At Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland we are recruiting up to five fantastic Trustees to lead the charity’s efforts to ensure there is No Life Half Lived in Scotland. Would you be interested in applying? Applications are now open and close 30/8/19. We would love to hear from you. Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland is the country’s largest charity offering care and support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions. Our network of stroke nurses, rehabilitation support workers, peer support volunteers and researchers help people across Scotland regain their confidence and rebuild their lives. We have an ambitious strategy for the future. We plan to develop new services, increase our reach and significantly increase our income. You could join the team of ambitious and passionate Trustees to make our strategy happen. Be part of a diverse Board full of new ideas. We are recruiting up to five positions and would particularly like to hear from people with one or more of the following areas of knowledge, skills & experience: • Lived experience of our conditions • Business & commercial development • Health & safety • Health & social care • Fundraising • Retail • Legal • Marketing & public relations • Volunteer recruitment & support We welcome applications from everyone. However, after a recent review, we would particularly welcome applications from: • People with lived experience of our conditions • Women • People from Black & Minority Ethnic backgrounds • People under fifty • People with disabilities For more information and to download a recruitment pack, please go to: www.chss.org.uk/becomeatrustee Download your application pack for more details and send your CV with a supporting statement to trustee.recruitment@chss.org.uk by 30th August 2019.

>What is this role? This role involves visiting blind and partially sighted people in their homes, installing their new radio and teaching them how to use it as well as proving ongoing support, where needed. This role also involves a small amount of admin. >Where is it based? The role is based within your local area. You will be asked to travel around a reasonable distance within your local area. (To be mutually agreed.) >How much time will I need to commit? Each visit will take around 2 hours to complete. Depending on your area, we envisage that there will be around 1-2 visits per month. >What does the role involve? • Contact recipients by phone to agree appointment time • Visit people in their homes and install our audio equipment • Give instruction and demonstration of the equipment • Complete paperwork for each visit • Make follow up telephone call, and if required arrange further visit and training • Collect broken sets and arrange repairs • Deliver replacement sets to existing clients >What kind of person are you looking for? • Someone patient • IT knowledge an advantage but not essential • Full, clean driving licence • Good communicator >What’s in it for me? • Full training • Full expenses • The chance to gain valuable experience within a national charity • Provide support to blind and partially sighted people within your community **Please note that a full CRB check (provided by us) is required for this position** **This role requires a full, clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle** For more information please contact steven@blind.org.uk Find out about us, our products and services and much more at www.blind.org.uk

*Why not 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. If you’ve got a few hours to spare every month, you could help reduce loneliness and social isolation and provide life changing support to older veterans.* There’s the opportunity to assist with hearing screening, information and hearing aid maintenance. You’ll also inform veterans about helpful equipment and signpost veterans to other services within the Unforgotten Forces consortium that can help them. No previous experience is essential, as you will get lots of training and support. For further details please contact Heather Hart, Hearing Forces – Project Assistant at E Mail: hearing.forces@hearingloss.org.uk or tel.: 0141 341 5344.

We require production Assistants to copy and prepare newstapes from a master tape recording and get them ready for distribution. The role requires someone to copy the next issue of the Rockvale Rebound Talking Newspaper, replace the older recording with the new one, seal the package, check the address label and check that the return label is correct and Post prepared packages

Digital recording of On the Rebound Magazine is a new project from Rockvale Rebound Talking Newspaper which, for the time being, will run in tandem with the current tape cassettes. On the Rebound will provide information such as social events, recipes, anecdotes and local memories. We are looking for people to assist with the process, people with a clear voice and able to read our scripts for recording, the role will require an element of research which can be done from home. We also require our volunteers to learn how to record, copy recordings and prepare them for distribution. Ideally we want our volunteers to learn the whole process from researching to distribution

The volunteer will be able to work within their own existing networks and groups, or meet new groups and communities. They will be able to use their natural skills for communication and be part of an important project for the town of Kilmarnock. They can share their own passion for history and culture. This can even be schoolchildren spreading the work in their own class or whole school. The Castle has suffered from being a bit of a ‘hidden gem’ and increased knowledge and participation will help us to attract new and regular visitors. We will also be helped in achieving our targets for community participation.

If you love castles and history, learning new skills and talking to the public, this could be the volunteer role for you. Lend a hand to tell the stories of Dean Castle, its inhabitants and its first class museum collection. • Share your passion for history and heritage • Meet new people from all walks of life • Learn new skills • Get experience working in heritage and customer service

The multi-million pound project to restore and refurbish Dean Castle in Kilmarnock has a strong community involvement. A Focus Group of up to 12 interested individuals is consulted on plans and ideas by project managers, and feedback is often incorporated back into the plans Get involved to: • Be more involved in the project • Make a difference • Share your ideas and experience What’s involved in being one of the Focus Group? • Meeting as a group 3-4 times a year to feedback on project plans and ideas • Occasional feedback via e-mail • Behind the scenes site visits during the project Up to 12 Focus group places available. We’ll help you get to know Dean Castle and how you can help

The role of the treasurer is to ensure that all the finances and the supporting financial control systems of the bureau are kept in order. The treasurer is not the book-keeper. S/he does not hold or maintain the financial records nor is s/he the sole custodian of the cheque book. The treasurer will delegate day-to-day financial management to the bureau manager or other staff. What might you be doing? • Guiding and advising the board in the approval of budgets, accounts and financial statements, within a relevant financial policy framework • Keeping the board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities • Advising on the financial implications of the bureau's strategic plans and key assumptions in the operational plan and annual budget • Understanding the accounting procedures and key internal controls to be able to assure the board that the charity's financial integrity is sound • Ensuring that a realistic budget is produced which meets all the bureau's needs and that there is an appropriate reserves policy • Presenting the accounts at the AGM and drawing attention to important points in a coherent and understandable way • Liaising with the bureau manager about financial matters

Volunteers would support ESOL learners in accessing a range of community activities and help them find out what's on in their area. Volunteers will be given training on becoming a Buddy, introducing them to ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Awareness Sessions. All applicants will be required to undertake the awareness sessions as well as induction, and would be expected to commit to at least 1 hour per week (subject to a full Disclosure Check).