Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Join us as a volunteer at Marie Curie charity shops, where your efforts will directly support our mission to provide vital care for terminally ill individuals and their families. As a Retail Volunteer, you'll be the heart and soul of our store, bringing joy to our customers and helping us create a vibrant shopping experience. Why volunteer in one of our shops? • Gain retail experience. • Meet new people. • Support your local community. • Donate your skills and knowledge. • Be part of a friendly team. Volunteers are involved in a wide range of roles and day-to-day activities that support the running of each store for two hours or more a week. On the store floor you could be involved with providing excellent customer service, processing transactions on the tills, replenishing stock and putting up eye-catching displays to entice customers in. Behind the scenes, volunteers get involved with store housekeeping and administration, sorting through donations to find those hidden gems and preparing goods for sale by sorting, steaming and pricing items. Do you have specific retail skills to donate? We're also looking for volunteers with skills and ideas around visual merchandising, identifying stock generation channels and raising awareness of our charity shops. Using your local knowledge, you could help to maximise the shop’s potential. Your role will include some of, but is not restricted to, the following tasks: • Sort through donations, find hidden gems • Prepare items for sale • Maintain the shop floor and provide excellent customer service to our shoppers • Operate the till • Help out with basic housekeeping Young Volunteers Please note: A signed Parent/Guardian Consent Form is required for all volunteers aged 14-17 years.

Fancy making a difference? We are run entirely by volunteers who give up their own time to help us. There are two main types of volunteers: the uniformed Leaders and the Executive Committee. We help volunteers get the most out of their experiences by providing opportunities for adventure, training, fun and friendship. The Scout Association award-winning training scheme for volunteers means that adults get as much from Scouts as young people. The approach focuses on what you want to get out of volunteering with Scouts, while respecting how much time you can offer. Over 90% of Scout volunteers say that their skills and experiences have been useful in their work or personal life. In Scouting, our adults have a responsibility to make sure that the Programme is fun and exciting. We must also make sure that it is safe. The Scout Association’s policies, rules, code of behaviour, advice on Child Protection and safety policy are there to ensure our young people stay safe while they enjoy themselves and learn. Volunteering for Scouting is one of the most fun, rewarding and positive things you can ever do. You can give as much or a little time you like and we will match opportunities that fit your skills and time available. If you would like to have fun and make friends, earn professional qualifications and make a real difference to the lives of young people please volunteer with us.

Would you like to raise money to support local families? Team Jak is looking for volunteers to help out with their fundraising events – hosting stalls, attending community events, placing and managing collecting cans in local businesses, and any other activities that you would like to get involved with. As a fundraising volunteer, you will raise money to support young cancer patients and their families to have a safe place to go to explore their interests and feelings. This role is very flexible, and volunteers can get involved with events in their own area.

We are looking for volunteers in Perth, St Andrews, Leven or Kirkcaldy. This role gives you the chance to be a real ambassador for CHAS; you’ll be raising awareness of CHAS in local communities and encouraging your audiences to get involved in supporting us, by donating money or time. CHAS speakers identify opportunities to engage new audiences in the work of CHAS by arranging and delivering talks to schools, local businesses, rotary clubs or similar groups. Your local Community Fundraiser may also ask you to fulfil speaking engagements. This role gives you the chance to be a real ambassador for CHAS; you’ll be raising awareness of CHAS in local communities and encouraging your audiences to get involved in supporting us, by donating money or time. What activities will I be involved in? - Identifying opportunities to speak to new groups through local research and your existing knowledge - Making approaches and arranging talks - Creating and delivering short talks about CHAS, as appropriate for each audience What ongoing learning/support/guidance will I receive?  It’s important to us that you feel happy, safe and confident in your role. You will be invited to complete a short core learning package that is tailored to your volunteer role. You will also be given training that is specific to your speaker role and the content of your talks, focusing on key messages about our services.  Your local Community Fundraiser will be your Volunteer Manager and will provide ongoing support and guidance to you in your role. We have also partnered with the Skills Network to offer all our volunteers the chance to develop new skills and explore further learning opportunities. What are the benefits to me? - Getting more involved and making a real difference to the families of children with a life-shortening condition - Meeting new people - Gaining experience and adding to your CV - What are the benefits to the children and families supported by CHAS?  By talking about CHAS to new audiences, you will raise awareness of what we do which will lead more people to fundraise and volunteer with CHAS. This helps us to fund and develop the support we offer to children with a life-shortening condition and their families. As a visible presence and genuine ambassador in the community, you will be the public face of CHAS, improving awareness of our services so that even more families will know about and access our services What else should I know? You should be aged 18 or over to apply for this role. We will pay your out of pocket expenses in line with the CHAS volunteer expenses policy. CHAS is committed to providing a quality volunteering experience to all volunteers free from discrimination and prejudice. Ensuring that CHAS is an equal, diverse, and inclusive organisation improve the quality of care we provide, help us reach more families and children, and maximise a wide variety of knowledge, experience and expertise. We welcome volunteer applications from those who are refugees, asylum seekers, benefit claimants and those with a disability. We can provide more information on if you are allowed to volunteer and what adjustments we can put in place to ensure your volunteering experience is a positive one. What’s the next step? If you’re interested in the role you can apply online or if you have any questions please contact the Volunteering Team at volunteering@chas.org.uk or 01577 866065.

