Nursing Support Volunteers support the CHAS at Home team in families own homes with tasks such as bathing, assisting with personal care, moving and handling, getting children ready for bed, helping children up and dressed in the mornings. The aim of this role is to work closely with the nursing team, providing an 'extra pair of hands' when on a family visit providing high quality care to children and young people, ensuring they get the right support at the right time. What activities will I be involved in? - Helping to bathe and dress the children - Undertaking personal care of children whilst working alongside a member of the nursing team - Managing or access to sensitive and confidential medical and personal information regarding the children and families accessing our services - Sitting with a child undertaking play, storytelling, watching a movie etc. whilst nursing staff attend to medical needs of other children and young people What skills and abilities will I need to have? - Experience of working in (or towards) a care or clinical role - Have experience of knowledge of children with complex needs - Empathy, tact, sensitivity - An ability to relate to people of all ages and walks of life - Adhere to rules around GDPR and a strong understanding of confidentiality - Good communication skills How much time should I offer? You might want to offer a regular commitment of 2-4 hours a week. This can be further discussed with the CHAS at Home team as to how this would work for all in terms of fixed or flexible shifts. Where is the opportunity based? We are building a team of nursing support volunteers across the country but at the moment are prioritising in the central belt and Inverness areas. We do pay travel expenses and would ask that volunteers ideally live within a 40-60 minute drive of the family they would be visiting. What are the benefits to me? - Learning new skills - Using your existing skills for a great cause - Getting more involved and making a real difference to families - Adding to your cv - Meeting new people from diverse backgrounds - Having fun! What are the benefits to the children and families supported by CHAS? By volunteering in nursing support you will be ensuring that children and young people receive the highest quality quality care and support throughout their time with CHAS. What else should I know? The role is open to anyone age 18 and over and requires membership of the PVG scheme. There is a simple form to complete and we will assist you with this. You may already have a PVG, if so you will only need to complete an update form. The process won’t cost you anything and having a criminal record will not automatically exclude you from volunteering. We will assess each applicant on an individual basis. CHAS is committed to providing a quality volunteering experience to all volunteers free from discrimination and prejudice. Ensuring that CHAS is an equal, diverse, and inclusive organisation helps improve the quality of care we provide and helps us reach more families and children, maximising a wide variety of knowledge, experience and expertise. We welcome volunteer applications from those who are refugees, asylum seekers, benefit claimants and those with a disability. We can provide more information on if you are allowed to volunteer and what adjustments we can put in place to ensure your volunteering experience is a positive one.

Dunbeath & District Day centre welcomes outreach volunteers to help deliver outreach meals to service users in the district [East Caithness]. Mileage expenses paid for fuel when using your vehicle. This is an opportunity to support vulnerable people and make a difference in the local area.

This is an exciting role for you to use your love of working with people to empower the community, and to drive a groundswell of community action on climate change. You will work with volunteer hosts who will invite 8 – 12 friends and family to attend a Climate Conversation online or in their home. At these events, you will present to them about climate change (using our prepared scripts), the urgency for action and facilitate discussion that leads to a commitment to take more effective action. Our mission is to create the social climate for effective climate action in Scotland. Key Responsibilities - Imparting the urgency and scale of climate change to the people invited by the friends and family of each host - Inspiring attendees to commit to taking effective action on climate change - Attending monthly Ongoing Facilitator Training (1 hour?) - Recruiting more people to join as hosts and facilitators - Administration and record keeping of your Conversations - Maintaining our a host database and your own activity spreadsheet - Evaluating Conversations and providing feedback for improvement

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. You will need two references and to complete an ID check for this role. Tasks include: Completing and submitting a host’s home checklist for your own home or signing a declaration if you’re hosting at an external venue before your first tea party and on an annual basis. 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. https://www.reengage.org.uk/