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Health Walk Leader with Maggie's Centre

P4W
We are looking for people who would like to become a Health Walk Leader with our P4W Walk Project in partnership with the Maggie’s Centre in Inverness. This opportunity will involve supporting people with a cancer diagnosis to participate in short health walks to promote positive physical and mental health and wellbeing.
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Cash Desk Volunteer

British Heart Foundation Scotland
Could you be the face of your local British Heart Foundation shop in Inverness? You will be serving customers, using the till, talking to customers about our stock and awareness campaigns and encouraging every donor to become part of our Gift Aid scheme. Say hello to the team Funding for researchers begins at your local charity shop. Last year our British Heart Foundation charity shops across the UK raised an incredible £28 million – this wouldn’t have been possible without our fantastic volunteers. Our team is bright and bubbly, and we love meeting people from all walks of life. Typical tasks include: · Interacting with customers and serving them in a helpful and friendly way · Operating the till and taking payments · Promoting Gift Aid You get a lot from volunteering too: · A chance to work in a friendly team, to make new friends and meet a diverse group of people · The opportunity to make an invaluable contribution to British Heart Foundation goal of beating heartbreak forever · The time to develop your confidence and interpersonal skills · The ability to gain valuable work experience to add onto your CV and to learn new skills Here's a little bit more about us The BHF is here to Beat Heartbreak Forever. We are working towards a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. By 2030, we want to see advances across the spectrum of heart and circulatory diseases; we want to prevent these conditions from developing and we want those with existing conditions to have better, longer lives.
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Volunteer Cricket Coaches- Wick

Active Schools program- East Caithness
looking for interested volunteers to help deliver cricket sessions. You must be able to work well with children and have an interest in cricket but not necessarily have a great knowledge or be 'sporty' as training will be provided..This opportunity takes place on Sunday Mornings
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Coronavirus volunteer

Pultenytown Peoples Project
Now that people are returning to work we still need volunteers to help shielded people with , parcels, prescriptions and meal delivery.
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Health Walk Leader

P4W
We are looking for people would like to become a Health Walk Leader with our P4W Walk Project. Walk Leaders promote positive physical and mental health and wellbeing by leading and supporting people to participate in short health walks within their local community. We have existing walks within the Inner Moray Firth
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Ness Islands Railway Volunteer

Highland Hospice (Highland)
Ness Islands Railway is a 7 ¼ inches gauge miniature train. Our locomotives take passengers on an exciting journey over ½ mile long, bound to delight children and adults alike. The Railway has kiosk where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased. Main responsibilities & suggested activities: • To provide high standards of customer care to all who visit the railway. • To sell cold drinks and snacks to customers at the kiosk. • To collect ticket fares from passengers • To handle cash and operate the till and card machine • To follow open / close down procedures for the railway including cashing up • To follow organisation guidelines to contribute to the smooth operation of the railway. • To look after the safety of the passengers and visitors at the train and at the station. • To help with some maintenance tasks such as landscaping, cleaning, etc. • The Railway opens for about 7 months per year. • During the term Saturday – Sunday 11:00-16:00 • During the school holidays Monday – Sunday 11:00-16:00, opening hours subject to change 11:00 – 18:00 to be confirmed
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Volunteer Lorry Driver

New Start Highland
We need your help to reduce homelessness and landfill. Come and join our collections team who pick up donations of furniture and household goods and deliver them to the homeless and our charity shops across highland. The job involves: •Driving safely and efficiently, ensuring all relevant Health and Safety and driving regulations are consistently delivered •Assisting with the collection of donations (including lifting and handling) of a wide range of furniture and household goods, ensuring careful handling and packing •Delivering excellent customer service to members of the public and the New Start team •Assisting with the general maintenance of the vehicles
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Volunteer Director, Lyth Art Centre

Lyth Arts Centre
Lyth Art Centre in Caithness are looking for new Board of Directors to help with the development of this creative and innovative Community based Art venue. If you have experience of Finance, a practicing Artist, Human Resources, Education or an enthusiastic member of the Caithness community then please come forward
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Male & Female Volunteers