We are looking for volunteers in Perth, St Andrews, Leven or Kirkcaldy. This role gives you the chance to be a real ambassador for CHAS; you’ll be raising awareness of CHAS in local communities and encouraging your audiences to get involved in supporting us, by donating money or time. CHAS speakers identify opportunities to engage new audiences in the work of CHAS by arranging and delivering talks to schools, local businesses, rotary clubs or similar groups. Your local Community Fundraiser may also ask you to fulfil speaking engagements. This role gives you the chance to be a real ambassador for CHAS; you’ll be raising awareness of CHAS in local communities and encouraging your audiences to get involved in supporting us, by donating money or time. What activities will I be involved in? - Identifying opportunities to speak to new groups through local research and your existing knowledge - Making approaches and arranging talks - Creating and delivering short talks about CHAS, as appropriate for each audience What ongoing learning/support/guidance will I receive?  It’s important to us that you feel happy, safe and confident in your role. You will be invited to complete a short core learning package that is tailored to your volunteer role. You will also be given training that is specific to your speaker role and the content of your talks, focusing on key messages about our services.  Your local Community Fundraiser will be your Volunteer Manager and will provide ongoing support and guidance to you in your role. We have also partnered with the Skills Network to offer all our volunteers the chance to develop new skills and explore further learning opportunities. What are the benefits to me? - Getting more involved and making a real difference to the families of children with a life-shortening condition - Meeting new people - Gaining experience and adding to your CV - What are the benefits to the children and families supported by CHAS?  By talking about CHAS to new audiences, you will raise awareness of what we do which will lead more people to fundraise and volunteer with CHAS. This helps us to fund and develop the support we offer to children with a life-shortening condition and their families. As a visible presence and genuine ambassador in the community, you will be the public face of CHAS, improving awareness of our services so that even more families will know about and access our services What else should I know? You should be aged 18 or over to apply for this role. We will pay your out of pocket expenses in line with the CHAS volunteer expenses policy. CHAS is committed to providing a quality volunteering experience to all volunteers free from discrimination and prejudice. Ensuring that CHAS is an equal, diverse, and inclusive organisation improve the quality of care we provide, help us reach more families and children, and maximise a wide variety of knowledge, experience and expertise. We welcome volunteer applications from those who are refugees, asylum seekers, benefit claimants and those with a disability. We can provide more information on if you are allowed to volunteer and what adjustments we can put in place to ensure your volunteering experience is a positive one. What’s the next step? If you’re interested in the role you can apply online or if you have any questions please contact the Volunteering Team at volunteering@chas.org.uk or 01577 866065.

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.

Assist the local fundraising team in promoting and taking part in a variety of activities to raise money for Guide Dogs. • Street collections on ‘flag’ days • Help on stalls at local events • Take Collection Boxes to local businesses • Attending local events organised by Branches or Community Fundraiser and keeping track of what we sell on our stalls (including the cuddly toys!) • Count donations • Fundraisers are usually members of the local fundraising group

We are Guide Dogs and we’re here to help people with sight loss live the life they choose. Our ambition is a future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support they need to live their lives to the full. We don’t just provide life-changing guide dogs, we also provide advice, skills, emotional and practical support for people and families living with sight loss to help them live actively, independently and well. What does the role involve? Are you an organised person with strong administration skills who enjoys being part of a team? Fundraising secretaries do a fantastic job in keeping our fundraising groups running efficiently... From taking minutes, maintaining accurate records, booking collections and writing letters of thanks to our supporters, the tasks are engaging and most importantly you'll be making a real difference by helping Guide Dogs to provide life changing services to people living with sight loss to help them to live their lives independently!

How can you help? We are recruiting a team of Charity Ambassadors to help develop engagement across each Region, to maximise opportunities to raise funds and increase support from the Community. You will be actively involved with The Charity on the ground and play a key role working alongside the Regional Community Fundraisers, as and when required:  Identifying various opportunities in your local area to raise awareness of The Charity & our wide range of Fundraising Campaigns. This could anything from contacting your local supermarket’s ‘Community Champion’ and organising an information stand and bucket collection or supporting a Supporter Group meet up in your area.  Representing The Charity in your area, by undertaking presentations & cheque collections at schools, local companies & community groups  Helping us to recruit new fundraisers and supporting those who are already signed up for a campaign, in your area. For example, attending a local Twilight Walk or promoting The Big Bake to local companies. What impact will you have? By amplifying The Charity's voice in your local area, you'll help increase the impact of fundraising campaigns & help grow funds and support us in accelerating a cure for everyone affected by a brain tumour diagnosis. We’re looking for people who are:  Passionate about the Charity and our vision  Flexible and willing to get involved as and when opportunities arise  Confident and comfortable in undertaking presentations to a wide range of audiences  Skilled at spotting new opportunities to raise awareness and funds  Friendly, approachable and able to communicate at all levels  A team player, who is also able to work on their own initiative

Forfar Old Age Pensioner's Association holds a coffee morning every Tuesday morning in Forfar and would greatly benefit from the help of 1 volunteer to take orders and serve tables. Full support will be provided within this role making it suitable to people of all ages.