Fife volunteering opportunities
Community Bridge Volunteer
Curnie Clubs Network
We are introducing a one-to-one, person centred support network called Community Bridge with the main aim of providing additional support to individuals who are not quite ready to attend groups. As part of the Community Bridge team your duties will include:
· Make contact with individuals and support them via telephone and/or video calls. (When normal services resume this will also include meeting with individuals in a public setting)
· Maintain weekly contact with people you are supporting.
· Support individuals in gaining confidence and setting a goal of attending a group or activity of their choosing.
· Attend local Curnie Club in your area (If COVID restrictions allow).
This is a fantastic opportunity for to meet other people and practice the following skills:
· Written communication
· Decision making
· Team working
· Time management
Covid-19 Retail Champion Volunteer (Kirkcaldy)
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Since the outbreak of Covid 19 the government has set out guidelines for retail to ensure all our staff, customers and volunteers are safe. This volunteer role will help make this possible by doing the following:
· Meeting and greeting customers at the entrance of the shop
· Managing a socially distanced queuing system
· Advising customers of the COVID19 procedures we have in place in the shop, including hand sanitising and social distancing.
· Accepting donations and completing gift aid applications
· Helping with the ongoing good hygiene procedures of the shop
Club Facilitator - Glenrothes
Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland (SCIO)
This role gives the opportunity to enable the Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland to provide weekly clubs with the aim of improving well-being and reducing isolation through the power of sport. Club members may feel lonely, have health issues or memory problems. They focus on sporting reminiscence and gentle physical activity and games such as Boccia (indoor bowls). The main function of the club facilitator is to plan a weekly programme lasting around 1.5 hours which ensures that club participants feel included and that their contributions are respected. Volunteers enjoy talking about their sporting interests and have fun talking to club members about their memories of sporting events. Full training and ongoing support is provided. A volunteer said, "it was rewarding watching group members develop confidence in contributing to the group," and another commented about feeling appreciated and seeing their work making a difference.
Bikeability Instructor
Bikeability
Be a Bikeability Instructor and train school children to cycle safely!
Bikeability is today’s cycle training programme. It’s like cycling proficiency, but better! It’s about gaining practical skills over 3 levels, understanding how to cycle on today’s roads, giving the skills and confidence for all kinds of cycling.
Levels 1, 2 and 3 take trainees from the basics of balance and control, all the way to planning and making an independent journey on busier roads.
Volunteer with Fife Council (who support the Bikeability project) with support from the Bikeability co-coordinator. Training will be provided to enable volunteers to deliver levels 1, 2 and 3 Bikeability. You will have the opportunity to be alongside other volunteers who may be parents, teachers of members of the local community. Sessions can vary depending on the individual schools timetable e.g. could be 1 hour per week for 6-9 weeks or 3 block sessions per week of 3 hours in one week.
This role would suit a person who is enthusiastic about cycling, volunteering with young people and being outdoors.
Community Cafe Assistant
Oor Wee Cafe
Oor Wee Cafe are seeking hard working, reliable team players to help run a comminty café. The role involves food preparation, cutting vegetables, cooking, setting up, service, cleaning (dishwashing and cleaning tabletops), and customer services.
The café runs on Tuesdays. The volunteering starts at 9am, the cafe opens to the public from 12-2pm, and cleanup after is from 2pm-3pm. The café is operated on a "pay what you can afford" basis, and also sets up both a donated food table (end-of-day foods) and a clothes bank which runs alongside the café.
Befriender (Levenmouth)
LINK East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project
We need volunteers to befriend adults in the Levenmouth area.
How many of you have been there for a friend who has been ill? It may have been running them to an appointment, taking them out for a coffee and lending a listening ear when they're fed up, or going off for a round of golf once they were on the mend. What if their illness wasn't a physical illness but a mental illness? Would you do the same? What's different? 1 in 4 people experience mental health issues at some point in their life, don't they deserve support too? OK, so tell me more -
you might find yourself doing any of the things mentioned above, going to play or watch sport, watching a movie or a play or just going for a walk and a chat. Our volunteers come from all walks of life.
All you need to give is a minimum of 2 hours fortnightly, you will need to be a good listener, have the ability to empathise and have a willingness to learn.
In return you will receive generous expenses to cover travel and activities, ongoing training, regular support and hopefully a great deal of enjoyment.
Casework Volunteer - Kirkcaldy/Glenrothes
Royal Air Forces Association
A Casework volunteer is someone who carries out welfare support tasks for the Royal Air Forces Association. Welfare support is about listening to an individual and assessing their needs to find out how the Association can provide help to them. Support can include anything from helping put a beneficiary with a disability in touch with social services, so they can apply for funding for a wet room, to something as simple as filling in a form to get a new fridge, for a beneficiary who cannot afford to replace their broken one. It could also be informing beneficiaries of the holiday breaks the Association offers, in one of its three Wings Break hotels. Casework volunteers may also need to gather complex information on beneficiaries to help with applications for care home fees or similar and this can involve providing clear and precise information on finances and correspondences. Beneficiaries are members of the RAF family.
Pace Maker
Heart Research UK
Help build up the pace in Scotland by sharing badges and displaying posters across your local area; playing your part in the future of Scottish medical research and taking on heart disease.
The Heart of Scotland Appeal is a fundraising campaign to raise and spend money in Scotland on vital medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. 41 people die every day in Scotland from cardiovascular disease and the death rate from coronary heart disease is almost 50% higher than for the South East of England. This isn’t fair and we want to change this.
You'll be given posters for you to display in your local shops, community centres, libraries, supermarkets, pharmacies and doctors’ surgeries to help reach as many people as possible.
The Heart of Scotland Appeal is backed by internationally acclaimed Scottish fashion designer, Christopher Kane, who's designed 4 unique badges. You can be sent a box of badges to sell to friends, family and colleagues for donations, as well as asking local shops if they will have a box of badges on their counter (that the organisation can then send out to them). Let’s get everyone wearing a Heart of Scotland badge.
Education Volunteer
PSPA
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a neurological condition caused by the premature loss of nerve cells in certain parts of the brain. Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) is a degenerative brain disease that affects people from the age of 40.
PSP and CBD are rare and little known. Education volunteers can help PSPA improve this situation. One of their aims is to make education and training available to as many health and social care professionals as possible, many of whom may have not come across PSP or CBD before. The education volunteer roole will increase the understanding of professionals about PSP and CBD, and will therefore improve their practice. The organisation also aims to have their volunteers raise awareness in local communities by offering informative talks to interested groups.
The reward of being an education volunteer with PSPA include: the opportunity for self-development, the opportunity to meet new people and to be valued as part of a team. There is also the unique reward of making a difference to people living with PSP&CBD and their families.
Chairperson
Care and Share Companionship
Care and Share Companionship is a relatively new Scottish Registered Charity. We recently celebrated our first year of being an active service. We support people over the age of 60 who are living in isolation and loneliness within the Kirkcaldy area of Fife. Our aim is to provide a service that helps improve health and wellbeing. Our mission is to provide 1-1 personalised flexible companionship and make people feel valued and part of their community.
This is an exciting and challenging year to establish our presence, with ambition, empathy, passion and energy to support those people who sometimes feel invisible.
We are looking for a Chairperson to help us in achieving our potential with knowledge, skills and experience in these roles who are excited about our vision and committed to good governance.
For further information please visit our website : www.careandsharecompanionship.org or our Facebook page.
Volunteer Companion
Care and Share Companionship
Care and Share Companionship supports older people living in isolation and loneliness within the Kirkcaldy area. Support is offered by our volunteers on a 1-1 basis. Their aim is to provide a service that helps improve health, well being to make people feel valued and part of their community.
Volunteer Companions might take people out shopping, to appointments, hairdressers, places of interest such as library, local exhibitions, for a refreshment or simply have a cup of tea and chat at home. They can accompany their 'friend' to groups of interest to help build their confidence or return to a hobby they previously enjoyed. Occasionally there will be group events for 'friends' which volunteers can be part of e.g. lunch or theatre.
Care and Share Companionship listens to what the person would like and tailor our support to their needs.
They offer fixed term volunteer roles and welcome volunteers from 16 years upwards. They believe everyone has life experience and skills to bring to this role and welcome volunteers' suggestions and ideas.
Garden Assistant
Falkland Palace and Garden (National Trust for Scotland)
Falkland Palace and Garden welcomes over 44,000 visitors every year and there’s something here for everyone, from the Palace with a working Chapel Royal, apartments for kings and queens, stunning gardens, an orchard and the oldest tennis court in the country.
Falkland Palace, one of Scotland’s finest Renaissance buildings, is set within approximately nine acres of grounds which include ornamental gardens, a glasshouse, an orchard and woodland. The main ornamental garden was designed by renowned garden designer, Percy Cane, in the mid-20th century. Our volunteer garden assistants help our small team of gardeners look after all aspects of these large gardens, maintaining them to the highest standard possible for the enjoyment of our visitors
Main Duties:
• General garden maintenance including weeding, mulching, planting, leaf clearing, edging, cutting back, pruning and other regular, seasonal gardening tasks
• Occasional involvement in special projects and events, should this be of interest
• Being welcoming to visitors and helping them to enjoy their visit to the gardens
• Ensuring the people working at and visiting the property remain safe at all times
Children's Worker
Families First St Andrews
Staff and volunteers provide services to children and young people between five and sixteen years of age. One to one befriending takes place once a fortnight and is centred on the needs and wishes of the child. Befrienders give children and young people individual attention and support, provide them with encouragement, and help reduce feelings of isolation. Popular befriending activities include baking, arts and crafts, local outings and swimming.
we also run various groups for children and young people. These include groups in schools, groups for teenagers, and holiday activities during the summer holidays. Please see our website for more information.
Trustee
Home-Start Dunfermline
Trustees make up the governing body of Home-Start Dunfermline and have a responsibility to ensure that the charity’s activities are carried out in accordance with the Trustee and Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Trustees ensure that the organisation complies with requirements under both Charity and Company Laws, in addition to other laws such as Employment, Health & Safety etc. Board meetings are held bi-monthly and the Trustees take an active part in the discussions and decision-making.
Driver/Escort
Continuing Care Service North East Fife
Our clients are referred to us through doctors, nurses, social workers, home helps, neighbours and family members. In providing transport services, car ownership is essential and confidence in assisting individuals who may be frail or vulnerable. The role of our volunteers is to be supportive and essential qualities are discretion and tact. Volunteers receive a mileage allowance and any "out of pocket" expenses. Our Co-ordinator plans the work of the volunteers. All volunteers are required to have criminal record disclosures.
Befriender
Continuing Care Service North East Fife
Our volunteers help maintain quality of life and encourage social contact, according to client's wishes and needs. Clients who are identified for befriending will be assessed by our Co-ordinator and matched with a volunteer who will visit or arrange short outings according to the Client's wishes.
Retail & Customer Service
Trust in Fife
Become a part of a small and very friendly team in the cairn centre in Lochgelly, a small charity shop that helps a great deal with people affected by homelessness.
Can Collector Coordinator
Seescape
FSB has a rich history of providing pioneering services and has been at the forefront of supporting people with sight impairment for over 150 years.
If you're a real people person and can strike up a conversation with anyone in your local community, our Collection Can Coordinator role could be the one for you!
Fife Society for the Blind need your help to raise awareness and increase income by placing collection cans in your local area by:-
Approaching companies, groups and supporters to have a can,
placing and servicing collection cans,
Counting and banking money,
informing FSB admin team on a weekly basis of all cans placed and monies collected.
Befriender
Leonard Cheshire Services (Fife)
Could you spare a few hours a month to enable someone to participate in community activities?
Leonard Cheshire Disability have supported living and residential units in Glenrothes and along at our St Andrews service. Those that use our services would like volunteer support whether it's just coming along for a visit, going to the local shops/theatre/cinema, or a run on the bus. It may be that you have craft skills, reading skills, are a gaming enthusiast, anything that you are comfortable with doing.
There are mandatory checks that need to be completed and some basic training for those that are interested and there is always the opportunity to learn new skills which may contribute towards your CV and/or job prospects.
Director for Board of Directors
Safe Space
Safe Space provides support for victims of sexual abuse. We are looking for 3 people to join our Board of Directors.
Sales Assistant (Dunfermline)
Furniture Plus Ltd
To work as part of a team of staff and volunteers to deliver high levels of customer service, to contribute to the day to day running of the charity’s retail outlets and to grow the business to support the long-term sustainability of the organisation. Grow personally and professionally as part of a dynamic team and undertake cleaning and showroom duties as required and assist with the rotation of stock.
• Work with others in a team of staff and volunteers
• Deal with telephone enquiries
• Prepare, price and display stock items for sale
• To serve customers on the shop floor
• To ensure the showroom is well-presented, clean and tidy at all times
• To schedule all deliveries and collections using our stock control system
• Greet and assist customers
• Operate till
• Continually develop an understanding of the Company’s culture, products and reflect this in everyday performance
• Take responsibility for personal development and actively seek opportunities for improvement
• Any other duties that may reasonably be required
Retail Volunteers
Debra Charity Shop Dunfermline
The role involves all shop floor duties including greeting, serving customers and till work. The processing of all stock, stocking the shelves and helping with layout and displays.
Volunteer driver - various Fife locations
Fife Young Carers
Could you take young people from various parts of the area to groups for social activities after school, weekends or in the school holidays?
Young carers do not have the same opportunities as other young people due to their caring role. This can be caring for a parent with physical/mental health problems, alcohol/drugs/substance misuse. Caring can also be, where a parent has had to spend a lot of time with a child in the family that requires extra attention, examples of this could be having ADHD, Autism, physical disabilities or learning difficulties. Helping to care for a brother or sister can leave a young person feeling left out and confused as to why they do not get the same amount of attention. This can often lead on to a young person resenting their brother or sister.
Collections Co-ordinator
Macmillan Cancer Support - Thrift Shop
If you’ve got what it takes, you’ll be involved in vital activities including:
- co-ordinating annual collections with your fundraising team
- sourcing venues for collections and securing permission
- recruiting new volunteers for collections
- issuing up-to-date fundraising materials and collection merchandise to volunteers and committees
- maintaining volunteer and collections records
- thanking your collectors and informing them how much they’ve raised both individually and in total.
Escort (by arm or wheelchair)
Fife Shopmobility Ltd Dunfermline
Fife Shopmobility gives a volunteer the opportunity to meet with a person using a wheelchair or scooter, escort them whilst they do their shopping and support them with their shopping needs.
Youth Club Volunteer
Muirhead Outreach Project Limited
Do you have an interest in working with children and Young People? We have clubs that run 3 evenings per week (during term-time) and daytime clubs (during school holidays).
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and keen to engage and work with them to get the most out of their time at the club. Club duties will include:
- Supervision of children and activities
- Facilitating conversations with and between the children
- Transporting children to and from club or off site activities
- Supporting the team with preparations for the club as required
- Be a visible presence among the group and upholding the values of the charity
Athletics Coach
Pitreavie Amateur Athletic Club
Pitreavie Amateur Athletic Club is one of the largest and most successful athletics clubs in Scotland. We regularly send athletes to the Commonwealth Games and have sent representatives to the Olympics.
The most important area of athletics is the training of young athletes from 9-13 years in basic fitness and athletics skills. Developing athletes in this age group can be particularly rewarding for the coach, who can see rapid development, and gives children the benefits of fitness and a healthy lifestyle for later years. It is also an area which is in danger of being neglected.
If you have an interest in athletics or any competitive sport and can commit to a minimum of two hours, two evenings a week, you might enjoy coaching athletes at Pitreavie. You don't need to be particularly fit, young or athletic yourself, just able to explain and describe activities, motivate and guide children as they work to acquire skills and fitness. Many of our most active coaches are Senior Citizens.
We offer full training and support and new coaches will be encouraged to attain their UK Athletics Coaching qualification, at no cost to themselves. It may be that you are interested in particular disciplines such as throws or jumps or have a background in something specific like hurdles and would prefer to specialise. UKA requires Enhanced Disclosure of all coaches, again at no cost to the individual.
We are a friendly club and, if you would like to get involved at any level, please contact gordon_loudon@yahoo.com
Events Crew
BRAG Enterprises
Who we are looking for: Do you want to make a difference? Would you like to meet new people?
Do you have a little free time?
Duties
Levenmouth Together is an exciting project aimed at promoting Levenmouth and attracting Tourism to the local area, with an emphasis on Town Centres. As our events vary so will the duties and days / evenings. We need Volunteers to help initially with our monthly socially distant markets, ensuring the safety of everyone who attends. You could be directing traffic to the designated parking areas or manning the entrances and exits to ensure a steady flow of people whilst adhering to social distancing guidelines.
In return you will:
Gain confidence in dealing with the public. Be able to participate in the events attended. Gain valuable work experience and reference. Meet new people and perhaps widen your social circle. Get a free lunch.
Charity Shop Lead Volunteer (East Port Branch)
Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
CHAS are looking for a friendly, organised individual who works well in a team environment to be responsible for opening/closing the shop and supervising the team of volunteers, helping ensure they're confident and supported in their role. If you're looking to learn new skills and meet new people, joining the team will help raise vital funds for CHAS - funds that will make a difference to children and young people with life-shortening conditions.
Volunteer Driver
Hyperclub
They are looking for volunteers drivers to assist them with transporting their service user's to and from their activities, the locations are Inverkeithing, Rosyth, Dunfermline and Dalgetybay. you must be aged 30 or over for the requirements of the Insurance.
All candidates will be subject to a PVG Check which they will carry out for the successful candidates, this is a great opportunity for someone to give something back to the community and help other vulnerable members of the public to have a fuller lifestyle.
