The Forth Region Scout Council provides support to four districts in the Forth Valley area, encompassing the local authority areas of Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirlingshire and West Lothian. Role description Purpose: Lead the strategic development of the Region based on the six areas of leadership and management: 1. Providing direction 2. Working with people 3. Achieving results 4. Enabling change 5. Using resources 6. Managing time and personal skill Responsible to: The Chief Commissioner of Scotland Responsible for: Leadership of Scouting within Forth Region including members of the Regional Leadership Team and District Commissioners. Who you will be working with: You will need to enthusiastically work with, and support, a wide variety of people and teams in Scouting as well as those from other youth and external organisations and charities, to deliver your work and support our strategy. Key tasks: As a member of the Scouts Scotland Team • Lead Scouting in the Region and help everyone play their part • Work with others across Scotland to achieve goals • Develop and Maintain good working relationships • Think Big! Develop proactive working relationships with senior volunteers and staff at Scouts Scotland and The Scouts UK Working with others in the Region • Create a Team to support your work and set priorities • Make goals and targets for the Region in keeping with our strategic plan • Outline how to achieve these goals and monitor progress • Communicate well and appropriately • Work with and support all four Districts to achieve regional unity and cohesion • Be the voice of the Region locally and nationally • Be a Trustee of the Forth Regional Scout Council and support the work of the Trustee Board. Terms of appointment: • The appointment is for an initial term of 3 years (subject to annual review with the Chief Commissioner of Scotland) with the potential for re-appointment for a further period. • It is expected this would be the only significant role that the person in post holds. • In common with all Scouts Scotland appointments, the successful candidate will be assigned a Training Adviser and will complete a Manager/Supporter Wood Badge, within 3 years of appointment. • The applicant must become a member of The Scout Association, if not already, requiring them to pass our vetting process and making the Promise. Person specification Skills and abilities: • Inspire and motivate people • Lead and manage people in a voluntary environment • Contribute to strategy development and identify practical actions to achieve strategic objectives • Communicate effectively and show intermediary skills • Chair meetings effectively • Be able to cope with challenging situations • Undertake the appropriate Adult Training requirements • Work in partnership with staff members across the Scouts Scotland and The Scouts UK teams Knowledge and experience: • Previous experience of the effective management and leadership of volunteers • Previous experience of managing adults across a wide geographical area and from various personal backgrounds • An understanding of the third Sector Personal qualities: • Approachable • Able to demonstrate initiative and empathy • Excellent time management and a commitment to the role • A demonstrable commitment to The Scout Association’s Purpose, Values and Method • No envisaged barriers to obtaining enhanced PVG status

We are Scotland’s leading community eating disorder charity, providing peer support through Support Groups and one-to-one Befriending for those with eating disorders and for parents, carers and families. Our services are volunteer-led, most of whom have lived experience of recovering from eating disorders. Growing and developing our services is now a key focus so that we can support more people across Scotland in their recovery journey. Our plan to expand our services is led by our Development Manager with the support of our major funders, The Robertson Trust, National Lottery and Comic Relief and many other generous charitable trusts. To help us deliver our vision and meet the needs of our communities in Scotland we are looking to bring new trustees onto the Board with specific skills sets in income generation and digital. As a Board we work together as a close team, so we’re looking for trustees who enjoy working collaboratively towards a common goal and are happy to roll their sleeves up to get things done, alongside making a strategic contribution. We’re also planning to recruit some skills-based volunteers to help us deliver on key projects, and so having an interest in supporting their contribution to the Charity, and co-creating together, is important too. We currently meet as a Board once a month, typically on a Wednesday between 3-5pm. Given the stage we’re at with our growth plans, you’ll likely need to commit around 2-3 additional hours during the working week. As part of your overall trustee duties of leading and governing the charity’s activities you will bring experience of income generation, ideally in the 3rd sector, with a focus on either Strategic Funding Relationships or Community Fundraising. As a Board we have a collective responsibility for income generation and given the breadth of opportunity in this space, it’s not essential to have experience in both of these areas. We may recruit a couple of trustees with complementary skill sets to work together on this. You will also work closely with our Development Manager and partner together to align our income generation activity with our plans to deliver and expand our services. We’re looking for people who can think strategically and creatively to help us develop a sustainable funding plan with a differentiated proposition that’s clear on who we are trying to reach and the best way to do so. At the same time, you’ll also have the know-how to put this into practice and get things off the ground, and also measure our success. You’ll be confident in leading the way in one of the following areas: Strategic Funding Relationships • Building strategic relationships with key funders to secure income that provides a level of sustainable funding over multiple years e.g., charitable trusts and large-scale funders such as Comic Relief and Children in Need. • A key part of this will be working together with the Development Manager and our external funding partner to create compelling funding applications. Experience of Section 10 applications would be of help down the line. Community Fundraising • Raising funds within our local communities, tapping into the desire to give something back, through events and sponsorship and leveraging our relationships with Universities and Colleges. • Investigating digital channels and how we can use social media to raise funds. • Exploring opportunities to partner with Corporates and with businesses in our communities.

