operating cash register , serving customers.
Student Ambassador Volunteer
Fertility Network Scotland (Edinburgh)
Represent and raise awareness of Fertility Network Scotland charity in places of education and in local area to highlight the services and support we provide, Promote the charity by displaying posters and leaflets, Highlight our campaigns and projects to fellow students and lecturers etc including through social media, Assist Fertility Network Scotland staff at events such as Freshers Week. This benefits of this opportunity include: Meeting and working with new people, learning new skills.
Fundraiser
No Boundaries
Organise fundraising events to raise funds for our charity. The successful applicant will preferably have some experience as a fundraiser although this is not absolutely essential. We currently organise street collections round about the same time as the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. We also try to organise other fundraising opportunities around Edinburgh in shopping malls and supermarkets. Expand and promote other fundraising opportunuities and initiatives for 'No Boundaries' .
Disability Workshop Facilitator
Crossing Countries
Work within a team to create practical activities that demonstrate the creativity of disabled people and promote equality, empathy and understanding. To develop activities through market research. To identify and deliver workshops to various organisations Other duties relating to developing the workshops Work with team leaders and any experts supporting the programme Reports to director of Crossing Countries
Transport Support
British Red Cross (Edinburgh))
Either using your own car or a Red Cross vehicle, you will offer door-to-door assistance for those in need, providing freedom of travel for those with mobility problems. You will help people get to medical appointments, carry out everyday essentials like shopping, or even just to get out of the house and socialise. Besides transport, we can also provide an escort who, if necessary, will stay with a client throughout their journey.
Typical tasks include
Taking someone on a short trip or helping them run errands, providing door-to-door assistance for an appointment or visit
Offering a trained volunteer escort and conveying passengers safely from their starting point to their final destination either in BRC vehicles or in the driver’s own vehicle
Accompanying someone on a public transport journey, enabling clients to keep appointments safely and efficiently
Shop Volunteer
Palcrafts/Hadeel
Receive customers. Answer questions and help with purchases. Sell goods using electronic till
Pack and post mail orders. Collect goods for orders/sales. Help process returned sales
Assist in stock-taking. Report low stock levels. Assist in pricing, storing and displaying products.
Filing, photocopying and responding to phone calls
Help securely open and shut premises. Prepare shop for trading. Rubbish collection. Washing crockery. Minor local errands.
Pianist for Spiritual Care Services
Volunteer Edinburgh - REH
We are looking for a volunteer pianist to play as people gather and accompany hymn singing throughout the service. This role greatly enhances the enjoyment and relaxation of patients who participate. The service is a very relaxed, inclusive and friendly time and volunteers get to know regular participants well.
Driver
Royal Blind
Our adult services provide 24-hour care and support for young adults who have vision impairment and additional needs including cognitive and communication impairments. Tasks and Responsibilities involve transporting staff and residents to activities out with service.
See all our vacancies https://www.royalblind.org/royal-blind/how-you-can-help/volunteer/current-vacancies
Event Volunteers
Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
Helping to run events in the evening. Welcoming guests, taking photos, setting up rooms, speakers, food, evaluations forms and audio visual requirements.
Warehouse Volunteer
Edinburgh Food Project
Edinburgh Food Project turns over more than 100,000 tonnes of food a year; all donated by community groups, companies and individuals. All our donations need to be sorted, dated and made up in to food packs. We are looking for people to help with warehouse tasks, including dating and sorting stock.
Our volunteers have a passion for helping those in food poverty and enjoy working as part of a team. Warehouse volunteers usually work 1 or 2 two-hour shifts a week between Tuesday and Thursday.
Department Volunteer
British Heart Foundation Shop (Stockbridge)
We’re always looking for people who would enjoy giving great customer service and keeping their department looking great. You may have an interest in homewares, books or music department. Whichever you choose, you’ll get the chance to mingle with the local customers and volunteers, and integrate yourself into the BHF community.
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 tasks are involved in the restoration project – digging, clearing, weeding, planting, laying bases for greenhouse and composting toilet, making tea, helping with planning, harvesting seasonal produce.
Mobility Aids Spoke Driver Volunteer (MASD)
British Red Cross Stirling
A Mobility Aids Spoke Driver will deliver wheelchairs to local beneficiaries. This key role will enable people to return home after illness or surgery and help them to remain independent or go on a holiday or trip with friends and family. It will involve driving a Red Cross vehicle.
