The opportunity will involve all aspects of running a credit union , from serving customers, completing forms to accounts or reception work. The opportunity would give an individual good banking experience, customer care not to mention team working skills . There are also good opportunities for training.

An opportunity to join the Management Committee of Dumbarton District Women's Aid. Our Organisation supports women, children & young people who are/ or have experienced domestic abuse, we are looking for people who will be interested in supporting the organisation to develop its strategy, plan and review policies and procedures. Interested parties will participate in an induction programme which will introduce the organisation and its aims and objectives.

Victim Support Scotland needs volunteers to support victims of crime and witnesses attending court in West Dunbartonshire. Volunteers may be involved in a range of activities, including making contact with victims/witnesses by phone, supporting witnesses attending court and visiting victims in their own homes to offer practical and emotional support in the aftermath of crime.

Are you the friendly chatty type? We are looking for someone to welcome our customers with a friendly smile and assist them with their visit. You will be the first point of contact for all our customers, providing a helpful, welcoming, and friendly greeting. Our Front of House volunteers greet and engage with visitors, as well as helpful directions to our different facilities we have on offer. You will have a vital role in helping to create a warm welcome for all our visitors to ensure that they have an interesting and enjoyable visit.

Volunteers are needed to assist in the day to day running of the Marie Curie shop. You will be involved in all aspects of the shop work, including Clothing Sorting, DVD's and Books, Bric a Brac Jewellery and Accessories the role involves meeting and serving the public, taking donations that are handed in and helping to keep the shop area tidy.

We are looking to provide a safe, friendly and fun place for the parents and toddlers of Castlehill, Brucehill and Westcliff to enjoy. We need someone who can interact with both the parents and toddlers and to assist our under 3’s worker with the delivery of activities within our two groups, Munch Bunch and Tots and You services. The role requires someone to provide a safe and supportive environment for all those in attendance, help set up and clear away the materials of the activities before, during and after the sessions. As part of your role we require that you follow the Phoenix guidelines and operating procedures ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding and Health and Safety policies and procedures are followed at all times

We are looking to provide a safe, friendly and fun place for the young people of Castlehill, Brucehill and Westcliff to socialise with their peers. We are looking for someone to come along to our Youth Cafe to assist our youth leader with activities for local young people. Activities include; playing pool, art, football, computer games, workshops and making food and drink. If you are creative, active or just passionate about youth work we want to hear from you. Your role will involve planning activities and making suggestions to the youth leader. You will interact with the young people and be able to manage their behaviour positively and effectively. You will also be a key role model for our young people inspiring them and challenging them to be their best selves. You will also ensure that The Phoenix is a safe inclusive environment for everyone regardless of age, gender, sexuality, race or religion. As part of your role we require that you follow the Phoenix guidelines and operating procedures ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding and Health and Safety are followed at all times

Our tea party group coordinators are a vital part of the Re-engage team. Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for our older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated. Over time, the members of the group will get to know each other well and together you will spend many hours full of fun, laughter, and stories. As a tea party group coordinator, you will ensure older guests know when and where the next tea party will be held and who will be collecting them each month. This is an administrative role that requires planning and scheduling, you must be comfortable organising monthly events with volunteer hosts, socialising, communicating with people and resolving issues that might arise. You will need a PVG for this role. Sometimes, tea party group coordinators are also drivers or hosts for their group, but this is not a requirement of being a coordinator. Tasks include: Welcoming new volunteers and ensuring they have the right checks in place. Checking ID documents for a PVG when required. Meeting / communicating with older guests prior to them joining the group. Reporting group activity to Re-engage via our feedback form. Responding to any issues and queries from the volunteers and older guests in your group. Following all guidance in your group coordinator training modules to ensure that the tea parties are enjoyable, appropriate, and in line with our charitable aim. Reporting any safeguarding issues that may arise or have been bought to your attention. Planning and scheduling monthly tea parties. Contacting hosts and arrange a rota of venues for the year. Organising the monthly event, ensuring that tea party volunteers (hosts and drivers) have all the support and information they need. Being the main point of contact for all the volunteers and older guests in your group (an average group has a total of between four and 12 people).

As a call companion, you will make regular telephone calls to an older person experiencing loneliness and isolation. These calls provide a lifeline of friendship for our older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated. Over time, you and the older person you have been matched with will get to know each other well and together you will spend many hours full of fun, laughter and stories. Tasks include: Calling the older person you have been matched with two to four times per month at an agreed time. Following the guidance in your call companion training modules to ensure that your calls are enjoyable, appropriate and in line with our charitable aims. Keeping in regular contact with your call companion coordinator and letting them know how everything is going. Completing monthly online reports about your call companion calls.

At Balquhidder House we are looking for someone who is a keen gardener or an enthusiastic learner to assist with our extensive grounds, role includes: Vegetation clearance, heavy lifting, digging and tree planting, someone with a knowledge of growing plants, grass cutting using lawnmower and then bagging for removal of grass, weeding, tidying and care of tools is essential, reasonable level of fitness and good communication skills.

Balquhidder House are looking for volunteers who are interested in organising some Arts and Craft activities with our residents, we would like someone who enjoys being in the company of older people and would be happy to assist when necessary. Tasks include: setting up for the activity, organising materials and clearing away materials once the activity has finished. Ideally we would like someone who can assist our residents to participate in the activities and provide some support in their choice of activity, any new ideas are always welcome and our residents might want to try to do something different. Any Arts and Craft activities will be considered but tasks such as card making, glass painting, mosaics, working with material or clay work are some that are popular.

• To give talks when requested to local organisations and groups within a 15 mile radius of the your home • Keeping up to date with Guide Dogs news and key messages • Talks should be natural and enthusiastic, tailored to the audience and following guidelines on current key messages • Passing any donations given for talks to the Mobility Team as per guidelines • Attending cheque presentations when requested by the local Mobility Team • Informing your Mobility Team Support Worker of any requests to do talks using the speaker cards supplied • Encouraging local organisations and groups to volunteer or fundraise on behalf of Guide Dogs

We require someone interested in Sports Coaching to the Primary 1 to Primary 3 where they would be coaching a range of sports and games , the volunteer would be expected to assist the coaching staff to plan and coach each of the sports that the children are participating in, tasks include setting up the coaching sessions and once finished returning the equipment to its rightful place, each volunteer will be supported by the staff with the possibility of further training to develop leadership and coaching abilities.

Our Fundraising Groups extend our reach across the UK, building awareness of the charity and raising vital funds. We're looking to develop new fundraising groups around the country, bringing together small groups of individuals who'd like to act as enthusiastic ambassadors for MDUK, raising awareness of muscle-wasting conditions. As the volunteer group co-ordinator, your role will be to work closely with MDUK staff to set up a new group in your area. Why volunteer? You'll meet new people, develop your leadership, teamwork, fundraising and communication skills, and you'll be doing something meaningful for people affected by muscle-wasting conditions in your local area. As a Fundraising Group co-ordinator, you will be: Working closely with your MDUK Regional Development Manager to identify great opportunities to fundraise and raise awareness in your local area Building relationships with prospective group members in your area Supporting with admin and research to get the new group off the ground.

The role of the Meet & Greet Volunteer is to welcome patients, families and visitors and to provide help and direction to the appropriate department/person within the hospital. This will involve moving around the hospital and so the Volunteer requires being reasonably fit and able to walk/stand throughout your shift. The post holder will record the number of people they assist while they are on shift.

