-Could you be there for children? At Childline, our free counselling service for children, a child contacts us every 25 seconds. And thanks to our dedicated volunteers, who do a shift each week, we can offer support when it’s needed most. To make sure it stays that way, we’re looking for more brilliant people who want to make a difference. After you get trained and set up in your local base, you’ll be helping children and young people who need someone to talk to. Listening to them at first and then offering support, information, or practical advice. -Interested? Then get ready to take a life-changing step forward – for you and for children. For further details regarding this and other volunteer opportunities at our Aberdeen base or to apply to be a volunteer please: apply online via: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-you-can-do/volunteering-nspcc-childline or email: kerri.stewart@nspcc.org.uk / phone: 01224 973036 for further information/details.

Could you offer an hour per week, to support a young adult in Midlothian? "Grandmentors" is an award winning mentoring programme, matching Volunteer Mentors who have a range of life skills and experience, with young adults aged 16-26 who are care experienced or who face a range of other life challenges or barriers. Grandmentors launched in Midlothian in 2023. Our Volunteer Mentors help young adults to navigate the transition into adulthood, guiding and helping them learn valuable life skills such as managing their finances, accessing Employment, Education and Training, and supporting their physical and mental health and wellbeing. Normally our Volunteer Mentors are aged 50+ and have skills and life experience to offer. However, if you are younger than 50 and feel you could offer time to support a younger adult, we would love to hear from you too! It is important that you have good people and communication skills, patience, and can offer a regular commitment of at least an hour per week (or a couple of hours per fortnight). Full training and support will be given throughout your volunteering experience as a Mentor! We will also re-imburse any volunteer expenses costs that you incur. Interested in finding out more? Apply today and we will be in touch!

The Kincorth Community Centre Hub has great volunteer opportunities to assist with a range of activities at the Hub. Volunteer roles include supporting our busy community cafe, which has rapidly taken off, we currently open 9.30 -2.30, but our aim is to run a breakfast and supper club, as well as have the cafe open for activities in the evening. We have a diverse community that has a lot to offer e.g.: art classes/exercise group/dance class/music lessons and we are always open to new ideas-we are more or less a blank canvass. Excellent support and relevant guidance is provided to all volunteers. Level 2 Hygiene Certificate will be offered to those who want to volunteer/cook in the café. Any other training would be reviewed and provided if proved relevant. A fantastic, enjoyable opportunity to volunteer and help make a real difference for people and the community. All volunteers are greatly appreciated. For further information please contact Andrea Stewart at email gingerstewart@btinternet.com or telephone: 07985 600037.

You might have heard of Grampian Regional Equality Council before. GREC has been working to promote positive community relations in North East Scotland for over 39 years. We works to support individuals who have been impacted by racism, other forms of discrimination, prejudices or inequality of society. We are expanding our Counselling Service and looking to recruit more compassionate psychotherapists/counsellors to support our children & young people in Aberdeen city and shire with Play Therapy and Counselling. Are you compassionate for humanity and equality? The new project of ours are to support the children and young people settled in Scotland due to the war conflicts (New Scots) and other circumstances. As children and young people are considered the future of the society, our team of volunteering therapists would have the opportunity to make a difference, one child at a time, together. -Essential Qualifications: • Counselling Skills Certificate, and • Diploma in Children & Young People Counselling (Qualified or Trainees) Even though this is a voluntary position, we want you to feel that your contributions and expertise are deeply appreciated and valued by us, we work to present our gratitudes for you in acts below: -Benefits: • CPD Trainings Monthly (In-house & Video); • Encounter Group Monthly • Group Supervision Monthly • 1-to-1 Managerial Supervision • We cover the transport & travel costs A couple of hours weekly of your time will provide such a safe space for individual young children therapeutically, significantly. We value our volunteering counsellors with care and respect, and aim to cultivate a therapeutic therapists’ community. All help makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated. For further information please contact Vivian Tu, Counselling Service Manager at email vtu@grec.co.uk or telephone 01224576790.