NSPCC Schools Service "Speak Out.Stay Safe" Programme Volunteer
National Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Children (Nspcc)
1 in 5 Children in the UK have suffered abuse, robbing them of their childhood. That's why the NSPCC Schools Service "Speak Out Stay Safe" Programme is visiting primary schools across Scotland to give children the knowledge they need to stay safe from harm and to speak out if they are worried. Our specially trained volunteers deliver interactive assemblies and workshops with the help of our mascot, Buddy. We cover topics like bullying and abuse, but without using any scary words or adult language. We give a presentation in assemblies and workshops for children aged 5-7 & 8-11. Pupils learn about the different types of abuse in a child-friendly and age appropriate way so they can get help if and when they need it. We help them identify an trusted adult they can talk to if they are every worries about themselves or a friend. And they learn about Childline, and how it can support them. You'll need to be the kind of person who believes in the empowerment and protection of all children, has the confidence to speak in front of a group of primary school children , can communicate and engage with children, has basic IT skills and regular access to own transport and to email.You will be a member of a team committed and supportive volunteers who love working with children.
WW100 Volunteer
Poppyscotland (Fife)
The main part of the WW100 Exhibition is a visual interpretation of 100 stories of people and events for the first world war, created by 100 young people from across Scotland. The exhibition uses traditional printmaking techniques, combined with innovative technology.
As a WW100 Volunteer you will support the delivery of the WW100 exhibition when it's in your area. This could see you any of: welcoming members of the public and groups visiting the exhibition on arrival; dealing politely and professionally with queries from those visiting; identifying any problems (both potential and actual) and informing the staff as they arise; maintaining and replenishing resources as required; assisting with evaluation of WW100 exhibition by encouraging feedback and collecting data; undertaking duties ad-hoc as requested by the exhibition team; supporting the staff team in setting up and down each day.
Volunteer Driver
Society of St Vincent de Paul (Fife)
As part of the Fife Furniture Project, volunteers will work with an experienced volunteer who will ensure that all the deliveries and collections are carried out daily to the requirements of the organisation; to ensure that goods are delivered to the warehouse and safely stored; carry out deliveries and collections with support from the driver's mate.
Gardener
Collydean Community Centre
Collydean Community Centre is seeking some can-do volunteers to maintain and develop an area of garden and shrubs at the front of the the centre and an area of fenced-in garden with a raised bed and small greenhouse to the back of the centre. This would require someone who has the physical ability to cut back large bushes, cut grass, and other garden maintenance tasks, along with regular watering over the spring and summer. This opportunity might suit someone who has the time to take pride in keeping the garden and front area looking fabulous. For the right volunteer there is the opportunity to go on to lead a gardening group if this is of interest, however there would be no expectation of this
Kidz Club
Collydean Community Centre
Kidz Club is a low cost playgroup style scheme that meets on a Saturday morning. Children aged 3-8 are welcome to be dropped off by their parents between 10.30 and 12.30 in order to give parents a short break, and allow the children to socialise in a safe environment. The club is charged at £2 per child, 50p for each additional sibling, and older siblings are welcome to come along as helpers - ensuring that parents who need it can have an affordable break to get on on a weekend morning.
The role would include planning snacks, activities and outdoor sessions for the children.
Parent + Toddler Group Volunteer
Beanstalk Youth Club
Volunteers would be required to help run the Parent + Toddler group with a vision of possibly leading on this in the future.
Tasks involved will include:
- Taking Register
- Setting up activities/crafts etc
- Interacting with the Parents + Toddlers
- Encouraging parent interaction
- Set-up of tea/coffee and snacks
- Clearing up at end of group
- Responsible for money handling
Main Contact Volunteer
Fertility Network Scotland (Fife)
Fertility Network Scotland provides advice, information and support for anyone affected by fertility issues. We also work to raise awareness of the impact of fertility problems and to campaign for fair provision of fertility treatment throughout Scotland.
Main Contact volunteers will help to support people who are facing fertility issues in their local area by developing friendships, recruit new volunteers, reduce isolation by organising social activities and helping those who require much-needed support by providing advice and peer support. As a Main Contact volunteer you will:-
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 coordinator or Head Office as necessary.
Promote Fertility Network Scotland services and campaigns to people in the local community by distributing leaflets, etc.
Attend events to promote and/or fundraise for Fertility Network Scotland.
Help organise and support our events in the local area.
Student Ambassador
Fertility Network Scotland (Fife)
Fertility Network Scotland provides advice, information and support for anyone affected by fertility issues. We also work to raise awareness of the impact of fertility problems and to campaign for fair provision of fertility treatment throughout Scotland.
The role of the ambassador is to represent and raise awareness of the Fertility Network Scotland charity within places of education and in the local area and highlight the services and support we provide. The role will include:-
Promoting 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.
The benefits of this opportunity include:-
Meeting and working with new people.
Learning new skills which would benefit future applications to further education or employment while having fun.
Gain experience of event participation, fundraising and charity sector in general.
Knowledge that your support will help people in Scotland experiencing fertility problems.
Volunteer Befriender (Adults 1-1)
Lead Scotland
Lead Scotland’s Fife Befriending project is a service is for adults in Fife who feel isolated, lonely or disconnected, perhaps as a result of disability, ill health or other circumstances. Volunteers offer one to one support to enable adults and older people to become more self-confident and motivated, to try new activities and to make more connections with their communities and local services. You do not need to have any qualifications as full training and support will be given. This role is more about who you are, not what you have done!
Being a befriender means you would be making a real difference to someone’s life. Maybe you could go for a short walk, go for a tea/coffee in town, find a local activity or simply spend some time having a chat in the person’s home. Befrienders carry out a purely social role and do not undertake any personal care or domestic duties. Each match will be for 4-6 months or longer, depending on the needs of the person receiving support.
If you would prefer to offer weekly befriending support from your home, you could become a ‘distance’ befriender. This would be via telephone, email or video call. Please speak to the Co-ordinator about this option.
Covid-19 Retail Champion Volunteer (Cowdenbeath)
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Since the outbreak of Covid 19 the government has set out guidelines for retail to ensure all our staff, customers and volunteers are safe. This volunteer role will help make this possible by doing the following:
· Meeting and greeting customers at the entrance of the shop
· Managing a socially distanced queuing system
· Advising customers of the COVID19 procedures we have in place in the shop, including hand sanitising and social distancing.
· Accepting donations and completing gift aid applications
· Helping with the ongoing good hygiene procedures of the shop
Club Facilitator - Kirkcaldy
Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland (SCIO)
This role gives the opportunity to enable the Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland to provide weekly clubs with the aim of improving well-being and reducing isolation through the power of sport. Club members may feel lonely, have health issues or memory problems. They focus on sporting reminiscence and gentle physical activity and games such as Boccia (indoor bowls). The main function of the club facilitator is to plan a weekly programme lasting around 1.5 hours which ensures that club participants feel included and that their contributions are respected. Volunteers enjoy talking about their sporting interests and have fun talking to club members about their memories of sporting events. Full training and ongoing support is provided. A volunteer said, "it was rewarding watching group members develop confidence in contributing to the group," and another commented about feeling appreciated and seeing their work making a difference.
Fundraising Mentor
Sported (Fife)
Our volunteers are carefully matched with Sported member clubs within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis to help them to attract investment into their organisation.
Sported supports groups who are utilising sport to bring about real social difference throughout the UK so volunteers will be paired with a group that are doing really inspiring work. These groups are doing incredible work but require some guidance around fundraising in order to make them more sustainable and increase their capacity.
If you have over 5 years experience in a range of fundraising, then Sported would love to hear from you. This is a great opportunity to make a lasting impact on a community group in your area. If you enjoy working with people and have a desire to make a difference then please get in touch.
Football Match Day Helpers
Kirkcaldy YM Junior Football Club
Kirkcaldy YM football club were formed in 1970 and now play at Denfield Park. They are a community-based club who have competed in the junior semi-professional leagues. In 2018 a new committee took over, with the goal of developing a team that the community can be proud of and one that can encourage and develop local football players to play at as high a level as possible. The committee are all local volunteers, from a wide range of backgrounds who want to promote the club, the town and enjoy the social aspect of working as part of a team.
On match days, mostly Saturdays 12.30 -4.00pm, they need help with tasks before, during and after the game including:
assisting to erect/dismantle the goal posts and pitch side advertising boards, sell raffle tickets, collect litter after the game, general maintenance at the ground, take photos during the match to enable us to add to our social media pages, a qualified first aider to assist during the 90 mins of the match.
Want to join this enthusiastic team? They’d love to hear from you!
Home Visitor (Fife)
Pet Fostering Service Scotland
Are you passionate about animal welfare? Join our growing team of volunteer Home Visitors and play a vital role in supporting owners and pets in your local area who are facing an emergency situation.
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
Trustee Board member
Care and Share Companionship
Care and Share Companionship, with the support of volunteers, reaches out to adults of 60 years & over who find themselves, for a wide variety of reasons, living in loneliness or isolation. In providing 1-1 support, guided by the needs and aspirations of their clients, they hope to help them find their way back out into their local community, confident that they can be supported in accessing appointments etc, and that there is someone to care and be a listener and friend.
C&SC are a young charity and in the early stages of developing their service to its fullest potential, and this is where they would like to entice a wide diversity of people to be part of their Board of Trustees. They are keen to welcome enthusiasm and the ability to commit some of your time, and if you have some experience of being part of a committee of Board that would be most useful.
Secretary/Administrator
CONNECT Friends Club
A rewarding opportunity has become available to be part of a friendly committee and an empowering social network. CONNECT Friends club is all about addressing loneliness and they now need a Secretary/Administrator to help them manage their growing membership and community involvement. This position would require you to attend committee meetings every 8 weeks and to prepare and distribute the paperwork for these meetings. It would be good if you could come along to CONNECT most Friday s as well and join the fun. You would have a specific role to co-ordinate the volunteers who provide the refreshments and it would be extremely useful if you could help out with other administration tasks and assist with the general support of the organisation. This opportunity would suit someone who is friendly, willing and helpful and can use a computer and email. As a committee we are open to new ideas for CONNECT and through this role you will help to keep CONNECT running smoothly
Casework Volunteer - Cupar/St Andrews
Royal Air Forces Association
A Casework volunteer is someone who carries out welfare support tasks for the Royal Air Forces Association. Welfare support is about listening to an individual and assessing their needs to find out how the Association can provide help to them. Support can include anything from helping put a beneficiary with a disability in touch with social services, so they can apply for funding for a wet room, to something as simple as filling in a form to get a new fridge, for a beneficiary who cannot afford to replace their broken one. It could also be informing beneficiaries of the holiday breaks the Association offers, in one of its three Wings Break hotels. Casework volunteers may also need to gather complex information on beneficiaries to help with applications for care home fees or similar and this can involve providing clear and precise information on finances and correspondences. Beneficiaries are members of the RAF family.
Community Meals Assistant
Cowdenbeath Community Meal
Cowdenbeath Community Meal is a partnership approach to provide a free community meal. This opportunity take place within the Maxwell Centre in Cowdenbeath, a purpose-built community centre in Cowdenbeath with all the necessary equipment to provide a nutritious and healthy meal to people who may either be unable to cook for themselves or who cannot afford to, or who are simply in need of some company.
The organisation is looking for volunteers who can take surplus food and use it to prepare healthy dishes for people using the service. They are also looking for volunteers who can help set up the venue beforehand, serve the meals, and clear away dishes. You will be the public, welcoming face of the project. Initially the project will operate for one session a month with the aim to become weekly.
Cafe Serving Assistant
Jolly Sixties Day and Lunch Club
Jolly Sixties are looking for a couple of volunteers to help with the serving of meals, tea, and coffee to the club members. As well as serving, they are looking for someone with a friendly nature who will chat and have fun at the same time.
This is a day and lunch club for over 60s. Members usually arrive at about 10am. There is opportunity for socialising, entertainment and sometimes even days out. Lunch is served at 11.45am.
The coordinator is happy to negotiate start/finish times to work around the volunteers' other commitments if necessary.
Cook/Cook Assistant
Jolly Sixties Day and Lunch Club
Jolly Sixties is a day and lunch club for the over 60s taking place on Thursdays every week and they are looking for a volunteer to help in the kitchen. Eating together is a big part of socialising and reducing isolation and thus the organisation are looking for a volunteer with a bit of previous experience in cooking, ideally for a small group.
Members usually arrive at around 10am. There is opportunity to socialising, entertainment and sometimes even days out. Teas and coffees are available in the morning and a two course lunch is served at 11.45am. It will be your role to cook or assist with cooking and planning meals each week. The volunteer will discuss with the coordinator what ingredients they will need for the following week and the coordinator will take responsibility for doing the shopping. The volunteer will also be expected to help with the cleaning up at the end of the meal.
The coordinator is happy to negotiate start/finish times to work around the volunteers' other commitments if necessary.
Volunteer Day Care Assistant
Fife Day Care Services Limited
Fife Day Care Services are giving you the chance to be part of a team who help to make a positive difference in the lives of socially isolated older people, delivering day support groups at their Active Aging day centre in Lumphinaans. Responsibilities include service meals and refreshments, and helping service users to participate in group activities.
Any travel expenses would be reimbursed, and all drinks, snacks and lunch provided, so no out-of-pocket expenses will be incurred.
You can choose to help out one day a week, or more if you wish..
Treasurer
East Neuk Frail Elderly Project
The East Neuk Frail Elderly Project are seeking to recruit a Treasurer to be part of the Management Committee, to report to the Management Committee of the finances of the project and to oversee the co-ordination of all financial transactions on behalf of the project.
Director/Charity Trustee
Express Group (Fife) Ltd
Express Group (Fife) is a Scottish Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee that provides a high-quality service to people aged 18 years and over who are experiencing poor mental health. They aim to assist people, despite long term, enduring mental ill health, to live life to the full in the community. This is done in a social environment (10 groups in Fife) and in a low-key manner to be non-threatening to individuals with greater vulnerability. Access to the group(s) is open to anyone who has a psychiatric illness and who resides in Fife.
Express Group (Fife) are seeking people to join their board who have experience of working in the Third Sector but applications from individuals who wish to gain experience of working at board level would be considered.
For an informal chat, Application Pack or a visit, call John Jones, Manager or Sharon McIntosh, assistant manager, on 01592 645331. Directors meet bi-monthly, usually on a Tuesday morning.
Support Assistants
ENeRGI (East Neuk Recovery Group Initiative)
Volunteers with bubbly personality and good sense of humour to assist in drop-in centre for service users experiencing and recovering from mental health issues.
Listening Volunteer
Samaritans of Kirkcaldy & District
Volunteering with Samaritans can change someone’s life. Giving a listening ear to people in distress can help them through the most difficult time in their lives. You will receive training which helps you develop as an individual and prepares volunteers to give emotional support to those experiencing distress in their lives such as; divorce, bereavement, unemployment, disability, mental health issues and bullying to name but a few.
The Samaritans know that giving distressed people time to talk about their own particular issues, listening to them whilst being non-judgmental and in complete confidence, can help relieve some of that distress.
Their vision is to help reduce the number of suicides in the UK as they are available for contact by those in distress 24/7 every day of the year. They can be contacted by phone, email, text and letter and also face to face within branches. Their training prepares volunteers to support people in any of these contacts. Many of their volunteers say it is the most satisfying work they have done.
Family Support Group Volunteer
Home-Start Glenrothes
Home-Start Glenrothes is a Family Support charity offering support and friendship for parents with young children (0-5years). We offer support to families across Glenrothes through home visiting volunteers and Family Support Groups.
The purpose of the Home-Start Glenrothes Family Support Group is bringing together parents and children who may be feeling isolated or lacking in confidence and who may like the opportunity to meet other families. Children have the opportunity to play with their peers and form friendships and are also encouraged to play with parents. We provide activities that are designed to allow families to play and grow together and to build confidence in a relaxed atmosphere.
Volunteers assist the Family Support Group Co-ordinator to provide the activities. We are particularly interested in hearing from you if you have experience of supporting families and have ideas for activities to engage our younger children.
Perhaps you have an interesting hobby or a creative mind? Either way, we are keen to build on the range of activities offered and would love to hear your ideas.
Please note, we are currently working to government guidelines and have various measures in place to protect our families, volunteers and staff. Please feel free to get in touch to speak to us about these safety measures should you have any concerns.
Drivers (Noth East Fife and Levenmouth)
Royal Voluntary Service (Fife): East Fife Good Neighbours and Community Transport
RVS run a community transport service and volunteers provide transport across Fife, using their own cars, to those individuals who find that other transport systems don't meet their needs.
Transport may be required for attendance at doctors/hospital appointments, to go shopping, to visit relatives or to attend a social group, etc, and volunteers may need to assist the elderly person in getting in and out of the car.
You can give as much or as little time as you want and volunteer expenses will be paid.
Cafe Volunteer
Royal Voluntary Service (Fife): East Fife Good Neighbours and Community Transport
RVS are asking people to step forward and give 4 hours of their time; just a few hours a week makes a huge difference. It doesn't matter if you've never worked in a café or hospital environment before full training will be provided.
If you are someone who likes to keep busy and would like to help others, you're just what they're looking for. Their volunteers are amazing and really enjoy what they do and benefit from volunteering every bit as much as the other people they help every day. They are hugely grateful for all the support they receive.
Day Service Volunteer Driver
Age Concern Glenrothes
To transport and assist clients who travel to and from their homes to ACG's Active Ageing day services using own vehicle. this involves ensuring clients are comfortable and safe in your vehicle, providing assistance with seatbelts as required and transporting rollators/walking aids as required. you will assist the client to and from your vehicle when collecting them from their homes and on arrival at the centre. You will drive in a safe and lawful manner, and ensure your vehicle is well maintained with all necessary documentation and insurance in place.