We are looking for welcoming and enthusiastic volunteers to lead and support short health and social walks in West Dunbartonshire - these walks are based in Alexandria, Dumbarton, Old Kilpatrick and in Clydebank. Becoming a volunteer walk leader requires you to commit around an hour or two of your time weekly and to sometimes complete a small amount of preparation & paperwork for the walk. Health walks encourage people who have not exercised for a while, find walking boring, or lack confidence to join a walking group because they think they will not be able to keep up. The walks are free, short, low intensity, safe and social around the local environment. Over the next year we plan to build upon our network of gentle exercise activities across West Dunbartonshire as part of the Walking Friendly West Dunbartonshire partnership. To help us achieve this we are looking for friendly and supportive volunteers who enjoy walking, meeting new folk while sharing the wide-range health and well-being benefits of gentle physical activity. Volunteers all receive Paths for All Walk Leader training to give them the skills and confidence to lead walks in your community. Further training can lead to you to becoming a Dementia Friendly Walk Leader. You will be encouraged to join a Health Walk and chat to a Health Walk leader before your training so that you have an idea of how it works on the ground. Volunteer walk leaders receive on-going support from the Health Walk coordinator.

We are looking for welcoming and enthusiastic volunteers to lead and support short health and social walks in West Dunbartonshire - these walks are based in Alexandria, Dumbarton, Old Kilpatrick and in Clydebank. Becoming a volunteer walk leader requires you to commit around an hour or two of your time weekly and to sometimes complete a small amount of preparation & paperwork for the walk. Health walks encourage people who have not exercised for a while, find walking boring, or lack confidence to join a walking group because they think they will not be able to keep up. The walks are free, short, low intensity, safe and social around the local environment. Over the next year we plan to build upon our network of gentle exercise activities across West Dunbartonshire as part of the Walking Friendly West Dunbartonshire partnership. To help us achieve this we are looking for friendly and supportive volunteers who enjoy walking, meeting new folk while sharing the wide-range health and well-being benefits of gentle physical activity. Volunteers all receive Paths for All Walk Leader training to give them the skills and confidence to lead walks in your community. Further training can lead to you to becoming a Dementia Friendly Walk Leader. You will be encouraged to join a Health Walk and chat to a Health Walk leader before your training so that you have an idea of how it works on the ground. Volunteer walk leaders receive on-going support from the Health Walk coordinator.

If you’re tech savvy and know your way around eBay; have a keen eye for unusual or sought after collectables then join our volunteering team. Come and be amazed at some of the items that are donated to your local store and strike gold with those rare finds. We’ve got dedicated eBay resources to help and assist you with this volunteering role. Research the interesting items; package the small items in our eBay boxes and send them off to be sold at our eBay HQ. Every week we’ll send updates about the most unusual and exciting finds we’ve managed to sell though our stores, will your find be the next eBay headliner? Get the thrill of researching the curious objects and revel in the satisfaction of sitting back and watching the bids role in. Become a mighty keyboard warrior and help raise funds for our lifesaving research into heart disease.

If you like playing with different gadgets, figuring out how they work and making sure they are safe to use this is the perfect volunteering role for you. We’re looking for people like you to test the electrical equipment that is donated to us making sure it is suitable and safe for sale before moving on to the final stage of appliance testing. We will give you all the training you need to be able to safely and confidently carry out this role. So if you have an interest in electrical items, can work in a safe and organised manner and would like to broaden your skill set pop down to your local Furniture & Electrical store for more information and join the BHF team

Are you a real people person and love to help out? We’re always looking for people who would enjoy giving great customer service and have an interest in electrical items, gadgets and appliances. You’ll get the chance to mingle with the local customers and volunteers, and integrate yourself into the BHF community. Becoming an electrical department volunteer means you will be chatting to the local customers helping them find the right product to suit their needs and making sure that all the stock has been tested and is displayed to our BHF guidelines. If you think you’re ready to take up this electrifying role pop into your local store and meet our friendly team.

Are you a social butterfly? Love getting in to conversations? Always have a welcoming smile on your face? Get to know the people from your community with this versatile volunteering role. Gain valuable experience in customer service adding value to your CV. You’ll be at the heart of the BHF’s fight against heart disease. You will be serving customers, helping to promote our stock and awareness campaigns and encouraging every donor to become part of our Gift Aid scheme. If you want to get to know the community around you this is a perfect way to integrate yourself into your local area and maybe spread the volunteering bug to new recruits.

In this role you will support a person with sight loss to get out and about in their local community, building self-confidence, increasing social interaction, and promoting independence. What you’ll be doing We rely on volunteers like you to help us improve the lives of people with sight loss. In this role your support will include: · Delivering sighted guide assistance, using skills provided in our training, on a regular basis to someone with a visual or vision impairment to help increase their confidence, varying from 3 months to 12+ months. · Meeting at agreed times/location based on the mutually agreed activity plan. · Maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to safeguarding procedures. · Providing regular feedback on partnership progress and highlighting any issues that may arise in the partnership to your key contact.

What does the role involve? You will have the chance to take part in some or all of the following: • 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

We would like someone who is interested in passing on baking skills to our residents, we would like someone who is keen to help others with their baking and cake making activities. Ideally we would like someone who has experience either in a work setting or a keen amateur of baking, we would like someone to support others to create and present their baked goods as well as supporting them with clearing the kitchen area leaving it ready for others. We don’t need formal experience just someone who has good home cooking knowledge and is able to pass that on to others.

Balquhidder House are looking for someone Qualified in Aromatherapy or Massage to provide sessions within our premises to our residents. We would like someone trained in Holistic Therapies, this role offers a great opportunity to practice your skills as well as develop new ones. Ideally we are looking for someone who can provide the following Therapies: Reflexology, Reiki, Relaxation, Aromatherapy and Massage. This role will allow you to develop your professional skills as you deliver a range of therapies to our residents. You would gain experience of working with a particular client group and also help you develop Salon Standard skills such as maintaining your work area and stock control

Join us and you'll have the opportunity to: Work on the till processing sales and returns. Prepare stock, including sorting, steaming and pricing. Create stylish window displays. Replenish stock on the shop floor. Stocktake and other administrative tasks.

Our Fundraising Groups extend our reach across the UK, building awareness of the charity and raising vital funds. We're looking to develop our network of fundraising groups around the country, bringing together small groups of individuals who'd like to act as enthusiastic ambassadors for MDUK, raising awareness of muscle-wasting conditions. As a group member, you'll be working closely with MDUK staff and volunteers to raise the profile of MDUK in your community and organise local fundraising events. Why volunteer? You'll meet new people, develop your teamwork, fundraising and communication skills, and you'll be doing something meaningful for people affected by muscle-wasting conditions in your local area. As a Fundraising Group member, you will be: Working with other members of the group to plan, organise and promote local events to raise funds and awareness Collecting funds on behalf of the charity and distributing leaflets and merchandise to local supporters Acting as an ambassador for MDUK in your local area, perhaps by giving presentations in your community.

To support, for an agreed period of time, a blind or partially sighted person, supporting safe negotiation of the environment, building confidence and developing links to the local community, whilst maintaining dignity and promoting independence. What does the role involve? Undertake training to become a Sighted Guide volunteer Provide sighted guide support for set activities to meet the goals of the blind or partially sighted person Develop a good relationship with a blind or partially sighted person, their friends and family and other volunteers that promotes independence and knowledge sharing Establish and adhere to appropriate social contact and personal boundaries Support referral or access to local services and facilities for blind and partially sighted people Demonstrate the sighted guiding technique to friends, colleagues and people who are blind or partially sighted Provide feedback on progress and any issues that arise to the Volunteer Coordinator Provide the Sighted Guide role at agreed times/location

We are looking for someone to assist in our cafe and kitchen area at The Phoenix. You should be warm and welcoming and have a friendly manner. You will be required to serve hot and cold drinks, cakes and other food items and help out in the kitchen at times in the production of food. As a Cafe Assistant you will ensure that payments are taken and accurate change given, that the cafe areas are kept clean and tidy and that you work as a team with the other volunteers and cafe manager. As part of your role we require that you follow the Phoenix guidelines and operating procedures and maintain the highest standards of Health and Safety and food hygiene at all times

We are looking for someone to support the staff of the Community Sports Hub in our cafe, the role would be to serve teas and coffees and other refreshments take payments for goods, use a till, maintain a stock rotation system and comply with the Community Sports Hub’s recycling policies as well as requiring the tea bar area to be clean and tidy, to wash and dry any cups and plates used as well as clean the tables and tidy the social area before finishing time.

