Why we need you In our recent research we found that: Autistic people are four times as likely to be lonely as the general public 79% of autistic people feel socially isolated In the Greater Glasgow area there are approximately 13,000 autistic individuals There is a lack of support opportunities for adults aged over 26 The groups provide a safe opportunity for adults to socialise with others who are also autistic, share their own experiences and listen to others. They play a vital role in helping to alleviate social isolation for autistic people. What you will be doing Supporting autistic adults aged over 26 to develop their confidence, self-esteem and build new relationships Supporting the Person to Person Co-ordinate to facilitate the groups though Microsoft Teams Monitoring the chat box and responding to questions/queries posted there Reading aloud comments members have posted in the chat box Keeping the conversation to the topic being discussed Supporting with planning activities for the online sessions – this may be putting together quizzes or looking at topics the groups can discuss dialling in anyone who may be struggling to join the digital meeting using the chat to direct members to mute their microphones as needed – or mute them if necessary using your initiative to help facilitate the group as smoothly as possible identifying quieter group members or members who are struggling to engage and helping involve them in group chat. We would like you to volunteer for a minimum of 6 months to provide consistency to members of the groups Skills qualities and experience needed Understanding of autism (we provide training) Empathy and understanding Open-minded and willing to learn Good communication and Interpersonal skills Good level of self-awareness and own needs. An ability to volunteer in a group setting, using initiative and common sense. Reliable, consistent, dependable and trustworthy. A broad range of interests would be an advantage but not essential For the virtual groups you will need access to a computer/tablet, a good internet connection and a quiet space away from others in the household When and where Virtual Groups are homebased They take place during the day time Each group session last approx. 1 hour Support You will be supported by the Person to Person Co-ordinator and will have regular catch ups with the Coordinator outside the group sessions You will have access to our e-learning modules and autism awareness training What you could get out of it Improve support to autistic adults in your local area Make a difference in your local community Access free training and learn new skills A great opportunity to add to your CV We seek applications from anyone interested in the role, but particularly welcome applications from those on the autism spectrum.

The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will be responsible for the design coordination and implementation of the evaluation frameworks for: 1. The Primary School Educational Programme Pilot ( 1 class in 1 school; discussion paper and draft action plan are available) 2. The rollout Educational Programme ( range of classes in a number of schools – dependent on outcome of pilot) 3. The Social Impact Assessment ( draft paper available) Main tasks • Design and implement project evaluation frameworks – including qualitative and quantitative data • Collect data on agreed basis and provide support re data tracking, cleansing, quality and analysis to the Directors and volunteers involved in the pilot / programmes • Agree performance indicators and associated measurement • Maintain a log of evaluation activities • Maintain and administer the database , analyse and report findings • Ensure compliance with GDPR ( 2018) and other statutory requirements • Provide technical/ computer based monitoring and evaluation support to Directors /project volunteers • Identify lessons learned and advise on improving performance and outcomes • Produce reports and presentations as required by the Directors and by required deadlines

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. Our Connects Shopping Friends service is a fantastic way to make an impact on the lives of older people in your community. Our aim is to support older people to eat well, age well and live well. Becoming a Food Train Connects Shopping Friend 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

Our befrienders offer one to one support to a young person aged 8 to 18, who has Cystic Fibrosis. Young people living with this condition have a demanding daily treatment regime at home and sometimes experience limitations that can affect their confidence and ability to cope with the challenges of everyday living. They may also be socially isolated because of their condition. A befriender will meet with the young person every 1 to 2 weeks, to build a trusting one to one relationship. This will allow the young person space and a suitable environment to explore their feelings, discuss their fears, develop life skills and grow in the areas where they may be struggling. Desirable qualities required include good listening skills, patience and an adaptable attitude. Training and support is provided; and expenses reimbursed. The Butterfly Trust provides unconditional, non-judgemental, confidential services that are designed to improve the quality of life for young people living with Cystic Fibrosis. These outreach services are delivered by trained volunteers who provide face to face support across the country. This befriending opportunity allows the befriender to make a positive difference for a young person, while also growing their own experience and enhancing their life skills. Befrienders must have held a full driving licence for at least 2 years and have the use of a smoke free car.