The mission of Special Olympics Scotland (SOS) is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Their motto is: "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt". An important element SOS's work is to promote and engage new participants, volunteers and coaches into the organisation. The SOS Committee is recruiting a volunteer to increase the use of the SOS Facebook platform to develop new partnerships with business, engage new members and raise the profile of Special Olympics in Scotland. To carry out this role, we are looking for someone who is available for 2-3 hours per week, and has the following skills: • Have good understanding and experience of social media platforms • Be a good communicator with good verbal, written and IT skills • Have good organizational skills • Be enthusiastic • Have a good understanding of the importance and relevance of social media and the impact it will have on in relation to Special Olympics. • Develop an understanding of the vision and purpose including strategic plan of Special Olympics Main tasks that you will be involved with are: • Developing the Special Olympics Scotland Brand • Raising the profile of Special Olympics Scotland in a positive and equitable way • Showcasing SOS purpose and sharing the Special Olympics story • Developing strong and meaningful partnerships and connections with other sporting and charitable bodies for the benefit of SOS • Engage with new participants, volunteers and coaches communicate clearly the benefits of memberships. • This role will give an individual the opportunity to gain experience and take on a new challenge.

A great opportunity to join a group of parents/leaders who aim to make the programme as wide and varied as possible for youth membership. As well as being rewarding and fun, it is a very social and friendly team with training and experience that can support skills for life. Join a group of busy leaders who volunteer in a job-share capacity to ensure we provide a full Scout programme for our membership. You will be one of a team of adult and young adult leaders who design and deliver a programme built on the Scout badge scheme but focused on the outdoors. Using our excellent facility in Torwood as a base, and with multiple camps and activities going on, we welcome any leaders/helpers who can give their time to our programme. From occasional helper to someone who enjoys admin to dedicated leader, or even just someone wishing to support events, we have space for all. Full training and background checks will be required to ensure the best fit for the role, and opportunities exist across all age groups.

We are Scotland’s leading community eating disorder charity, providing peer support through Support Groups and one-to-one Befriending for those with eating disorders and for parents, carers and families. Our services are volunteer-led, most of whom have lived experience of recovering from eating disorders. Growing and developing our services is now a key focus so that we can support more people across Scotland in their recovery journey. Our plan to expand our services is led by our Development Manager with the support of our major funders, The Robertson Trust, National Lottery and Comic Relief and many other generous charitable trusts. To help us deliver our vision and meet the needs of our communities in Scotland we are looking to bring new trustees onto the Board with specific skills sets in income generation and digital. As a Board we work together as a close team, so we’re looking for trustees who enjoy working collaboratively towards a common goal and are happy to roll their sleeves up to get things done, alongside making a strategic contribution. We’re also planning to recruit some skills-based volunteers to help us deliver on key projects, and so having an interest in supporting their contribution to the Charity, and co-creating together, is important too. We currently meet as a Board once a month, typically on a Wednesday between 3-5pm. Given the stage we’re at with our growth plans, you’ll likely need to commit around 2-3 additional hours during the working week. As part of your overall trustee duties of leading and governing the charity’s activities you will bring your digital mindset and expertise to the work of the Board, to enable us to engage with digital in an informed way. You’ll help us identify how we can leverage digital solutions and innovate to increase the accessibility and inclusiveness of our service in a post-Covid world. You’ll create digital goals and metrics that support our wider strategic objectives, highlighting the opportunities and the risks of digital. You’ll bring a digital perspective to our product and service design principles and bring insights from elsewhere in the Charity sector, connecting with organisations such as SCVO, Catalyst and Charity Digital. You will also help us to work smarter behind the scenes to ‘digify’ our core processes and find better ways to make our operations run more efficiently. If you also have experience of digital marketing, that would be helpful but not essential.