Could you lead the local SSAFA services in your area? You don’t need a military background for this role, but you should be empathic to the needs of the armed forces community, have some experience of managing people and possess good I.T. skills. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. What is a Branch Chair? There are SSAFA branches throughout the UK and overseas. Most are further divided into local areas called divisions. Each branch has a Chair to oversee all aspects of the branch. Ultimately accountable to the Chair of the Board of Trustees, through the National Chairman your role is to ensure that the branch is running in line with SSAFA’s Royal Charter Rules, Regulations and policies. Also, to ensure that clients and volunteers are safe, all services provided are appropriate and effective and that the branch is financially sound. You will be the public face of SSAFA in your branch area. Why do we need you? years. Our clients come from all backgrounds and age groups and more people than ever are contacting SSAFA for financial, practical and emotional support. To do this we need local branches and volunteers who can coordinate people, ensure the local population know about SSAFA and keep things running smoothly behind the scenes. When would you be needed and where would you be based? This role is about leadership, coordination and administration. As part of your local branch, you might have access to an office, but many volunteers are based at home. The role requires an ongoing time commitment, usually about 2-3 days per month. In addition, you would need to organise and attend regular meetings throughout the year. What would you be doing? • Providing leadership to the Branch and ensuring that all activities comply with SSAFA regulations both directly, and through the Branch Secretary, other Branch Officers and Divisional Officers. • Providing support and guidance to volunteers in office holder roles, and support with recruitment of volunteers into these positions to ensure the sustainability of the branch • Ensuring the financial integrity of the Branch, including the appointment of Treasurers and a local fundraising programme to meet branch running costs • Ensuring that all data is processed and held in accordance with SSAFA’s data management policies • Monitoring volunteer numbers against the demand for support and working with other volunteers, regional and central office staff to attract and recruit new volunteers as required • Ensuring that all volunteers are recruited, inducted, supported and managed in line with SSAFA policies, such as the Volunteering Policy, Volunteer Code of Conduct, Data Protection Policy, and Safeguarding Policy. • Building relationships with regional and central office staff, local voluntary organisations and, if applicable, SSAFA Service committees, local military

VTO provides free one to one tuition to children and young people in Scotland who face significant social and economic barriers to their education. We inspire achievement and build confidence by engaging trained volunteer tutors to work with children on a one-to-one basis so that they can get the most out of the education system. What will I be doing? Working one to one with a young person who requires tutoring support. Monitoring and recording progress of learning and keeping in contact with assigned Learning Communities Coordinator. Take part in relevant training. Tutoring in English, Maths and potentially other subjects, dependant on experience. Sourcing and creating engaging ways to support pupils’ skills and learning. Usually, 1 hour per week time commitment for tutoring with some additional time for learning material preparation.

We are looking for welcoming and enthusiastic volunteers to lead and support short health and social walks in West Dunbartonshire - these walks are based in Alexandria, Dumbarton, Old Kilpatrick and in Clydebank. Becoming a volunteer walk leader requires you to commit around an hour or two of your time weekly and to sometimes complete a small amount of preparation & paperwork for the walk. Health walks encourage people who have not exercised for a while, find walking boring, or lack confidence to join a walking group because they think they will not be able to keep up. The walks are free, short, low intensity, safe and social around the local environment. Over the next year we plan to build upon our network of gentle exercise activities across West Dunbartonshire as part of the Walking Friendly West Dunbartonshire partnership. To help us achieve this we are looking for friendly and supportive volunteers who enjoy walking, meeting new folk while sharing the wide-range health and well-being benefits of gentle physical activity. Volunteers all receive Paths for All Walk Leader training to give them the skills and confidence to lead walks in your community. Further training can lead to you to becoming a Dementia Friendly Walk Leader. You will be encouraged to join a Health Walk and chat to a Health Walk leader before your training so that you have an idea of how it works on the ground. Volunteer walk leaders receive on-going support from the Health Walk coordinator.

We are looking for welcoming and enthusiastic volunteers to lead and support short health and social walks in West Dunbartonshire - these walks are based in Alexandria, Dumbarton, Old Kilpatrick and in Clydebank. Becoming a volunteer walk leader requires you to commit around an hour or two of your time weekly and to sometimes complete a small amount of preparation & paperwork for the walk. Health walks encourage people who have not exercised for a while, find walking boring, or lack confidence to join a walking group because they think they will not be able to keep up. The walks are free, short, low intensity, safe and social around the local environment. Over the next year we plan to build upon our network of gentle exercise activities across West Dunbartonshire as part of the Walking Friendly West Dunbartonshire partnership. To help us achieve this we are looking for friendly and supportive volunteers who enjoy walking, meeting new folk while sharing the wide-range health and well-being benefits of gentle physical activity. Volunteers all receive Paths for All Walk Leader training to give them the skills and confidence to lead walks in your community. Further training can lead to you to becoming a Dementia Friendly Walk Leader. You will be encouraged to join a Health Walk and chat to a Health Walk leader before your training so that you have an idea of how it works on the ground. Volunteer walk leaders receive on-going support from the Health Walk coordinator.

Could you help support someone to start their own volunteering journey, talk to them and listen to what they are interested in and the skills they would like to learn. Our volunteer brokers support local people to consider different volunteering roles and find the best opportunity for them. Admin tasks include updating our database and follow up calls to make sure things are progressing well. Brokers can also take part in delivering our monthly Introduction to Volunteering sessions and regular pop up stalls/activities that take place in the community. If this sounds like you, all we ask is 3 hours of your time each week. We will be there to provide any help, training and support you need. You will understand that for everyone’s safety you will be asked to go through a PVG (police) check.

West Dunbartonshire has some beautiful areas we can all enjoy, can you spare a few hours to help us keep them clean and tidy? In partnership with colleagues at Scottish canals, our team of litter pickers do just that across stretches of the Forth and Clyde Canal in Clydebank, every week. Pickers collect litter and separate the materials, allowing for re-cycling. If you care about the appearance of the Canal or would like to maybe start a local litter-pick closer to home, this is a volunteering opportunity for you. Training and equipment will be provided.

Some people in West Dunbartonshire have found it difficult to get involved in volunteering and need a bit of support to do so. People of all ages want to get involved in their community but may need a helping hand to volunteer. The aim of the APEL initiative is to support people to feel they are involved in their communities and build their confidence to be as active as they can - we need your help to make it happen. With your help someone who feels unable to get involved in their local community can feel supported and motivated to help clean up the local canal towpath making it safer and nicer for everyone to enjoy. They will meet others, be active and have a bit of banter with the others in the group. If this sounds like you, all we ask is a few hours every week of your time, over a year. We will be here to provide any help and support you need.

We are looking for a Sales Assistant to be an ambassador for Debra whilst volunteering in our store, we require a volunteer who is interested in learning retail and is happy to learn in both the front and rear of house, roles include: Sorting Donations of clothing, working the steam equipment, sorting jewellery, Bric a Brac, moving furniture (if able) and electrical equipment. We like our volunteers to assist in all aspects of the shop including window dressing.

The role of the Welcome/Self Check-In Guide is to provide help, direction and reassurance and to offer a friendly and helpful welcome to patients, families and visitors. Be welcoming by chatting to patients and visitors and make them feel at ease. Actively observe patients/visitors to the unit identifying anyone who may appear in need of assistance. Provide knowledge and guidance on the use of self–service check-in kiosks, if requested by the patient. Signposting patients to waiting areas to be called for their appointment. Liaising with staff in the unit as necessary.