Action for Children (Highlands)
Require male and female voulenteers to support the Intandem project throughout Inverness and Highlands. This will entail meeting a young person once a week and giving them your time to do something new and support them. Expenses paid for all activities and mileage, training and support given . This is a great opportunity to make a difference to a young person's life and to be part of a team.
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Minutes Secretary to the Board

Spirit Advocacy
Minute taker required to record board meetings.
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Lead volunteer coordinator- Generations Working together Caithness

Generations Working Together- Caithness Sutherland
Assist GWT to promote and market training opportunities and events throughout local area. Extend the membership currently held within local area Assist the GWT in ensuring all local projects complete an online profile template Raising profile regarding the benefits of intergenerational practice Disseminate information about GWT widely in the local network area, with marketing provided by GWT Liaise with GWT in terms of local activity Identify levels of support from a variety of organisations which may include - free meeting rooms, council resources and admin resources
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Volunteers to assist with sporting activities in East Caithness-

Active Schools program- East Caithness
The east Caithness active schools coordinator is looking for new volunteers to assist/coach various outside activities in the primary school grounds throughout the area. Are you available either, 12.15-13.30-or 3.15-4.30pm or 4-7pm in the following locations Wick, Lybster, Dunbeath, Canisbay, Keiss, Watten or Thrumster area? Free PVG checks and training will be provided to volunteers. A great opportunity to help with the health and wellbeing of children.
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Board Member

Relationships Scotland-Counselling Highland
Board members needed Relationships Scotland-Counselling Highland’s Board of Trustees is responsible for setting the strategic direction, ensuring that the charity complies with all its legal and regulatory requirements and that the charity’s governance is of the highest possible standard. We are looking for volunteers of vision and integrity who have experience, knowledge and skills in their chosen field and who are willing to share their knowledge and experience with us. We would like to increase our board membership to reflect representation from a wide range of backgrounds and sectors including legal, finance, training and development, counselling, business and marketing. More information can be found on our website www.counsellinghighland.org/become-a-board-member/.
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Brownie young helper

2nd Kingussie Guides, Brownies & Rainbows
2nd Kingussie Brownies would like to recruit some young helpers to assist them in delivering their fun and active programme to the Brownies.
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Retail volunteer

New Start Highland
We are looking for someone to join our team of volunteers in our popular Furniture Outlets to help greet customers, work the till, create displays or handle stock, and generally keep the shop tidy.
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Sales Floor Supremo

British Heart Foundation Scotland
Our sales floor volunteers are the first point of contact for customers when they enter our shop. You will be greeting customers, helping them find the items they’re looking for and answering their questions. You will provide invaluable help through the running of the store, keeping it stocked and attractively displayed. Being part of a huge retail team to raise funds is very motivating, you provide the best service possible by representing the to the local community and raise as much money as possible for the organisation. You even get a 25% discount on donated goods. Say hello to the team Funding for researchers begins at your local charity shop. Last year our British Heart Foundation UK charity shops across the UK raised an incredible £28 million – this wouldn’t have been possible without our fantastic volunteers. Our team is bright and bubbly, and we love meeting people from all walks of life. Typical tasks include: · Serving customers & providing good all-round customer service · Promoting our campaigns to customers · Promoting instore sales · Working on window and shop displays · Keeping the shop tidy, clean and well organised · Interacting with the general public You get a lot from volunteering too: · A chance to work in a friendly team, to make new friends and meet a diverse group of people · The opportunity to make an invaluable contribution to British Heart Foundation goal of beating heartbreak forever · The time to develop your confidence and interpersonal skills · The ability to gain valuable work experience to add onto your CV and to learn new skills · The chance to gain valuable retail experience Here's a little bit more about us The BHF is here to Beat Heartbreak Forever. We are working towards a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. By 2030, we want to see advances across the spectrum of heart and circulatory diseases; we want to prevent these conditions from developing and we want those with existing conditions to have better, longer lives.
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Warehouse Volunteer