Why we need you “It was a relief to speak to someone who just got it. Speaking to A has just I guess made my heart feel less heavy" Parent to Parent is the NAS’ award winning UK wide confidential emotional support helpline which is provided over the phone by trained volunteers, who are all parents of autistic children and adults. The volunteers all have personal experience of autism and the impact it has on their own families. They are there to give parents and carers the opportunity to talk through any issues, feelings or problems they’re experiencing. They can suggest helpful strategies, signpost them to other sources of information and support, or just provide a non-judgmental listening ear. What you will be doing Calling parents and carers of autistic children and adults who have contacted the Parent to Parent Emotional Support Helpline Providing emotional support and a non-judgemental listening ear to other parents and carers Signposting parents, when appropriate, to information and advice services Sending an email to parent callers, if appropriate, following their P2P call. This email will include: signposting information, links to relevant information sheets, a feedback form link etc. Filling out a call sheet of basic information after every call, this information will then be passed promptly to the coordinator Some occasional travel to attend training and forums will be necessary, this is subject to travel restrictions and government guidance during the Covid-19 pandemic Skills qualities and experience needed All volunteers must be a parent or primary carer of a child or adult with autism. Volunteers need to be: good communicators, as the role involves providing emotional support over the phone good listeners and understanding open-minded willing to learn able to remain calm in stressful situations able to respond sensitively to the emotional and practical content of the calls emotionally ready to undertake this work and support other parents self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative able to organise, prioritise and manage their own time reliable, consistent, dependable When and where All volunteering takes place from the volunteers own homes and provides support to parents and carers across the UK. It is hoped that volunteers will be able to offer 2 hours per week to Parent to Parent and will continue to volunteer for at least one year after initial training has been completed. Volunteers can choose when to make calls, either in the morning, afternoon or evening and can split their volunteering hours over a few days. Support Training: Our training is currently made up of a training manual to complete at home and 4 online training sessions. In addition volunteers are also asked to attend twice yearly face to face forums (held in June and November) and update training events, when needed, this is subject to travel restrictions and government guidance during the Covid-19 pandemic We are hoping that the next forum will be held in June 2021 but this is to be confirmed. Support and supervision: There is ongoing and active support and feedback from the service Coordinator and other members of the Contact Centre team, when required. Expenses: All travel expenses to and from training and forums are refunded to volunteers by the NAS. The NAS will also pay for all Parent to Parent Service call costs. What you could get out of it As a volunteer for the Parent to Parent Service you will receive thorough training and be part of a UK wide team of parents and carers, who can share experience, support and learn from one another. Volunteering for the service can be very rewarding, one volunteer recently wrote “for anyone thinking they might be able to help families with children on the autism spectrum please contact the NAS, you’ll never look back! By giving a listening ear you can make a big difference to a family who might be going through their darkest days”. We seek applications from anyone interested in the role, but particularly welcome applications from those on the autism spectrum

The volunteer companion will provide bedside support/vigiling to those who are dying and alone and provide support or respite to those with families who need it. They will work fluidly, responding promptly to WhatsApp messages on the Rota Chat and replying whenever they can help. They will respond to emails promptly. They will read the guidelines in this role description and adhere to them at all times. They will attend training. They will provide evaluation feedback sheets to the Service Manager (lead) after training, and after each vigil. In addition they must provide details to the lead after any particularly challenging situations and confirm once they have received peer support, after each vigil. Main Responsibilities 1 To vigil and/or support any person that requires it following a referral being received. 2 To operate at all times within the guidelines and the policies, practice and ethos of No-one Dies Alone Ayrshire. 3 To regularly engage with the Service Manage through promptly responding to communications as soon as possible. 4 Maintain strict confidentiality, for all parties, and to sign and adhere to the confidentiality agreement. 5 To read through and watch the Samaritan’s training on listening (details provided below). 6 To familiarise themselves with Health Protection Scotland (HPS) guidance on infection control procedures and adhere to them. 7 The Volunteer Companion, in common with all staff and volunteers, has a duty to protect supported individuals from abuse and to report any concerns immediately to the lead, and where appropriate to the police. 8 All volunteers also have a duty to ensure they comply with requirements under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. They should familiarise themselves with the organisation’s policies and procedures and work within the policy framework including Confidentiality, Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and Code of Conduct.

As we cover the whole of Carrick (North and South) transport is a huge issue and cost for the club. Could you help us by driving SACT or Community minibuses? This will allow us to offer transport links to rural areas and give young people in these areas the opportunity to participate in our fantastic sport and committed community club. For this role full membership of the PVG scheme is mandatory but we can organise that free of charge through the SRU. You will be fully supported by our club committee, volunteers and players. The time commitment for coaching is generally approx. 5 hours per week including 1 weekday evening and either Saturday or Sunday mornings during term time, you will primarily be associated with one year group. Contact us on carrickrugby@gmail.com please mark Volunteering in the subject line and have a look at our Facebook pages to see what our amazing volunteers support: @carrickrugby and @ Carrick Micro/minis Please note: only drivers between the ages of 25 and 75 with two full years of driving experience and who have or are willing to complete MiDAS training within 12 months will be permitted to drive the minibuses. Over the age of 70, drivers must have completed a PCV medical in order to continue driving any minibus.

