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SSAFA has been supporting the Armed Forces community for more than 130 years. Our beneficiaries come from all
backgrounds and age groups. We aim to provide financial, practical, and emotional support when it’s needed most.
To do this we need excellent administrators to keep things running efficiently behind the scenes.
Do you enjoy multi-tasking and coordinating events? Is attention to detail one of your strengths? If so, we’d love to
hear from you. You don’t need an Armed Forces background, just good organisation, and IT skills.
The Administrator Coordinator is a key member of the team, ensuring the smooth running of the branch and
supporting day to day operations. This role is at the heart of the branch, overseeing the group inbox, organising
meetings, and liaising with volunteers and external stakeholders.
Every SSAFA Branch has different needs, however, below are the main activities of a Branch Administration
Coordinator.
• Overseeing enquiries: Overseeing the administration of the branch shared inbox and post, ensuring queries
are answered
• Getting people together: Organising internal meetings, both virtually and face to face
• Planning and organising: Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to arrange events such as the
Branch Annual General Meeting
• Note taking and recording: Maintaining accurate records of meetings and decisions
• Communicating: Supporting the Branch Chair with internal communications, keeping other volunteers up to
date and informed
• Tracking and ordering: Keeping a record of branch assets, ordering stationery, and ensuring maintenance of
equipment
• Supporting health and safety: Supporting the Branch Chair with administration of personal, office and event
risk assessments where required
Grandmentors is an award-winning, inter-generational mentoring programme, operating in various locations across the UK. We are currently looking for new Volunteer Mentors to join our programme in Midlothian which launched in 2023.
It is widely recognised that care-experienced young people are some of the most disadvantaged in society. Many are in care because they have experienced, or are at risk of, neglect and/or abuse. Security and stability are often missing from their lives.
We recruit, train and support volunteer mentors (normally but not exclusively aged 50+) who draw on their wealth of professional and personal life experience and skills to support young people (aged 16-26) through life transitions on their pathway to independence.
Grandmentors is all about empowering and positive relationships, aligning to “The Promise” that Scotland made to its care experienced population. Young people are listened to, heard, and responded to. They benefit from safe, consistent loving relationships, and access to meaningful support to boost mental & physical wellbeing, resilience, and confidence.
Grandmentors facilitate conversations around keeping well, coping strategies, self-care, and self-management. Each young person alongside their Grandmentor co-produces a bespoke support plan and set goals based on their needs.
They explore and review the young person’s challenges, and priorities. These range from enhancing mental & physical health and wellbeing, dealing with stress and conflict, support to access sustainable and appropriate housing, career, and education goals, budget planning and more.
Volunteering Matters, the national volunteering charity, are working closely with Barnardo's to set up a new service in Clackmannanshire called "Two's Company". We are now looking for Volunteer Befrienders to support children and young people aged 10-14.
As a Befriender, you will provide regular 1:1 support to a young person in Clackmannanshire. Acting as a reliable, positive and trustworthy role model, you will spend time with a young person to take part in fun community activities, and providing social and emotional support.
Two's Company supports young people who are socially isolated or who face a range of life challenges or barriers. Once trained and matched to a young person with similar interests, you will meet with your young person regularly (normally fortnightly) and take part in a fun activity or group. For example, you could meet for a hot chocolate, go for walks, a gym class, bowling or the cinema.
There may be particular activities that the young person would like to take part in but we also encourage volunteer befrienders to introduce ideas for new activities when appropriate.
Befrienders will give a young person a positive role model in their life by passing on their skills and experience, enabling them to try new experiences and simply providing them with a few hours of fun. By committing to just a couple of hours every fortnight, you could make a real difference where it is needed the most.
Come and help out at this wonderful fayre! We have two time slots available on the day, either 9.45am - 1pm or 1pm - 4.15pm and we are looking for volunteers to collect entrance money, assist with car parking and, someone first aid trained to man a first aid station.
Do you enjoy multi-tasking and coordinating events? Is attention to detail one of your strengths? If so, we’d love to hear from you. You don’t need an Armed Forces background, just good organisation, and IT skills.
What is an Administration Coordinator?
The Administrator Coordinator is a key member of the team, ensuring the smooth running of the branch and supporting day to day operations. This role is at the heart of the branch, overseeing the group inbox, organising meetings, and liaising with volunteers and external stakeholders.
What will you be doing? Every SSAFA Branch has different needs, however, below are the main activities of a Branch Administration Coordinator.