RE:SET Volunteer Mentor
Apex Scotland (Fife)
Apex Scotland are a part of a well-established partnership with both Fife Schools. Through this partnership approach they aim to improve the life chances of disadvantaged and vulnerable young people, improve health and wellbeing (mental and physical) and reduce the need for exclusion.
This initiative is funded to work alongside the school to equip pupils with the motivation and skills required to engage in a formal learning environment; reduce exclusion; raise aspiration; tackle ingrained behaviours; attitudes; improve family relationships and increase attainment and attendance, contributing to more young people entering positive destinations when they leave school. In each RE:SET unit there is at least one member of staff taking the lead in programme content/activities.
In short, they help people to AIM higher, BEHAVE differently and CHANGE their future.
They are looking for volunteers to support the work of their RE:SET workers. If you would like to know more about RE:SET there is lots of information on their website.
Apex would like to hear what you feel your involvement could add to this service, i.e. do you have knowledge of certain areas you would be happy to share? What time could you commit? etc. Apex wants to hear from you.
Kelty Allotment Project Volunteer
Fife Gingerbread
Fife Gingerbread has been providing support in Fife for 30 years helping thousands of lone parent, vulnerable and disadvantaged families. Without the help and support of our volunteers, this would not be possible.
Fife Gingerbread secured funding for an allotment and, now that the clearing process has been completed, are looking for volunteers to help with the preparation and planting of crops/fruit/veg, tending to and caring for them together with general maintenance and upkeep of the plot. It is hoped our harvest can then be used to cater for the various cooking groups we hold within the community as well as being part of food packages for the families we support. UPDATE *During the current Covid-19 Pandemic Scottish Government social distancing guidelines will need to be adhered to*
Day Centre Volunteer
Corrie Day Centre for the Elderly
The day centre for the elderly is operated by a team of volunteers at the Corrie Centre in Cardenden. Socially isolated or vulnerable older people are escorted to the day centre by bus provided by Fife Council. Volunteers are required to provide general assistance to clients such as serving meals/refreshments, providing a varied programme of activities and escorting clients to the toilet, although clients are all able to manage their own personal hygiene.
Youth Club Leader
Collydean Community Centre
Join the youth club which meets on a Thursday evening in Collydean Community Centre from 6pm-8pm. Children from p3-p7 meet every week to take part in a range of activities from baking to film nights, sports activities, board games and crafts. They're looking for someone who gets on great with children who can help to lead the group. You'll be involved in arranging the programme, delivering activities and - most importantly - ensuring you and the children have fun. Full training and support will be given.
Youth Cafe Leader
Collydean Community Centre
Join the Youth Cafe which meets on a Monday night, 6pm-8pm. This activity is open to s1-s3 young people, where they are invited to come along and take part in activities such as baking, crafts and Xbox. The group is youth-led so the Centre is looking for adults to facilitate and support the young people to do what they would like to do.
Family Fun Day Play & Activity Supporter
Nourish
Nourish are a registered charity based in Kirkcaldy who provide support for families who have additional support needs. They do this by running several groups throughout the week. These groups include a group for adults with additional support needs, family support groups and dads' groups; in addition, once a month, Nourish holds a family fun day for families with additional support needs.
They have a variety of activities for families to take part in. These are usually well attended and lots of fun. They are looking for several volunteers for this. Tasks would include helping to set up an activity area, support families/children to access/play take part, then clear area away at the end of the session. They also require someone to make teas/coffees at these events and someone to run our tuck shop. This would be one Sunday per month from 1-5pm.
Kitchen Help
Nourish
Nourish are a registered charity based in Kirkcaldy who provide support for families who have additional support needs. They do this by running several groups throughout the week. These groups include a group for adults with additional support needs, family support groups and dads' groups; in addition, once a month, Nourish holds a family fun day for families with additional support needs.
The organisation provides support for adults with, and families who have children with, additional support needs. Groups are run Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Nourish are looking for volunteers who can come along and support in the kitchen so we can provide lunches to their members. This will help with the fundraising as well as providing hot lunches for their members. Food hygiene training would be required which we can support with.
Karaoke Singer
Hyperclub
They are looking for a couple of volunteers to assist with the Karaoke disco sessions on a Wednesday and a Sunday to entertain their very special adults with learning difficulties and disabilities, who attend the services with their carer or guardian and enjoy a lovely social environment that builds their skills and confidence to access other services. They all like to participate in the singing and dancing sessions and always look forward to them. If you feel you can make a difference and help to support these very special people then please contact hyperclub to discuss it further. It is very rewarding and you will enjoy it too. All volunteers will be subject to a PVG check which they will carry out for the successful volunteer. This is a great opportunity for someone to give something back to the community and help vulnerable members of the public to have a fuller lifestyle.
Home Visiting Volunteer
Home-Start Kirkcaldy
If you have parenting experience and 2-3 hours a week to spare, why not become a Home-Visiting Volunteer with Home-Start Kirkcaldy and help out a family with young children?
Home-Start Kirkcaldy recruits and trains volunteers who are then matched up with a family with young children. The families are referred to us because they need a bit of support (maybe mum has post-natal depression, is isolated, new to the area, there’s lots of children) and our volunteers visit once a week to help out. Our volunteers help with all sorts of practical tasks such as going shopping, getting to appointments, helping out with the children, being a listening ear. Travel and any other out-of-pocket expenses are paid.
Training courses for new volunteers run throughout the year
Corporate Volunteer
Macmillan Cancer Support - Thrift Shop
If you’ve got what it takes, you’ll be involved in vital activities including:
carrying out research into the companies who could potentially partner with us
supporting, inspiring and maintaining regular contact with your own portfolio of corporate partners
assisting other members of the team with corporate account management
using your own contacts to identify potential supporters
working as part of an enthusiastic and professional team in order to make the most of every corporate supporter.
Multi-Media Support Person
CLEAR Buckhaven
Clear are looking for a volunteer to assist with online resources, updating the website, website development, promoting upcoming events, social media updates on goings on at Clear and generally promoting their activities as widely as possible.
Clear is an environmental charity which works with volunteers from all walks of life. This position is ideal for an outgoing, friendly person who wants to gain new skills, meet new people, build confidence and be part of a service making a real difference with local communities.
Member of Management Committee
CLEAR Buckhaven
CLEAR is a small charity comprised of local residents and is involved in a range of actions including planting and growing, community art and heritage, workshops and more.
This is your chance to get involved in community improvements to the neglected Buckhaven and Methil area.
CLEAR are looking for more local people to step up and share their views about practical ways to regenerate the community. The Management Committee meets monthly in Buckhaven to discuss local issues and practical ways in which the issues can be tackled. They’re looking for any local resident to take part in a monthly evening meeting which will guide the charity and seek to make a positive difference for the place and the people.
Don’t just sit and moan about how things are going but come along and see how we can all make improvements!
Drivers Mate
Bikeworks Fife
Bikeworks, in partnership with Fife Council, has containers for the collection of unwanted cycles located at each of the councils recycling depots. Those cycles that are suitable are meticulously refurbished, safety checked and resold. Cycles that are unfit for use are stripped down for usable parts, with the remaining material being sorted for recycling. Bikeworks are looking for a volunteer to assist the driver with these collections. Collections currently take place every Monday.
Bikeworks Van Driver
Bikeworks Fife
Represent Bikeworks with the collection of bikes and related material for recycling and refurbishment. Utilise Bikeworks logoed Fiat long wheelbase van. Points of collection:
- Fife Council recycling centre where there are designated Bikeworks containers for the public to deposit unwanted cycles
- Scottish Police service within Fife
- St Andrews University
- Direct from members of the public
- Deliver refurbished bikes to customers throughout Fife eg members of the public, schools
- Deliver scrap aluminium to scrap merchants.
Volunteer Property Guide - Kellie Castle
Kellie Castle, National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust Property Guides explain the castle's long history to their visitors from all around the world, helping them understand more about the families who lived there and the collections on display.
The castle was first built in the 14th century, and has been extended and added to over the centuries, and today features magnificent interior decoration from the 19th century, including a long-hidden Arts and Crafts mural by Phoebe Anna Traquair.
Volunteers can to attend special events such as training sessions and are recognised for their work through our national 'thank you' programmes.
Due to the volunteering time pattern needed for this role, the Trust is looking for volunteers who are regularly available at specific times. The first time you meet with the Trust's Volunteer Manager, they will be happy to discuss any help that you might need to volunteer, including adapting the role or assisting with volunteer expenses. Their Equality and Diversity policy means that their volunteering opportunities are open to anyone to apply and they offer an initial chat to help you understand more about the volunteering role and see if it's right for you.
Volunteer Cafe Assistant
St Ninians Charity Shop & Community Cafe
Preparation of food including sandwiches, toasties, etc, at counter.
Opportunity to do some cooking and/or baking.
Serving customers and providing excellent customer service.
Ensuring that you help to meet all aims and objectives of project.
Training in food hygiene.
Shop Helper - DUNFERMLINE
Cancer Research Shop - Dunfermline East Port
Volunteers are required to help out in both the front and back of the shop. Tasks will include serving customers, operating the till, assisting with shop display and stock management, as well as sorting through & labeling donations, keeping the areas clear.
The shop is open Monday- Saturday 9am-5.30pm and Sundays 11am-5pm.
Expert Patient
University of St Andrews, School of Medicine
This is an innovative development which we hope will provide an invaluable learning experience for our medical students. Our intention is to encourage our students to understand more about patients' experience of illness and healthcare by spending some time talking to patients about their care. This is achieved by small groups of students talking to patients in the presence of a tutor. As well as the knowledge that they are helping to train the next generation of doctors, our volunteer patients find this role interesting and enjoyable. They meet lots of new people.
Pantry Assistant
BRAG Enterprises
Who we are looking for.
Do you want to make a difference?
Would you like to meet new people?
Do you have a little free time?
Duties
The pantry@brag was born as a coronavirus emergency response, but now it will continue to run as a people’s pantry offering affordable food to the Benarty area. The food the pantry receives mostly comes from the charity Fareshare which receives surplus food stock from supermarkets and they then deliver to us on a weekly basis, we also receive donated food from local businesses. As the lockdown has eased we are finding ourselves with less volunteers as those we had were furloughed and have recently returned to work. We need Volunteers to help with the set-up of the pantry and to serve our members at the pantry when open. We are also looking for packers and delivery drivers.
In return you will:
Gain confidence in dealing with the public. Be able to help to reduce food waste. Gain valuable work experience and reference. Meet new people and perhaps widen your social circle.
Youth Befriender (Levenmouth)
LINK - East Fife Mental Health Adolescent Befriending Project
LINK is currently seeking volunteers for the Adolescent Befriending Project. If you can spare a couple of hours a fortnight and would like to help young people (12-18) who have become isolated due to mental health issues, LINK would love to hear from you.
Front of House Volunteer
Byre Theatre of St Andrews
The Byre Theatre was founded in 1933 and has been providing arts and entertainment to the people of North East Fife (and beyond) ever since. it has been part of the University of St. Andrews since 2014 and is a respected venue for theatre, music, dance, festivals, comedy, films, socialising and learning.
The Byre Theatre is looking for sociable, community minded people to join their friendly Front of House team, who welcome people to the theatre and (quite often) get to see the shows and meet the artists.
The Byre team appreciate the support of volunteers in delivering this busy programme and aim to support you, no matter what your motivation is: to gain work experience, meet new friends, improve your confidence or a love of arts and culture.
opportunities as a volunteer:
working with the friendly and expert Byre team and learning how a professional theatre works
Day and Evening Front of House fro performances and events
As the first point of contact for customers, you are given customer service training
Training in First Aid and access (including relaxed and Dementia Friendly performances)
Training in emergeny and evacuation procedures
Other training as and when required
the Byre's Volunteers say that their favourite part of the work is meeting lovely people and being part of the theatre.
The Byre Theatre are always looking for fun, vibrant people with with a love of theatre to join their volunteer Byre programme. the volunteers will benefit from complementary tickets for Byre shows, work with team Byre to ensure audience members have a safe and enjoyable visit.
Creche Assistant
Inverkeithing Civic Centre
Volunteers will supervise and play with children within Ballast Bank Community Centre whilst their parents attend the Community Hub. The role will involve playing games with the children and ensuring their safety at all times. This opportunity will take place on Wednesday, 12.00-2.30pm. Volunteers should have some knowledge about working with children and willingness to learn. Training will be provided for the role. Subject to PVG.
Once the creche is established the organisation will be looking at the possibility of being able to provide a community creche in other centres in Inverkeithing where parents meet.
Sam's Cafe Volunteer - Kirkcaldy
SAMH Dunfermline
Sams is here if you feel that you are in crisis and would benefit from having peer support.
We are looking for volunteers who have lived experience or an interest in mental health. Volunteers will help out with the running of the cafe. Serving tea/coffee/ refreshments, welcoming people through the door, informal chats, signposting and helping people in need build resilience (working alongside SAMH staff). There will be the option to participate/ lead in classes if you wish (art/ yoga etc). This role is flexible and open to ideas. Induction and ongoing support is given.
Director
Tayport Community Enterprise
Tayport Community Enterprises Ltd is a company limited by shares and is the wholly-owned trading subsidiary of Tayport Community Trust. It is responsible for all of the trading activity of the organisation, including the successful Harbour Café. This will extend to include the café facility at the new Larick community facility, as well as the campsite. This is a very exciting time for all involved in both organisations as the construction of the long-awaited community and sports centre is likely to be complete around the end of November. They hope to be in the new building early in the new year, with all the opportunities and challenges that will bring.
They are therefore seeking to recruit additional volunteer directors for Tayport Community Enterprises who have appropriate skills and experience in tourism, catering and community-led enterprise, as well as time, to help guide the organisation through this time of transformation and opportunity.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help deliver the next stages of this progressive project. It is undoubtedly rewarding to deliver these projects for the community, and also to work with this highly motivated group.
Stores Assistant
Kirkcaldy Foodbank
Kirkcaldy Food Bank are an independent food bank who are looking for volunteers who can assist in their new centre in Viewforth.
They need help to stock the new distribution and collection centre on an ongoing basis, as well as with a significant stock-up at the start of the new centre. These are bigger premises, needed due to demand for the service but it also means that the service is expected to be very busy.
Volunteers for this role must be reasonably physically fit as you will be helping to offload deliveries as well as stock shelves following deliveries. You should be able to move several boxes, back and cartons over the course of your shift (typically 2 hours/week). The centre may be open for receiving deliveries from 7:30-11am.
Parcel Packer
Kirkcaldy Foodbank
As an independent food bank, Kirkcaldy Food Bank make up parcels of food for those in need. They are moving to bigger premises to facilitate the increased demand within Kirkcaldy.
This role involves making up the parcels for each person from the stock shelves.
CHAS Retail Volunteer - Duloch, Dunfermline
Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
We have an exceptional charity shop in Duloch where we can offer a diverse range of interesting opportunities including:customer service, sorting donations, pricing and merchandising.
CHAS provides the only hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-shortening conditions and our services are free to families who need them. Volunteering in our shops helps raise the funds necessary support over 250 families across Scotland every year. Our volunteers help CHAS reach more families than we could possibly achieve without their enthusiasm and energetic support.
Our retail team is friendly and welcoming. A current volunteer says - "we all make very good friends - I think that's one of the wonderful things about volunteering."
Volunteering with CHAS is a great way to meet new people, to learn new skills and to make a huge difference to the lives of the families who use our services.
Charity Shop Lead Volunteer (Duloch Branch)
Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
CHAS are looking for a friendly, organised individual who works well in a team environment to be responsible for opening/closing the shop and supervising the team of volunteers, helping ensure they're confident and supported in their role. If you're looking to learn new skills and meet new people, joining the team will help raise vital funds for CHAS - funds that will make a difference to children and young people with life-shortening conditions.
Safer Ageing Volunteer
Hourglass Scotland
Ever thought of helping people, but not sure what you could do?
Do you enjoy spending time with older people?
Do you have a few hours a week to spare to help others?
Becoming a Safer Ageing volunteer may be just for you!
Hourglass Scotland is part of the well-established UK-wide charity, Hourglass (formerly Action on Elder Abuse), the only UK-wide charity dedicated to calling time on the harm, abuse and exploitation of older people. We’re dedicated to promoting safer ageing and a fairer society for all older people.
We’re setting up an exciting new Community Hub, to provide comprehensive advice and support around the abuse of older people and safer ageing. The Hub will be available to older people, their loved ones, and anyone else concerned about an older person; providing immediate advice and support, as well as services to proactively help keep older people safe from harm, abuse and exploitation. We’re now recruiting a team of volunteers to help us deliver frontline support to older people and others.
Volunteering roles
We are developing a range of services and activities to promote safer ageing and stop abuse, incorporating prevention, recovery and resilience, including interest-based groups, social events, one-to-one support, and more. Volunteering roles include:
• Hosting or assisting with coffee mornings or social events
• Facilitating or assisting interest groups (e.g. crafts, photography, story-telling, local history, etc)
• raising awareness of the work of Hourglass & issues relating to safer ageing and the abuse of older people
• providing one-to-one support to an older person in their own home, a community setting or over the phone
• hosting information stands or pop-up clinics at community venues and events
We are looking for people who are passionate about stopping abuse and empowering older people to live well and age safely; who understand the experience of and issues affecting older people; who can demonstrate empathy, patience, sensitivity and resilience; and who can listen and support non-judgementally.
If you match this description, and are over 18 years of age, and can commit to an hour or more per week, we’d love to hear from you. Some roles may be home-based, and we will be working primarily in Fife initially.