Typical tasks include:
Delivering and collecting wheelchairs
Demonstrating how to use and look after our wheelchairs
Giving information about other Red Cross services where appropriate
Completing delivery paperwork
Receiving and recording donations
Helper Volunteer
Marie Curie
You can offer your time any day of the week, between 9am and 9pm, so that you can find a time that works for you and the individual that you are supporting.
The type of support our Helper volunteers give often includes:
• Companionship and emotional support
• Practical help
• A break for families and carers
• Information on other support available
•Support after a bereavement.
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.
Workshop Supervisor
Edinburgh Forge
Seeking workshop supervisors to welcome and induct new members, and keep the space tidy. Role involves unlocking / locking workshops; giving tours to people interested in joining; giving health and safety inductions to new members; encouraging members to keep the workspace clean and tidy; and directing members to help if needed. Volunteers must be members of the Forge first, and show they are reliable and able.
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.
Bookshop Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
The first Bethany Book shop is more than a place to buy books. It is a community hub to chat, relax and grab a coffee!
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.
Retail Volunteer
Bethany Christian Trust
1 mission, 6 shops, 1000's of donations. Our shops need you!
Retail volunteers are the backbone of our shops. A day can include sorting donations, operating the till or pricing stock- but every day, and every shop, is different! Each volunteer brings their own skills, experience and character to a role.
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
Fundraiser
Bare Branding
Bare Branding is a social enterprise and to function as a non-profit open access makers workshop relies on funding. Fundraiser will have the responsibility to contact relevant bodies in regards to funding opportunities and fill in the relevant paperwork. It will allow to build budget to subsidize those who can’t afford paying for the materials and in this way ensure equal opportunities for everybody. Moreover, funding will allow us to organise more events and workshops for targeted groups.
Participant Midlothian Voices Collective Advocacy Project
CAPS Independent Advocacy
Midlothian Voices is a Collective advocacy group of people in Midlothian who identify as having Mental Health issues. CAPS facilitate their group to enable them to come together to achieve their goals. The group is fairly new but since getting together as the end of last year they have identified three goals for the group to work on: To engage with services at a strategic level by attending meetings and events where decision making happens, to work on topic specific issues that are important to people such as Welfare Reform and reducing stigma and to bring people in Midlothian together around these issues.
So far members of the group have attended Lothian wide events on Human Rights and the reform of the Scottish Health Council and have looked at how these issues are relevant in Midlothian and fed back through the Mental Health Strategy group on their thoughts. They have also been part of a sit down with the Minister for Mental Health at the NHS annual conference to ask questions about Mental Health services in Midlothian
Midlothian voices describe themselves as a go-getting friendly group and have many ideas on issues they would like to work on in the future, they are very much looking forward to welcoming new members of the group and generating new ideas. Individuals can get involved in the project at a level that suits their own abilities, skills and commitments. Meetings usually take place every six weeks.
Witness Service Volunteer - Sheriff & High Court
Victim Support Scotland (Aberdeen)
The Witness Service provides practical and emotional support and someone to talk to in confidence to all witnesses (including family and friends) attending court. The WS volunteers support victims and witnesses in court on the trial day, carry out court familiarization visits prior to the trial, explain court procedures and liaise with court officials on behalf of witnesses, passing on information or queries.
The work of the WS volunteers can vary from spending one whole day with one witness or family, to five minutes with each witness giving information and being with someone before and after they have given evidence in Court. A lot of the volunteers’ time is spent being supportive to people while they wait to give evidence
For more information and to download an application pack, please visit www.victimsupportsco.org.uk
Safety Guide
Risk Factory (The)
Could you make a difference to the lives of children and other vulnerable groups across Edinburgh and the Lothians? We are looking for keen, reliable individuals with good communication skills to help local children and others learn key safety skills. The Risk Factory is an exciting purpose built centre in Edinburgh, designed to allow visitors to experience first hand a range of real life risky situations and learn how to deal with them in a controlled and supervised environment. Our volunteer Safety Guides escort groups around the lifelike hazard scenarios at the centre, encouraging them to identify dangers and to take action to reduce and avoid risks.