The primary role of the Outpatient Support Volunteer will be to support the work of the General Outpatient & Orthopaedic Outpatient Departments within the NHS Golden Jubilee. This will involve a commitment to provide an escort service to patients attending the Outpatient Departments by offering to escort patients to various departments within the hospital. The post holder will be required to escort patients on a frequent basis throughout their shift to various departments covering significant areas within the hospital mainly to and from the Outpatient Department on level 1 to the X-Ray Department or Discharge Lounge on the 2nd floor. The post holder will require to be friendly, reliable and of a clean and smart appearance. The post holder may be asked to escort a patient who is in a wheelchair or who has difficulty with mobility and therefore will require patience and understanding of the patient needs by escorting the patient at the patient’s pace. The post holder will be required to have good interpersonal skills as they will require interact/communicate with patients, nursing staff and practitioners. The post holder will be required to comply with the Hand Hygiene programme. The post holder will be required to report any matters of concern directly to the Co-ordinating nurse for the clinic or the Senior Charge Nurse for Outpatients as required. The post holder may be asked to take an assistance dog belonging to a patient or relative to a volunteer dog sitter located within the hospital for the duration of time that the person is attending outpatients.

Do you have a knack for presentation, an eye for detail and enjoy making things look their best? We’re looking for people like you to volunteer in our F&E stores to help make them look as appealing and inspiring as possible. You can expect to be helping out with visual merchandising, making sure everything is displayed to its full potential, you will also be involved in creating eye catching displays in our our homeware department ensuring the items are clean and correctly labelled. So what are you waiting for? Join today and become a valued member of the team, chat with customers and other likeminded volunteers. Pop in store to find out more and meet our friendly and ambitious team.

Bring your listening and communication skills to support people living with cancer to feel less isolated and lonely. By joining us you’ll be doing something amazing for people, so they can continue to feel connected to the world outside and helping them find their best way through. Together, we can be right there for people with cancer. • Providing telephone support to alleviate loneliness and social isolation for people living with cancer • Adopting a non-judgemental and supportive approach to understand the needs and concerns of people living with cancer • Speaking to 1-3 people living with cancer every week for up to 12 calls • Completing post call ‘records of activity’ reports and using all required systems • Joining group catch up calls every 4-6 weeks to get key updates and/or share good practice • Signposting to additional support if required and raising any further concerns with the Macmillan team

Do you walk down the street and say hello to everyone you meet? Are you a familiar and friendly face around town? Or are you looking to integrate yourself into the local community? We’re always looking for confident, chatty and driven volunteers to generate great quality stock. You will help to build and maintain friendly relationships with existing and new business contacts, arranging local collections for your local store and talking to local business’ about surplus stock. Become a part of our stock campaigns and get the local community involved in our stock events. All the stock which people like you generate helps us provide funding for over half of the UK’s independent research into heart and circulatory disease!

Provide support and advice to NHS hearing aid users at our RNID “Near You” Hearing Aid Maintenance Clinics, helping with basic maintenance and support of hearing aids, replacing batteries and cleaning /replacing tubing. • attend our monthly drop-in support sessions for hearing aid users • undertake basic maintenance on hearing aids such as cleaning or changing tubing, ear moulds and filters and replacing batteries • offer practical support to optimise hearing aids • signpost other agencies that may be beneficial to the service user • monitor the number of visits carried out and feedback to the volunteer co-ordinator • complete relevant paperwork during support sessions • refer enquiries to RNID staff if you do not know the answer Full training and shadowing support option are provided as part of this volunteering opportunity

Adult Volunteers are essential to the success of our two local PSYV groups and we are looking for people who would love to help us mentor our young recruits whilst supporting the local community. PSYV is affiliated with Police Service of Scotland where we provide young and adult recruits, the chance to learn more about policing whilst actively getting involved in local community projects and activities. To date, we have donated a number of benches to local health centres, whilst supporting charities such as the West Dunbartonshire Community Food share program. We fully intend to support more community projects such as Men Shed Clydebank, The Leamy Foundation, local primary schools and Keep Safe Scotland. We have also built up a strong and positive relationship with local council teams such as Greenspace, Your Community and WDCVS. In addition, we may be asked to volunteer at local events such as community fayres, Kiltwalk, run events and local family days. These plus events further afield such as highland games, music festival, national sporting events and so much more. We need volunteers who are energetic, chatty, friendly and willing to commit a few hours a week to mentor and safeguard our young recruits. This will include; • Support and mentor our young recruits who come from a wide range of backgrounds, to be the best that they be. • Support and volunteer our local community with a wide range of personal skills, whilst safeguarding our young volunteers. • Work with a group of like-minded adult volunteers to identify, prepare and produce a range of activities for our young people. • Volunteer, when available and within agreed hours whilst following best practice guidelines. This is a great opportunity for those who love a challenge and want to support our next generation to find their feet in the world whilst building confidence and the chance to learn new skills.

We are looking for someone to come along to our lunch club to serve lunch to our guests. Duties include setting the tables, collecting meals from the kitchen and serving them to the table, clearing the tables when the meal is finished, keeping the work surfaces clean and tidy. Whilst serving we expect people to have a chat with our guests, making sure that they have everything they need and are enjoying their meal, we hope that people will strike up a good relationship with our guests and are able to talk about many different topics.

We are looking for someone who will be able to keep our residents entertained, the role could be reading to a group, playing Bingo, making teas and chatting with individuals on a one to one basis. This is a great way to gain experience in the care sector, whilst doing something worthwhile and rewarding.

Across West Dunbartonshire, many people live alone and feel isolated. The reasons will be different - they may be housebound, have no close family or friends, or just feel anxious. In every case, what is missing is the chance to just blether. Care-givers are a great support, but they can’t give the time that some of our neighbours need. If chatting about the weather, who’s who on TV, what team is playing best or just what’s happening in the world sounds like you…then we need your help! A regular call from you will make all the difference to someone who may have little or no other company during the day. All we ask from you is an hour or so of your time, a listening ear…and of course, your chat!

We want to make West Dunbartonshire a Dementia Friendly authority. We believe anyone living with dementia and their carers should be supported to live well in the community, and feel able to access services and activities, as and when they choose to. To help us share the message and build interest and support, we provide information and awareness sessions all across the area. We need volunteers, like you, to help us keep track of and deliver the sessions alongside our network of Dementia Ambassadors. We will ask you to - Work with us to make sure every session enquiry is followed up - Help arrange the awareness diary - taking bookings and contacting session leaders - Make up information packs for local organisations - Help facilitate the sessions on the day (only if you want to) - Keep track of any dementia pledges made in the sessions If you get involved we can offer you the chance to: - Learn more about dementia and how it impacts everyday life - Meet new interesting people - Make a real difference in the lives of people in your community.

We all need to go for a walk once in a while for different reasons; to go shopping, visiting the GP, for our physical or mental health and sometimes just to socialise with others. Walking can help people become more active, lose weight and become healthier but some people may need a little more support at the beginning and we want to be there for them. The aim of the APEL initiative is to support people to feel they are involved in their communities and build their confidence to be as active as they can - we need your help to make it happen. The walk leader will work as part of a team to encourage and support members of the public to become more active. Walk leaders will support walkers at a pace that suits the walker, ensuring that everyone enjoys the walks. WDCVS are looking for enthusiastic, reliable people to take on the role of the walk leader to lead group walks using local walking routes in a safe, responsible and enjoyable way. You will have the satisfaction of knowing you are making a practical difference to some - helping them stay safe when walking around, help them get out and about and staying active. If you are looking for experience in leading groups, learning about risk assessing routes, this could be for you. You will understand that for everyone’s safety you will be asked to go through a PVG (police) check, too.

