Looking for Mentors to meet with adults with Cystic Fibrosis regularly to build a trusting relationship and provide ongoing emotional support and encouragement. Adults living with this progressive and debilitating condition can face a variety of challenges that disadvantage them soically, financially and in the workplace. The relationship will help achieve a better quaility of life by braodening their horizons, improving their confidence abd increasing their independence.

The work is started after 2 days intensive training. It entails giving the first contact interview for couples who have requested Counselling. The volunteer will have to be welcoming, accepting and supportive, whilst assessing the couple's need of counselling and the appropriate use of our organisation or referral to another agency. The skill also requires competent information gathering skills as well as good communication skills written and oral. COSCA Counselling skills or equivalent certificate is required.

Shetland Bereavement Support Service (SBSS) are looking to recruit volunteer Support Workers. A Support Worker will provide one to one counselling to anyone struggling to cope following a bereavement. SBSS have lottery funding to deliver the COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate (120 hour course) in Shetland free of charge.

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland are seeking enthusiastic and compassionate volunteers to answer telephone calls for their National Helpline, which is opened weekdays 9am – 9pm. The helpline, based in Hamilton and Glasgow, is managed by their Area Manager. In 2017 – 2018, their helpline received 14,676 calls from bereaved people, and those calling to enquire on their behalf about Cruse Bereavement services. Please note that full training will be given – volunteers are expected to take part in all of the five training dates before undertaking this role.

We are looking for volunteer counsellors to come on board in our mental health charity. We are a small charity with a huge heart and are growing fast. We offer free counselling sessions to individuals experiencing mental health issues, and require more counsellors to meet our growing demand. We are a very friendly and professional drop in hub and education service, and are keen to expand further. We have opportunities for counsellors to come on board and work with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties. We are open to all age groups and experience of youth counselling would be advantageous, but not a necessity. Our hub is open on a Monday evening 6.30-9pm and we also have a men’s only fitness and wellbeing group on a Thursday evening 7.30-10pm. We are hoping to expand further with our own premises and would appreciate any additional counselling help available on either days. We are happy to support and cover any supervision costs required for carrying out this role.

As a highly-valued KASP volunteer counsellor (already a trainee or qualified) you would be trained and supported to work with their clients; they support anyone over 16 who is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. What KASP asks from you: - 3 hours per week of counselling to clients. - Commit to a minimum of one year of volunteering. - Hold strict confidentiality and maintain client records and evaluations systems. - Attend mandatory supervision. - Adhere to KASP's policies and procedures. What KASP offers in return: - Monthly individual support supervision; clinical supervision provided for qualified counsellors. - Regular group supervision with other volunteer counsellors. - A thorough and welcoming induction process. - A specialised four-day training programme, which includes tops 'What is Childhood Sexual Abuse', 'What do Survivors Value', 'Symptoms of Trauma', 'How your Brain Works', 'Guild, Shame and Blame', 'Family Dynamics', 'Love', and 'Self-care for Counsellors'. - Provision of further professional development training. - Allocation of clients that feel suitable for your experience level. - Being part of a friendly and experienced counselling team. "Volunteering at KASP is special because of the support around you from everyone and the encouragement to just be a real person with clients." - one of our volunteer counsellors. KASP encourages volunteer counsellors of all backgrounds, genders, and ethnicities to apply.

Volunteer Support Workers will provide a range of services, including counselling and alternative therapies.

Place2Be works with over 280 primary and secondary schools, reaching a school population of more than 116,000 children. As a volunteer counsellor you will work one to one in a therapeutic capacity with up to 3 children per week. The commitment is for one day per week, for three school terms, from 8.30am to 4.30pm to include therapy sessions and supervision of clinical work. There may also be opportunities to get involved with group work alongside the School Project Manager.

To assist the team in delivering one to one counselling for those with, or likely to acquire, difficult life situations brought about by excessive alcohol use or through low self esteem, depression, relationship and work problems.

Volunteers are given a comprehensive training, support from a mentor and the other volunteers in the branch. There will also be opportunities to be involved in other branch activities such as publicity, schools talks, prison etc. Expectation is one 3-hour shift per week. The Branch opening hours are on our website at: https://www.samaritans.org/branches/perth/