Are you interested?
Home Support Volunteer
CHAS Trading (Childrens Hospices Across Scotland)
Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (better known as CHAS) is a charity that provides the only hospice services in Scotland for children and young people who have life-shortening conditions. CHAS is looking to expand its exciting new home support volunteer service.
Caring for a child with a life-shortening condition is a full time job and that our families would really appreciate some support in their own homes in two particular areas - practical tasks and sibling (brother/sister) support.
Sibling support can include help with homework, school pickups and transport to clubs/activities. Practical tasks for the family can include cleaning, ironing, shopping, and/or dog walking.
This is a flexible role which can work around your other commitments and those of the family. Full training and ongoing support will be provided. All Home Support volunteers will require membership of the PVG scheme, the costs of which will be covered by CHAS.
Fund Raisers
Friends of Nablus and Surrounding Areas (FONSA)
We are a small Trust (4 trustees) and we need help to fundraise for the Trust to carry on its work. The kind of fundraising we are looking for can be of all sorts: from organising events, producing sellable products to approaching donors. We are open to ideas.
Charity Trustee
Fife Young Carers
Trustees provide advice and assistance to help this important service to help young carers grow and develop. The Board takes the final responsibility for the direction of the organisation and require a variety of skills and expertise to ensure the success of the organisation.
Fife Young Carers is an active local charity working with young carers between the age of 8 and 25 across the Fife area. The Board would like to attract people who can offer their time and skills to join the Board as trustees. The role will provide advice and assistance in the important service of providing support to young carers. The Board are seeking individuals with a wide variety of skills and expertise to join them in delivering this service.
Fife Womens Aid Trustee
Fife Women's Aid
Fife Women's Aid offer refuge, 1:1 support, group work, information, counselling, advocacy and befriending opportunities to women and their children who experience domestic abuse. They are currently based in Saltire House in Glenrothes although they provide services Fife wide.
They are seeking to recruit new Trustees to their Board to enhance the skills and expertise of the present Board Members. The Board meets every 6 weeks on a Wednesday night for approximately 2 hours. Meetings take place in their office in Glenrothes. They are looking for individuals who feel they can bring their expertise to the Board in particular areas of finance, fundraising, strategic development, policy work, marketing, charity and family law, although any relevant skills would be welcome.
There may be a requirement to attend a specific sub group meetings e.g.finance, strategy, policy, HR depending on experience.
Foot Carer
Fife Voluntary Action
Don't drag your feet! Join our fantastic team of committed volunteers who come from all 'walks' of life and volunteer for lots of different reasons.
You will be helping some of the thousands of Fifers who struggle to cut and file their own toenails for numerous reasons and need some simple assistance with this as well as applying cream to their feet and ankles afterwards.
No experience necessary, all the training and support you will need is provided. Our sessions are friendly and informal and take place in several locations across Fife. If you can you commit three hours or more at least twice a month, we will find the venue nearby, train and support you all the way.
Quote from our website: I enjoy helping people and this has given me that opportunity, I have made lots of friends on my journey and I hope I have made a difference to many people.
Corporate Trustee
Rosyth Community Projects Limited
EATS Rosyth are an award winning community-based growing, cooking & sharing charity operating a community hub, community garden and community orchard. They're looking for someone with corporate governance skills to sit on their board. They have an ever-expanding voluteer base along with a growing team of committed staff. They're looking for an experienced board level trustee to ensure they have appropriate corporate governance controls and strategies in place.
Kitchen & Cafe Assistant
Gallatown Gala & Community Group
Bite & Blether Cafe runs on a Thursday from 12-2pm, to offer local people a 3 course meal for 3 pounds, along with a place to meet and socialise. It's a friendly place to be and volunteers are needed mostly in the kitchen but also to serve - you should have a relaxed and friendly relationship when dealing with cafe users.
Volunteers are needed from 9.30am to start preparing and cooking meals. Serving food as well as clearing is also required, finishing around 2.30/3.00pm. If volunteers are unable to manage all of this time, it might be possible to split the shift so that you cover either the beginning or later part.
If you already have a Food Hygiene certificate, that would be great but if not, the committee will look at arranging training for you.
Travelling expenses can be re-imbursed.
Community Connector Support Volunteer
British Red Cross (Fife Branch)
It starts with Hello and it's often surprising who is affected by loneliness.
Together we want to reach out reconnecting thousands of lonely people with their communities, tackling what is shortening lives and eroding wellbeing.
Community Connectors support people affected by social isolation and loneliness to help them gain confidence and to reconnect to their community in partnership with existing and new partner organisations.
This involves: being aware of and keeping up to date with local community services appropriate to service users with support from manager; supporting lonely and socially isolated service users to build confidence, self-esteem and to regain independence; carry out tasks independently and as an effective team member; listening to people's needs, aspirations and concerns, and co-creating a step plan to ensure the person meets their aims - this may involve providing advice on regular, healthy nutrition and hydration and managing hygiene; and supporting people to attend local community services suitable to their needs, helping them identify other activities in the area and going with them as necessary - this may involve travelling with service users or transporting them using your own vehicle where appropriate.
“I’m showing compassion, empowering people, letting them know what help is out there, and helping them move forward.” Lisa, Independent Living Volunteer
In 2020 the British Red Cross turns 150. It is thanks to all our supporters and volunteers that we have been able to provide health and social care support to people since 1870. Our volunteers provided health and social care support to people in the First and Second World war and continued providing these services in peace time and helped to create the NHS in 1948.
Shopping Friend
Food Train Connects (Fife)
Food Train Connects provides a one to one grocery shopping services for older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. The Connects Shopping Friends service is a fantastic way to make an impact on the lives of older people in your community. The aim is to support older people to eat well, age well and live well.
The role is rewarding and it makes a huge difference to people’s lives. It’s amazing the impact that regular support with grocery shopping can have on someone who is isolated or lonely. If you want to make sure that an older person is able to live well in their own home this is a great opportunity to do so.
The Role:
• Contact the older person you are matched with on a regular basis, usually weekly, to obtain their shopping list, carry out their shopping and then deliver to their home, putting away if necessary.
• Submit brief records, receipts for payment and to report any matters of concern to staff
• Keep within the boundaries of the role
• To inform Food Train Connects Staff of any accidents, incidents or complaints
• To maintain confidentiality
• To represent Food Train in a professional manner to our members and the wider community
Club Facilitator - Dunfermline
Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland (SCIO)
This role gives the opportunity to enable the Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland to provide weekly clubs with the aim of improving well-being and reducing isolation through the power of sport. Club members may feel lonely, have health issues or memory problems. The club focuses on sporting reminiscence and gentle physical activity and games such as Boccia (indoor bowls). The main function of the club facilitator is to plan a weekly programme lasting around 1.5 hours which ensures that club participants feel included and that their contributions are respected. Volunteers enjoy talking about their sporting interests and have fun talking to club members about their memories of sporting events. Full training and ongoing support is provided. A volunteer said, "it was rewarding watching group members develop confidence in contributing to the group," and another commented about feeling appreciated and seeing their work making a difference.
Retail Charity Shop Volunteer Leven
Salvation Army Trading Company
The Salvation Army are looking to recruit new volunteers to help within our welcoming and friendly shop in Leven. Volunteers can undertake a variety of roles such as:-
Sorting and processing new donations (clothing, books, furniture and general bric-a-brac).
Identifying potential collectors items and high value items.
Display items and replenish in-line with shop standards.
Operate till and serve customers.
Treasurer
Care and Share Companionship
Care and Share Companionship is a relatively new Scottish Registered Charity. We recently celebrated our first year of being an active service. We support people over the age of 60 who are living in isolation and loneliness within the Kirkcaldy area of Fife. Our aim is to provide a service that helps improve health and wellbeing. Our mission is to provide 1-1 personalised flexible companionship and make people feel valued and part of their community.
This is an exciting and challenging year to establish our presence, with ambition, empathy, passion and energy to support those people who sometimes feel invisible.
We are looking for a Treasurer to help us in achieving our potential with knowledge, skills and experience in these roles who are excited about our vision and committed to good governance.
For further information please visit our website : www.careandsharecompanionship.org or our Facebook page.
Community Volunteer
Real Life Options
To be part of Real Life Volunteer Service providing services that help vulnerable people within the community and supports the work of local Real Life Options teams. Our values of Respect, Honesty, Responsibility & Excellence underpin our approach and all our services recognise people for their individuality and are afforded the same dignity, respect, status and rights as other citizens.
Key Tasks:
Are varied and dependent on the needs of the people we support. We try to match volunteers to people with similar interests and provide opportunities for volunteers to utilise existing skills and knowledge.
• Chatting to and befriending people we support
• Home checks to make sure vulnerable people are safe and well
• Everyday practical household tasks
• Provide information and support to allow people to make informed choices about their lives
• Assist with shopping
• Support with correspondence
• Provide transport
• Support with social outings
• Assisting with pet care
• Assist with food preparation
• Prescription collections
Learning and Education Assistant
Falkland Palace and Garden (National Trust for Scotland)
Falkland Palace and Garden welcomes over 44,000 visitors every year and there’s something here for everyone, from the Palace with a working Chapel Royal, apartments for kings and queens, stunning gardens, an orchard and the oldest tennis court in the country.
If you are passionate about heritage and education, why not get in touch and help to bring the 16th century alive for a range of visitors, school groups, adult learners and families. Under the guidance of the Learning Officer, you will help to deliver the school visits and workshops in the Palace and Garden, donning one of our fantastic costumes and sharing the stories of Falkland as you do so. If you would like to get involved, we would love to hear from you!
Main Duties:
• Welcoming and leading learning groups around the Palace and Garden (in conjunction with school teachers and the Learning Officer)
• Learning about the history of the property, its previous inhabitants and its artefacts, and sharing that knowledge with others
• Using and maintaining educational resources and equipment, ensuring that they are returned to their proper storage place
• Helping to take due care for pupils’ and visitors’ welfare while on Trust premises
• Providing other educational assistance as may be reasonably requested by the Learning Officer and property staff
Youth Work Volunteer (Balmaise)
Fife Council - CLD Levenmouth
Would you like to volunteer alongside young people aged 8-12 years, encouraging and supporting them to reach their full potential, and at a place where their achievements are recognised and celebrated?
Throughout their involvement with young people, the Youth Service aim to ensure that young people enjoy their youth work experiences, that they learn new skills and take part in opportunities with an emphasis on building relationships, learning together and having fun. The relationship that a young person has with Youth Work volunteers and staff is therefore central to what can be achieved and as a volunteer you will be directly involved in the youth club and it's activities.
A volunteer that has a talent for passing on a skill in Sports, Arts & Crafts, Cooking & Baking and Music will quickly fit in with the needs of young people.
You will help young people to participate, develop and grow so that they are confident, resilient and optimistic about their future.
The club runs Wednesdays 6-7.30pm, volunteer needed 15 minutes before and after, term-time only.
Volunteer Custody Visitor (Fife)
Independent Custody Visiting Scotland - SPA
Independent Custody Visitors are members of the local community who volunteer their time to visit police stations to check on the welfare of detainees held in custody. The visitors will speak to the people in custody and check that they are being treated fairly and within the law, e.g. they have been offered food and drink, are warm, have been offered access to a lawyer, etc. Visitors are paired up and go together to carry out visits. The visits are arranged between the two volunteers and we ask that they are conducted on different days and at different times throughout the week.
ICVS is a statutory function of the Scottish Police Authority.
Collections Volunteer
Macmillan Cancer Support - Thrift Shop
By collecting and paying in valuable funds you can make a real difference to both Macmillan and, ultimately, to the lives of people affected by cancer.
Activities include:
- liaising with your local Fundraising Manager
- collecting funds on behalf of the charity
- emptying and servicing collection tins in the local community
- paying-in funds
Scooter Handyperson
Forth & Tay Disabled Ramblers
Volunteer, ideally with mechanical/electrical or simply practical background to look after ramblers' scooters - charging them regularly, blowing up tyres, polishing/cleaning them.
(an engineer does the servicing and maintenance).
Bike Mechanic
Bikeworks Fife
Bikeworks has recently been awarded funding to provide bikes to families that are supported by local charities. As a result we are looking for additional mechanics to join the existing team to help increase the number of bikes that can be produced each week. They collect more than 100 bikes per week and the variable condition of these bikes means that not every bike can be repaired and made safe, but the ones that can exceed their current capacity. The work is varied and interesting and the workshop facility is extensive with all the tools and equipment required.
Volunteer Retail and Admission Assistant
Kellie Castle, National Trust for Scotland
Volunteer Retail and Admission Assistants welcome visitors and introduce them to the castle, assist visitors with selecting the most appropriate membership or ticket option and promote the Trust and its conservation work.
Dating back to the 14th century, Kellie Castle has been extended and added to over the centuries. Kellie Castle now features magnificent interior decoration from the 19th century, including a long-hidden Arts and Crafts mural by Phoebe Anna Traquair.
This role gives you the opportunity to meet people from around the world and help them learn about the Trust, membership of the Trust and to assist with retail sales. Volunteers at Kellie Castle can also get involved in other opportunities which arise from time to time. Trust volunteers can attend special events such as training sessions and are recognised for their work through our national thank you programmes.
The Trust are looking for volunteers who are regularly available at specific times. The volunteer managers will be happy to discuss any help that you might need to volunteer, including adapting the role or assisting with volunteer expenses.
Retail Assistant
Kellie Castle, National Trust for Scotland
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at Hill of Tarvit, a lovely 20th Century family home nestled in the Fife countryside. the ground-floor shop is surrounded by the property's impressive collection of period furniture, porcelain and paintings.
Volunteer Tandem Bike Pilots (Front Riders)
Talking Tandems
Do you like cycling and are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills by becoming a Volunteer Tandem Pilot?
Our riders who are blind and sight-impaired need you to go tandem cycling together!
The Volunteer Sighted Pilots will be assisting our riders to reach their personal tandem cycling goals while improving your solo bike techniques to tandem cycling. Volunteers will be required to become a full member of Talking Tandems and after induction training relevant to your current cycling skills, attend regular individual or group cycle rides which are delivered across Central and West Fife with occasional trips to East Fife, Forth Valley, Dundee and Edinburgh. Additionally the club deliver short tours across Scotland and occasionally to Europe.
Social Cafe Volunteer
Fife Sports & Leisure Trust
Fife Sports and Leisure Trust provide opportunities for everyone in Fife to take part in physical activity, regardless of their age or ability. The classes are in a safe environment where participants can take part in the physical activity and socialise. Linking the social cafe to the activity sessions provides the perfect opportunity for participants and anyone else in the community who is socially isolated to come together for a cup of tea and a blether.
The social cafe is a friendly and relaxed place for people to get together.. The cafe is situated within Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre and is open to current health class members, visitors and people from the local community.
Volunteers for the social cafe would be required to make tea and coffee for those attending and have good social interaction skills that will engage attendees to the cafe.
Shop Helper - Backshop - COWDENBEATH
Cancer Research Shop - Dunfermline East Port
If interested there are also opportunities to learn how to cash up. We try to do shifts oof 9am - 1pm or 1pm - 5pm but can be flexible
Trustee
Fife Migrants Forum
Last year the organisation supported and engaged with over 50 individuals from over 25 countries, and delivered sessions on immigration, job search and CV writing, English language support, active mums, and working with those affected by uncertainties of the Brexit outcome. Fife Migrants Forums a community-led and migrants' managed organisation, set up 2010, registered as a Scottish Charity in 2012. The agency was set up by members of migrant ethnic minority and Fife communities to work with the growing numbers of new migrants coming to Fife, generally with limited command of English language.
They work to integrate migrants and minority ethnic communities within Fife communities assisting social cohesion through a range of projects and interventions. Through adopting a human rights approach, our work centers on addressing inequality, reducing poverty and deprivation and, critically, linking people who can be 'hard to reach' from the migrant and minority communities into mainstream provision. We support both the person and the agency; offering language and cultural understanding, advocacy, and two -way interpretation of information and issues.
Their work encompasses crisis preventative intervention and is increasingly concerned with assisting people, who are committed to stay, raise families and work in Fife to integrate within 'host' communities and become active and participative citizens.
Gardening Volunteer
Methilhill Community Children's Initiative
Come and help MCCI create a safe and enjoyable garden for the community of Methilhill. If you enjoy being outdoors and have one or two spare hours a week they would love to hear from you.
Methilhill Community Children’s Initiative has acquired the lease of a piece of waste ground near Methilhill Primary School. They have transformed it into a walled garden for all the community to use and need help maintaining the garden and all the trees, flowers, herbs and bushes they have planted. Families or friends are welcome to volunteer as a group. Gardening knowledge would be an advantage but it’s not essential, as long as you’re enthusiastic and willing to muck in. Here is a list of the types of things you might be asked to do in the garden:
Weeding
Planting
Trimming
Pruning
Maintaining paths
Cutting grass
Tidying up
Befriender
LINK East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project
If you can spare a couple of hours per fortnight minimum and are able to volunteer for a year or more helping adults who have become isolated through mental health problems we would like to hear from you.
You will take your befriendee out to leisure and community activities and support them to do things they may be unable to do alone. Examples have included walks, squash, a knitting group, trips to a safari park, visiting museums, taking a class in IT skills, attending support groups, golfing, and just going for coffee and a chat.
Initial and on-going training is given and other benefits include out of pocket expenses, regular support and supervision meetings, group events, Saltire or LINK Awards, reference after 6 months.