Across West Dunbartonshire, many people live alone and can often feel isolated. The reasons for this will be varied - they may have difficulty leaving the house alone, have no close family or friends, or have lost confidence after illness or a life-change. In every case, what is missing is someone like you. Everyone gets older and we are living longer. It can become harder to make new friends and connections as we leave work, grow apart, see family move away and deal with health issues. The aim of the APEL initiative is to support people to feel they are involved in their communities and build their confidence to be as active as they can - we need your help to make it happen. With your help, someone in our community could feel supported, less alone and more able to get out and about. If this sounds like you, all we ask is a few hours every week of your time, over a year. We will be here to provide any help and support you need. In return you will have the satisfaction that your support has made all the difference in someone else’s life. Please help us. You will understand that for everyone safety you will be asked to go through a PVG (police) check. Due to Covid we have had to have a flexible approach to our opportunities depending on the restrictions Open for recruitment and placement

We are looking for welcoming and enthusiastic volunteers to lead and support short health and social walks in West Dunbartonshire - these walks are based in Alexandria, Dumbarton, Old Kilpatrick and in Clydebank. Becoming a volunteer walk leader requires you to commit around an hour or two of your time weekly and to sometimes complete a small amount of preparation & paperwork for the walk. Health walks encourage people who have not exercised for a while, find walking boring, or lack confidence to join a walking group because they think they will not be able to keep up. The walks are free, short, low intensity, safe and social around the local environment. Over the next year we plan to build upon our network of gentle exercise activities across West Dunbartonshire as part of the Walking Friendly West Dunbartonshire partnership. To help us achieve this we are looking for friendly and supportive volunteers who enjoy walking, meeting new folk while sharing the wide-range health and well-being benefits of gentle physical activity. Volunteers all receive Paths for All Walk Leader training to give them the skills and confidence to lead walks in your community. Further training can lead to you to becoming a Dementia Friendly Walk Leader. You will be encouraged to join a Health Walk and chat to a Health Walk leader before your training so that you have an idea of how it works on the ground. Volunteer walk leaders receive on-going support from the Health Walk coordinator.

As a rainbow call companion, you will be someone who identifies as LGBT+ who wants to support lonely older LGBT+ people. You will be the main point of contact for the rainbow call companions and older people in your group. Our rainbow call companion coordinators are a vital part of the Re-engage team, ensuring that their group of rainbow call companions have all the support and information they need to make regular friendship calls to older people. This is a challenging and rewarding role which might be a bit busy to begin with but will take up less of your time once your group is fully up and running. You’ll be checking in with your group members once a month, and you’ll conduct a short wellbeing questionnaire with the older people in the group every six months. Tasks include: Setting up the first rainbow call companion calls for your group by getting in touch with the rainbow call companions and older people. Checking in with the older people in your group once they have had their first rainbow call companion call. Keeping in regular contact with your team of rainbow call companions and sharing any updates from Re-engage that are relevant to them. Responding to any issues and queries from the rainbow call companions and older people in your group.

Our tea party hosts are a vital part of the Re-engage team. Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for our older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated. Re-engage needs enthusiastic volunteers to work as tea party hosts. This is a flexible, voluntary role that can easily be fitted in around your own lifestyle and availability. As a volunteer host you will run a local Re-engage tea party one to two times a year. You will host a group of four to 12 people (which includes drivers, the group coordinator as well as older guests) in either your home or a community venue. The tea parties will last around two hours and will usually take place on a Sunday afternoon. You must be comfortable socialising with people and providing guests and other volunteers with refreshments. Welcoming a group of older guests and volunteer drivers into your home or to the community venue. Providing and serving refreshments for your group – usually food and drinks for afternoon tea. Liaising with your group coordinator to ensure dietary requirements and the older guests' needs are met prior to the tea party. Informing the group coordinator of any safeguarding concerns or issues you might have. Following all guidance in your host training modules to ensure that the tea parties are enjoyable, appropriate, and in line with our charitable aims.

Rockvale Rebound Talking Newspaper are looking for a Recording Technician whose role would be to record our readers onto the Audacity software and generate copies for distribution. The role would recquire someone to set up the laptop for recording, open the software as well as ensuring the laptop has recognised the Microphone, create a file destination on the laptop, recording, editing, saving the data as an MP3 files. Transferring the finalised MP3filefrom the hard drive to the Master USB memory stick. We are looking for people to assist with the process of distribution once the recordings are complete and copied.

No matter how good our services are, we can't properly support our users/community well if we don't have a good committee behind the team. If this sounds like you?... we would love you to consider volunteering with us for a few hours per month. Our friendly Committee is an ideal place for you to put your Committee Skills to great use – previous experience essential, activities include, administration of the organisation, facilitating and supporting Committee meetings. Note: The size of the role depends on the size of the organisation, a small volunteer led group will rely on the secretary to deal with most of the paperwork So, whether you are looking to use your time well, update your skills or have the chance to do something a bit new, we would love to hear from you. In return, we can offer you a warm welcome and all of the support and help you could need. We are seeing a rise in demand for our services, everyday. Having your help will allow us to be there for the people who need us. Any time you can give will make a real difference.

We are looking for Readers to join our reading teams whose role is to read the local newspaper onto disc for our visually impaired members. We require someone who speaks clearly and doesn't have a strong accent as this make it difficult for our members to understand. You will learn new skills, learn about recording and indexing as well as meeting new people. Our Readers are part of a team who meet once every 2 weeks or so depending on the rota.

Children fall behind at school for a variety of reasons. We need caring adults who can tutor a child with reading, writing and number work. Being able to build a childs confidence as an able learner is vital when tutoring. Tutoring can have a huge impact on childrens lives. Tutors work with a child on a one to one basis to teach the basics of reading, writing and numeracy. Tutors enjoy seeing the young persons confidence as a learner develop and when progress is made feel a great deal of satisfaction. Free training is provided, so if you're interested in a career in teaching/ education or just want to support a local child why not give 1 or 2 hours of your time a week and get involved.

Would you like to use your skills in admin and broaden your experience while making a difference? We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised volunteer to provide admin support in our friendly office environment. This would include tasks like keeping accurate records of memberships and updating details, log new membership details on to our system, logging the times in/out of scooters for our members.

Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 shops. Our stores sell lots of great donated & new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK. Our retail stores are the face of our charity on the high-street and in local communities. We have loads of amazing stock donated to us every week, and this all needs to be sorted, tagged and put on the shop-floor for sale! Making sure our shops look fantastic is another task you can get involved with. You may also be required to help out on the till too, but we will show you how that works during your time volunteering with us. We value the contribution of everyone who supports Barnardo’s. You will be a friendly face of Barnardo’s by volunteering in one of our shops. It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability. Why we want you: Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 stores. Our stores sell lots of great donated and new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK. What you will be doing: Work on the till processing sales and returns Prepare stock, including sorting, steaming and pricing Create stylish window displays Replenish stock on the shop floor Stock-take and other administrative tasks The skills you need: Friendly and helpful Happy to be part of an amazing team of staff and volunteers Enthusiastic about the work of Barnardo’s Flexible and willing to do a variety of the shop tasks What's in it for you: Have fun and meet new people Develop skills for your CV including confidence, teamwork and problem solving Make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families Learning and development opportunities through our Volunteer Academy which includes access to Level 2 Qualifications and other accredited courses Full training and experience of working in retail as a volunteer Other information: Minimum age 14 Shop based Location 163 Main Street, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, G83 0NX, United Kingdom Disclaimer We look to recruit a diverse range of volunteers. If your skills don't fit the above, please do not let this put you off as we are able to be flexible with most of our roles. If you are unable to apply online through the link on this page, please visit your local store for a paper application form or contact the Barnardo's Volunteering Team on volunteering@barnardos.org.uk

Bring your listening and communication skills to support people living with cancer to feel less isolated and lonely and to help with practical tasks that they are temporarily having trouble with. By joining us you’ll be doing something amazing for people, so they can continue to feel connected to the world outside and helping them find their best way through. Together, we can be right there for people with cancer. Providing face-to-face support in the community or in people’s homes to alleviate loneliness and help with simple practical tasks • Adopting a non-judgemental and supportive approach to understand the needs and concerns of people living with cancer at this time • Supporting 1-3 people living with cancer every week for up to 12 visits • Completing post call ‘records of activity’ reports and using all required systems • Joining group catch up calls every 4-6 weeks to get key updates and/or share good practice • Volunteering within agreed hours and following all best practice guidelines • Signposting to additional support if required and raising any further concerns with the Macmillan team • Please note, this role involves working unsupervised.