The recent lockdown and ongoing COVID restrictions have been tough for members of Dates-n-Mates, a project that helps people with learning disabilities to access safe and appropriate social events. People with learning disabilities can be particularly at risk of feeling lonely and becoming socially isolated and recent events and restrictions on social activities and many of our members have felt increasingly anxious about keeping in touch with their friends. It is not possible in the current climate for dates-n-mates to have large groups of people going out to a pub, nightclub or other social setting so we are making use of digital platforms to allow our members to keep in touch safely. As an Online Event Volunteer, you will help host online events on Zoom and private Facebook Groups. It’s all about helping members to have a safe, enjoyable and friendly time online– and that means it’s a fun, relaxed and sociable role. Ideally you would generally host the same events so that our members get to know you, but that will depend on when and how often you are available.

Forth Valley Flyers (www.forthvalleyflyers.org.uk) are an athletics club for those with a sensory, physical or learning disability. They train from Grangemouth Stadium but draw members from the Forth Valley and beyond. They currently have an exciting opening for a Volunteer Lead Fundraiser which would raise funds for specialist equipment, competitions and making the club more self-sustaining. The aim of the role is to lead a small team of parent helpers to raise funds for the club, from internal and external sources (this could be social activities, sponsored events, or securing grants for example). The Club committee and Club Together Officer will support you in the role. The main duties of the role will include: working with the Committee to set fundraising targets; lead the fundraising sub-committee; arrange social events for the club; and raise sponsorship/donations from local/national businesses To carry out the role, we are looking for someone who is able to: - commit an average of 3 hours a month to the role - lead a fundraising team and communicate effectively - meet targets - have an outgoing personality and able to motivate. - have/gain knowledge of local businesses - bring previous fundraising experience (although this is preferred, not essential!) If you are interested in the role, please get in touch with Harry Baird at flyers.cto@hotmail.com

Braveheart are currently recruiting volunteer walk leaders in the Falkirk area. They are looking for people over the age of 18 who are reasonably fit, like walking and enjoy meeting people. If you have a few spare hours per week and would like to encourage and support other people in walking their way to good health on our Braveheart walks, please get in touch.

Do you have two hours a week to support vulnerable adults with M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)? Are you a good listener with an empathetic, professional and methodical approach? Action for M.E.’s advocacy service, supports adults with M.E./CFS to understand their rights, make informed choices, and have their views and wishes heard and respected, dealing with issues including health, social care, housing and employment. The Volunteer Advocate will work entirely online/by phone to meet and represent clients, agree an action plan, undertake research, and contact professionals.

We currently have around 40 shops/ community hubs across Scotland. Our shops and hubs help us raise funds so we can provide our services to the people who need us. Every one of our stores relies on a team of volunteers to help run it and support our staff. Quite simply, we cannot provide our services or raise funds without the amazing support of our volunteers. The time, support and the work they do is vital to us and the people we help. By helping out in one of our stores, you can make a difference to people and their families in Scotland who are isolated, scared or anxious about their condition.

An adapted version of the annual Camelon Winter Festival will be going ahead this year, in a COVID safe way! Volunteers are needed to distribute information flyers and 'Big Screen Packs' (pre-booked packs for families to enjoy alongside viewing the 'Big Screen' event) in the Camelon and Tamfourhill areas between 16th November and 12th December. Volunteers can help in their own street, maybe surrounding streets as well if they're able, let the Festival team know what you can help with!

