Clan’s Listening and Support volunteers are the key points of contact for clients accessing our range of free practical services and emotional support at our Wellbeing Centres across the North East, including Moray. Listening & Support Volunteers currently help a wide range of people affected by cancer, including those with a cancer diagnosis, carers, colleagues, family members and friends by offering an impartial, confidential listening ear. Support can be given either in person or on the telephone. Clan is in urgent need of volunteers in Elgin and the surrounding areas of Lossiemouth and Forres. If you are caring, compassionate, an effective listener and available to volunteer for 4 hours at a time (on week days) either weekly, fortnightly or monthly for a minimum of 12 months, we’d love to hear from you! Find out more about how you could make a difference to local people affected by cancer by visiting www.clancancersupport.org, or by calling 01224 647 000 and asking to speak with our Volunteer Manager.

Health and Social Care Moray's Buddy scheme provides a wide variety of volunteering roles to help reduce social isolation for those who are vulnerable aged 18 to 100+. The aim is to keep people connected to their local communities and in some cases reconnected to activities previously enjoyed. Health and Social Care Moray deal with requests covering the whole of the Moray area and currently support 105 volunteer buddies aged 16 to 90. This service is in high demand having received over 1200 requests for volunteers in just over 7 years. Could you volunteer to help with us? Please check out website www.moray.gov.uk/volunteering , or contact us by email on volunteering.CC@moray.go.uk

As an Inspection volunteer, you will take part in at least 6 inspections per year. You may travel to inspections and join inspectors on site. Also involved will be telephoning people to find out what they think of the service they get and help run focus groups. You will contribute to an inspection report and you and the inspector will feedback to the manager of the service to tell them what people told you and what you saw.

People affected by cancer tell us they need support during their cancer journey, and sometimes people cannot access support face to face in their local community. Our new remote befrienders service aims to help to break down isolation by offering one-to-one befriending over the phone, by email, letter or text. By choosing to join us as an emotional support volunteer you will be doing something amazing for people at a difficult time. >What is involved? You will be helping someone affected by cancer who cannot access face to face support because they live in an area with no suitable local support. You will provide emotional support such as listening and talking, or exchanging emails, providing a supportive relationship to help reduce feelings of isolation offer reassurance and increase confidence. This role involves volunteering unsupervised, usually from your own home. Support is available from your Macmillan Volunteer Manager or Co-ordinator or from the Services Lead Volunteer. You will also be given an induction and appropriate training. >What you won’t be expected to do •Give advice to the person that you are matched with, although you may be able to signpost them to other Macmillan and community services which can offer guidance. •Provide indefinite support to the person that you are matched with. The service is usually time limited to a 12-week period, except for exceptional circumstances. >What will you get out of it? •Be part of an enthusiastic team of people who want to make a difference, just like you •Have a rewarding experience making a difference to people affected by cancer •Receive induction and ongoing training in individual and group volunteer support sessions •Use and develop your communication and people skills enhancing your CV •Receive agreed out of pocket expenses reimbursed within our guidelines >How much time should I give? This is flexible based on the time that you have available and the needs of the people that we support. We would suggest a few hours a week ideally for a year or more. >Apply today by completing an online application form at https://www.macmillan.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering/how-to-volunteer.html We’ll contact you to discuss your application and the role in more detail, and answer questions. >for more information regarding this role/volunteering with us in Aberdeen / North of Scotland please contact Tina Morrow on 07455765844 or tmorrow@macmillan.org.uk to find out more.