Peep is looking for caring and enthusiastic volunteers who would like to help at our baby and toddler groups throughout the city. We offer free groups that promote attachment based activities (i.e. singing, book sharing, different types of play) to parents and carers in Aberdeen. Our groups are very popular with most having a waitlist, but as a small team we can only offer so many sessions. We’re initially looking for volunteers to help us at the groups but there is a potential for volunteers to receive training to eventually deliver their own Peep groups. If singing and playing with small children isn’t for you, we’re also looking for volunteers to help us with our resource library. Our library has approximately 5000 items and it is a job in itself to keep it up to date. Our library needs someone who can help us clean, sort, repair, and develop new resources that can be used at groups. Although not essential, we appreciate volunteers who can and are willing to sew and be crafty! For further details please contact Natasha Martens, Peep Coordinator at E Mail: nmartens@aberdeencity.gov.uk or tel.: 01224 248389.

Creative? Love arts and crafts? Find it easy to share what you know with others? Always up for a friendly chat? If so, you could well be perfect for our arts and crafts volunteer role, helping our members develop their skills and creativity in our fully equipped, purpose-build art room. We are looking for a volunteer who can support members with their tasks and projects, so your hands-on skills will be key (ideally your many talents will include sewing). Equally, you should someone who can to strike up a friendly conversation with our members and support interaction between them. As a volunteer, you will meet inspiring people, gain valuable experiences, and help us to change the lives of those who have served their country.

Macmillan @ West Lothian provides information and support to anyone affected by cancer. We offer a monthly activity group aimed at our service users and need volunteers with a range of skills developed through hobbies or at work, to lead our group and provide interesting and stimulating activities for our group members. • Provide a warm welcome and experience to participants • Planning and delivering appropriate activities in conjunction with staff • Taking a register of those attending and returning this to staff • Encourage and buddy participants and the groups • Participate in the evaluation of the programme • Ensure the health and safety of participants • Setting up and clearing up activity venue • Build relationships and raise awareness of the service • Adhere to policies regarding client confidentiality, data security and protection of vulnerable groups • Attend volunteer team meetings and ongoing training

Group at Resource Centre include arts, cookery, traditional crafts, computing, and sports. An opportunity to support service users to become fully involved in such groups.

The role of the Usher involves assisting our audiences in and around the theatre and responsibilities can vary for each performance with support from the front of house manager and venue manager. Duties include directing customers to the theatre facilities, checking tickets and showing people to their seats, selling ice cream and programmes, dealing effectively with latecomers, audience related enquiries and problems, and taking responsibility for the safe evacuation of the visiting public during an incident.

Caledonia HA has 8 Sheltered Schemes across Dundee providing accommodation for older people. Each Housing Scheme is a small community. We are recruiting friendly, sociable and creative volunteers to organise group activities for older people. These are small groups of older people, usually between 4 and 12, who want fun, stimulating activities in a social setting. The types of groups that are popular include: coffee mornings; afternoon teas; reminiscing groups; sing-alongs / live music; Tai Chi; seated exercise class; beauty therapies; listening to guest speakers, Art & Crafts and the list goes on. Can you organise a small group? get the conversation going? have skills that would interest older people? A creative mind and a ‘can do’ attitude? Then why not give this a go. YOU’LL ENJOY IT !

Meeting once a week in Douglas Community Centre, the mosaic group work on projects for the community spaces along the Dighty. You do not need to be particularly artistic as peer mentoring and training will be given. All equipment, safety wear and refreshments are provided. This opportunity would suit someone looking to learn a new skill, feel valued and impove the local community.

We are looking for someone who enjoys arts and crafts. Ideally, this would be someone who would enjoy spending a few hours a week delivering a variety of art and craft activities and teaching art techniques to a group of 12 adults attending an art workshop. The role includes setting up and organising activities for that day and clearing away the materials. The volunteer will work with the Community Engagement Ranger present, to carry out these activities which will be rolled out to a group of adult members of the community. This can include helping with the correct use of art materials, assisting with drawing using pens, crayons and pastels as well as painting with acrylics and watercolours and other craft activities. We would be happy for you to bring your own skills and art and craft ideas to the group and encourage those participating to take part.

Musical Entertainer

FOH mostly, but also some specialist placements