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• To give talks when requested to local organisations and groups within a 15 mile radius of the your home
• Keeping up to date with Guide Dogs news and key messages
• Talks should be natural and enthusiastic, tailored to the audience and following guidelines on current key messages
• Passing any donations given for talks to the Mobility Team as per guidelines
• Attending cheque presentations when requested by the local Mobility Team
• Informing your Mobility Team Support Worker of any requests to do talks using the speaker cards supplied
• Encouraging local organisations and groups to volunteer or fundraise on behalf of Guide Dogs
What does the role involve?
• Working as part of Guide Dogs’ fundraising team with staff and volunteers
• To help with coordination of a group to raise money through events or other activities, meeting with volunteers in your team as required, to help with booking venues for events
• Welcoming new members
• Liaising with Community Fundraiser informing them of your group’s work and the people involved
• Making sure your group follows policy and procedure when fundraising
• Being a passionate local ambassador for Guide Dogs’ work
• Co-ordinating your branch in raising money through events or other activities, delegating tasks to other volunteers in your team as required, e.g. booking venues for events
• Branch Chairs only: lead a branch with a constitution and should hold an AGM
What does the role involve?
You will have the chance to take part in some or all of the following:
• Street collections on ‘flag’ days
• Help on stalls at local events
• Take Collection Boxes to local businesses
• Attending local events organised by Branches or Community Fundraiser and keeping track of what we sell on our stalls (including the cuddly toys!)
• Count donations
• Fundraisers are usually members of the local fundraising group
In this role you will support a person with sight loss to get out and about in their local community, building self-confidence, increasing social interaction, and promoting independence.
What you’ll be doing
We rely on volunteers like you to help us improve the lives of people with sight loss. In this role your support will include:
· Delivering sighted guide assistance, using skills provided in our training, on a regular basis to someone with a visual or vision impairment to help increase their confidence, varying from 3 months to 12+ months.
· Meeting at agreed times/location based on the mutually agreed activity plan.
· Maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to safeguarding procedures.
· Providing regular feedback on partnership progress and highlighting any issues that may arise in the partnership to your key contact.
No matter how good our services are, we can't properly support our community well if we don't have good Support people in the team. If this sounds like you?... we would love you to consider volunteering with us for a few hours per week.
Bellsmyre Development Trust exists to support the residents of Bellsmyre towards engaging with, participating in and developing their local neighbourhood. We believe Bellsmyre is full of great people and great potential. We aim to bring residents and opportunities together
Looking for someone to assist at our busy Parent, Baby and Toddler Group, we would like a volunteer who is able to set up the toys at the beginning of the session and ensure that the toys are cleaned and put away after the session has finished, make snack for the babies and toddlers whilst they are with us and be able to communicate with both the children and the parents when they arrive and throughout the session.
Role is available on a Monday 9.30-12pm & 12-2.30pm & Thursday 9.30-12- 12.30-3.00pm
No matter how good our services are, we can't properly support our community well if we don't have good Support people in the team. If this sounds like you?... we would love you to consider volunteering with us for a few hours per week.
Bellsmyre Development Trust exists to support the residents of Bellsmyre towards engaging with, participating in and developing their local neighbourhood. We believe Bellsmyre is full of great people and great potential. We aim to bring residents and opportunities together
Our regular Senior's Bingo session is looking for someone who has the ability to engage older people when they attend the Bingo session, be able to set up the room for the session, someone who can call the Bingo numbers and check any winning cards, be able to set up for teas and coffees for those in attendance, clear up the room once people have finished their activity. The Bingo runs from 9.30-12.30pm on a Friday
No matter how good our services are, we can't properly support our community well if we don't have good Support people in the team. If this sounds like you?... we would love you to consider volunteering with us for a few hours per week.
Bellsmyre Development Trust exists to support the residents of Bellsmyre towards engaging with, participating in and developing their local neighbourhood. We believe Bellsmyre is full of great people and great potential. We aim to bring residents and opportunities together
Our Afterschool clubs are attended by children aged between 5-7 and those aged between 8-11 as well as our boys and girls only groups.
We need someone who will set up toys and games for our afterschool youth club, someone who can assist with the tuck shop, help plan activities for the children, interact with those attending the club and use your own initiative when interacting with those children in attendance
Afterschool clubs are available from 3-5pm Monday & Wednesday and our Boys only runs on a Tuesday from 3-5pm our girls group runs on a Monday from 5-7pm
No matter how good our services are, we can't properly support our community well if we don't have good Support people in the team. If this sounds like you?... we would love you to consider volunteering with us for a few hours per week.
Bellsmyre Development Trust exists to support the residents of Bellsmyre towards engaging with, participating in and developing their local neighbourhood. We believe Bellsmyre is full of great people and great potential. We aim to bring residents and opportunities together
We would like someone who has the ability plan weekly exercises in order to get to know the children, help and support the children to plan fundraising activities to raise funds for their own groups use, the ability to listen to the children and be able to communicate effectively with the participants of the group Senior Youth club Tuesday 5.30-8pm, Wednesday 5-7.30pm.
No matter how good our services are, we can't properly support our users/community well if we don't have skilled people in the team. If this sounds like you?... we would love you to consider volunteering with us for a few hours per week.
Our friendly environment is an ideal place for you to put your serving skills to great use, serving food to people who attend, clear tables, return dirty dishes to the kitchen, assisting kitchen staff with setting up, serving lunches and washing dishes and a pleasant personality.
So, whether you are looking to use your time well, update your skills or have the chance to do something a bit new, we would love to hear from you. In return, we can offer you a warm welcome and all of the support and help you could need.
We are seeing a rise in demand for our services, everyday. Having your help will allow us to be there for the people who need us. Any time you can give will make a real difference.
Would you like to go on fun adventures, explore and laugh with friends?
Are you aged 14+?
At Girlguiding we do everything from camping to campaigning! We’re all about girls and young women laughing, learning and having adventures. Why not join the fun?
Meetings usually run on weekday evenings after school for about an hour, and you can choose how much or how little you can help out!
Youth volunteering with Girlguiding Scotland looks great on a CV, and can improve skills like teamwork, leadership, communication, creativity and IT. It’s great experience if you want a career in youthwork or education, and counts towards your Duke of Edinburgh award. Colleges and universities love seeing volunteering on an application too! There are loads of meetings happening all over the Scottish Borders, so you can join one close to you.
Our volunteers are what makes Girlguiding amazing, and we welcome people of all backgrounds and walks of life. Come have a chat with us, you won’t regret it!