Highland Hospice (Highland)
Donated goods arrive at the warehouse to be sorted and made ready to be distributed to the shops by a group of volunteers. The warehouse is also the hub of our Christmas cards and gifts operations. Main responsibilities: • Sort donations and shop orders • Work as part of team • Ensure health and safety requirements are maintained • Support van deliveries
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Charity Trustee or Adviser - Financial

Glenurquhart Care Project
The charity operates in the following areas; Drumnadrochit - Glen Urquhart -Strathglass – Kiltarlity – Abriachan The Glenurquhart Care Project is interested in recruiting board trustees, or those willing to support the trustees, especially individuals with financial accounting experience, ideally in the charity sector. If you feel you have the skills and commitment to contribute to the strategic, policy decision-making and financial sustainability of this organisation, we would like to hear from you. If you would like an informal conversation about the role please contact Convener Diane Norris, as above
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Retail Volunteer

New Start Highland
We are looking for someone to join our team of volunteers in our popular Dingwall shop to help greet customers, work the till, create displays or handle stock, and generally keep the shop tidy.
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Retail volunteer (Saturday)

New Start Highland
We are looking for someone to join our team of volunteers in our popular Dingwall Store to help greet customers, work the till, create displays or handle stock, and generally keep the shop tidy on a Saturday.
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Directors

Spirit Advocacy
Director role for a person with an interest in improving mental health services across Highland
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Volunteer Front-of House Waiting personnel for Thurso Community Cafe

Thurso Community Cafe
Friendly volunteers to help front-of- house, waiting on tables and chatting to customers. You could help with drinks, tea/coffee making and generally keeping the tables tidy and clean after customers. This Cafe is open Mondayy,Wed, Fridays and Saturdays 10-2pm From 29th April 2021-[in line with COVID restrictions]
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Volunteer Kitchen Assistant

Thurso Community Cafe
Thurso Community Café is a non-profit making community Café reliant on donations of food and money to operate. The Café relies solely on volunteers to provide all services. They a re looking for General Kitchen assistants to help with food handling, washing dishes, preparation etc. Can you spare a few hours to assist in this valuable community Café ? Anticipated to open [re COVID guidelines] from 29th April 2021
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Volunteer Basketball Coach/helper- Wick

Active Schools program- East Caithness
Volunteers to help run a new Basketball club for primary and secondary school pupils [in evening]. Volunteers do not need to have specific knowledge of Basketball as Training will be offered, but a willingness to supervise and engage with the sport and encourage young people to keep active.
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Guide Leader

2nd Kingussie Guides, Brownies & Rainbows
The group are looking for enthusiastic and fun volunteers to assist and lead activities. No previous experience needed. The group enjoy crafts, games, exploring the outdoors and completing badges as well as trips and pack holidays
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Front of House Assistant

The Highlanders' Museum
Assist with the meet and greet of visitors to the museum and help within the gift shop.
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Communty volunteer

Voluntary Action Lochaber
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic we are looking for Volunteers to provide support to vulnerable people across Lochaber by collecting and delivering prescriptions, groceries and other essential items.
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Retail Volunteer

  • New Start Highland

We are looking for someone to join our team of volunteers in our popular Dingwall shop to help greet customers, work the till, create displays or handle stock, and generally keep the shop tidy.
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Video Conferencing Technical Support Volunteer