Assistant Tutor for Computer Clubs
Tap into IT Where You Are Ltd
Are you a ‘people person’ who is also comfortable using the internet and a tablet device/laptop and related devices? We’re looking for volunteers to build the confidence of the older people who come to our Computer Clubs. Also to contribute to the social interaction and fun which are key features of the clubs. Apply online via our website www.tap-into-it.co.uk
Community Fundraising Volunteer
Marie Curie (Perth and Kinross)
Our Community Fundraising Volunteer roles include, but are not restricted to, some of the following tasks:
- Place and empty collection boxes in pubs, shops and other locations
- Organise collections in their local area and coordinate our collectors at events
- Be the cheery face of Marie Curie at our collections, holding a bucket or tin and collecting money
- Promote events and speak to the public about events in their area
What we can offer you:
- An excellent opportunity to build on your skills in a fundraising environment
- An induction, training, support and supervision in your role
- Agreed reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
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 Wednesday evening meetings (during term time only), etc.
LEARN Volunteer Understanding Borderline Personality Disorders
CAPS Independent Advocacy
Use your own lived experience of living with a Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis to raise awareness and understanding, challenge stigma and promote positive changes in attitudes and services.
The role involves sharing personal experiences of living with Borderline Personality disorder with groups of participants and helping to facilitate training workshops, aimed at raising awareness of BPD. You will need good communication skills, personal lived experience of living with a Personality Disorder, and be willing to share experiences with people from a variety of different backgrounds. A strong sense of commitment and willingness to travel throughout the Lothians are also important. CAPS have a dedicated volunteer coordinator to provide training and mentoring for volunteers.ges in attitudes and services.
Assistant Scout Leader / Scout Leader
150th Craigalmond Scout Group
Assist other leaders with running the Cubs (kids aged 8-10) or Scouts (10-14) groups. Help young people have new experiences and adventures. Have fun, make friends and develop new skills. Volunteers will develop teamwork, confidence and leadership skills. Meetings are usually held in our Scout Hall at Saughton Crescent, Edinburgh but we often go on trips to local parks and woods as well as other places of interest.
Communications Assistant
Bridgend Inspiring Growth
This is the chance to help out in building closer connections and communications with people to promote and to engage with the Bridgend Farmhouse Renovation Project. You will have the opportunity to work with a small charity that is embedded within surrounding local communities to raise awareness, reach out and strengthen information sharing. You can practice developing inclusive, informative and eye-catching information to share with members and organisations.
Practical Skills Volunteer
Bridgend Inspiring Growth
This is the chance to join in on our weekly drop-in sessions at Bridgend Farmhouse which run every Wednesday or Sunday from 11 - 3pm. Tasks are prepared by the supervisor of the session, but can be developed and suggested by volunteers too - examples include; building an outdoor shelter; bench-building; planting and growing vegetables and herbs; general maintenance work; stone-wall building; conservation work; etc. You have the chance to learn new skills techniques, work with your hands, etc.
Main Contact Volunteer
Fertility Network Scotland (Edinburgh)
Provide advice, information and peer support to local volunteers who wish to join the volunteer network, Help to recruit more volunteers in the local area, Main point of contact for support and local issues and pass to Volunteer Co-ordinator or Head Office as necessary, Promote Fertility Network Scotland services and campaigns to people in local community by distributing leaflets etc, Attend events to promote and/or fundraise for Fertility Network Scotland, Help organise and support our events.
Treasurer
No Boundaries
Keep accounts accurate and up to date. The successful applicant will preferably have some experience as a treasurer although this is not absolutely essential. We currently use a double-entry cash book system but are flexible on this if someone prefers to use a different system. Our accounts need to be submitted to OSCR by the end of June each year. Our AGM is in October each year. We may consider using skype where necessary if physical attendance at meetings is an issue. An interest in health is
Befrienders
People Know How
Befrienders spend 1-2 hours per week with a child/young person aged 10-14. The sessions take place during school, but can progress into the community once established. Full training and ongoing support are provided. We provide safe, supportive non-judgemental environments where children and young people can talk. This can be anything from talking about TV shows they like, playing games to help with their learning, or relaxing. We’re there to listen, to talk, and to understand.
Fundraiser Volunteer
People Know How
A new volunteering opportunity as the charity is growing and we are always looking for ways to generate more funding to keep our projects going. Our goals for fundraising in the community are growing with us so it is an exciting time to get involved. The role of this volunteer would be to help us plan and organise fundraising events, activities and promotion through a variety of different ways. Volunteering at the events themselves or helping us reach out to other organisations and businesses.