We recruit and train volunteer mentors who are matched with a young person based on personality and career aspirations. Mentors meet with their young person at their school for just one hour a week and provide a compassionate, listening ear. MCR Mentors: Build a relationship, improving the self-esteem of their young person Help their young people discover their own passion for learning & achieving Empower their young people to overcome the challenges thrown at them

We recruit and train volunteer mentors who are matched with a young person based on personality and career aspirations. Mentors meet with their young person at their school for just one hour a week and provide a compassionate, listening ear. MCR Mentors: Build a relationship, improving the self-esteem of their young person Help their young people discover their own passion for learning & achieving Empower their young people to overcome the challenges thrown at them

We would like someone to encourage our residents to participate in our Music Sessions, our aim is to use the session to increase our residents confidence by either singing along to the music or listening to different music styles. We would hope that our residents would be happy to sing along as part of a group or if they are confident enough to go it on their own. The role includes, checking what is available within Balquhidder House, asking the residents what sort of music they would like to hear for the next session and if possible creating a favourites playlist for the residents with song sheets so that they can sing along with the music. The ability to use other media such as Spotify and Youtube can be discussed with staff at Balquhidder. For the role we would need someone enthusiastic and who is capable of planning the sessions with potential themes to freshen up any ideas and make the occasions slightly different. Some of our residents struggle to communicate verbally but can express themselves through music.

We are looking for someone who can assist with our regular activities for our residents, our Activities Assistant will help organise and run activities within our complex. We would like someone who is keen to work with older people in a group setting, we would like someone who is enthusiastic, has a great sense of humour and good communication skills and if you have some experience of life all the better. We would like the activities to be tailored to the interests of our residents. We would like suggestions on potential activities and activities such as Skittles, Armchair Exercisies, Reminiscence Sessions, Dominos & Bingo are always popular but it would be good to introduce some new ideas such as activities tailored specifically to men or women.

Balquhidder House are looking for trained volunteers who are able to provide regular beauty treatments for our residents, it would also be a benefit if the volunteer can offer some beauty advice as part of their role. The main tasks will be; Applying Make-Up, Nail Treatments, Waxing and Advice on contra-indications. Due to the nature of the role we would require that you are qualified to Diploma standard in a relevant area and don’t need to worry about insurance as the activity is covered through ours.

We're looking for warm, friendly volunteers with good conversational skills to help us gather important feedback about the services we provide. Volunteers will be calling our patients and families who have given us consent to gather feedback and having a conversation with them about their experiences. This opportunity will be done remotely, but you will be working as part of a team across Scotland and will be offered regular check ins with your volunteer manager. The feedback you gather will help us shape the services we provide for the future; ensuring that everyone affected by a life-limiting illness has the best possible experience that reflects what matters to them. Full training will be provided, so no previous experience will be necessary. You will be given an initial induction to Marie Curie, as well as training in the use of our IT systems and the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Groups. Volunteers in this role will be offered regular catch up sessions and will also be given details of how to get in touch with a member of the team if they have any concerns they need to raise. If you can spare 3-4 hours a week, and you want to be part of a team where you are helping us improve care for the future then we would love to hear from you.

Provide information to local organisations and community groups to help raise awareness of RNID’s activities as well as other services and support available for deaf people and those with hearing loss and tinnitus. This role includes online presentations and face-to-face activities in your area. As a Community Volunteer, you will: • reach out to community groups, other charities, etc. to offer informative presentations or attend meetings to share insight into deafness, hearing loss and tinnitus • deliver talks, presentations online and face-to-face (depending on practicality) • set up RNID Information stands at various locations, including libraries, community centres and hospitals within your local area • ensure leaflets and equipment arrive at the venue in time, and pack up at the end of the event • promote the work of RNID and associated local services • respond to questions and enquiries from visitors and assist as appropriate • record any enquires that are out of your knowledge base and follow up accordingly • monitor the number of enquiries at each event and feedback in a timely manner • be proactive in sourcing venues for information stands Training and and ongoing support is provided at a local level for this role, with regular meetings between volunteers and project staff.

Could you lead the local SSAFA services in your area? You don’t need a military background for this role, but you should be empathic to the needs of the armed forces community, have some experience of managing people and possess good I.T. skills. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. What is a Branch Chair? There are SSAFA branches throughout the UK and overseas. Each branch has a Chair to oversee all aspects of the branch. Ultimately accountable to the Chair of the Board of Trustees, through the National Chairman your role is to ensure that the branch is running in line with SSAFA’s Royal Charter Rules, Regulations and policies. Also, to ensure that clients and volunteers are safe, all services provided are appropriate and effective and that the branch is financially sound. You will be the public face of SSAFA in your branch area. Why do we need you? We’ve been supporting the Armed Forces community for more than 130 years. Our clients come from all backgrounds and age groups and more people than ever are contacting SSAFA for financial, practical and emotional support. To do this we need local branches and volunteers who can coordinate people, ensure the local population know about SSAFA and keep things running smoothly behind the scenes. When would you be needed and where would you be based? This role is about leadership, coordination and administration. As part of your local branch, you might have access to an office, but many volunteers are based at home. The role requires an ongoing time commitment, usually about 2-3 days per month. In addition, you would need to organise and attend regular meetings throughout the year. What would you be doing? • Providing leadership to the Branch and ensuring that all activities comply with SSAFA regulations both directly, and through the Branch Secretary, other Branch Officers and Divisional Officers. • Providing support and guidance to volunteers in office holder roles, and support with recruitment of volunteers into these positions to ensure the sustainability of the branch • Ensuring the financial integrity of the Branch, including the appointment of Treasurers and a local fundraising programme to meet branch running costs • Ensuring that all data is processed and held in accordance with SSAFA’s data management policies • Monitoring volunteer numbers against the demand for support and working with other volunteers, regional and central office staff to attract and recruit new volunteers as required • Ensuring that all volunteers are recruited, inducted, supported and managed in line with SSAFA policies, such as the Volunteering Policy, Volunteer Code of Conduct, Data Protection Policy, and Safeguarding Policy. • Building relationships with regional and central office staff, local voluntary organisations and, if applicable, SSAFA Service committees, local military establishments, prisons etc. • Overseeing an appropriate programme of awareness raising so that potential clients, volunteers and supporters know how to contact the branch • Providing timely reports and information to SSAFA’s Central Office • Overseeing a programme of meetings including an AGM, branch meetings, committee meetings, training etc. • Supporting any salaried branch staff and ensuring that their line management arrangements are working appropriately • Resolve any complaints that are suitable for local resolution in accordance with SSAFA’s Complaints Policy and procedures, referring upwards any that are not suitable for local resolution

Caseworkers visit clients to work out what type of help they need. Next, they find the right sources of support and arrange for clients to access it. This might be funds for special equipment for someone with a disability, adaptions to a property so an older client can remain at home or funds for a rental deposit. Caseworkers also sign-post clients onto specialist local services for advice on benefits, housing, mental health, debt, finding work etc. The essential part of the role is interacting with clients, so you may be visiting clients or doing this virtually. As part of your local branch you might have access to an office, but many volunteers are based at home. What does this role involve? • Contacting clients and arranging to meet them at a mutually convenient time either face-to-face or remotely • Liaising with clients and completing a form to assess their circumstances • Sign-posting clients onto local services providing specialist advice • Applying on the client’s behalf to military and non-military sources of charitable funding • Arranging for the purchase of goods and services • Keeping in touch with the client so they know how their case is progressing • Keeping in touch with your branch so they know your availability • Keeping up to date with training and SSAFA news so that you are best able to support clients • Being a positive ambassador for SSAFA remembering that anyone you meet could be a potential client, volunteer or fundraiser • Volunteering within the standards and values of SSAFA including observing our policies such as the Volunteering policy and data protection policy (these will be covered in your training and local induction.) What can you gain from this volunteering role? • Support people in your community with a military background • Use your skills, knowledge and life experience to benefit others • Support and friendship from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community • Experience, training and skills that you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews • Better physical and mental health – studies show that volunteers live longer and experience lower levels of stress and depression! Minimum Age: 18 Is a criminal record check required? Yes

