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Can you spare 1/2 hours per week to support families within Edinburgh?
Volunteering Matters are a national volunteering charity. We are looking for "Family Support" Volunteers in the City of Edinburgh, who can offer practical, social and emotional support to a local family in need.
Our Family Supporters programme recruits, trains and supports volunteers, matching them 1:1 with parents and families facing a range of life challenges and barriers. Volunteers help families, spending 1:1 time together on a personalised set of goals chosen by the family, for the family.
These goals may including achieving improved living standards, building confidence and soft skills, budgeting, healthier eating, better school life, improving health and wellbeing or introducing parents to community resources, and lots more.
If you have an understanding of the challenges that families are facing and would like to use your life experiences and skills to support others, this could be the role for you!
As a volunteer, you will build a strong relationship based on trust and mutual respect, acting as a friendly face who listens and cares about the family.
Sport Aberdeen’s Active Schools team is seeking new volunteers who are eager to play an important role in improving the health and wellbeing of Aberdeen’s young people.
Are you looking for a fun and exciting way to inspire the next generation and help local children to get active? Boost your confidence, develop life skills and enhance your CV by volunteering to support existing sport and physical activity sessions or develop new ones.
Active Schools Aberdeen are on the lookout for new volunteers to boost local children’s involvement in sport and physical activity.
The invitation to volunteer extends to anyone over the age of 13 with a desire to help young people, with an interest in sport and a desire to give back to the local community. Opportunities are available before school, during lunchtime, after-school or in the evening, and new volunteers (including all secondary school pupils) will be accompanied by another coach or volunteer at sessions.
Active Schools is a sportscotland national initiative that aims to provide all children with high quality opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity. The Aberdeen Active Schools team is part of award-winning charity Sport Aberdeen and they engage with all local authority primary and secondary schools across the city with a responsibility to encourage young people to participate in free physical activity sessions and join extracurricular sports clubs. Getting involved in Active Schools activities will help get more children active and give them the opportunity to develop important life skills. Be it making friends, getting active, improving health and mental well-being or gaining self-esteem, there are many benefits of participating in sport.
Across the city we have a team of almost 900 volunteers, including parents, teachers, students, secondary school pupils, family members and club coaches.
Eilidh Shanks, former Active Schools volunteer during secondary school, said:
“I really enjoyed volunteering for Active Schools. I was involved in helping at netball clubs, holiday activity camps and fun runs. I loved that I got to work with kids of all ages, encouraging them to take part in sport. It was rewarding to see the kids enjoying themselves and improving each week.”
Volunteering can also help to shape a career in sport. Rory Anton, former Active Schools volunteer, commented:
“During my time volunteer coaching for Active Schools, it really helped me see the power of sport for young people and allowed me as a young coach to develop my leadership capabilities. There are definitely aspects of my job as a Club Development Officer at RGU SPORT supporting the development of our Student Leaders that I couldn’t do without the experience of leading so many sessions for Active Schools.”
This is a great opportunity to join a supportive team and individuals will receive full training to ensure safe delivery of all sessions. For those at secondary school we also run a Pupil Sports Leadership programme alongside volunteering opportunities. Those who have the desire to make a difference, acquire new skills and positively impact the lives of local children through sport and physical activity are urged to get involved.
For more information about becoming a Sport Aberdeen Active Schools Volunteer please contact the team at email: activeschools@sportaberdeen.co.uk or visit: https://www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/careers/active-schools-volunteer
Streetsport provides young people across Aberdeen City with the opportunity to play sport for free in a fun and safe environment.
We run week night sessions year-round and are looking for volunteers to help at these sessions. Working as part of a team, you will assist with organising and participating in activities while building relationships with the young people that attend the sessions.
Volunteering with Streetsport is a fantastic opportunity to make a positive difference in the local communities. In addition to enhancing your CV / excellent experience for future employment, you will also have the opportunity to attend internal and external coaching and training courses.
A fantastic opportunity to assist and make a real difference. All help is greatly appreciated. For further details please contact Alaina Sinclair, Streetsport Volunteer Officer – Denis Law Legacy Trust at email: a.sinclair5@rgu.ac.uk or telephone: 01224 263681.
-Do you have recruitment experience at any level?
Would you like the opportunity to apply your passion for recruitment in a meaningful volunteer role to launch young people for life, whilst also enhancing your skills, boosting your self-esteem and meeting new people?
Bridge of Don Sea Cadets, based as Gordon Barracks, is currently looking for enthusiastic and dedicated Community Liaison Co-ordinators to join its Unit Management Team (UMT). Bridge of Don is a long-established Sea Cadet Unit that has provided life-changing opportunities for many young people.
