National Childbirth Trust (NCT - Aberdeen City and Shire)

Our vision is of a world in which no parent is isolated and all parents are supported to build a stronger society.

Our charitable purposes is to:
*offer information and support in pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.
*campaign to improve maternity care and ensure better services and facilities for new parents.
*give every parent the chance to make informed choices.
*make sure that everyone has access to our services and activities.

Locally, in Aberdeen City and the 'shire we provide support for parents and parents-to-be by being the local face of NCT. We run weekly groups, fundraising events and social events as well as a variety of training courses.


Current opportunities

Join our branch team in a 'volunteering from home' role, all done around around your own life. It will probably take an hour or a so a week to create an engaging schedule for our volunteers to follow for the week. This would be a great opportunity for someone looking to gain more experience in social media or managing a small team of volunteers to add to their skills. Our Social Media is an essential way to let people know what is going on and would love to hear your new ideas about how you could improve the reach and engagement. A great way to support local parents and carers. NCT Aberdeen City and Shire are a local branch of a national charity, we provide support to parents in the first 1000 days. Our groups and support are open to all. For further details please contact Victoria Ellis at email: aberdeen@nct.org.uk

Join our branch team in a 'volunteering from home' role, all done around around your own life. It will probably take an hour or a week, posting one day a week on our Facebook and Instagram accounts, these can be scheduled ahead of time so can be done at a time convenient to you. Our Social Media is an essential way to let people know what is going on. A great way to support local parents and carers. NCT Aberdeen City and Shire are a local branch of a national charity, we provide support to parents in the first 1000 days. Our groups and support are open to all. For further details please contact Victoria Ellis at email: aberdeen@nct.org.uk

Are you passionate about the benefits of cloth nappies? Do you want to spread the word and get people chatting about nappies? We would love to hear from you! We have a lending library of nappy library kits established for the last six years but during Covid our meets had to stop, and while we have continued to have a doorstep hire, it hasn't quite been the same community.. We are looking for a Nappy Library coordinator who can inject some passion into the library, create a welcoming, safe space for parents and parents to be to learn all there is to know about cloth nappies. Nappy kits could be hired from a monthly meet or your home, allowing people a chance to try reusable nappies before they buy. We have a well established nappy library Facebook group and the wider NCT Aberdeen City and shire branch to help and support you in this role. The role can by shared a couple of individuals. broken up into a mini team, depending on how big your ambitions are!

Join our branch team in a 'volunteering from home' role, all done around around your own life. It will probably take a couple of hours a week, checking the branch email account, replying to any enquires. A great way to support local parents and carers. NCT Aberdeen City and Shire are a local branch of a national charity, we provide support to parents in the first 1000 days. Our groups and support are open to all. For further details please contact Victoria Ellis at email: aberdeen@nct.org.uk