The role is flexible. We are building a team to run our brand-new community Library of Things. Things like tools and even apple pressing equipment, for people to share instead of buy. The team will be busy with all the following tasks: pickup and drop off sessions at the Pen-y-Coe Press; administration and IT; communicating with our community, maintain our “things”; helping teach others how to use our “things” safely. Whatever you can offer, we’d love to welcome you. The sessions for picking-up and dropping-off things at the Pen-y-Coe Press will be at publicised times, initially Saturday 10-11am, Tuesday 10am to 1 pm, and Wednesday 2-4 pm. Other tasks, such as maintaining the “things”, can be done at any time.

The Pen-y-Coe Press is a vintage style shop that sells stationery, art materials and print services. It is run by volunteers and helps raise funds for the charity. This volunteer role can be working from home or Pen-y-Coe Press, Penicuik EH26 8L The Treasurer has to ensure proper records are kept of all income and expenditure. Today, these records are maintained in an excel spreadsheet. However, we hope a new Treasurer could bring knowledge and experience to implement a standard accounting package. Tasks include bank account reconciliation; managing and paying suppliers, usually by internet banking; and ensuring cash is banked. Also, the provision of monthly and annual financial reports. In addition, you will be part of the Pen-y-Coe Press leadership team and support the other Pen-y-Coe Press volunteers to operate with strong financial policies and procedures. It is planned to make the Pen-y-Coe Press shop a trading subsidiary of the charity, with its own board, in which case you would become a board member.

This is a unique opportunity to either learn or apply skills related to customer requests for printing a wide range of materials. This work often includes using the guillotine, laminator and book-binding. We also sell arts and craft materials and a wide range of stationery supplies. Our greetings cards include those created by local artists. You will be interested in the heritage of paper-making in Penicuik and enjoy working as part of a team. Retail experience would be a bonus but is not required. Volunteers are also encouraged to work cooperatively with the team as we go through a time of change and development. The role requires a minimum of one shift of three hours a week along with attendance at monthly team meetings.

There is an opportunity to volunteer at the OPEN HOUSE in Penicuik Town Hall on Saturday mornings. Open House is a friendly place which serves coffees, teas, homemade cakes and scones at modest prices and later in the morning, soup and bread. There is also a popular fortnightly exhibition on topics relating to Penicuik’s fascinating life and history. As a volunteer you would join an enthusiastic team which works in groups of two or three according to a rota. There are two shifts: the first from 9:30am- 11:45am and the second from 11:45am-2:00pm. You would help to lay out crockery, food and drinks as guided; serve the customers and wash up and clear away at the end. You would offer a friendly welcome to all customers, many of whom are regulars, and you would help to create a sociable and relaxed atmosphere where people can meet their friends and make new ones.