We are looking for committed volunteers who can provide a strong foundation to help strengthen their communities by helping Care Experienced children and young people engage in activities to build their skills and confidence and to be included, understood, respected and valued in their communities. The Participation Support Volunteer role will assist in providing and supporting activities for young people, providing supportive adults to ensure all children and young people can thrive and bring communities together. This role will involve interacting with young people primary aged 6-13 years through supporting and leading on a variety of activities eg, arts/crafts/sports/general youth work at our fortnightly sessions as well as at our National events that happen throughout the year. This role will help build community strengths for Care Experienced people and provide social networks to help build resilience and positive outcomes for children and young people. Who Cares? Scotland is a people organisation. We invest in our people, our relationships and in a positive working culture. It’s important to us that our volunteer team is included, involved and motivated to change society. Due the importance of building and maintaining relationships we are looking for someone who can have a long term commitment to supporting our group. We aim to recruit people with excellent qualities from a wide variety of backgrounds who share in our mission. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with care experience. What will I be doing? * Supporting staff to undertake and plan activities * Leading on activities * Supporting Care Experienced young people’s sense of belonging and connection * Building community ties, ensuring Care Experienced people are welcomed within communities * Helping children and young people to have fun * Building children and young people’s confidence and self esteem * Being a positive role model What skills can I bring to this role? * Experience of working with children (not essential) * A knowledge of issues affecting Care Experienced children and young people * Ability to work well with children and young people * Good communication and listening skills * Ability to encourage and motivate children and young people to participate in activities What qualities do I need? * To have a non-judgemental approach to people, have empathy * Be enthusiastic, flexible, and committed * Reliable and approachable * Friendly, helpful, and understanding * Reliability and a commitment to treat all information in a confidential manner * To have a good value base, be open minded and level-headed What will I gain from the role? * A sense of satisfaction in helping children and young people build their confidence and self-esteem to achieve their full potential * Practical experience of working with children and young people * Experience to get back into the workplace or education * Have fun! What support will I be given? * Volunteer induction and child protection training * Role specific training and additional training opportunities * Expenses – all out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed * Supervision and support from your volunteer co-ordinator

We are looking for volunteers who have strong IT skills and have experience using online platforms such as Teams and Zoom. This volunteer opportunity is perfect for those looking to volunteer remotely, have the chance to access opportunities and gain more third sector experience. Who Cares? Scotland Education and Engagement team are looking for a Virtual Education and Engagement volunteer to assist in the delivery of online sessions, discussing and reflecting on Corporate Parenting practice in relation to people with Care Experience. The role will involve providing technical support and supporting the delivery team where necessary. This is an exciting and newly developed role which gives practical experience within the Third Sector, providing training to Corporate Parents on care experience, and would allow for personal development for a suitable candidate. This position is almost exclusively online, therefore, open to anyone with the ability to work remotely and possesses IT skills. Who Cares? Scotland is a people organisation. We invest in our people, our relationships and in a positive working culture. It’s important to us that our volunteer team is included, involved and motivated to change society. We aim to recruit people with excellent qualities from a wide variety of backgrounds who share in our mission. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with care experience. *What will I be doing? • Assisting in the delivery of online sessions to Corporate Parents, ensuring technical and minor issues are dealt with in real time. • Helping to monitor and moderate chat. • Answering questions in the forum chat. • Dealing with any technical issues as they arise – i.e. advising people to turn off microphones, facilitating breakout rooms, admitting late attendees to the session etc. *What will I gain from the role? • Extensive training in care experience related issues – induction, Child Protection training and Understanding Care Experience training. • Experience of the third sector through information and sessions. • Experience of teamwork. • This is a new role which you will help develop – your input will be vital. • CV expansion *What support will I be given? • Volunteer Induction and extensive training • Role specific training & ongoing development opportunities • Expenses –all out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed • Supervision and support from your group lead and volunteer coordinator A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference. All volunteers are greatly appreciated. For more information please contact Yvonne Atkins, Volunteer Manager at email: volunteering@whocaresscotland.org or telephone: 07973802134.

Purpose and Aims of the role Who Cares? Scotland facilitate regular groups and events for Care Experience people One of the biggest barriers our members face in attending our groups and activities is the ability to get to us. Sometimes our members need a little bit of assistance to get to and from their groups and as a volunteer driver, you would be providing the means for someone to be able to attend the groups which are of importance to them to connect, make friends, talk about issues important to them and have fun. We are looking for volunteers who have access to their own car and can help to enhance our Care Experienced members experience of attending our regular groups and events by providing transport to and from these fortnightly groups.   Our volunteer drivers will assist in collecting young people from their homes to the venue in Edinburgh and home again every second Tuesday. Pickups will start from 5pm (depending on location) and drop offs will start after the group finishes at 8pm.   This role will involve interacting with young people and you will have the opportunity to stay at the group to engage with young people and support their involvement. We provide all out of pocket expenses, so your mileage would be reimbursed at £0.45 per mile. A PVG is required for this role. Access to your own car, business insurance and driving checks will also be needed. Who Cares? Scotland is a people organisation. We invest in our people, our relationships and in a positive working culture. It’s important to us that our volunteer team is included, involved and motivated to change society. We aim to recruit people with excellent qualities from a wide variety of backgrounds who share in our mission. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with care experience.   What will I be doing? Collect/return Care Experienced young people from and to their home to our group venue in Edinburgh Helping Care Experienced people connect and have fun Helping Care Experienced people feel relaxed and comfortable attending groups and events Ensuring Care Experienced people feel safe getting to and from their groups Reducing isolation by removing the barrier of transport

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national membership organisation for Care Experienced people. We are looking for a Volunteer Admin & Membership Assistant who can provide a strong foundation to help strengthen our Care Experienced membership by providing essential admin tasks to help us build our membership and engage our members. The role will involve working within a dynamic and passionate Membership & Participation team across our Glasgow and Paisley offices, undertaking a variety of admin tasks including the management of membership packs, marketing, managing confidential information and engaging with new and existing members. This role will involve admin tasks but there will also be the option to interact with members at our National events that happen throughout the year. This role will help build our membership and ensure our members are positively involved with us. Who Cares? Scotland is a people organisation. We invest in our people, our relationships and in a positive working culture. It’s important to us that our volunteer team is included, involved and motivated to change society. We aim to recruit people with excellent qualities from a wide variety of backgrounds who share in our mission. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with care experience. What will I be doing? • Supporting membership admin • Collecting new memberships details • Sending membership packs out to new sign ups • Sending Birthday cards and Christmas cards to members • Data inputting to maintain our crucial membership database • Ensuring all member details are correct and up to date • Supporting staff to undertake activities