Youth Befriender (East Fife)
LINK - East Fife Mental Health Adolescent Befriending Project
LINK is currently seeking volunteers for the Adolescent Befriending Project. If you can spare a couple of hours a fortnight and would like to help young people (12-18) who have become isolated due to mental health issues, LINK would love to hear from you.
Committee Member
Fife Federation of Tenants & Residents Associations
Are you a team player? Do you have some spare time? Would you like to influence changes in your area? Then join the FFOTRA Board and be a voice for your area. Fife Federation of Tenants & Resident’s Associations (FFOTRA) exists to empower Tenant and Resident's Associations (TRAs) to improve the quality of life in their communities. They partner with the council to develop policies to benefit tenants and residents and enable TRAs to become effective representatives for their communities by providing support, information and advice.
FFOTRA want to be out there more getting to know the community as well as being seen to be more actively supporting tenants. They are looking for committee members who would join their board and help with this.
The Board meets monthly, with individuals additionally taking on specific issues that they are interested in e.g. sheltered housing, Fife Tenant, Scrutiny Group, Homelessness including attending council meetings and workshops representing FFOTRA. These committee members tend to become champions in their field and are usually available to support and guide those needing assistance.
Accountancy Trustee
Rosyth Community Projects Limited
EATS Rosyth are an award winning community-based growing, cooking & sharing charity operating a community hub, community garden and community orchard. They're looking for someone with financial & accountancy skills to sit on their board. They have an ever-expanding volunteer base along with a growing team of committed staff. They're looking for an experienced board level trustee to ensure they have appropriate financial & accountancy controls and strategies in place.
Human Resources Trustee
Rosyth Community Projects Limited
EATS Rosyth are an award winning community-based growing, cooking & sharing charity operating a community hub, community garden and community orchard. They're looking for someone with Human Resources skills to sit on their board. They have an ever-expanding voluteer base along with a growing team of committed staff. They're looking for an experienced board level trustee to ensure they have appropriate HR controls and strategies in place.
Clothes Stall Assistant
Gallatown Gala & Community Group
Could you help the committee manage a donated clothes stall, with clothing for adults & children?
Within Happy Days at Kirkcaldy, there is a range of activities going on and when people are there on a Tuesday & Thursday 10am-2.00pm, they can browse and purchase items from the clothing stall, including school uniform items.
The volunteer will help to wash, dry and iron clothes as required (all facilities for this are already in the kitchen but can only be used on a Tuesday as the kitchen is used for the Bite & Blether cafe on a Thursday). The volunteer will also hang up clothes, keep the area tidy, handle cash for clothing sales and liaise with the committee members as required. At times you will have sole care of the clothing stall, at others there will be another volunteer to be along side, although you will never be alone in the building because of the other activities going on.
You should have a friendly approach and be comfortable dealing with members of the public.
Treasurer
Collydean Community Centre
Collydean Community Centre are seeking an enthusiastic new board member to oversee their accounts, help make vital decisions on the operation of the Centre and support the Centre Manager.
The Centre works to relieve poverty and create social, educational and leisure opportunities to all residents of North Glenrothes. The Centre works with several partner organisations and has close links with many local businesses
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They are looking for someone with some financial literacy, although full training will be provided. The Board meets every six weeks on a Monday at 5.30pm.
Cafe Assistant
Collydean Community Centre
Join a dynamic cafe team, serving teas, coffees, sandwiches, soup and hot lunches to members of the local community and those further afield. The cafe is run at cost, meaning customesr can come and enjoy a warm meal or a tasty treat at a low cost. Be involved in taking orders, making hot drinks, basic cooking, serving customers, and working the till. Full in-the-role training can be provided, as well as the opportunity to gain a qualification in Elementary Food Hygeine. The cafe is open 11am-2pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday every week, along with 9:30am-11:30am the first Saturday of the month for hot breakfasts.
Board Member
Crossroads Fife
Crossroads Fife Central is looking to recruit innovative, enthusiastic people to become members of their Board.
Crossroads Fife Central is one of the leading providers of home-based respite care for Carers. The organisation offers a short break service to people who care for people of any age and/or disability. The organisation is also a registered provider of Self Directed Support and Purchased Care.
The service is provided by trained, paid staff in the service user's home or service users are taken out within the Fife area on a day and time which suits them.
Crossroads Fife Central has charitable status and is led by an experienced Board who have overall responsibility for the governance and strategic direction of the organisation's work.
The organisation is seeking to recruit new members to the Board to expand on the skills and expertise of the management committee. They are looking for individuals who possess knowledge, skills and experience of human resources, business and charity work with entrepreneurial skills, or who have experience and understanding of the caring role.
Trustee
Levenmouth Foodbank Community Support Project
The foodbank was set up in 2013 by local churches in response to local needs as part of the Trussell Trust. A Christian ethos is central to the work of the project. Current operations include: foodbank, cafe, school work. trustees are collectively responsible for makeing sure that the charity is run properly and lawfully to make sure legal duties are met under charity law and other relevant laws. They protect the charities beneficiaries, assets and reputation, make sure the charity fulfils its charitable purpose, consider what is done well and what could be done better, take part in regular meetings, review partnerships, profile, policy and procedures, planning and evaluation
Volunteer Befreinder
Home-Start Dunfermline
Our Volunteers are the back-bone to our service - Home-Start offers one to one personalised support for parents with children under 5. We place trained Volunteers alongside parents in their own homes who may find themselves struggling with parenting issues, mental health, and multiple births, to name but a few, to help out with practical matters like shopping, getting out and about and parenting advice. We would ask you to commit a couple of hours at your convenience on a weekly basis. Our core work is supporting families in their own home with Home-Visiting volunteers. Home-Start Dunfermline supports families with at least 1 child under 5 years old in Dunfermline and South West Fife Villages. We also offer a range of additional support including a weekly family group, Baby Massage classes which our Volunteers also often enlist to and offer ongoing training and support opportunities regularly for our Volunteers. Home-Start has a proven, lasting, positive impact on the development of children and the health and welfare of the family.
Home Visitor
Home-Start East Fife
Volunteers help to increase confidence and independence in families by offering support, friendship and practical help. They visit families in their own homes in order to protect and respect each individual’s dignity and identity. A relationship then develops in which understanding and trust can grow. Volunteers often reassure families that difficulties in bringing up children are not unusual, emphasise the positive aspects of family life, encourage parents strengths and emotional well-being and encourage the family to widen their network and effectively use the support and services available in the community. A volunteer may choose to offer support to more than one family and is supported throughout by a co-ordinator. A Preparation Course is delivered in a fun and rewarding environment.
Treasurer of the Board of Directors
Age Concern Glenrothes
Age Concern Glenrothes (ACG) seek an enthusiastic person with a financial background to oversee the organisation’s finances and to share responsibility with our other Board members for ensuring ACG is run effectively and efficiently.
ACG provides services for older people in the Glenrothes area that enhance their quality of life by encouraging interaction, mental & physical activity and companionship. Your experience and expertise will contribute to providing the services needed to meet this aim. This opportunity allows you to further develop your skills and gives you a very real feeling of actively helping vulnerable people.
By joining their Board of Directors as Treasurer you will be responsible for producing financial reports for funders, producing a realistic budget, advising and guiding the Board on the financial implications of the charity’s strategy, and understanding the accounting procedures and key internal controls to be able to assure the Board of the organisation’s financial integrity.
Day Service Volunteer
Age Concern Glenrothes
Do you have a few hours to spare each week?
Age Concern are looking for enthusiastic, caring volunteers to help support older people at their sessions and make a real difference to the lives of others.
Their Day Service Volunteers attend for 3 hours per session every morning and afternoon on weekdays. Reporting to the Session Coordinator and working within a team of staff and volunteers they assist in providing activities, entertainment, and help with the preparation of a snack for clients. They also help to ensure a warm, welcoming and friendly atmosphere, and to promote and maintain client independence and confidence. All volunteers are PVG Scheme checked, and induction and training is provided. A full role description and application is available on request.
Project Volunteer
Fife Gingerbread
Do you have a few hours to spare each week? Would you like to be involved in supporting parents in your local area?
Fife Gingerbread has been providing support in Fife for 30 years helping thousands of lone parent, vulnerable and disadvantaged families. Without the help and support of our volunteers, this would not be possible. As well as offering one-to-one support through our Support Workers, Fife Gingerbread also provide support to parents within various group settings which enhance confidence, skills and self-esteem whether it be from cooking groups, to walking groups and lots of things in between.
Citizen Advocate (including Youth): Friendship Changing Lives Project
Dunfermline Advocacy
Due to Covid-19 we have currently stopped all face to face meetings but continue to look for new volunteers. Dunfermline Advocacy remains committed to making sure vulnerable adults in West Fife are supported with their advocacy needs. We are continuing all work via phone, email and video calling.
The Friendship Changing Lives Project supports vulnerable adults within local communities across West Fife, who are affected by loneliness and isolation, from young adults to older adults.
Citizen Advocates come from all walks of life and have a shared commitment to help vulnerable adults. Citizen Advocates provide invaluable support and friendship through:
Listening to someone in need, trying to understand the challenges they face, their point of view, what makes them feel good and valued.
Understanding their situation and what may be stopping them from getting what they want.
Offering support to tell other people what they want or introducing them to others who may be able to help.
Helping someone to know what choices they have and what the consequences of these choices might be.
Enabling a person to become more independent and have more control over their life.
Encourage hobbies and interests, so that mutually enjoyed activities can be shared.
Improving social networks to reduce social isolation.
Committee Members
10th Fife 1st Cupar Scout Group
Committee members always needed to be part of this well-run organisation;
Specific roles include: gift aid secretary, general accounting, membership secretary, fundraising.
Gardener
Growing Kirkcaldy
GK's projects include developing the Esplanade's floral appearance and promenade, including new large planters that will have to be planted, and more crocus beds in the grass. A crocus 'fish' bed was planted in the grass opposite Volunteers Green, this needs more bulbs.
GK also plans to create a flower bed in Volunteers Green, and Nicol Street has 15 planters that are positioned to screen off a derelict site. These have trees and flowers planted each year and will need more flowers.
GK has also planted daffodils in derelict ground at Abbotshall Road. Shrubs are to be planted there and a tiered planter that also requires planting.
Further along this road GK has an EATS bed - this will be planted with various vegetables, herbs and edible flowers.
The group usually chooses a day to suit those who can plant, so are flexible!
GK represents the town in Beautiful Scotland where it has won Gold and wants to continue to succeed in this campaign. The group celebrates together!
Retail Assistant
Debra Charity Shop Dunfermline
General assistant required to help out and learn all about how to work in a charity shop. Tasks will vary but may include working front of shop on the till, back shop on categorising and pricing and general cleaning of the shop
Director for the Board
Saje Scotland Limited
They are a small charity supporting women, girls and boys who have experienced domestic abuse. Their main work is facilitating programmes; their core programmes being The Freedom Programme and The Toolkit for Life. However, they work with children and young people promoting the importance of healthy relationships and work closely with young people who maybe a bit more vulnerable. They also work with women who have learning difficulties and several other specialised groups.
These unique programmes help women, girls and boys understand the extent and impact their abusive experiences had – whether in the past of currently. Their main objective is to support women and children to the point of being able to recognise their worth and value, and to move forward in a positive safe way.
At any given time, they have at least 25 volunteers supporting them in several capacities. Each woman has completed their programmes and the work they do for Saje is invaluable.
They currently have an extremely good and supportive Board. They would like to strengthen the Board. The main skills they are looking for are enthusiasm and passion – but if you have others, that would be fabulous. Funding and sustainability are their greatest challenges. If you have skills in strategic or financial planning or a business background, Saje would be grateful to have you. They are trying to generate income away from Trusts and Foundations. One of their ideas was to gather women’s accounts of the experiences for a book so marketing experience would be ideal.
Volunteer Tutor - Homework Club
Collydean Community Centre
Collydean Community Centre is seeking volunteer tutors to help with thier proposed homework club to help children and young people with their homework. This opportunity would suit a university student looking for teaching experience, or retired or semi-retired tutors/lecturers/teachers. They expect the club to have all age ranges from primary to secondary school attending. The centre is currently revamping its program for children and young people and by providing a homework club they are giving these children a chance to bounce ideas off each other, but to also access help and advice from experienced tutors. The time commitment would be a minimum of 2 hours a week, in the late afternoon and evenings. They are especially keen to hear from people with experience in tutoring numeracy and literacy.
Homework Club
Collydean Community Centre
Collydean Community Centre are starting a homework club/family learning class for young people and their families to come to one evening a week. Young people will be provided with a hot snack before being encouraged to work with their parents/caregivers on their homework. The Centre is looking for tutors, university/college students, teachers (including trainees), college tutors and other qualified people to aid these families while they learn. Homework can be tricky for children to complete at home, and sometimes the young person's family is unable to help them, so by working together homework will be completed on time and to a higher standard.
CHAS Retail Volunteer - East Port,Dunfermline
Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) have an exceptional charity shop in East Port, Dunfermline where a diverse range of interesting opportunities are offered including:- customer service, sorting donations, pricing and merchandising.
East Port is one of our smaller shops, so the focus is very much on customer service. Come and join our welcoming retail team where you will meet lots of people as well as our friendly and regular customers.
CHAS offers a full family support service for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions. We're committed to making sure that no matter how short their time together may be, it is a time filled with happiness and fun. Volunteering in our shops helps raise the funds necessary to support over 250 families across Scotland every year. Our volunteers help CHAS reach more families than we could possibly achieve without your enthusiasm and energetic support.
Volunteering with CHAS is a great way to meet new people, to learn new skills and to make a huge difference to the lives of the families who use our services.
Nursery Garden Volunteer
Beanstalk Youth Club
Volunteers would be required to work alongside the children of the nursery, as well as older kids from the local high school to help them develop their garden areas. The volunteer will listen to their ideas and help come up with ways in which to implement these. The children play a big part in this project and we just need the right volunteer to come along to make this happen. All supplies will be provided. Volunteer will educate the kids about horticulture, and share their knowledge/experience.
Helper at Fife Friendship Club
PAMIS in Fife
PAMIS works with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and complex healthcare needs and their family carers. People with PMLD will invariably be wheelchair users, are often non-verbal, have significant health problems and require 24/7 care. The Friendship Club in Kirkcaldy is well established and volunteers help set up activities in preparation, welcome participants, help them settle in and assist with activities.
The role is flexible and will be dependent on what skills you can bring to the post e.g. if you have a particular skill or hobby such as crafts, music, gardening, then you could be involved with that activity.
Volunteers should be willing to meet and support a person with PMLD and have good communication skills. Paid staff will attend and support volunteers.
Room Guide
Falkland Palace and Garden (National Trust for Scotland)
Falkland Palace and Garden welcomes over 44,000 visitors every year and there’s something here for everyone, from the Palace with a working Chapel Royal, apartments for kings and queens, stunning gardens, an orchard and the oldest tennis court in the country.
Volunteers play a key role in helping to maintain Scotland’s heritage. Welcoming our visitors with a friendly smile, and helping them with stories and information about the Palace, gardens and tennis court is vital to an enjoyable visit. This is where you can help. Whether it’s explaining the role of the Keeper of the Palace or relating stories about past inhabitants, your enthusiasm and love of talking to visitors will really make their day.
Main Duties:
• Provide a warm welcome to all visitors
• Share information and stories about the history of the palace and its inhabitants with our visitors
• Help to maintain the security of the collection
• Ensure adherence to health & safety requirements for visitors
Trustee
Families First St Andrews
Families First is a small independent Charity working with children aged 5 - 16 years, living in north east Fife who have additional support needs. The challenges children face include Autism, poor physical and mental health, social problems such as isolation and poverty.
Our overall objectives are to strengthen the social and emotional development of children, young people and their parents and carers so they become effective contributors to their communities.
The trustees offer strategic guidance and provide a governance role to Families First as an organisation. The trustees are looking for new members who can offer their skills and expertise to support Families First's mission "Families First work alongside children and young people to overcome the personal challenges they face in life."
We are looking for trustees with an expertise in finance, fundraising, law and children's work. Along with your skills and expertise the trustees are looking for people who value the difference small charities can make to local communities.
Befrienders
Families First St Andrews
Volunteers can become one-to-one or group befrienders for 2 hours once a fortnight. Befrienders support children and young people, engaging with them in activities such as baking, swimming or walks along the beach, depending on the interests of the child. Befriending generally takes place between 3.30 and 7.00pm on weekdays.
Volunteers undergo child protection training and befriending training and are subject to CRBS enhanced disclosure checks.
Our befriending service places value on the individual and gives the opportunity to form positive relationships, and build up self-esteem. Parents have witnessed the benefits to their children. One parent states:”This service is second to none. It has opened up so many opportunities for my son and has made a huge difference to him. Volunteers are very good at listening and taking an interest in each individual child’s interests.”
Interested in this opportunity? Contact Families First on 01334 473259 or email familiesfirst@talktalk.net
Drivers
Families First St Andrews
As a volunteer driver your role will be to either pick up, drop off, or undertake a return journey, with the children and young people we work with. The children and young people live throughout North East Fife. This service is vital to the children who attend our services as a means of support and time to relax and have fun. The children and young people look forward to attending their activities such as 1:1 befriending or youth groups. These activities benefit the children and young people's social and emotional development. As a driver you will contribute to their overall experience by interacting with the children and meeting their families. All drivers must be over 21, have to complete an application form, undergo an enhanced PVG check, provide 2 referees and undertake training. Drivers will also have to provide evidence of car insurance, MOT, tax, servicing history and driving licence.
Meeting Organiser, Events, Fundraising, Outings
Fife Headway Group
There is a need for volunteers who can organise, look for speakers or items such as table games, find facilitators to do poems or other themes. This should give a volunteer good satisfaction of achievements and as always, it is good to help others. It is really good for members to say that was great, can we do that again.
