Hamnavoe is a residential care home in Stromness. Our Activities Volunteers help us create a fun and stimulating environment for our residents. Sharing your hobbies, skills and time could significantly brighten an older person’s day, helping them to feel more excited by life and connected to the world around them. You might be able to offer an hour a week or an hour a month. The role is flexible and does not require a fixed commitment. Activities can include physical, social and leisure activities that are ideally tailored to the residents’ interests. This could range from a bit of pampering with hair styling or nail painting, to leisure activities such as reading, gardening, arts and crafts, conversation, and singing. Volunteers will be matched with activities and residents, so everyone feels comfortable and enjoys themselves. Key activities • One to one activities with residents tailored to both your own interests and the residents. • Supporting group activities What could a volunteer gain from the experience? The satisfaction of making a real difference to the quality of life of residents. A sociable environment that will be very people focussed. An opportunity to gain experience in a social care setting. Get to meet new people and develop friendships with a varied group of new people, from residents to staff and other volunteers.

Care home staff do an amazing job but often they just don’t have the hours in the day to spend regular one-to-one time with residents or to find ways to connect the care home with its local community. That’s where you come in. Our Activities Volunteers help us create a fun and stimulating environment for our residents. Sharing your hobbies, skills and time could significantly brighten an older person’s day, helping them to feel more excited by life and connected to the world around them. Smiddybrae is a residential care home in the village of Dounby that provides a service to up to 32 older residents. You might be able to offer an hour a week or an hour a month. The role is flexible and does not require a fixed commitment. Activities can include physical, social and leisure activities that are ideally tailored to the residents’ interests. This could range from a bit of pampering with hair styling or nail painting, to leisure activities such as reading, gardening, arts and crafts, conversation, and singing. Volunteers will be matched with activities and residents, so everyone feels comfortable and enjoys themselves. Key activities • One to one activities with residents tailored to both your own interests and the residents. • Supporting group activities What could a volunteer gain from the experience? The satisfaction of making a real difference to the quality of life of residents. A sociable environment that will be very people focussed. An opportunity to gain experience in a social care setting. Get to meet new people and develop friendships with a varied group of new people, from residents to staff and other volunteers. Help keep Smiddybrae an integral part of your community. Putting a smile on the faces of our residents is the best reward.

Do you like music? Do you have good communication skills? Can you spare 2 hours per week? Do you attend fundraising events? Do you like working as part of a team? Would you like to help your local community? Have you ever wanted to be on the radio? Then we would love to hear from you. We are currently looking for volunteers to join our on-air team of presenters. If you think you are interested in joining our charity then we want to hear from you.

We're looking for an adult volunteer who will provide a supportive friendship for a socially isolated young person aged between 8 and 18 who lives in South Ayrshire. Ideally this will involve meeting with their young person every couple of weeks for a few hours, spending time together accessing local activities. This includes: • Be matched on a 1:1 basis with a young person. • Go on regular outings and activities with the young person. • Have the opportunity to participate in group outings/activities and also volunteer support sessions. • Keeping in touch with the Project about the young person’s achievements / growth and activities, and to receive ongoing support from the Bfriend team. • Open minded as we work with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds. • Following training, to be able to have empathy and understanding of some of the issues encountered by young people referred to the team. • Continuous focus on the needs of the young person who you are matched with. • Willing to participate in a broad range of activities mutually agreed with the young person. • To be a positive adult role model for the young person and, very importantly, to have FUN! • Have an awareness of and be able to adhere to Bfriend’s policies and procedures.

Braeburn Court provides respite care and short breaks in St Margaret’s Hope for older people. We are looking for volunteers to help with social activities such as visiting for a chat, reading newspapers or books aloud, making crafts or playing music. This is a great opportunity for anyone wishing to gain experience of volunteering in social care but also anyone who has a fun skill to share, some time to give or just loves having a blether.

St Colms has a well equipped craft room where they make all kinds of greetings cards and have just began making wedding invitations to order. We are looking for volunteers assist adults with learning disabilities with various craft activities with the main one being card making Tasks include cutting out shapes, assembling cards, computer work and photography. This would suit someone who is creative but experience is not necessary as training will be given. Tasks are arranged to suit ability and preference.

We are looking for volunteers to help in the delivery of workshops and learning sessions within the new Lend & Mend Hub in the library. We have training providers already established but would like volunteers to assist and potentially have routine times when people can come into the library to learn more about using the sewing machines, mending, and upcycling. Key activities · Providing assistance to members of the public at workshops and drop in sessions · Provide basic inductions to the Lend & Mend Hub · Using initiative to problem solve and answer questions This is a great chance to increased your knowledge of the circular economy, develop new skills and enjoy social interaction with like minded people.

Volunteers will be helping in the production of making Items from our own Greyfriars tartan which will include. soft toys, purses, bags, kilts ect. All these items will then go on sale to generate additional funds which will provide learning opportunities to adults who have or are experiencing homelessness, abuse, addiction, poor mental/physical health, loneliness, and social isolation. Embracing an asset-based approach, we provide free meals and skill-based activities to empower participants to re-connect and boost their self-esteem and social capital.

We have many volunteering opportunities at St Margaret’s Braemar. We put on a number of concerts, talks and exhibitions during the year and are looking for volunteers to help with setting up/breaking down and also during the events i.e stewarding, taking tickets and serving at the bar. There are plenty of other opportunities including maintenance, admin and promotion. We would also appreciate a couple of people that would be willing to distribute posters/flyers in different village in Deeside. We would love to hear from anyone who has got a passion for the arts, historic buildings or community projects.

No matter how good our services are, we can't properly support our users/community well if we don't have good leaders in the team. If this sounds like you?... we would love you to consider volunteering with us for a few hours per week. The Vale of Leven Trust were established to develop the community of the Vale of Leven. The Vale of Leven Trust are developing a calendar of weekend activities such as our Line Dancing and Bingo Sunday Socials and are looking for people to join the weekend activities team, As a member of the team you will develop your team communication and management skills and get to interact and get involved with the local community. The Trust would ask potential volunteers to attend two of the Sunday Socials to get a sense of how the events operate.