Prestwick & Troon Retail Shops Our charity shops rely on generous donations made by the public to raise crucial funds for Marie Curie. From clothes, homeware and books, to CDs and DVDs, we sell a wide variety of products. We are looking for volunteers to help us sort through all these donations, pick out the best items and prepare and sell them to our customers. Without the help of our dedicated volunteers we could not provide our customers with high quality items at affordable prices. This allows us to raise funds so our nurses can continue to provide care to terminally ill people and support for their families. Your role will include some of, but is not restricted to, the following tasks: • Sort through donations, being aware of the possibility of a hidden gem and better quality brands • Prepare items for sale by checking, hanging, steaming, sizing and pricing them • Work on the shop floor and provide excellent customer service to our shoppers • Operate the till • Help out with basic housekeeping to keep the shop clean and tidy

Your role as the Telephone Befriender is to engage in conversation with a client over the phone, building a rapport and engaging with them on a weekly basis (note: some befriending matches require more than one call per week). Most of the referrals come from our partners and other agencies but some are self-referrals. All referrals are due to the client being lonely and feeling isolated. It should be noted, that does not necessarily mean they are an older person living on their own. Some referrals are for younger adults who may live in a ‘busy’ household. As a Befriender your co-ordinator will match you to a suitable client. This will be done after finding out more about both yourself and the client to see if there are similarities in personality, hobbies etc. It will not be done purely on age – often the perfect match is with different generations. Your role will be to chat to the client, from the VASA offices in Ayr. You will be required to actively engage and encourage conversation – sometimes this needs to be led by you, the volunteer, as there could be barriers with the clients such as: confidence, disability, speech issues etc. The Telephone Befriender will not be expected to offer advice or to ‘counsel’ the client – you are simply someone to have a chat to and be a listening ear – something for the client to look forward to each week. Befrienders should give minimal personal details about themselves and should never ‘off-load’ their own issues to a client. Your coordinator will always be there to deal with any concerns you have about any of your matches. VASA induction training will be given and guidelines issued around safety protocols for volunteers and clients. Workshops will be available from time to time to cover areas of interest around Befriending. A PVG check will be carried out prior to commencement as a befriender. It should be noted that this role does not include any face-to-face befriending and no volunteer should arrange to meet with a client. Post COVID, if a one-to-one, face-to-face service was developed, appropriate training would be given then if deemed applicable. DUTIES: The role of the Telephone Befriender will be as follows: • To offer friendship and encouragement, via a telephone call, to a few clients who is isolated and lonely. • To provide a listening ear. • To facilitate conversation and engage with clients. • To build up a relationship with the befriendee, giving them something to look forward to on a weekly basis. • To commit to a minimum of 1hr and maximum of 2 hours one morning or afternoon per week. PVG check will be carried out. Criminal Convictions & PVGs: For Roles requiring a PVG, i.e. Befriending, driving etc., having a criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from volunteering for VASA. If you have a criminal conviction and would like to discuss it, you can do this in confidence by speaking with our Chief Officer prior to application: email marie@vasa.scot or call 01292 435734. 2 character references will be taken up.

As a volunteer driver, you will be required to deliver PPE to people in the community receiving care. Drivers must be over 25 and have a current driving licence. The deliveries cover all of South Ayrshire and could include Girvan/Ballantrae and Dundonald/Symington in the same day. You will be driving one of the pool cars (2 of which are electric). VASA induction training will be given and guidelines issued around safety protocols for volunteers and clients. Lunch will be provided when volunteering for more than 4 hours in a day. A PVG check will be carried out for any driving done around client transport, but not for the PPE delivery. DUTIES: The role of the Driver will be as follows: • To deliver PPE around South Ayrshire using one of the VASA cars • To be a conscientious and safe driver • To ensure confidentiality of customers • To adhere to all safety protocols advises, especially around COVID procedures • To commit to a minimum of 1day per month Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Personal Qualities • Must be over 25 years’ old • Must have a current driving licence • A friendly approachable nature • Honest and Trustworthy • Confidentiality Travel expenses to and from home to VASA offices (up to round trip of 20miles) paid at .45p per mile or cost of a bus fare. If interested, contact angela@vasa.scot or call 0800 432 0510