Through learning about the after journey of someone who has had a head injury, it can be beneficial to a volunteer as they go through life.
Group Volunteer
Seescape
Group volunteers are essential in supporting groups of people with sight loss at seesacpe.
seescape has a number of social groups throughout Fife to support people who are registered with a sight impairment who meet for 2 hours on a weekly or fortnightly basis.
During COVID-19 these groups are not meeting up face to face, however, we always value hearing from volunteers to support the smooth running of groups and once they can begin meeting again.
Depending on your ability and experience some of the tasks may include escorting clients in the venue, helping serve refreshments, assisting with activity planning and delivery, admin and accompanying clients to occasional outings.
Telephone Befriender for people with sight loss
Seescape
Around two thirds of sight impaired people have experienced loneliness because of their sight loss.
seescape, have adapted their services in response to COVID-19, so people are still supported. Volunteer telephone befrienders have received training and are now contacting seescape clients on a regular basis to have a conversation, get to know them and offer moral support. This is so important and helps to prevent loneliness and isolation, which can lead to other health issues including mental health problems. However, there are still people waiting or a telephone befriender, so we require new volunteers who can offer a small amount of their time each week to call clients.
Volunteer Befriender
Seescape
Are you looking to try something new, perhaps volunteer for an hour each week or fortnight? We could have the opportunity for you to make a real difference to the life of someone with sight loss.
The role will involve supporting individuals affected by sight loss across Fife, (volunteers are particularly needed in North Queensferry, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, Leven, Dunfermline and Dalgety Bay). This service helps clients work towards personal goals, increasing confidence, giving them the opportunity to learn something new or reconnect with interests either at their home or in the community. Volunteers help by offering conversation and social companionship, trips out, walks, visiting cafes etc.
seescape has been serving the people of Fife for over 150 years. They are the leading provider of support, advice and training for people living in Fife with a sight impairment. For more information visit them at seescape.org.uk (they're also on Facebook and Twitter).
Volunteer Driver
Leonard Cheshire Services (Fife)
Our organisation has access to minibuses at the weekends but often no-one is available to drive them, which means service users are unable to go out very far. Many service users enjoy going to a show or the cinema in the evenings but again are limited by transport difficulties. Ideally volunteer drivers will also be hapy to get a bit more involved with service users building their own rapport as well as providing a service by way of transportation.
Member of the Board of Directors
Age Concern Glenrothes
Be the someone who makes a difference! Age Concern Glenrothes is looking for volunteer board members! No particular qualifications are needed apart from a drive to want to make life better for older people.
By joining our Board of Directors you will help steer the organisation and gain valuable experience in management and governance. ACG provides services for older people in the Glenrothes area that enhance their quality and enjoyment of life by encouraging interaction, mental & physical activity and companionship. Your own experience and expertise will contribute to the board’s ability to provide the services needed to meet this aim.
This opportunity not only gives you the chance to develop your own management, planning and teamwork skills, but contributing effectively also gives you a very real feeling of actively helping vulnerable people.
Volunteer Driver
Fife Gingerbread
Fife Gingerbread are looking for a person who is caring and compassionate who would like to help their service users with transport to and from events/activities/training. A full driving licence is required and volunteers should be able to take out business insurance on their private vehicle (which may have no or minimal cost) so they are insured to carry our lone parents
An element of flexibility is needed as hours vary depending on activities and location (Locations cover most of Fife except NE Fife).
Volunteers would be subject to a PVG Disclosure check.
Volunteers should be an experienced driver, as well as reliable and punctual.
A mature, friendly and cheerful disposition would enhance this volunteering opportunity as well as good communication skills.
Full induction and training would be given. Volunteers would also have access to NHS Improvement Training Programme of courses.
Public Collections Volunteers
Macmillan Cancer Support - Thrift Shop
Activities include:
•collecting money for Macmillan at a supermarket entrance or on a high street
•speaking to the public and raising awareness of Macmillan.
In return, as one of Macmillan’s fantastic volunteers you’ll benefit from:
•the full support of a member of the fundraising team
•meeting and working with new people
•getting to know your local community
•making a different to your local community
•improving the lives of people affected by cancer
Charity Shop Volunteers
Macmillan Cancer Support - Thrift Shop
Cashiering
Merchandising
Organising and sorting clothes into categories
Helping with customer service aspect of the shop at all times
On the lookout for new opportunities
Helping the committee with any additional/projects that are on the go
Helping with the finances of the business
Drone Photographer
CLEAR Buckhaven
CLEAR is wanting to gain an aerial overview of communicability gardens and may outreach planting sites where they have worked and will do more in future. The sites are all in the wider Buckhaven and Methil area but include the surrounding countryside, roadside verges as well as some community events. This would help not only record what has been done but also identify what more could be done by way of planing. Photos can also be used in informational and promotional work. They are looking for an experienced (or at least reasonably expert) drone operator/photographer to carry out this photographic survey. This can generally be done on days/times to suit although coverage of occasional community events would be helpful. It would be good to have photos of the same sites in different seasons. There are at least 15 main sites but many more smaller sites planted plus severe coastal erosion south of Buckhaven
Gardener
CLEAR Buckhaven
Are you interested in gardening? Able to carry out activities independently, after training/guidance? Experience in horticulture or gardening helpful but training can be given. You will have an opportunity to plant and grow crops/fruit/veg which can then be cooked as a meal or handed out to the community to help improve health.
Or perhaps you have skills you are willing to share?
Volunteers will be part of a supervised team. Appropriate training (certified) will also be offered. The Buckhaven Growing Space has a polytunnel, composting toilet, tool sheds, allotments and an established orchard. One of CLEAR's volunteers won FVA Volunteer of the Year in 2017 and several years previously.
The Methil Community Garden is newer but also has a children's planting area. CLEAR can show you both to help you decide which one you'd like to volunteer in. Can't get childcare? Bring the kids along and get them involved. Both gardens are a safe space with secure gates to make the whole area enclosed.
Window dresser
Shelter Charity Shop
Do you have artistic flair? We are looking for a volunteer to create appealing window displays in our shop.
Befriender and Telephone Befriender
Fife Carers Centre
Fife Carers Centre befriending project is design to support/befriend unpaid adult carers who are socially isolated or lonely, to unable carers to offload/offer a listening ear that breaks out their week from caring role which at the times may be very demanding.
Very often they have nobody to talk to and you may be the only person they hear from during the week.
Particularly at these difficult times where there are restrictions on social contacts it is very important to carers to have someone to talk to keep themselves in a good mental health and to be able to carry on with the caring role.
We offer full training and group meetings (online at the moment) to all volunteers who would like to become telephone befrienders (that may lead to the face to face befriending in the future). We recommend that befrienders give one phone call a week (for about 30 minutes – up to 1 hour).
Please do get in touch if you’re interested. No experience needed
Minibus Driver/Escort
Fife Boomerang Association
To transport members to various activities and social outings within Fife, Tayside and The Lothians. They issue a 3 monthly activity programme offering trips to various places such as cinema,ten pin bowling, swimming, museums and other places of interest.
Driver is required to pick up members and take them to these outings.
Pick up points are main bus station at leven, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline.
Tea Room Assistant
Kellie Castle, National Trust for Scotland
To provide a warm welcome to visitors as part of a small team in an informal but busy café
Duties will include:
- Taking orders
- Serving food and drinks
- Clearing tables and keeping the café clean and tidy.
After initial training, to be involved simple food preparation, cash handling and till operation.
Events Volunteer
BRAG Enterprises
Volunteers are needed to support fun, exciting and varied Levenmouth-based events (e.g. music, sport, outdoor cinema).
Levenmouth Together is a project designed to support the local area and help it grow and they are looking for people who want to get involved in their local community without a big time commitment!
You could come along and help marshal a running event, or put out cones, help with registrations - there are all sorts of things you could do and they would love to hear from you. Young people from age 15 are very welcome to get involved. Get in touch now!
District Volunteer
Scotland's Garden Scheme
Scotland's Garden Scheme has teams of volunteers across Scotland that support gardens to open for charity. As a district volunteer, you play and important role by assisting with posters, road signs, refreshments, car parking and occasionally even some last-minute gardening! It's a very varied role, flexible to fit in with your other commitments and ideal if you love gardens and enjoy working as part of a team. Garden openings take place mainly on weekends between February and September, but it's not essential to be at every opening. You can also choose to specialise in a particular area such as refreshments, depending on what you enjoy doing. This is a great opportunity to raise money for charity, visit beautiful gardens and meet new people.
Community Connector Support Volunteer
British Red Cross
It starts with Hello and it's often surprising who is affected by loneliness.
Together we want to reach out reconnecting thousands of lonely people with their communities, tackling what is shortening lives and eroding wellbeing.
Community Connectors support people affected by social isolation and loneliness to help them gain confidence and to reconnect to their community in partnership with existing and new partner organisations.
This involves: being aware of and keeping up to date with local community services appropriate to service users with support from manager; supporting lonely and socially isolated service users to build confidence, self-esteem and to regain independence; carry out tasks independently and as an effective team member; listening to people's needs, aspirations and concerns, and co-creating a step plan to ensure the person meets their aims - this may involve providing advice on regular, healthy nutrition and hydration and managing hygiene; and supporting people to attend local community services suitable to their needs, helping them identify other activities in the area and going with them as necessary - this may involve travelling with service users or transporting them using your own vehicle where appropriate.
“I’m showing compassion, empowering people, letting them know what help is out there, and helping them move forward.” Lisa, Independent Living Volunteer
Location: Glenrothes Office
Commitment: The service operates from Monday to Friday between the hours of 10:00am – 17:00pm. Minimum commitment of 6 months, volunteers must be available 3 - 4 hours per week on weekdays
Bud Heritage Volunteer
Poppyscotland (Fife)
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.
As a Bud Heritage Volunteer, you will support the delivery of the Bud project when Bud is in your area or visiting schools, voluntary groups, etc. This could see you participating in one of these key tasks: talks to groups (schools, guides, brownies, cubs, cadets, etc), members of the public and community organisations who are visiting Bud, or who you are visiting; actively engage with small groups of visitors, answering questions about Bud and remembrance; group discussions about the challenges - both positive and negative - faced by the Armed Forces community. You will also need to be flexible in the performance of the role and undertake duties requested by the Bud team; encourage people to complete the on-board evaluation at the end of the visit; inform people of volunteering opportunities available through Bud project; support the staff team in both set up and take down at visits and events, and the delivery of activities with schools, groups and public visitors.
Support Group Volunteer
Fertility Network Scotland (Fife)
Fertility Network Scotland provides advice, information and support for anyone affected by fertility issues. We also work to raise awareness of the impact of fertility problems and to campaign for fair provision of fertility treatment throughout Scotland.
Volunteers will coordinate and run a support group in their local area for people experiencing fertility problems with trying to become parents. As a Support Group volunteer you will take care of all aspects of the group including:-
Act as a 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 the local area.
Adhere to Fertility Network Scotland social policies and procedures.
Club Facilitator - Burntisland
Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland (SCIO)
This role gives the opportunity to enable the Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland to provide weekly clubs with the aim of improving well-being and reducing isolation through the power of sport. Club members may feel lonely, have health issues or memory problems. They focus on sporting reminiscence and gentle physical activity and games such as Boccia (indoor bowls). The main function of the club facilitator is to plan a weekly programme lasting around 1.5 hours which ensures that club participants feel included and that their contributions are respected. Volunteers enjoy talking about their sporting interests and have fun talking to club members about their memories of sporting events. Full training and ongoing support is provided. A volunteer said, "it was rewarding watching group members develop confidence in contributing to the group," and another commented about feeling appreciated and seeing their work making a difference.
IT Support Volunteer - ITCanHelp
AbilityNet
To provide a timely, effective, free and impartial advice and assistance on a one-off or short-term basis, to disabled or older people to resolve their computer related issues in their home and/or remotely.
Principal Accountabilities
Evaluate client issues which could involve:
Advising on hardware and software, including upgrades to existing hardware and software.
Identifying and installing suitable equipment and upgrades.
Identifying and resolving a range of technical problems relating to hardware or software.
Installing new software packages.
Getting clients started with new equipment, software packages, the internet, email, FaceBook or other packages.
Resolve client issues in accordance with the AbilityNet ITCanHelp Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Contact client to arrange appointment
Feedback on visit to County Coordinator (CC) with resolution or next steps
Contact client after original visit to confirm follow up appointment if necessary
Highlight to the CC immediately any issues that may present a risk to service delivery or reputation
Provide ad-hoc support to CC with promoting the AbilityNet ITCanHelp service in the local area
Provide ad-hoc support to CC with recruiting for AbilityNet ITCanHelp volunteers in the local area
Attend ad-hoc team meetings and wider company events or meetings
Undergo training
Support/buddy other volunteers as necessary
Adhere to all AbilityNet policies as set out in the Induction pack
Note: if there is no CC in the County then the Free Services Admin team take on this role.
Befriender (East Fife)
LINK East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project
We need volunteers to befriend adults in the East Fife area.
How many of you have been there for a friend who has been ill? It may have been running them to an appointment, taking them out for a coffee and lending a listening ear when they're fed up, or going off for a round of golf once they were on the mend. What if their illness wasn't a physical illness but a mental illness? Would you do the same? What's different? 1 in 4 people experience mental health issues at some point in their life, don't they deserve support too? OK, so tell me more -
you might find yourself doing any of the things mentioned above, going to play or watch sport, watching a movie or a play or just going for a walk and a chat. Our volunteers come from all walks of life.
All you need to give is a minimum of 2 hours fortnightly, you will need to be a good listener, have the ability to empathise and have a willingness to learn.
In return you will receive generous expenses to cover travel and activities, ongoing training, regular support and hopefully a great deal of enjoyment.
Befriender
Royal Air Force Association
A befriender volunteer carries out visits to and keeps in touch with members of the RAF Family (beneficiary), on behalf of the RAF Association. Befriender volunteers exist to provide companionship and outcome focused support to a beneficiary and to ensure that they remain part of the community and feel socially connected to the wider RAF family. They are required to:
- regularly meet with a beneficiary, either in their home or at a mutually agreed location.
- Listen to and engage with the beneficiary, promoting positive outlooks and help raise self esteem.
- work within the remit of the Befriending Plan and promote activities to meet the identified outcomes.
- Research into local community groups and activities to find relevant interests for the beneficiary.
- Identify any additional areas of support and make referrals to the Area Welfare Manager
- keep a note of visits undertaken, with recommendations and actions. Provide this information and regular updates to the AWM.
Being a befriender volunteer could be about helping someone who is isolated through the use of social media or visiting an older person that has become increasingly isolated over time and to help find them new interests in the community The role is varied, the service spans all ages and it is flexible to suit everyone.
Group Scout Leader
80th Fife (Linktown) Scout Group
Do you like working with children? Do you have any experience in managing people? Are you ready for a fun new challenge?
80th Fife Scouts are urgently seeking a Group Scout Leader to manage and support the Scout Group and its leaders.
This role needs someone who can provide leadership, motivation and guidance to our other adult volunteers, who are working directly with children. You don't need any prior experience of scouting to apply for this role, they will make sure you are fully trained and supported.
Trustee Board Member
Bee Buddies
Bee Buddies are seeking Board Members to join their existing team. Someone with skills in accounting,admin or beekeeping would be preferred but they are a very diverse bunch and open to anyone who has a love for bees.
Bee Buddies provide educational work shops. They have created a sensory based, fun experience which is inclusive for all. They also have a fantastic beekeeping program.
Joining our board will allow you to be involved with giving in your community. You will be supporting a local charity who work on environmental,sustainability and educational goals.
What they from you ? Well that's easy:
Just a few hours of your time to ensure their organisation runs smoothly or, someone who can bring ideas to the table and follow them through to fulfillment or, someone who can help with their accounts or, someone who wants to visit schools and educate children with them. Really the list could go on. What they need is more input from different walks of life. Different points of view.
Community Connecting Support Assistant
British Red Cross (Fife Branch)
Loneliness and social isolation do not just affect older people. Our research found people from many walks of life can be affected. This includes new mums, those dealing with health and mobility issues, people dealing with bereavement, divorce or separation, those who have retired or seen their children leave home and teenagers feeling alone and can't talk to anyone. Anyone can be affected at any time.
Through just a few hours support a week over a 3 month period, volunteers could make a big difference to someone experiencing loneliness or social isolation. Initially, volunteers will meet people in their own homes and then go out using public transport. You will help build their confidence and by listening to the person's concerns, you will form a plan to help them manage health issues, social isolation and so on.
As part of the world's largest humanitarian organisation you'll have the chance to meet different people, develop your skills and enjoy the company of like-minded staff and volunteers.
Business Mentor
Sported (Fife)
Sported is seeking professionals with expertise in business and strategic planning, finance and PR, fundraising, governance and impact measurement to support their community sport and youth groups. Through the power of sport their 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! They have two types of volunteering roles:
1. Mentor placements - Volunteers are matches with a Sported member within their locality, who they support on a one-to-one basis typically for a period of between 3 - 6 months.
2. Light Touch Support - Volunteers provide short-term, flexible support to Sported members with specific questions/challenges. The support can be one-off advice or 1-3 sessions, delivered via your chosen communication method.This is perfect for volunteers who may not have time to commit to an extended mentor placement.
Business Mentor
Sported (Fife)
Our volunteer business mentors are paired with community sports clubs who need expertise in a particular area to become more sustainable and increase their capacity. Sported works closely to support our volunteers throughout the process, and the opportunities available are very flexible - from answering a 15 minute call from a club leader who has questions in your skill area, to delivering a workshop or a 6 month mentor placement.