  • Age Scotland
  • Home-based volunteering

We are looking for a volunteer to provide Videoconferencing Technical Support across a number of Age Inclusive Workplace workshops. Videoconference training runs more smoothly and provides a more positive learning experience for participants if the presenter is supported by a second facilitator with responsibility for the technical requirements of the platform and the session. The role will primarily be providing support on our Planning for Your Future Pre-Retirement workshops. To help people prepare for taking the step into retirement and later life, Age Scotland has developed a workshop aimed at the 50+ age group. We want to inspire and engage with people through an informative and interactive workshop providing guidance and support on transitioning into later life. The volunteer may be based anywhere in the country, assuming they have internet access. Full training will be provided. The role may also include providing technical support for other workshops we run within the Age Inclusive Workplace team. The role will include: • start the session • admit the presenters to the session • make presenters Co-Hosts to allow them to share their screen for PowerPoint slides • admit participants to the session • create breakout rooms and groups • raise polls • monitor the chat box while the presenter is sharing their screen and alert them to any points or questions raised • assist participants with any technical issues which arise during the session
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Health Walk Leader

  • P4W

We are looking for people would like to become a Health Walk Leader with our P4W Walk Project. Walk Leaders promote positive physical and mental health and wellbeing by leading and supporting people to participate in short health walks within their local community. We have existing walks within the Inner Moray Firth
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Health Walk Leader with Maggie's Centre

  • P4W

We are looking for people who would like to become a Health Walk Leader with our P4W Walk Project in partnership with the Maggie’s Centre in Inverness. This opportunity will involve supporting people with a cancer diagnosis to participate in short health walks to promote positive physical and mental health and wellbeing.
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Volunteer Director, Lyth Art Centre

  • Lyth Arts Centre
  • Board/trustee role

Lyth Art Centre in Caithness are looking for new Board of Directors to help with the development of this creative and innovative Community based Art venue. If you have experience of Finance, a practicing Artist, Human Resources, Education or an enthusiastic member of the Caithness community then please come forward
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Marketing officer

  • Make it Last
  • Home-based volunteering

Last is a Glasgow based start-up social enterprise that aims to support people to reduce their plastic waste by providing advice and selling reusable products as alternatives. With our profits we are developing an education programme that will teach primary age children about how they can look after the environment. We are looking for someone who cares deeply about the environment and understands how to use the power of social media to create change. If you are on your own plastic free journey, all the better! This is a flexible, work from home opportunity so you will need access to your own computer. The marketing officer will support Last to build engagement with customers and increase revenue by planning and delivering marketing activity. You will work closely with the directors to plan marketing activity and be able to work independently to carry the work out and measure success. You would: Manage company Instagram account Manage Facebook page Contribute to website content including blogs and product descriptions Create visual content for social media and website Manage email marketing Generate ideas for new marketing opportunities
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Volunteer Front-of House Waiting personnel for Thurso Community Cafe

  • Thurso Community Cafe

Friendly volunteers to help front-of- house, waiting on tables and chatting to customers. You could help with drinks, tea/coffee making and generally keeping the tables tidy and clean after customers. This Cafe is open Mondayy,Wed, Fridays and Saturdays 10-2pm From 29th April 2021-[in line with COVID restrictions]
Last updated 13 days ago
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Volunteer Kitchen Assistant

  • Thurso Community Cafe

Thurso Community Café is a non-profit making community Café reliant on donations of food and money to operate. The Café relies solely on volunteers to provide all services. They a re looking for General Kitchen assistants to help with food handling, washing dishes, preparation etc. Can you spare a few hours to assist in this valuable community Café ? Anticipated to open [re COVID guidelines] from 29th April 2021
Last updated 13 days ago
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Volunteers to assist with sporting activities in East Caithness-

  • Active Schools program- East Caithness

The east Caithness active schools coordinator is looking for new volunteers to assist/coach various outside activities in the primary school grounds throughout the area. Are you available either, 12.15-13.30-or 3.15-4.30pm or 4-7pm in the following locations Wick, Lybster, Dunbeath, Canisbay, Keiss, Watten or Thrumster area? Free PVG checks and training will be provided to volunteers. A great opportunity to help with the health and wellbeing of children.
Last updated 13 days ago
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Guide Leader

  • 2nd Kingussie Guides, Brownies & Rainbows

The group are looking for enthusiastic and fun volunteers to assist and lead activities. No previous experience needed. The group enjoy crafts, games, exploring the outdoors and completing badges as well as trips and pack holidays
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