SMART Denny is a small grassroots charity, which aims to reduce energy use and tackle fuel poverty in the district of Denny & Dunipace. We do this through raising awareness, and educating and empowering local families, individuals and households to make informed choices. The Treasurer will join the Board of Trustees to guide and advise them on financial concerns, maintain an overview of the charity’s affairs, oversee the coordination of all financial transactions, ensure the charity is financially viable and ensure proper financial records and procedures are maintained. Tasks include: • Attending quarterly board meetings (usually in the evening or at weekends) and AGM, which normally last around 2 hours. Providing financial reports at above • Contributing to setting the vision and overall strategic direction of the charity. • Ongoing book keeping. • Compiling the charity’s annual return for OSCR. • Ensuring good financial planning. • Monitoring and reviewing income and expenditure levels regularly and identifying and explaining variances. • Managing and safeguarding the charity’s assets. • Ensuring proper financial controls are in place. • Preparing annual accounts in accordance with OSCR regulations. • Reporting on the annual accounts at the AGM. • Acting as counter-signatory for payments. • Helping to identify risks.

As an AbilityNet Tech volunteer you can help unleash the power of technology to ensure that older people and those with a disability are not excluded from the digital world. Across the UK our 300 volunteers visit older and/or disabled people at home, or currently contact them via other methods so that the service is safe for everyone, to offer one-to-one support with their technology, whether that’s a computer, laptop, smartphone or tablet. Our volunteers: - Trouble shoot technical issues. - Offer impartial advice on technology. - Set up new tech and install hardware and software. - Show people how to use their tech at home e.g. shop online, send and receive emails and Skype with family and friends. - Make adaptations to support a disabled person’s specific technology needs. What will I be doing? - Contacting clients to arrange home visits (or supporting them remotely). - Feeding back on progress via our online ticketing system. - Supporting your local County Coordinator with promoting the ITCanHelp service in the local area. - Getting together with other tech volunteers at team meetings and wider company events. - Undergoing training on adaptive technology. - Supporting other volunteers through our online chat facility.

4 The Benefit Of All are a charity which was founded just before lockdown. We plan to open a centre in ground floor, town centre premises in Grangemouth which will provide space for the community, non profit and more than profit organisations as well as off and online wellbeing, learning and development opportunities for those in the area. We are looking to further strengthen our board with the appointment of Board Members with a strong background in the following to advise and help steer the charity: - Marketing - Finance This is seen as crucial to our future development and upscaling of the charity into a mulitsite organisation which will help repopulate the high street, provide local facilities, train and equip people for employment and self employment and provide opportunities for employment and self employment in social media and digital areas.

Graeme High School in central Falkirk would like to engage with a volunteer who can lend their skills and experience as a hairdresser to enrich the experience of a group of secondary (3rd and 4th year) pupils who have chosen to study for a City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in an Introduction to the Hair and Beauty Sector. As well as the mandatory theory units the pupils are presented for 3 practical units – Shampoo and Conditioning Hair, Plaiting and Twisting Hair and Styling Women’s Hair. The involvement of a volunteer who is an experienced hairdresser will add value to the pupil’s learning by offering the perspective of someone who has first-hand experience of the industry and knowledge of how the skills being learned might translate into future employment. This is not a formal teaching role and the successful volunteer will be fully supported at all times by the class teacher, they will not instruct the class on their own at any time or be responsible for managing the class. The volunteer is not responsible for any pupil’s accreditation however they would support the class teacher in assessing pupils’ practical skills by observing pupils’ work and completing prepared assessment checklists. Role Description: • Demonstrate various hairdressing techniques in a salon environment (specific techniques to be agreed with the class teacher in line with the various techniques pupils will learn for their City & Guilds course outcomes, for example braiding techniques) • Provide pupils with specific instruction on how to carry out the technique during the demonstration • Provide informal pupil feedback on their technique to help them to improve • Most techniques will be demonstrated on the salon training heads but pupils often pair up to practise techniques and staff would provide support with this Availability: The programme is delivered over the course of the week but for volunteering purposes the core commitment is all day on a Wednesday (8.50 am until 2.40pm with appropriate coffee and lunch breaks). If a volunteer is keen to offer more than that then other days and times can be identified. The class teacher will work with any interested volunteer to agree mutually suitable times, dates and sessions. COVID: Graeme High School have conducted a full risk assessment for this volunteer to engage with the school, and the class pupils. A full induction will be carried out by Jennifer Lauder (class teacher) before the volunteer undertakes any tasks, this will include general health and safety guidance, as well as the COVID specific measures in place. Graeme High School have appropriate insurance to cover engaging with volunteers in this role.