Our tea party drivers are a vital part of the Re-engage team. Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for our older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated. Drivers take older people to the parties and stay with them to enjoy the get-together. Over time, drivers and older guests get to know each other well and together you will spend many hours full of fun, laughter, and stories. As a tea party driver, you liaise with your group coordinator and take older guests to and from the tea parties each month. Staying at the tea party is part of your role, so it’s much more than being a driver. Tasks include: Driving one to two older guests using your own car to a tea party venue and returning them home again after the event . Staying at the tea party to help with conversation and serve refreshments. Liaising with the group coordinator to confirm which older guests you will pick up. Informing the group coordinator of any safeguarding concerns or issues you might have. Following all guidance in your driver training modules to ensure that the tea parties are enjoyable, appropriate, and in line with our charitable aims.

We need enthusiastic, friendly and caring volunteers who can use their experience to design, manufacture and supply individual equipment and adaptation solutions for disabled people where no commercial solutions currently exist. Panel members with practical skills visit clients in their homes and work together with occupational therapists and physiotherapists to ensure best results for clients Skills are needed in the following areas, engineering, assistive technology, craftwork, electrics and electronics, product design and metalwork.

We want to make West Dunbartonshire a Dementia Friendly authority. We believe anyone living with dementia and their carers should be supported to live well in the community, and feel able to access services and activities, as and when they choose to. To help us share the message and build interest and support, we provide information and awareness sessions all across the area. We need volunteers, like you, to help us keep track of and deliver the sessions alongside our network of Dementia Ambassadors. We will ask you to - Work with us to make sure every session enquiry is followed up - Help arrange the awareness diary - taking bookings and contacting session leaders - Make up information packs for local organisations - Help facilitate the sessions on the day (only if you want to) - Keep track of any dementia pledges made in the sessions If you get involved we can offer you the chance to: - Learn more about dementia and how it impacts everyday life - Meet new interesting people - Make a real difference in the lives of people in your community.

We want to make West Dunbartonshire a Dementia Friendly authority. We believe anyone living with dementia and their carers should be supported to live well in the community, and feel able to access services and activities, as and when they choose to. To help us share the message and build interest and support, we provide information and awareness sessions all across the area. We need volunteers, like you, to help us keep track of and deliver the sessions alongside our network of Dementia Ambassadors. We will ask you to - Work with us to make sure every session enquiry is followed up - Help arrange the awareness diary - taking bookings and contacting session leaders - Make up information packs for local organisations - Help facilitate the sessions on the day (only if you want to) - Keep track of any dementia pledges made in the sessions If you get involved we can offer you the chance to: - Learn more about dementia and how it impacts everyday life - Meet new interesting people - Make a real difference in the lives of people in your community.

Are you a chatterbox? Can you talk about anything and everything? If this sounds like you we have a fantastic opportunity to let your chitchatting dreams run wild! In our stores we’re always looking for outgoing and enthusiastic volunteers to meet and greet our customers. We talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. We keep the sales floor looking fresh and inspiring and thank everyone who brings in their donations and custom. Come and be a part of your local team and learn about customer service skills and gain experience. Don’t worry if you’re not a confident speaker, with this role all you need is a welcoming and helpful attitude. We’ll provide you with all the support and help you need. Perfect for enhancing your CV and skills set

Time to meet and greet your local community. Become an important member of the British Heart Foundation team and help to support not only your local store but BHF research into heart and circulatory disease. We need volunteers who are chatty, friendly and willing to follow our volunteering guidelines to help us recruit more like minded people. Get involved with your community, face to face and web based, placing adverts online and making contacts within the local colleges and job centers. Join your local team and help to introduce people to the wonderful world of volunteering and our lifesaving research into heart disease.

Do you find gym memberships too expensive? If you like to keep active and stay in shape volunteering in your local furniture and electrical warehouse could be the answer you’re looking for. We always need helpful and active people to check in and book donations that come through our doors and help to load and unload furniture form our donation vans. It’s not just a physical work out you can expect when volunteering here you can also get involved in putting together our flat packed furniture, maybe something to puzzle over! Come and join your local BHF community and feel part of the team with other like-minded volunteers. We will provide you will all the training you need from guides on manual handling techniques to health and safety modules.

At Macmillan we give people with cancer everything we’ve got. Do you have good communication and organisational skills? Then we would love you to join our team as a Macmillan Buddy Lead Volunteer and help support a team of volunteers to deliver our Buddy services. We are looking for Lead Volunteers and by sharing your skills and time, you’ll have the opportunity to utilise and develop your skills and provide volunteers with a brilliant experience. Together, we can be right there for people with cancer. If you would like to join our team, apply to volunteer today! Why we want you Bring your organisational and communication skills to support a team of volunteers to deliver our Buddy services. This is a varied role and below are some examples of activities you could be involved with. Together, we can be right there for people with cancer. What you will be doing Leading initial home visits and risk assessments for Community Buddying Inputting and updating sensitive personal information on our data system Matching service users with volunteers, following our matching process Checking in with service users and volunteers after their first call or visit Supporting Buddy Volunteer recruitment and induction Acting as a point of contact for Buddy volunteers regarding wellbeing, offering group support sessions and signposting to wellbeing resources Attending regular team meetings to share good practice Having regular calls and meetings with a Volunteering Services Delivery Lead

CHSS supports groups across Scotland to meet the needs of people living with chest, lung and heart conditions and following a stroke. Peer support groups give people the chance to share experiences with others who understand what they are going through. Peer support groups have various reasons for coming together. It may be to meet socially, take part in physical activity or learn how to live well with their condition. Each group is unique and tailored to the needs of its local community. Everyone involved with the group will have a say in how the group is run. Integrated Peer Support Groups are fully supported by Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland. The group are looking for someone who can be the Treasurer.

Can you make a difference to elderly patients within a health setting? Patients that have been in hospital for a prolonged period of time can experience isolation and frustration due to a lack of stimulation and visitors. We are looking for mature, confident volunteers with plenty of life experience to help improve the patients’ stay. The main role of the volunteer is to provide friendship and stimulation for elderly patients, many of whom will have some form of cognitive impairment. Tasks will include; • Chatting to patients on a one to one basis and exploring their personal interests • Reading to patients, or playing games such as dominos, board games and crosswords • Providing verbal encouragement and support to the patient during mealtimes • Supporting the activities coordinator with activities on the ward Volunteers can enhance their experience in hospital and potentially avoid them becoming frustrated, which can stem from prolonged periods of time where stimulation is lacking. Many of these patients don’t have visitors.

Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 shops. Our stores sell lots of great donated & new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK. Our retail stores are the face of our charity on the high-street and in local communities. We have loads of amazing stock donated to us every week, and this all needs to be sorted, tagged and put on the shop-floor for sale! Making sure our shops look fantastic is another task you can get involved with. You may also be required to help out on the till too, but we will show you how that works during your time volunteering with us. We value the contribution of everyone who supports Barnardo’s. You will be a friendly face of Barnardo’s by volunteering in one of our shops. It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability. Why we want you: Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 stores. Our stores sell lots of great donated and new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK. What you will be doing: Work on the till processing sales and returns Prepare stock, including sorting, steaming and pricing Create stylish window displays Replenish stock on the shop floor Stock-take and other administrative tasks The skills you need: Friendly and helpful Happy to be part of an amazing team of staff and volunteers Enthusiastic about the work of Barnardo’s Flexible and willing to do a variety of the shop tasks What's in it for you: Have fun and meet new people Develop skills for your CV including confidence, teamwork and problem solving Make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families Learning and development opportunities through our Volunteer Academy which includes access to Level 2 Qualifications and other accredited courses Full training and experience of working in retail as a volunteer Other information: Minimum age 14 Shop based Location Unit 1, 485/507 Glasgow Road, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, G81 1JP, United Kingdom Disclaimer We look to recruit a diverse range of volunteers. If your skills don't fit the above, please do not let this put you off as we are able to be flexible with most of our roles. If you are unable to apply online through the link on this page, please visit your local store for a paper application form or contact the Barnardo's Volunteering Team on volunteering@barnardos.org.uk

Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 shops. Our stores sell lots of great donated & new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK. Over 60 donation centres receive and distribute 100’s of bags of stock every single week. All of these donations need to be lifted and shifted so they end up in the right shops - we don’t require a weightlifter, but you will be need to be physically fit to help move the many donations we receive. As well as working up a sweat, our donation centres also sell a variety of stock which all need processing and putting on the shop floor. Making sure our shops look fantastic is another task you can get involved with. You may also be required to help out on the till once in a while, but we will show you how that works during your time volunteering with us. We value the contribution of everyone who supports Barnardo’s. You will be a friendly face of Barnardo’s by volunteering in one of our shops. It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability. Why we want you: Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 stores. Our stores sell lots of great donated and new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK. What you will be doing: Sorting large amounts of donations and stock Work on the till processing sales and returns Prepare stock, including sorting, steaming and pricing Create stylish window displays Replenish stock on the shop floor Stock-take and other administrative tasks The skills you need: Friendly and helpful Happy to be part of an amazing team of staff and volunteers Enthusiastic about the work of Barnardo’s Flexible and willing to do a variety of the shop tasks What's in it for you: Have fun and meet new people Develop skills for your CV including confidence, teamwork and problem solving Make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families Learning and development opportunities through our Volunteer Academy which includes access to Level 2 Qualifications and other accredited courses Full training and experience of working in retail as a volunteer Other information: Minimum age 14 Shop based Location Unit 1 K Retail Park, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, G81 2QB, United Kingdom Disclaimer We look to recruit a diverse range of volunteers. If your skills don't fit the above, please do not let this put you off as we are able to be flexible with most of our roles. If you are unable to apply online through the link on this page, please visit your local store for a paper application form or contact the Barnardo's Volunteering Team on volunteering@barnardos.org.uk

The role of the Pastoral Care Volunteer is to visit patients, relatives, members of staff and visitors as requested in-order to assist in provision of spiritual and / or religious care in a manner that respects the belief systems of the individual concerned. To maintain records of all encounters as directed in order to assist others in the continuing support of the individual, report any matters of concern about a patient’s wellbeing, etc directly to nursing staff and/or the Spiritual Care Lead as appropriate. The ability to identify and assess levels of spiritual need and respond appropriately, be willing to help meet or facilitate specific religious needs such as prayer and worship.

Intandem is a mentoring service for children 8-14 years old who are looked after at home. Mentors need to be over 18 years old and have an enthusiasm to spend several hours per week with a child looked after at home in West Dunbartonshire. Each mentor will receive 20hrs free training and will be supported within their role. 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.

With the cost of raising children growing every year, 3D Drumchapel are lending a helping hand. In response to our growing community, we have a large stock of quality new and pre-loved clothing and toys. We also have essential equipment and other items for new-borns and children up to 5 years old. These items are completely free for families who need them, and for clothing in particular we have a wide selection available. Bairn Necessities project is dedicated to supporting families in need in Drumchapel, Knightswood & Yoker. Our aim is to save local families money by offering good quality children’s toys, clothing and equipment, free or at low cost. All of our items are donated from the local community, businesses and other organisations. We accept referrals from families themselves, and professional bodies such as Health Visitors, Social Workers and community organisations. In Volunteering for Bairn Necessities we will need to sort through donations, sorting them into age groups and types of clothing to be ready to be sent to the families in need. We will need you to process orders and make up the orders ready to go for delivery/collection and contacting the relevant person in regard to receiving their order.

Are you always on the phone? Are you calm, collected and chatty? We’re always looking for friendly, confident and helpful people to join our team and become the voice of your local store. You will be the first point of contact for our customers helping them with any enquiries and arranging collections for donations and deliveries. Come and be a part of your local team and learn customer service skills and gain experience. If you have good communication skills and able to follow administration processes accurately then come and be a part of our team and laugh and chat with other volunteers over a cup of tea and a biscuit. Perfect for enhancing your CV and skills set We talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. We keep the sales floor looking fresh and inspiring and thank everyone who brings in their donations and custom. Come and be a part of your local team and learn about customer service skills and gain experience. Don’t worry if you’re not a confident speaker, with this role all you need is a welcoming and helpful attitude. We’ll provide you with all the support and help you need. Perfect for enhancing your CV and skills set

We are looking for someone to come along to our lunch club to prepare nutritious food for our guests. Duties include preparation of ingredients, peeling potatoes, vegetables and meat, plating up meals once they are cooked and keeping the work surfaces clean and tidy, loading the dishwasher once the plates and cutlery have been returned to the kitchen area, leaving the kitchen in a good condition on finish.

As a call companion coordinator, you will be the main point of contact for all the call companions and older people in your group. Our call companion coordinators are a vital part of the Re-engage team, ensuring that their group of call companions have all the support and information they need to make regular friendship calls to older people. This is a challenging and rewarding role which might be a bit busy to begin with but will take up less of your time once your group is fully up and running. You’ll be checking in with your group members once a month, and you’ll conduct a short wellbeing questionnaire with the older people in the group every six months. Tasks include: Setting up the first call companion calls for your group by getting in touch with the call companions and older people Checking in with the older people in your group once they have had their first call companion call Keeping in regular contact with your team of call companions and sharing any updates from Re-engage that are relevant to them Responding to any issues and queries from the call companions and older people in your group

We are looking for someone to escort members from their homes to the Vale of leven Swimming Pool and returning them to their homes on a Monday Evening. Helpers are required from 6pm-7pm to assist the members either in the swimming pool or to assist them in the changing room. We occasionally run social outings with our members and we would require assistance on these trips.

We are looking for Committee Members. We need people who will have a keen interest in the work of the group, a general knowledge of committees and the roles required. It is desirable that you have previous knowledge of committee work but not essential as long as you are prepared to train into the role. Duties: reading Committee papers, attending committee meetings, deciding on organisational matters and coming to a consensus. This should lead to supporting communications between clients and engineers and taking an active part in committee leadership.

Volunteers are needed to assist in the day to day running of the Marie Curie shop. You will be involved in sorting the donations for the shop, checking and sizing the donations in preparation for the shop floor and keeping the stockroom tidy.

What does the role involve? • Working as part of Guide Dogs’ fundraising team with staff and volunteers • To help with coordination of a group to raise money through events or other activities, meeting with volunteers in your team as required, to help with booking venues for events • Welcoming new members • Liaising with Community Fundraiser informing them of your group’s work and the people involved • Making sure your group follows policy and procedure when fundraising • Being a passionate local ambassador for Guide Dogs’ work • Co-ordinating your branch in raising money through events or other activities, delegating tasks to other volunteers in your team as required, e.g. booking venues for events • Branch Chairs only: lead a branch with a constitution and should hold an AGM

We are looking for someone who is interested in passing on their knowledge of knitting. Learning knit the basics can be easily done, but there are a lot more complex patterns out there if you have the skills to work them through. The role includes, providing help with those wishing to learn the form of knitting/crochet or tapestry. Making of tea and coffee, set up and clear away at end of day. The ability of our residents will be varied so we need a little imagination as to what can be knitted. A few of our residents have knitted in the past but now need a little help with patterns, casting on/off or just a little motivation to continue.