As a Sported volunteer, you will have the opportunity to share your professional skills and expertise with community groups, having a huge effect on the sustainability and capacity of these clubs. Full induction is offered, as well as personal development opportunities, and you will join a network of skilled Sported volunteers across the UK. You will volunteer with a diverse range of people and organisations, and will receive support throughout from the Sported Volunteer Services team.
Most importantly you will have fun!
Community Cafe Assistant
Oor Wee Cafe
Oor Wee Cafe are seeking hard working, reliable team players to help run a Community Cafe. The Cafe is run on a 'pay what you can afford' basis and there is also a donated food table (end of day foods) and a clothes bank that runs alongside the Cafe. The Cafe is open to the public from 12pm - 2pm.
The roles involves food preparation, cooking, setting up, dish washing, serving, cleaning and customer service.
Volunteers will be required to help prepare prior to the Cafe opening at 12pm and then clean-up will be completed from 2pm - 3pm.
Virtual Club Facilitator - Fife Wide
Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland (SCIO)
Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland provide weekly clubs with the aim of improving well-being and reducing isolation through the power of sport. As a consequence of the on-going pandemic many of our community groups have been able to transition to virtual groups using platforms such as Zoom. As a result this has opened up the opportunity for the recruitment of a new type of volunteer, somebody who is comfortable setting up and running group sessions using the functionally of platforms like Zoom. Like the face to face groups the online sessions incorporate the opportunity to “banter” and reminisce about sport, take part in fun quizzes and competitions and take part in gentle seated exercise sessions. Sessions last approximately 1.5 hours.
Cycle Training Assistant
Bikeability
Be a Cycle Training Assistant (CTA) and help to train school childrent to cycle safely. A CTA can deliver Bikeability Levels 1 and 2 at schools in your local are. In addition, a CTA can assist the Bikeability Instructor to deliver level 3 Bikeability.
This is a great opportunity for a person who is enthusiastic about cycling, enjoys helping children and young people and being outdoors. As a volunteer with Fife Council with support from the Bikeability Co-ordinator. Training will be provided to enable volunteers to deliver Levels 1 and 2 Bikeability. You will also have the chance to be alongside other volunteers who may be parents, teachers, or members of the local community. Bikeability is supported by Fife Council.
Casework Volunteer - Dunfermline area
Royal Air Forces Association
A Casework volunteer is someone who carries out welfare support tasks for the Royal Air Forces Association. Welfare support is about listening to an individual and assessing their needs to find out how the Association can provide help to them. Support can include anything from helping put a beneficiary with a disability in touch with social services, so they can apply for funding for a wet room, to something as simple as filling in a form to get a new fridge, for a beneficiary who cannot afford to replace their broken one. It could also be informing beneficiaries of the holiday breaks the Association offers, in one of its three Wings Break hotels. Casework volunteers may also need to gather complex information on beneficiaries to help with applications for care home fees or similar and this can involve providing clear and precise information on finances and correspondences. Beneficiaries are members of the RAF family.
Member of the Board of Directors
North East Fife Community Hub
This is an opportunity to become involved with the North East Fife Community Hub at an exciting phase of its development. This is a Company Ltd by guarantee with charitable status set up to be a focus for community activity and services, including a community cafe and clothes bank. The aim of the project is to relieve poverty and social isolation, and to provide a safe, affordable meeting space for everyone in the local area regardless of age, gender or ability. NEFCH has just secured a premises in St Andrews and so are wishing to expand the size and expertise of the Board, which currently has 7 members, most of whom have a background or current experience in health and social care.
Catering Volunteer
CONNECT Friends Club
An opportunity has become available to be part of a friendly community social network. Connect Friends club is all about addressing loneliness and they now need more volunteers to help them manage their growing membership and community involvement. This position would require you to be on a refreshments rota once every 4 or 5 weeks. You can choose to be on the rota more often if you wish. You will make tea and coffee, lay out and serve light refreshments then tidy up. CONNECT is on every Friday and you are welcome to come along any Friday just to join in the fun. There is a varies entertainment programme each week. This opportunity would suit someone who is friendly willing and helpful. Expenses will be reimbursed for any contributions you make to the refreshments. There would also be the opportunity to to become more involved in CONNECT if you felt you had a specific talent for helping out with other aspects of CONNECT. We are open to new ideas for CONNECT and through this role you will help to keep CONNECT running smoothly.
Shop Volunteers
Falkland Palace and Garden (National Trust for Scotland)
Falkland Palace and Garden welcomes over 44,000 visitors every year and there’s something here for everyone, from the Palace with a working Chapel Royal, apartments for kings and queens, stunning gardens, an orchard and the oldest tennis court in the country.
As a shop volunteer, you will play a key role in helping to maintain Falkland’s heritage for everyone. All sales from the shop go directly to the property, so if you’re interested in meeting people from all over the world and helping out a charity with its vital conservation work, then volunteering at Falkland Palace may be perfect for you.
Main Duties:
• To welcome visitors and ensure they have a pleasant experience
• Assisting customers with their purchases and advising them about items for sale
• Upselling items in the shop
• Processing till and credit card transactions, and reconciling these at the end of the day
• Maintaining the presentation and display of the shop area
• Positively promoting the National Trust for Scotland to visitors and customers within the shop
• Opening and closing the shop as appropriate
Sales Assistant (Dysart)
Furniture Plus Ltd
To work as part of a team of staff and volunteers to deliver high levels of customer service, to contribute to the day to day running of the charity’s retail outlets and to grow the business to support the long-term sustainability of the organisation. Grow personally and professionally as part of a dynamic team and undertake cleaning and showroom duties as required and assist with the rotation of stock.
• Work with others in a team of staff and volunteers
• Deal with telephone enquiries
• Prepare, price and display stock items for sale
• To serve customers on the shop floor
• To ensure the showroom is well-presented, clean and tidy at all times
• To schedule all deliveries and collections using our stock control system
• Greet and assist customers
• Operate till
• Continually develop an understanding of the Company’s culture, products and reflect this in everyday performance
• Take responsibility for personal development and actively seek opportunities for improvement
• Any other duties that may reasonably be required
Cafe Assistant
Furniture Plus Ltd
Furniture Plus are looking for volunteers to assist customers with food service, operating the till and preparing food orders. Volunteers will work with others in a team of staff and other volunteers.
Being part of the team at Furniture Plus, we are very flexible and very rewarding. Lunch is provided at our cafe and all travel expenses are paid. There is also a monthly draw for a food hamper for all staff, placements and volunteers.
Volunteering at Furniture Plus is a fantastic way to help people in your local community. There really is a volunteering opportunity for everyone. Volunteering teaches you useful new skills, communication, team work and also making you feel good.
Speaker
Macmillan Cancer Support - Thrift Shop
Activities include:
• giving talks to schools
• giving talks to community organisations who’ve supported or are considering supporting Macmillan
• attending cheque presentations or local events on behalf of Macmillan and officially thanking donors for their support
• proactively identifying opportunities for talks in local organisations and schools in conjunction with your fundraising manager
• identifying and developing potential fundraising opportunities within local groups.
Fundraising Group Member
Macmillan Cancer Support - Thrift Shop
Activities include:
•planning, organising and promoting your group’s fundraising events with other group and committee members
•collecting funds on behalf of the charity and looking after the collection tins
•attending group meetings
•acting as an ambassador for Macmillan through building community networks
•giving enthusiastic presentations to community organisations and schools
•delivering Macmillan merchandise to local supporters
•complying with legal requirements such as health and safety legislation for fundraising events
•liaising with your Macmillan contact to keep up-to-date with Macmillan’s activities and future direction
•keeping records of the group’s financial activities, arranging submission of funds and overseeing the year end accounts in line with Macmillan’s guidelines.
Youth Mentor (intandem Project)
Kirkcaldy YMCA
Become a Mentor for Intandem!!
intandem relies on volunteers to provide a positive, trusted and fun role model for children and young people.
You will meet weekly with your Mentee (a child or young person aged between 8-14 years) for at least a year to listen and to encourage them to explore their community through different activities.
We are looking for volunteers who are good listeners and who can relate to the often difficult life experiences these young people and children may have faced. This type of volunteering is not for everyone – it needs a real commitment of time and energy but offers real rewards in terms of making a difference in a young life.
All our volunteers are carefully selected, screened and trained before being matched with a child or young person. It’s up to the young person to make the final decision on a match so you may need to be patient until you are chosen.
Some of our mentors had this to say:
The training gave me the confidence I needed to do the volunteering. It’s great that the coordinator is always there for support. I got matched quite quickly and we have bonded really well.
I enjoyed all the training, we had such a good group it completely prepared me for being matched. I am absolutely loving volunteering and I can’t believe how well my mentee has taken to the project… he is so excited when I pick him up which is amazing.
I was given an immense amount of support and training that helped me secure a job in social care. I feel I would not have been able to secure such a job had I not learned so much through volunteering and the training I have had access to and been provided.
You can read more and watch a short video about mentoring at https://www.intandem.scot/what-are-you-looking-for/interested-in-becoming-a-mentor/
If you think you are the kind of person who could really make a difference in a young persons life, please email Jo on intandem@ymcakirkcaldy.co.uk to request an application form.
We look forward to hearing from you!!
(We are based in Kirkcaldy but cover most of Fife)
Volunteer Parent/Child Befriender
Muirhead Outreach Project Limited
The primary aim of Muirhead Outreach Project is to support vulnerable children, young people and their families through difficult, chaotic times with an aim of assisting them to remain at home, and to refer on to other professional agencies when necessary.
Volunteers can help reduce loneliness and isolation for our families by providing practical and emotional support as well as building positive relationships. Dependant on the individual you are supporting, this may involve going out the house for a coffee or a walk, support to attend local groups, getting to appointments or just being a listening ear.
By sharing your time and friendship in this way, our volunteers offer the parent/child the opportunity to build their confidence, develop new skills and enjoy family life
Volunteer Fundraiser
Muirhead Outreach Project Limited
The primary aim of Muirhead Outreach Project is to support vulnerable children, young people and their families through difficult, chaotic times with an aim of assisting them to remain at home, and to refer on to other professional agencies when necessary.
Working alongside our Fundraising Development Officer, you will be involved in organising events, attracting sponsors by raising awareness of the organisation through social media and connections with local businesses. Coming up with innovative ways you can think of to raise money that also involve the families we work with.
Volunteer Receptionist
Fife Migrants Forum
Fife Migrants' Forum provides information, advice and support services for migrants and ethnic groups in Fife.
the Forum is looking for a volunteer to cover reception for an indefinite period of time.
Experience isn't required; however, you need to be outspoken, computer literate, confident, skilled in communication, and ablet o communicate fluently in English (a second language would be good but isn't essential).
Your duties would be to welcome clients, book appointments, answer the phone, communicate with members of staff, provide basic help to clients with urgent needs, and to contact third parties. In exchange the Forum offer travel expenses, experience, references, and the opportunity of working within a magnificent team.
Conversation Cafe Volunteer
Fife Migrants Forum
We are looking for committed volunteers to be trained and work with Fife's international community, and to lead informal conversation cafe classes in a relaxed atmosphere. Conversation Cafes are a safe and relaxed place for people to learn English and to gain confidence using the language.
You don't need a special qualification in teaching English to become our volunteer, as classes are very informal and are a great opportunity to meet other people and learn about their culture. Conversation Cafes are for people who are living in the UK but who do not speak English as a first language. These students are most commonly refugees and immigrants and need to learn the language in order to help them settle into UK society. Occasionally we will be inviting speakers from the NHS, Fife Council, Fife Cultural Trust and will welcome any suggestions from the group.
Social Media Volunteer
Scotland's Garden Scheme
Social Media volunteers raise the profile of Scotland's Gardens Sheme and promote garden openings, plant sales, trails, and events. They are the voice to the wider community; the Scheme rely on them to build their networks and estrablish an online presence. Garden openings raise around £300,000 each year for charity and the social media volunteers are pivotal in encouraging people to visit the gardens. The Scheme mainly use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and are keen to encourage local volunteers to develop local Facebook pages. the Marketing Manager and the District Team will be your main source of support. You will link directly with the Marketing Manager for training and for national PR objectives. Written guidance and useful templates are available on the Scheme's website. This role is home-based and flexible, and includes occasional visits to open garden and team meetings. It is a great way to develop marketing and communications experience.
Volunteer Befriender
Fife Young Carers
Fife Young Carers are looking for volunteer befrienders to give young and young adult carers a chance to experience and access opportunities/activities within their community,
Young Carers are children and young people who in some war look after or support a family member who has an illness, disability, mental illness, or substance dependency. Having a caring role has the potential to affect every aspect of a young person's life - emotionally, mentally, physically, and socially. Many young carers report social isolation and lack of confidence as a major effect of their caring role.
Fife Young Carers would like o provide more respite breaks on a regular basis to young carers, improving outcomes through regular contact with a volunteer befriender, attending opportunities/activities in their own communities on a regular basis. To this end, they are looking to recruit a bank of volunteers who can support and encourage young people to access local activities, enabling them to live a life outwith their caring role and reduce the impact on their wellbeing.
Creative Crafter
Fife Folk Museum Trust
The museum has a craft area and offers craft activities for children from 5 years old, to adults of all ages. All the sessions are run by volunteers. The groups are a maximum of 10 people and run for 1 and a half to 2 hours plus tidy up.
Volunteer Buddy
Leonard Cheshire Services (Fife)
By becoming a Volunteer Buddy you will enable someone to get out and about a bit more. It may be that you spend social time with someone at their own home, chatting, playing a game of dominoes or watching sports. Or, depending on the individual you are matched with, you might go out for a coffee, a walk or to see a show.
The benefits to you as a volunteer can include, meeting new people, learning new skills, gaining valuable experience, confidence building but most importantly knowing that you are making a positive difference to someone’s life.
Volunteer Buddy
Fife Gingerbread
Update *During Covid-19 Pandemic all support will be provided virtually and/or telephone*
The Buddy volunteer provides support for a parent, usually spending a couple of hours, once a week with them. The Buddy will support the parent to help them in the way they need most. This may be with practical and emotional support to allow them to escape from the house for a coffee or a walk, support to attend groups or exercise classes, getting to appointments or helping get organised. Just as important is a non-judgemental listening ear. By sharing your time and friendship in this way, our volunteers offer the parent the opportunity to build their confidence, develop new skills and enjoy family life. This early intervention model reduces social isolation, having a positive impact on the family as a whole.
Checkout Assistant
British Red Cross *
Every Red Cross shop relies heavily on the help and support of a team of volunteers to make it run successfully. With new technology being introduced, there is a need for volunteers who can operate Electronic Point of Sales tills, as well as helping in the shop and serving customers. This role will involve specialist training for the use of the EPOS system.
Volunteer ESOL Tutor
SRUC Elmwood Campus
Help to tutor ESOL Learners (English for Speakers of Other Languages).
Volunteers will be trained in PDA ITESOL (Introduction to Tutoring ESOL, SCQF Level 6) and then volunteer in the ESOL programme.
Once trained you would volunteer with an ESOL Learner/s from the Elmwood Campus, Cupar for a minimum of one hour a week, providing additional English Language Support.
No formal qualifications needed to start the training course as an interview with the programme organiser will determine suitability;
The training is done online, so good internet connection and IT skills required;
The training is no more than four hours a week, for two modules, both eight weeks in length, by the second module you will be placed with learner/s;
No previous teaching experience needed, just a willingness to work with others and an interest in teaching English as a language would be helpful;
If English is not your first language, then proof of English language level required (e.g. a very good Cambridge FCE, CAE, CPE or IELTS 7, or a very good SQA Higher)
Once placed with a learner it is your choice about how often you work with them each week - it should be equally beneficial and suitable;
Based and around the Cupar area, willing to travel would be benefit but not essential;
There is NO cost for the course, SRUC covers this,but we ask that you are able to commit to volunteering, as best as you can, for at least 6 months to a year after training;
You will need to undergo a PVG, the cost of this is also covered by SRUC.
The next course starts when there are sufficient numbers, so get in touch at any time.
Volunteer Driver's Mate
Society of St Vincent de Paul (Fife)
As part of the Fife Furniture Project, the driver's mate will work alongside an experienced driver who will collect donated furniture from across Fife and safely and securely store it. The volunteer will help deliver the goods as required across Fife to families and individuals who are experiencing financial difficulties or who have experienced homelessness.
Local Contact Volunteer
Fertility Network Scotland (Fife)
Fertility Network Scotland provides advice, information and support for anyone affected by fertility issues. We also work to raise awareness of the impact of fertility problems and to campaign for fair provision of fertility treatment throughout Scotland.
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 a 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 who will connect you to people looking for support.
Adhere to Fertility Network Scotland social policies and procedures.
Committee Member
Gallatown Gala & Community Group
Gallatown Gala & Community Group are proud of what they already achieve in the local community - an annual gala day as well as Christmas, Halloween and other events for people in the Gallatown area.
Using the premises at Happy Days in St Clair Street and the Bowling Club, and working with other local groups and the council, they are also able to offer various activities such as dance classes for adults and children; meditation; music; creative writing; Bite & Blether cafe; Talking Cafe; clothing stall and more. And the committee has exciting plans (e.g. a growing space/wild play area; youth groups; becoming a charity), all of which they need YOUR help to achieve.
General Committee members with an interest in these topics are very welcome. If you would like an informal chat with another member, you would be very welcome.
Volunteer Befriender
Crossroads Fife
Crossroads Befriending Service is aimed at vulnerable adults living in Central, Levenmouth and North East Fife areas who are feeling socially isolated and lonely.