The Charity is currently looking for enthusiastic volunteers that can support with recruitment of cadets and adults to the Unit and with building strong links in the community. There are free training courses available for you to develop new skills, boost your CV and support you in this role. These tasks can also be divided between volunteers, so why not come along with a friend and share the experience?
-The tasks of a Community Liaison Co-ordinator include but are not restricted to the following:
• Use digital platforms and events to recruit both cadets and adult volunteers.
• Raise awareness of the unit to the local community through recruitment events and activities.
• Scan the community for key events and opportunities to recruit cadets and volunteers and promote the unit.
• Develop links with local media and promote the use of social media to recruit adults and cadets.
-Benefits of volunteering with Sea Cadets:
• A hugely rewarding role, helping young people change their lives and thrive
• Fantastic opportunities for personal development and training, including qualifications in watersports, leadership and management and first aid
• Real enhancements to your CV
• Meet new people
• Make a difference in your local community
For more information please contact Malcolm Garrington, Commanding Officer, Bridge of Don Sea Cadets at email: bodscc@hotmail.com or telephone: 01224 547561.
Our gaming club is looking for volunteers. We have lots of video games and board games, while you can also bring your own if you wish to!
A fantastic opportunity to help. All help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated.
For more information, please email us at volunteerinchgarth@gmail.com or phone 01224 325191.
To find out about further volunteering opportunities at Inchgarth Community Centre please visit: https://www.inchgarth.co.uk/volunteer.html
12th Kilmarnock Boys' Brigade are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help lead a wide range of activities for their children and young people aged between 5 and 18 years old. The group meets on Thursday evenings during term-time, taking part in a wide range of activities including crafts, games, sports, cooking, life skills and community projects. As a Christian youth organisation our work is rooted in the Christian faith. Our faith in young people allows them to learn, grow and discover in a safe, fun and inclusive environment.
Our volunteers receive ongoing training and support throughout their time with us, learning and developing skills alongside our young people. A rewarding experience for everyone involved that leaves lasting memories for both young person and leaders alike.
Are you passionate about making a difference in your local community? Do you enjoy working with young people (age 6-14) and helping them grow? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! 1st Portlethen Scout Group is seeking dedicated volunteers to join our team of volunteers as uniformed Scout Leaders, also known as Team Members. This role is designed to provide young people with valuable life skills, outdoor experiences, and fun activities. In each section, our team of volunteers: • Plan (together or individually once every 4-5 weeks) and deliver (with the team) a great programme once a week - sharing the load, respecting your time and capitalising on your skills. • Contribute to a great culture for volunteers and members. • Ensure scouts is a safe environment for everyone. • Contribute to admin getting done, such as keeping member records, sorting out kit and badges. • Keeps everyone in the loop. We offer: • Comprehensive training to equip you with the skills needed to be a successful volunteer Scout Leader (Team Member). • An opportunity to contribute to your local community in a meaningful way. • A chance to develop leadership, planning, and teamwork skills. • Being a part of a global network of volunteers making a real difference. This role is perfect for individuals who are not necessarily parents of young people in scouting but are looking for a way to contribute to their local community. No prior experience is required as full training will be provided.
Purpose:
Our Transform project provides young volunteers (15 - 24 years old) with fully supported and supervised group volunteering opportunities. One of these opportunities is our youth led community events project. We are looking for volunteers who would like to help plan, organise and host an event in our community garden in Dalkeith Country Park. The summer 2024 project will also support our ‘Conversation Cafe’ a group for people where English is there second language.
Tasks:
This is the perfect opportunity to see a project through from planning to delivery. You will have the opportunity to increase your knowledge of planning, organising and promoting events. You will join a small steering group to help organise the event. You will have the opportunity to learn about teamwork, planning, promoting events and volunteering with the public. Volunteers will host the event in our community garden.
This is a fully supported volunteering opportunity. You will have weekly contact with the youth coordinator, and you will be given the opportunity to review your progress and your role on a regular basis.
Dundonald Castle is a 14th Century hilltop fortified ruin which is looked after on a daily basis by The Friends of Dundonald Castle SCIO, who also manage the attraction’s Visitor Centre.
We are currently looking for Education Volunteers to assist with themed education workshops for both school pupils, as well as groups of all ages. Every year Friends of Dundonald Castle host around 100 educational workshops with topics including Celts, Romans, Vikings, Knights & Castles and Jacobites.
Volunteers would assist in running activities, handing out and collecting items, setting up and cleaning at the end. Volunteers will have the opportunity to explore areas which interest them.
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.