The Explorer Scout Leader will proactively manage and support the provision of an Explorer unit within the District (Bo'ness), ensuring that a programme of activities is provided to all of the young people that are members. The volunteer will be responsible for: Delivery of a safe, exciting and stimulating Balanced Programme for the Explorer Scout Section. Ensuring the safe delivery of the Programme in accordance with the rules of the organisation. Ensuring that every Explorer Scout in the Unit has the opportunity to attend at least one nights away experience each year. Actively supporting and promoting the achievement of badges and awards. Actively working with others at group level, as well as the District and County level Explorer Scout Commissioner and others to promote the Group or multi-sectional activities and events. Actively cooperating with others at Group, District and County level to promote the Moving On Awards. Agree responsibilities with Assistant Leaders, Section Assistants and parent helpers, taking into account the development of the individual's leadership potential. Ensuring that every member of the Unit has the opportunity to participate in all Explorer Scout activities within the District.

Quiet Waters provides Christian Counselling and Support Services for all, regardless of faith, gender, ethnic origin or life choices. 'Christian' refers to their counsellors and the ethos of our service, and not necessarily to their client's beliefs and values, which will be respected - whatever they are. The treasurer is usually a board member. The Chair of the Board, Tom Brown and the current treasurer Stephen Rae are available to discuss the role more fully with interested parties. First point of contact should be with Tom Brown at tom@ quiet-waters.org or by phone on 07808068280. The treasurer presents reports for the Board which meets five times per year, and also prepares the annual accounts. Although we are a Christian organisation we provide services to people of all faiths or none.

SMART Denny is a small grassroots charity, which aims to reduce energy use and tackle fuel poverty in the district of Denny & Dunipace. We do this through raising awareness, and educating and empowering local families, individuals and households to make informed choices. Role Description The Social Media and Marketing Volunteer will help raise the profile of Smart Denny locally and effectively communicate relevant carbon reduction messages through various media. Tasks include: • Developing Smart Denny’s social media profile • Creating and posting engaging content regularly on Facebook • Updating and maintaining and the Smart Denny website • Collating and editing articles for a quarterly e-newsletter • Building the newsletter mailing list • Seeking out new ways to engage with new audiences locally • Attending Smart Denny meetings and events

SMART Denny is a small grassroots charity, which aims to reduce energy use and tackle fuel poverty in the district of Denny & Dunipace. We do this through raising awareness, and educating and empowering local families, individuals and households to make informed choices. The Chair will provide leadership to the Board of Trustees and oversee the governance and operation of the charity. Tasks include: • Chairing quarterly board meetings (usually in the evening or at weekends) and AGM, which normally last around 2 hours. • Providing a report on the activities of the charity at the AGM. • Chairing members’ meetings • Contributing to setting the vision and overall strategic direction of the charity. • Overseeing the development and delivery of the charity’s overall aims, including monitoring and evaluation and reviewing progress against agreed activities and outcomes. • Ensuring the charity complies with its governing documents. • Ensuring the board focusses on its key tasks and regularly assess and reviews its performance. • Overseeing the recruitment, induction and development of new Trustees. • Ensuring a commitment to equalities throughout policy and practice.

Forth Valley Top Toes provides a personal foot care service for clients who are unable to provide their own personal foot care. This project supports the work of NHS podiatry services, allowing them to focus on quality care for those who really need it. Good foot care can reduce the risk of falls among vulnerable older people. Clients will be given their own set of clippers at first appointment and will bring with them to each subsequent appointment. The Top Toes Reception Volunteer tasks will include: - providing a warm welcome to clients who attend for their appointments - receive donations from clients using the service when they attend for their appointments Whilst this project is currently unable to run footcare clinics due to current COVID restrictions, the Top Toes team are keen to hear from interested volunteers now so they can be prepared to begin this much valued service again as soon as it is possible to do so.

