The Basement Youth Café runs every Friday evening & Saturday afternoon. It is run by a paid youth worker, supported by volunteers to ensure a safe environment. Its aim is to build relationships to support young people as required, offering advice and building self-confidence & self-esteem. Through volunteering with us, volunteers will benefit from gaining practical experiences of working with young people. This will then help in providing young people with a safe environment where they can socialise with friends. Volunteers will also have the opportunity not only to gain experience of working with young people, but also to be able to develop their own skills through helping at the Basement Youth Café. Volunteers are needed on Friday evenings & Saturday afternoons. Volunteers should be prepared to commit to a minimum of 2 sessions a month for at least 3 months. A session lasts 3 hours 15 minutes

Connect Alloa gained Charity status in February 2019 after Dave Crozier with support from St. Mungo’s Parish Church and his management team decided that the Community Audit of Alloa conducted in 2016-17 had unfortunately not progressed past the research phase and there was an identified need by the community of more provision being needed for youth, young adults and to support reducing social isolation. Connect Alloa will run four weekly evening youth groups. These would include two for Primary sevens – third years of high school and the other to be for fourth years to 18 years of age. This has been designed this way to allow for appropriate interactions and transitions for all attendees. At Connect Alloa we believe it is essential to enable young people to take ownership and responsibility for the youth projects as much as possible as we look to the future. We hope to collaborate with young people and our wider community to raise awareness of what we do and to create new youth opportunities where possible. Connect Alloa are looking to recruit a highly motivated and hard working individual as a Youth Work Assistant to help support and develop the effective running of our new youth clubs. It is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious person passionate about using their skills to provide effective support for the smooth running of the youth work, to ensure the charity can achieve its aims and allowing young people to help provide the evidence of what they want to drive the project forwards. We would be looking for someone who would be willing to: • Provide youth work support for a youth work sessions on a weekly basis (two evening sessions/4clubs per week) • Facilitate a variety of planned activities for young people between the age 11- 18 years old with a focus on helping young people to create positive futures for themselves and their communities. • Motivate young people to get involved in deciding and shaping a programme of activities, enabling them to realise their potential and take positive action in their lives. • Proactively engage with young people building positive relationships with them and their families. • Help motivate young people to engage with the activities provided • Ensure the equipment in the club is in working order keeping it clean and tidy before and after use. • Assist the lead worker in collating monitoring and evaluation information • Attend youth work training, safeguarding training and supervision sessions. There are many qualities we are looking for including: • Time to offer the youth group and its members. • Enthusiasm. • Patience and common sense. • A positive view of young people. • An understanding of young people. • A sense of humour. • Willingness to learn. • Willingness to engage with the community and try new things.

To help with Youth Club Activities which develops the social skills and well-being of young people. Volunteers can help with sport activities, crafts, games or general supervision of young people

Make a difference and feel great. Gain experience whilst giving back to your local community. Learn problem-solving techniques. Improve your people skills. Work as part of a team while demonstrating individuality. Whatever time you have to give, for example, promote awareness of Youthinfo@CAB. Volunteers who would like to share their creativity and have an interest in social media, websites, creating posters.Information gathering on what is relevant to young people in the area this could be though various methods such as; organising focus groups within your school.Imaginative ideas in producing the Youthinfo@CAB Newsletter. Becoming a volunteer adviser within the Bureau. n.b The minimum age for an adviser is 18.

Make a difference and feel great. Gain experience whilst giving back to your local community. Learn problem-solving techniques. Improve your people skills. Work as part of a team while demonstrating individuality. Whatever time you have to give, for example, promote awareness of Youthinfo@CAB. Volunteers who would like to share their creativity and have an interest in social media, websites, creating posters.Information gathering on what is relevant to young people in the area this could be though various methods such as; organising focus groups within your school.Imaginative ideas in producing the Youthinfo@CAB Newsletter. Becoming a volunteer adviser within the Bureau. n.b The minimum age for an adviser is 18.

The qualities you use every day are exactly what Scotland’s infants, children and young people look for in a Panel Member. Children’s Hearings Scotland is looking for people who care about making a difference in the lives of infants, children and young people attending hearings in Scotland. Panel Members sit on the Children’s Panel and make high quality decisions with and for children and young people in their local community. As a volunteer Panel Member you can make a difference. There’s no one type of person or background that makes the ideal Children’s Panel Member. You will receive extensive training so that you are fully capable, and comfortable, making decisions at a hearing in the best interest of a child or young person. You don’t need to have any specific qualifications, you just need to care. Children’s Hearings Scotland is dedicated to recruiting a Children’s Panel that represents society, and so to ensure a balanced panel they are looking for more people 18–30 years old, as well as more male Panel Members. To find out more about becoming a volunteer Children’s Panel Member in Fife by attending one of our informal information sessions taking place in Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT on: Wednesday 28 August, 7:00pm, Monday 9 September, 3:30pm, Monday 9 September, 7:00pm While it’s not essential to register, if you’d like to come along to one of the sessions please let us know by telephoning 01592 583125 or emailing Childrens.Panel@fife.gov.uk. Closing date for applications is 17 September 2019 at 23.59hrs. Apply online at www.childrenspanelscotland.org If you are passionate about driving positive change in your local community, then this is a volunteering role for you!

We run a youth club two evenings per week on a Monday and Wednesday between 6pm – 8pm. We are keen to recruit more volunteers to enable us to support this work, as the number of children attending is growing and we need to make sure we have an appropriate ratio of adults to children. The YKids Club at the YMCA Kilmarnock operates on Monday evenings between 6pm – 8pm. Volunteers are welcome to come along, by arrangement, for a taster session to see the club and the kids in action. That way volunteers will be able to decide whether they want to continue. There will be opportunities for volunteers to get involved in meetings with other YMCA partners which will may link in well with some college course work.

Volunteers are invited to get involved in our youth work programme and work in a team alongside experienced full/part time staff and volunteers. Our youth clubs offer a wide range of activities that are designed to encourage, develop and reinforce children and young people's skills and self-image in a safe and supportive environment. The youth clubs run during school term times as follows: senior Drop-In (Mon) 13-18 year olds 7pm-9pm; Junior Club (Tues) 6 - 9 year olds 5.30 – 7.30pm.

The planning and delivery of the Balanced Programme, with the help of Assistant Section Leaders, Section Assistants, Young Leaders and members of Scout Active Support as appropriate. Some of the tasks for which the Section Leader is responsible may be delegated to others in the Section, including other Section Leaders, Assistant Section Leaders and Section Assistants.

The District comprises 17 Groups, most of which offer young people the opportunity to join their age section which are Beavers (ages 6-8); Cubs (ages 8-10 & 1/2); Scouts (ages 10 & 1/2 to 14) and Explorers (ages 14 – 18). The roles are for Section Leaders where you will be fully supported by the District Team