As a Volunteering Befriender, you can be a vital contact and important link to other valuable sources of information and support. You can offer a regular opportunity for social interaction - over the phone, in the person’s home or to their local community (café, recreational activity or other important appointment). You can provide a confidential, supportive and trusting relationship to help improve a person’s self-esteem, confidence, health and well-being and, most importantly, help reduce the detrimental effects of social isolation and loneliness.
Can you help transform someones life, simply by giving a few hours a week? If you’re a warm, considerate, honest and reliable individual, who’s interested in the well-being of others, we want to hear from you!
Play and Activity Support
Nourish
Nourish are a registered charity based in Kirkcaldy who provide support for families who have additional support needs. They do this by running several groups throughout the week. These groups include a group for adults with additional support needs, family support groups and dads' groups; in addition, once a month, Nourish holds a family fun day for families with additional support needs.
Support groups are run Wednesdays and Thursdays, and Nourish are looking for volunteers who can come along and support the children who attend to play and have fun, giving parents & carers an opportunity to sit and chat with other parents & carers. Duties would include setting up and clearing away the play areas.
PVG will be required (for which applications are available).
Peer Mentor
Action for M.E. Scotland
Peer mentors provide support from people with experience of ME to people living with ME/CFS or their carers. The aim is to give both people an opportunity to develop and enhance their skills and capacity to self-manage.
Mentors need to be over 18 and live in Scotland and have the ability to focus on their mentee's needs. Training for mentors will be provided, and both one-to-one & group support is available.
Action For ME will provide information on how to create, manage and sustain a mentoring relationship. Mentors need to be able to support the mentoring relationship and meet their mentee on a regular basis (once or twice a month) either in person or through Skype/Zoom. If you want to use your experience of living with ME to support other people to manage their condition effectively and live a more fulfilling life then Action For ME want to hear from you.
Treasurer
Byre Theatre of St Andrews
Friends of the Byre was founded in 1965 to be supportive of the Byre Theater, independent of the theater's then Board of Directors Since 2013 the University of St Andrews has been responsible for the day-to-day administration and fabric maintenance of the theater and there is now no need for a Board. The Friends is a registered charitable organisation and remains to support the theater, promote Friends of the Byre events held at the theater and and provide financial support to amateur dramatic and musical groups in the St Andrews and North East Fife area who perform at the Byre. This financial support is accrued from annual; subscriptions and fundraising events. Membership of the Friends of the Byre would be required. The Treasurer would maintain financial and membership records, oversee financial transactions, banking, reporting the current financial position to, and attendance at monthly committee meetings. There would also be an expectation of attendance at Friends of the Byre events.
Befriender (Older Person’s Service)
Link Living Fife
Older Person’s Service is a lively, dynamic project run by Link Living. We offer a befriending service to people aged 65 and over who live in Fife and are isolated and lonely.
Befriending is beneficial particularly for older people who do not get out and about much. As a befriender you might visit them at home for a cup of tea and a chat, read a book or watch TV together. Or go for a walk or visit a café. The matching process means that we match up befrienders with older people who have similar interests and the time together will be mutually enjoyable and beneficial.
Non-Executive Board Director/Trustee
YMCA Glenrothes
YMCA Glenrothes are seeing two new voluntary Board Trustees with a genuine interest in change, for its dynamic work with young people, the homeless and disadvantaged groups. As a YMCA Board Trustee, they would welcome your advice, knowledge, skills and experience. You should be able to attend four evening meetings a year, have experience of working in the public, private or voluntary sectors and a genuine interest in helping youth and the wider community, particularly those who are disadvantaged. Current work includes the purchase and upgrade of properties using secured grants work within the Public Social Housing Partnership for Fife and a new youth and community programme which in linked to health and well-being. They are looking for individuals with a strong knowledge of - youth work, housing or fundraising and you will be asked to join a committee - e.g. Human Resourse, Finance and Audit or Property.
Frontline Customer Service
Kirkcaldy Foodbank
Kirkcaldy Foodbank is the only independent food bank in Fife who are expanding the service of providing food parcels for those in need.
The food bank is opening a centre containing stores and food parcels for the community in March at Viewforth Community Centre, and volunteers are needed to help increase the service at New Volunteer House.
This role involves dealing with the public, filling out paperwork and signposting clients to the relevant aid they might need from other organisations to improve their lives.
Chairman of Board of Trustees
The Scottish Fisheries Museum
The Scottish Fisheries Museum, based in Anstruther, Fife, established in 1959, has reached an exciting stage in development, poised to consolidate and extend its outreach as a premier educational and tourist attraction in the East Neuk.
Due to the retirement of the present Chairman in May, the Trustees are inviting applications for a successor to this appointment, candidates with senior leadership experience, 'networking' skill, comfortable in strengthening links with government agencies, NGO's, funding institutions and other supporters, and acting as an active champion for the Museum.
Persons who would like to register an interest in this appointment should complete the web form at the bottom this page.
Board member
The Linda Tremble Foundation
The Linda Tremble Foundation is seeking volunteer Board members to join an existing team of trustees in a forward looking and inclusive organisation. They are looking for dynamic individuals to join the Board of Directors in supporting the strategic direction and development of the organisation to provide support to people struggling with eating disorders and their families and carers’.
If you are interested in improving mental health and wellbeing then this would be a rewarding and exciting opportunity. The most important thing for their charity, and the entire reason for their existence, is helping people currently facing challenges with eating disorders to recover, and at the same time to support their families and carers. The Foundation can support them in the community and help to provide early intervention as well as supporting those who need support over the longer term, which can be for several years or longer.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to help other people where it is most needed, to learn and increase your transferable skills as a trustee and join a strong team of trustees and Development Manager with diverse and complementary skills.
Take-away cafe assistant, Leven
FEAT Trading CIC
Silverburn are relaunching their Cottage Window take-away Cafe and invite volunteers to come along and help them make bacon rolls, soup, sandwiches, home-baking, barista-style coffee and other hot drinks. Volunteers will receive training on how to use the coffee machine as well as baking skills, dealing with customers and other tasks as required. A food hygiene certificate will also be offered if the volunteer doesn't already have this.
Volunteers will also need to handle cash and help clean & clear up (there's an outside sheltered sitting area). The cafe is open 10-2pm Monday to Thursday and ideally you would volunteer for these 4 hours, but 10-12 or 12-2pm is also fine, 1 or more days a week.
As in other catering environment, volunteers should have a good level of personal hygiene and presentation.
Full training will be given, and expenses are provided.
Helping Matters Fife Volunteer
Macmillan Cancer Support (Scotland)
DUE TO COVID-19 CURRENTY PAUSED BUT STILL OPERATING A WAITING LIST. Helping Matters is a new programme in Fife and as a practical and emotional support volunteer, you'll be doing something amazing for people at a difficult time.
Volunteers will be helping someone affected by cancer who will identify the support most useful to them, which may change over time. Activities could include:
Practical support such as helping with daily activities such as shopping, gardening and housework.
Emotional support such as listening and talking, providing a supportive relationship to help reduce feelings of isolation, offer reassurance and increase confidence.
This role involves working unsupervised in the community. Support is available from local Macmillan staff and volunteers will receive an induction and training, plus access to our lone worker personal safety system.
Fundraising Trustee
Rosyth Community Projects Limited
EATS Rosyth are an award winning community-based growing, cooking & sharing charity operating a community hub, community garden and community orchard. They're looking for someone with fundraising/grant skills to sit on their board. They have an ever-expanding volunteer base along with a growing team of committed staff. They're looking for an experienced board level trustee to ensure they have appropriate fundraising/grant controls and strategies in place.
Volunteer Meal Sharer
Meal Makers
Could you cook an extra portion of dinner for an older neighbour?
Meal Makers connect people who love cooking, with older neighbours who would appreciate home cooked food delivered every now and then.
Meal Makers is a local neighbourhood food-sharing project. They use an online platform (www.mealmakers.org.uk) to connect volunteers who are happy to share an extra portion of their home cooking with older neighbours who would really welcome a freshly prepared meal and a friendly chat.
They aim to tackle social isolation and the growing problem of malnutrition by helping older adults who no longer find it easy to cook for themselves to enjoy freshly home cooked food. They also aim to strengthen connections with communities and provide a flexible way for people to volunteer their time and skills locally in a way which suits them.
Sign up online to volunteer as a 'Cook' and they'll connect you with an older neighbour 'Diner' who would really appreciate some home cooked food and a friendly chat.
Join Meal Makers today and do something great with an extra plate!
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It starts with Hello and it's often surprising who is affected by loneliness.
Together we want to reach out reconnecting thousands of lonely people with their communities, tackling what is shortening lives and eroding wellbeing.
Community Connectors support people affected by social isolation and loneliness to help them gain confidence and to reconnect to their community in partnership with existing and new partner organisations.
This involves: being aware of and keeping up to date with local community services appropriate to service users with support from manager; supporting lonely and socially isolated service users to build confidence, self-esteem and to regain independence; carry out tasks independently and as an effective team member; listening to people's needs, aspirations and concerns, and co-creating a step plan to ensure the person meets their aims - this may involve providing advice on regular, healthy nutrition and hydration and managing hygiene; and supporting people to attend local community services suitable to their needs, helping them identify other activities in the area and going with them as necessary - this may involve travelling with service users or transporting them using your own vehicle where appropriate.
“I’m showing compassion, empowering people, letting them know what help is out there, and helping them move forward.” Lisa, Independent Living Volunteer
In 2020 the British Red Cross turns 150. It is thanks to all our supporters and volunteers that we have been able to provide health and social care support to people since 1870. Our volunteers provided health and social care support to people in the First and Second World war and continued providing these services in peace time and helped to create the NHS in 1948.
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As Treasurer, you are a key member of your local fundraising group. You will need to record income and expenditure of the group, bank funds regularly and keep the members up to date with fundraising income totals. This includes:
• Maintaining accurate records of all income and expenditure by the Group.
• To assign correct Guide Dogs banking codes to all donations.
• To bank all funds donated to Guide Dogs promptly.
• To complete and issue receipts to donors.
• Attend Group meetings and advise members current levels of income and expenditure
• Monitor levels of expenditure, ensuring prompt claims for reimbursement of the Float Account.
• Ensure that the Float Account does not become overdrawn.
• Apply for soft credits and gift aid via your local Mobility Team.
• Maintaining records of where Guide Dogs Counter Top Boxes and life sized dogs are placed locally - working with your Group’s Collecting Box Co-Ordinator(s) and submitting the list by December 31st of each year to the Community Fundraiser
• To respond to requests made by Guide Dogs Finance department.
• Keeping Group fiscal records for 6 years in accordance with HMRC guidelines and to ensure that all Group records are available for the Community Fundraiser, Group members or any other independent examiner as requested by Guide Dogs.
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What does the role involve?
• Letting the group know about new stock items
• Keeping an eye on stock levels, ordering all trading goods for the branch and getting things ready to sell at events
• Receive, check and price goods
• With your Treasurer, banking money raised through the sale of trading items using the trading paying in book
• Organising the storage of goods, this may include storing at your house or at other branch members’ homes.
• Where required keep local shops supplied with goods and code as appropriate
• In January carry out a complete stock take
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Be the key contact for fundraising in your local community to raise money from a variety of activities such as collections, social events and Tea Parties.
• Organising and attending events such as the Great Guide Dogs Tea Party, Pub Quizzes and collections in your local area
• Encouraging local businesses, schools and groups to name their own guide dog puppy
• Building relationships with local networks, socials groups, schools and businesses to encourage them to host their own event in support of Guide Dogs
• Working as part of Guide Dogs’ fundraising team with staff and volunteers
• Liaising with Community Fundraiser informing them of events in your area
• Making sure your fundraising policies and procedures are followed.
• Ensuring income raised from events is banked in a timely manner.
• Ensuring that any information provided by Guide Dogs is cascaded to relevant supporters or volunteers.
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Assist the local fundraising team in promoting and taking part in a variety of activities to raise money for Guide Dogs.
• Street collections on ‘flag’ days
• Help on stalls at local events
• Take Collection Boxes to local businesses
• Attending local events organised by Branches or Community Fundraiser and keeping track of what we sell on our stalls (including the cuddly toys!)
• Count donations
• Fundraisers are usually members of the local fundraising group
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Could you cook an extra portion of dinner for an older neighbour?
Meal Makers connect people who love cooking, with older neighbours who would appreciate home cooked food delivered every now and then.
Meal Makers is a local neighbourhood food-sharing project. They use an online platform (www.mealmakers.org.uk) to connect volunteers who are happy to share an extra portion of their home cooking with older neighbours who would really welcome a freshly prepared meal and a friendly chat.
They aim to tackle social isolation and the growing problem of malnutrition by helping older adults who no longer find it easy to cook for themselves to enjoy freshly home cooked food. They also aim to strengthen connections with communities and provide a flexible way for people to volunteer their time and skills locally in a way which suits them.
Sign up online to volunteer as a 'Cook' and they'll connect you with an older neighbour 'Diner' who would really appreciate some home cooked food and a friendly chat.
Join Meal Makers today and do something great with an extra plate!
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We are looking for people to join our team of trained regional Befrienders supporting those who are currently struggling with an eating disorder. Our Befriending Service provides personal support by linking people who are struggling with those who are recovered and trained. Our volunteer Befrienders will provide a weekly telephone call for approximately 6 months in order to support and guide someone towards recovery.
The Befriending Service aims to reduce feelings of isolation, offer hope and to encourage people as they work on their recovery. Practical help towards eating again is part of this service, led by ABC's registered dietitian and nutritional therapist.
It is really helpful to be able to speak to someone who knows what the road to recovery can be like. Our Befriender's have a big 'heart' for others and a wish to help them through.
For more details or to apply please refer to our website www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/befriending where you will find the guide to Befriending along with an application form.
Over 30 years of experience enables ABC to offer personal, on-going, emotional support and practical guidance for recovery for people struggling with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating, in addition to behaviours such as compulsive exercise, self-harming, laxative abuse and suicidal ideation.
Our purpose is to safeguard the lives of people struggling with eating disorders, to prevent an eating disorder from developing and claiming someone's life, to care for the emotional and physical needs of people with eating disorders and their families, friends and colleagues, to encourage recovery by equipping people with practical tools and strategies for living life, to train and resource individuals and organisations working with people affected by eating disorders and to support and engage in research into eating disorders.
If you are interested please click the ‘apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the coordinator by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the organisation with the contact details provided. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow on 0141 226 3431.
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We are looking for people to join our team of trained regional Befrienders supporting those who are currently struggling with an eating disorder. Our Befriending Service provides personal support by linking people who are struggling with those who are recovered and trained. Our volunteer Befrienders will provide a weekly telephone call for approximately 6 months in order to support and guide someone towards recovery.
The Befriending Service aims to reduce feelings of isolation, offer hope and to encourage people as they work on their recovery. Practical help towards eating again is part of this service, led by ABC's registered dietitian and nutritional therapist.
It is really helpful to be able to speak to someone who knows what the road to recovery can be like. Our Befriender's have a big 'heart' for others and a wish to help them through.
For more details or to apply please refer to our website www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/befriending where you will find the guide to Befriending along with an application form.
Over 30 years of experience enables ABC to offer personal, on-going, emotional support and practical guidance for recovery for people struggling with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating, in addition to behaviours such as compulsive exercise, self-harming, laxative abuse and suicidal ideation.
Our purpose is to safeguard the lives of people struggling with eating disorders, to prevent an eating disorder from developing and claiming someone's life, to care for the emotional and physical needs of people with eating disorders and their families, friends and colleagues, to encourage recovery by equipping people with practical tools and strategies for living life, to train and resource individuals and organisations working with people affected by eating disorders and to support and engage in research into eating disorders.
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It starts with Hello and it's often surprising who is affected by loneliness.
Together we want to reach out reconnecting thousands of lonely people with their communities, tackling what is shortening lives and eroding wellbeing.
Community Connectors support people affected by social isolation and loneliness to help them gain confidence and to reconnect to their community in partnership with existing and new partner organisations.
This involves: being aware of and keeping up to date with local community services appropriate to service users with support from manager; supporting lonely and socially isolated service users to build confidence, self-esteem and to regain independence; carry out tasks independently and as an effective team member; listening to people's needs, aspirations and concerns, and co-creating a step plan to ensure the person meets their aims - this may involve providing advice on regular, healthy nutrition and hydration and managing hygiene; and supporting people to attend local community services suitable to their needs, helping them identify other activities in the area and going with them as necessary - this may involve travelling with service users or transporting them using your own vehicle where appropriate.
“I’m showing compassion, empowering people, letting them know what help is out there, and helping them move forward.” Lisa, Independent Living Volunteer
Location: Glenrothes Office
Commitment: The service operates from Monday to Friday between the hours of 10:00am – 17:00pm. Minimum commitment of 6 months, volunteers must be available 3 - 4 hours per week on weekdays
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Our Volunteers are the back-bone to our service - Home-Start offers one to one personalised support for parents with children under 5. We place trained Volunteers alongside parents in their own homes who may find themselves struggling with parenting issues, mental health, and multiple births, to name but a few, to help out with practical matters like shopping, getting out and about and parenting advice. We would ask you to commit a couple of hours at your convenience on a weekly basis. Our core work is supporting families in their own home with Home-Visiting volunteers. Home-Start Dunfermline supports families with at least 1 child under 5 years old in Dunfermline and South West Fife Villages. We also offer a range of additional support including a weekly family group, Baby Massage classes which our Volunteers also often enlist to and offer ongoing training and support opportunities regularly for our Volunteers. Home-Start has a proven, lasting, positive impact on the development of children and the health and welfare of the family.
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