Give the gift of your time and become a volunteer mentor for young people Would you like to support a young person on their journey to gaining new skills and experience, becoming more self-confident and achieving their goals? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you. Why mentoring? Mentoring is at the heart of what we do here at ProjectScotland and we offer everyone we support the opportunity to be matched with a volunteer mentor. We are searching for people in a few areas across the country who are able to offer one hour of their time per week for a minimum of 6 months to help transform the life of someone else. As a volunteer mentor, you could support your mentee with whatever is important to them. This could be goal setting, identifying interests and strengths, confidence building, helping to establish a routine, social connections or just someone consistent to talk to and check in with to see how they are. The support you can offer is invaluable and can be life changing for you both! How does it work? • we provide training, support to apply to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme, ongoing support, access to lots of resources and a wonderful community of mentors across the country • you are matched to one person and meet with them once a week for around one hour • meetings would ideally be face to face, however many matches have been virtual over the past two years, using email/telephone/video chat/WhatsApp. There is the opportunity to do both. • matches can last from 3-12 months depending upon the relationship and the needs of the mentee What’s in it for you? • Help transform your mentee’s life • Develop communication and interpersonal skills e.g. coaching, motivating others, adaptability • Gain transferable skills and experience volunteering with disadvantaged people • Participate in regular support and training • Meet new people, connect and have fun! • Learn about yourself and gain a sense of achievement supporting others • Learn more about your community and the challenges that people can face If you are interested in this opportunity please email mentoringps@volunteeringmatters.org.uk. We would love to hear from you! More info about ProjectScotland: ProjectScotland (now part of the Volunteering Matters Family of Brands) works with people (predominantly young people) across the country who are struggling to overcome challenges such as social isolation, mental health issues, low confidence and general uncertainty about their futures. By providing wrap around support and the chance to complete a voluntary placement with a local charity; not only can this enhance confidence and self-belief, but it gives that individual the opportunity to build on their skills and experience and potentially move on to a job, further education or training. Everyone we work with is also offered a volunteer mentor.

The mission of Citizens of Cyber is to bring together cyber-specialists and connect individuals and professional bodies, to support and assist in cyber-education and the development of safer online practices, aimed at people of all ages and knowledge levels. ​We wish to use our professional network to keep up to date with the activities of hackers and online scammers and produce resources for use by schools, groups, and individuals, whether online, offline, or through face-to-face sessions. ​We want cyber-users to know how to protect themselves and others online, whilst being confident and making the best of their online interactions, and still remain within the confines of the law while doing so. In addition, we aim to ensure that support is available for anyone affected by negative interactions online and to help anyone who finds themselves in cyber-related difficulties. Our volunteers are at the heart of what we do and it is important for us to ensure we provide the best working environment possible. Volunteers work remotely during hours they set, our team focuses on ensuring clear deliverables are identified and agreed to allow volunteers to manage their own time. Meetings with the whole team will be held regularly to make sure everyone knows each other and work together. Duties and Responsibilities would be, and are not restricted to the following: • To create and/or amend aesthetically pleasing visuals for Citizens of Cyber resources; • To align proposals from typesetting through to design, print and production, ensuring brand continuity throughout; • To prepare graphics for distributions across channels (i.e., website, social media, physical leaflets/materials). The resources might include social media visuals, brochures, banners, posters, leaflets, presentations, images rendering/editing, infographics and other visual assets; • Study design briefs and determine requirements; • Conceptualize visuals based on requirements; • Prepare rough drafts and present ideas; • Develop illustrations, logos and other designs using software or by hand; • Use the appropriate colours and layouts for each graphic; • Amend designs after feedback; • Ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand; • Collaborate with the Marketing Officer, Social Media Officer, Web Master and other involved parties for the best possible outcome; and • Work closely with Marketing Officer and Social Media Officer to improve aesthetics;

Fresh Community Wellness is a growing grassroots charity, registered Scottish Charity Number, SC051346. We operate out of Aberdeen city, working within a (S.I.M.D) high neighbourhood to create lasting change and build a legacy for the future. Predominantly in Seaton neighbourhoods and outdoors, we work with volunteers/residents, with a salutogenic approach to community wellness. To help with this we have great opportunities and need people to help out as volunteers for a range of roles including: *Food growing, gardeners, greenspace management, tidy ups volunteers. *Mentors, community engagement, events, entertainers (kids, adults, 55+). *Outdoors games & sports volunteers, building outdoor areas for residents (sheltered housing seating), health. *Artists/ Sculptors to begin on our Street Art & Design projects, and sculptures. *Admin, coordinators, team lead volunteers, advisors & support volunteers. *Drop-in café helpers, advisors, cooking assistants. All are fantastic opportunities to make a real difference for people and communities in Aberdeen. Excellent support and relevant training is provided to all volunteers. For more details about these volunteer roles or other ways you can help support the important work and volunteering at Fresh Community Wellness SCIO, please contact our website www.freshcom.org.uk or email us at chair@freshcom.org.uk or secretary@freshcom.org.uk

We are seeking people with lived experience of long term conditions (and people with caring responsibilities) to participate in a Digital Citizen Panel, whereby you will have the opportunity to help shape Digital Health and Care.