By choosing to become a buddy volunteer you will bring your listening and communication skills you’ll be doing something amazing for someone living with a cancer diagnosis. • Providing face-to-face support in the community or in people’s homes to alleviate loneliness and help with simple practical tasks such as changing a bed/dusting or simply chatting over a cup of tea. • Adopting a non-judgemental and supportive approach to understand the needs and concerns of people living with cancer • Supporting 1-2 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

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland is Scotland’s health charity supporting people and their families across Scotland with chest, heart and stroke conditions. We want to make sure life living with a chest or heart condition or after a stroke is a life lived to the full. To help in this we are currently seeking people to volunteer with us as Community Support Services Volunteers. As a Community Support Services Volunteer you will support people who have had a stroke to develop autonomy and confidence in self-management, enabling them to fully engage with their community and activities of their choice. The service is delivered to provide specified person centred support for those with a communication difficulty and/or to support a specific physical or everyday task. The role includes: • providing specified support for the service user, this will be dependent upon their individual goal(s). • supporting with specific physical and/or everyday activities. • supporting with specific use of communication strategies. This may involve either one-to-one or small group support or a combination of both. To undertake your role you will be required to undertake membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Adults) Scheme in Scotland (PVG) (there is no cost for this for volunteers). Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland will provide all necessary training, provide excellent ongoing support to all volunteers and all authorised out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed. For more details please contact us at volunteering@chss.org.uk or visit our website at https://www.chss.org.uk/volunteer-with-chss

At Macmillan we give people with cancer everything we’ve got. Are you a good listener and clear communicator? Then we would love you to join our team as a Macmillan Telephone Buddy and help Macmillan support people living with cancer. We are looking for Telephone Buddy Volunteers across all areas of Scotland to provide telephone support. The time commitment varies and days/times are flexible but those undertaking the role usually commit to approximately 1-2 hours a week. Selection will be after an informal interview and on successful completion of online training and induction. The training consists of both self-directed online learning and 'live' online group training and will take a combined total of approximately 10 hours to complete. You will need to complete this training within 6 weeks of submitting your application. This role is also subject to a PVG check. By sharing your skills and time, you’ll have the opportunity to utilise and develop your skills and will make a difference to people’s lives. 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 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. What will you be doing? - 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 What's in it for you? - Meet new people as part of a friendly team that makes a difference - Use and develop your communication and people skills - Have a rewarding experience making a difference to people living with cancer - Receive an induction, relevant training, the support you need to carry out your role, and agreed out-of-pocket expenses (reimbursed within our guidelines) Disclaimer: Our vision is to develop a diverse and inclusive culture that empowers and enables everyone to be their best when giving time, energy and experience. We will strive to meet the different needs of people who choose to give their time, and work hard to improve accessibility – both face to face and online – to give everyone the best possible experience.

At Macmillan we give people with cancer everything we’ve got. Are you a good listener and clear communicator? Then we would love you to join our team as a Macmillan Community Buddy and help Macmillan support people living with cancer. We are looking for Community Buddy Volunteers across all areas of Scotland to provide both in-person and telephone support. The time commitment varies and days/times are flexible but those undertaking the role usually commit to approximately 2-4 hours a week. Selection will be after an informal interview and on successful completion of online training and induction. The training consists of both self-directed online learning and 'live' online group training and will take a combined total of approximately 10 hours to complete. You will need to complete this training within 6 weeks of submitting your application. This role is also subject to a PVG check. By sharing your skills and time, you’ll have the opportunity to utilise and develop your skills and will make a difference to people’s lives. 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 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. What you will be doing - 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 - 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 What's in it for you? - Meet new people as part of a friendly team that makes a difference - Use and develop your communication and people skills - Have a rewarding experience making a difference to people living with cancer who are especially isolated - Receive an induction, relevant training, the support you need to carry out your role, and agreed out-of-pocket expenses (reimbursed within our guidelines) Disclaimer: Our vision is to develop a diverse and inclusive culture that empowers and enables everyone to be their best when giving time, energy and experience. We will strive to meet the different needs of people who choose to give their time, and work hard to improve accessibility – both face to face and online – to give everyone the best possible experience.