Forth Valley Top Toes provides a personal foot care service for clients who are unable to provide their own personal foot care. This project supports the work of NHS podiatry services, allowing them to focus on quality care for those who really need it. Good foot care can reduce the risk of falls among vulnerable older people. Clients will be given their own set of clippers at first appointment and will bring with them to each subsequent appointment. Footcare Volunteer tasks include: - set up of the footcare room/setting - liasing with clients using the service when they attend for appointments - cutting client's toenails following the training and guidance provided - updating client's personal record booklet Whilst this project is currently unable to run footcare clinics due to current COVID restrictions, the Top Toes team are keen to hear from interested volunteers now so they can be prepared to begin this much valued service again as soon as it is possible to do so.

Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering charity. We recognise the potential our Young People across Clackmannanshire possess. They have aspirations and goals like us all – but may not currently have the skillset, tools or guidance needed to turn these into a reality. The effects of COVID-19 have seen a large number of Young People across Clackmannanshire experiencing social isolation, loneliness, poor mental and physical health and without a ‘Positive Destination’. Equip Mentoring uses the power of volunteers to support young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) or who need additional guidance and support to enter the employment market, further education or training. We recruit, train and support Mentors who are matched 1:1 with a young person, using their life experience to act as a positive and reliable role model.

The recent lockdown and ongoing COVID restrictions have been tough for members of Dates-n-Mates, a project that helps people with learning disabilities to access safe and appropriate social events. People with learning disabilities can be particularly at risk of feeling lonely and becoming socially isolated and recent events and restrictions on social activities and many of our members have felt increasingly anxious about keeping in touch with their friends. It is not possible in the current climate for dates-n-mates to have large groups of people going out to a pub, nightclub or other setting so they have developed a Friendship Matching service where small groups (2-4 people) will come together to meet online via Zoom. As a volunteer chaperone, you will join one of these groups and help the members to meet and interact while they’re together. It’s all about helping them to have a safe, enjoyable and friendly time – and that means it’s a fun, relaxed and sociable role.

Baby Steps 20+ offer paid employment for adults with special needs. We do that by accepting donations of children's nursery equipment, checking donations to ensure they are high quality for selling to local families. Our core values, in addition to providing paid employment for our staff, is to help local families ( many of whom are on low incomes) and divert waste from landfill. Baby Steps 20+ is an award winning organisation, having achieved REVOLVE accreditation and Positive about Disabled People certification through Job Centre Plus. Our project is known locally for its friendliness and high quality products and we would be delighted to welcome a volunteer book keeper to our team, The volunteer book keeper, will reconcile income and expenditure to the bank account, ensure petty cash records are accurate, and help with compiling VAT and Gift Aid claims. There will be opportunities for developing other aspects of the role, if the volunteer would like, but we really need someone to ensure that records are accurately maintained

Strathcarron Hospice are looking for compassionate individuals who are able to commit to a couple of hours a week to visit someone or take them out for a short trip (COVID guidelines allowing). They would also like to hear from people who enjoy writing letters and speaking over the telephone, and would like to use these to help someone in our local communities feel less isolated.

SMART Denny is a small grassroots charity, which aims to reduce energy use and tackle fuel poverty in the district of Denny & Dunipace. We do this through raising awareness, and educating and empowering local families, individuals and households to make informed choices. Role Description The Energy Advisor will join our team to guide and advise on practical and affordable ways to save energy in homes and local businesses, help people understand their gas and electricity bills and tariffs, switch suppliers, advise on gas and electricity utility debt and help with Warm Home Discount. Tasks include: • Assist in developing an Energy portfolio for Smart Denny and the services provided. • Attend one to one or group meetings providing advice on energy use • Seeking out new ways to engage with new audiences locally • Contributing to the quarterly newsletter.