• Overseeing enquiries: Overseeing the administration of the branch shared inbox and post, ensuring queries are answered
• Getting people together: Organising internal meetings, both virtually and face to face
• Planning and organising: Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to arrange events such as the Branch Annual General Meeting
• Note taking and recording: Maintaining accurate records of meetings and decisions
• Communicating: Supporting the Branch Chair with internal communications, keeping other volunteers up to date and informed
• Tracking and ordering: Keeping a record of branch assets, ordering stationery, and ensuring maintenance of equipment
• Supporting health and safety: Supporting the Branch Chair with administration of personal, office and event risk assessments where required
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Somebody Cares Scotland is offering a fantastic chance to join their Board of Trustees in a very exciting phase of their development. Being a trustee at Somebody Cares is fantastic opportunity to give back to your community by working with a charity that helps those in need. We are proud of the work we’ve done in Aberdeen and the shire over the last 20 years, and we look forward to widening our support services even more.
Established in 2002, Somebody Cares Scotland is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) dedicated to enhancing the welfare of those in need in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. We accept large donations of furniture, household items, clothes, and food. Working with local social welfare teams, we provide free home furnishings to those in need. Our two retail outlets offer high-quality goods including furniture, children's toys, and clothing for purchase. The proceeds from sales help cover the charity's operating costs. In 2023, we furnished 813 homes and provided 176,566 meals.
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Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Somebody Cares Scotland is offering a fantastic chance to join their Board of Trustees in a very exciting phase of their development. The successful Trustees will ideally have experience in one or more of the following areas:
- PR and Marketing
- HR
- Finance
- Legal
Being a trustee at Somebody Cares is fantastic opportunity to give back to your community by working with a charity that helps those in need. We are proud of the work we’ve done in Aberdeen and the shire over the last 20 years, and we look forward to widening our support services even more.
This unpaid role entails an average time commitment of two days per month, with flexibility for increased involvement during busier periods. The role requires liaising with the wider Somebody Cares team and attending quarterly Board meetings in Aberdeen (this can be attended virtually too).
A fantastic opportunity to be involved in a successful. All help makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated. For more information please email: email: hr@somebodycaresscotland.org or telephone: 01224 460700.
Join Our Team and Make a Difference!
Are you passionate about helping others and eager to make a real impact in your community? We invite you to become a vital part of our food bank team, where your efforts will directly support individuals and families in need.
As a volunteer, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring food donations are efficiently managed. You’ll welcome and thank donors, check, weigh, and record incoming stock, and sort food by date and type. You’ll also prepare stock orders for our food bank centre and emergency food boxes, ensuring timely and accurate distribution. By maintaining a clean and organised warehouse, and reporting any health & safety concerns, you'll help create a safe and welcoming environment.
Your support can bring hope and encouragement to those who need it most.
Together, we can create a more compassionate community, one interaction at a time.
Volunteer today and be the change you want to see your city!
For more information please email: foodbankvolunteering@tlc.org.uk or telephone 01224 211222.
We're seeking enthusiastic volunteers with a passion for creativity and community engagement to help us promote our community centre’s activities. We're looking for individuals with skills in:
• Video editing
• Social media management
• Graphic design
• Photography (optional)
As a volunteer, you will play a crucial role in:
• Creating engaging video content to showcase our activities
• Managing our social media channels to reach a wider audience
• Designing eye-catching promotional materials
• Helping us increase attendance and community participation
We offer a flexible volunteering environment where you can share your talents and make a positive impact on our community.
For further information please contact John Amalanand, HALLA Development Worker at email hallaprojects@gmail.com or telephone 07378777996.
Being a Community Facilitator is all about delivering a variety of lifesaving first aid skills in community engagement workshops and projects, within local communities, and primary and secondary schools. A lot of these projects involve talking about and demonstrating the basics of first aid to community groups that can include children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
An example of events you could be delivering a first aid talk and demo to, are primary and secondary schools, small university groups, local community groups, charities, summer fairs, shopping centres. Some of the skills you could be teaching include how to provide CPR and apply a defib, different bandages and how to use them, and basic information on various health conditions. Not only that but all the training needed, is provided by us at no cost to you!
A fantastic opportunity to help. All volunteers make a real difference and are greatly appreciated.
For more information please contact Daniel Handy, Community Engagement Admin at email community@firstaid.org.uk or telephone 0141 332 4031.
As a volunteer with the Mamacita Foundation charity you will be at the forefront of building and maintaining strong relationships with the local community and key stakeholders. We currently have great opportunities to volunteer with us including:
• Foodbank Volunteers
• Volunteer Drivers
• Community Outreach Volunteers
• Events Volunteers
• Youth Program Volunteers
• Community Engagement Volunteers
• IT and Technology Support Volunteers
• Volunteer Coordinators
• Administrative Assistant Volunteers
Join our volunteer team and be an integral part of the Mamacita Foundation’s efforts to create a more inclusive and supportive community in Aberdeen. A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference. All volunteer support is greatly appreciated.
For more details please contact Vivian Draghici, Chief Officer at email: info@mamacitafoundationuk.com or telephone: 07449826988.