Overall purpose: • To co-deliver a self-management programme for people living with a long term condition. Developing their skills and confidence to make choices about their needs and regain control over their life. Typical Tasks/Activities within the Role: • Meet and greet MOT programme participants both online and in person • Facilitate group activities and discussions • Helping participants to grow in confidence. • Deliver the self-management message and help people to goal set and action plan • Ensure the facilitation of activities: setting out materials, preparation, participation • To offer the group support and encouragement. • Clearing up at the end of a session (post COVID if face-to-face)

Citizens Rights Project is focused on providing information about the EU Settlement Scheme, which involves the application process for the settled or pre-settled status for the EU/EEA/Swiss nationals, and their family members, living in the UK. We are looking for volunteers within: 1. community leaders, caseworkers, or local organisers with experience in social work or similar (i.e.: citizens’ rights, community development, cultural integration and diversity, migrant issues, vulnerable individuals and communities, etc.) 2. people who can speak Bulgarian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Latvian, Estonian, Czech or Slovak. Your role will be to provide information and advice about the EU Settlement Scheme and assist eligible EU/EEA/Swiss community members with the application process. As our volunteer you will: - learn about the EU Settlement Scheme - receive free training and OISC Level 1 (limited to EUSS) accreditation (i.e. you will become an immigration adviser limited to the EUSS) - acquire experience providing 1-2-1 advice under the supervision of an experienced immigration adviser - provide language and technological support in making applications to the EU Settlement Scheme - work closely with vulnerable EU/EEA/Swiss community members with complex needs and assist them in the process of securing their legal rights in the UK - join the network of organisations who support European communities in the UK We offer volunteer placements to willing and eligible candidates who can dedicate a few hours a week of their time. The placements are open to anyone with right to reside in the UK, and is not limited to UK and other EU nationals.

Safer Ageing Volunteers may carry out the following roles: • Promoting the work of Hourglass Scotland and raising awareness of issues around safer ageing and abuse of older people • Hosting (or assisting with) interest/activity groups for older people • Hosting (or assisting with) coffee mornings/social events • Hosting information stands at events/venues • Making regular Safer Ageing phone calls or visits to older people • Acting as an advocate on behalf of an older person • Providing information and advice via our Helpline, including casework support for those who require more in-depth support • Other tasks may be undertaken in line with volunteer’s skills and interests, and the needs of the charity and those we serve Further information: Please contact Colin Scott, Community Response Co-ordinator, Hourglass Scotland: Tel: 07496 323 801 E-mail: colinscott@wearehourglass.org Applying for this position: If you’d like to apply for this position, please complete and return the enclosed application form to: Carralanne Bradley Hourglass Scotland PO Box 29244 Dunfermline, KY12 2EG Or email completed applications to: Carralannebradley@wearehourglass.org

A key volunteer leadership role within Scotland's unique Children's Hearings system. The Depute Area Convenor will support and manage the team of specialist volunteers making decisions to continually improve the outcomes and experiences for vulnerable children & young people in East Renfrewshire. The Deputy Area Convener role is critical in providing leadership & direction to the local Area Support team supporting panel members: - assisting the Area Convener in managing & representing the East Renfrewshire Area Support Team - engaging & building relationships within the local panel community - communicating and sharing information - overseeing & managing complaints - co-ordinating panel members recruitment, induction, attendance at Hearings, training and support - monitoring performance and targets of East Renfewshire AST - continually seeking to develop & refresh opportunities to ensure the best decisions are being made for the vulnerable children & young people of East Renfewshire

Join our exciting Hearing Forces project, which is providing support to veterans aged 65+, who have hearing loss or tinnitus and their families and carers. It's a great opportunity to meet veterans in a variety of settings and assist with hearing screening, information and hearing aid maintenance. You’ll also advise about helpful equipment and signpost veterans to many other services that may support them.

Provide support/advice to hearing aid users, families/carers, community groups/professionals. Tasks: * Visit service users, residential/day care centres, walk-in clinics * Undertake maintenance on hearing aids eg, re-tubing, battery replacement * Signpost agencies that may be beneficial to service user eg, Sensory Impairment Team * Monitor no. visits carried out/feedback to Community Support Officer * Promote work of Action on Hearing Loss * Meet with Action on Hearing Loss volunteers to discuss project and suggest improvements

The role will involve speaking to people who don’t have an arranged appointment but have dropped in to speak to someone about Talking Points. The signposter’s role may be to help find out what information the person needs and to help guide them towards this. If however, the person informs you that they need to speak to someone from the Talking Points team or you feel they would benefit from having a more in-depth conversation, you would ask them to take a seat whilst you notify a member of the team.

The role will involve you welcoming people into the building who have come along to talk to someone about Talking Points. Your role will be to direct people to a seating area and notify a member of the Talking Points team that they are there. The person may have an arranged appointment with someone from the Talking Points team or they may just be dropping in to find out some information. You would ask them to take a seat and notify the signposter (volunteer or Kirkton) that they are there.

To give talks and presentations about the work of Guide Dogs within a designated area, in line with the guidelines received at speaker training courses. What does the role involve? • Giving talks when requested to local organisations and groups within a 15 mile radius of 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 will I get out of it? • Meet a variety of local groups and people • Enjoy giving information about Guide Dogs’ aims which enable blind and partially-sighted people to enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else

The gardeners duties would be to help manage the green areas in and around the farm, would need to work on own initiative as grounds are a blank canvas.