The role includes Ensuring the warehouse is always kept clean and tidy. Moving stock by manual operation. Sorting and unpacking deliveries and assisting in conjunction with British Heart Foundation van. Identifying poor quality donations for recycling. Sorting and processing donated goods, this is mainly grading stock in order of quality. Replenish sold furniture on the shop floor. Acting as an ambassador for British Heart Foundation always.

Are you calm, collected and happy to chat on the phone? We’re always looking for friendly, confident and helpful people to join our team and become the voice of your local shop. You will be the first point of contact for our customers helping them with any enquiries and arranging collections for donations.

Do you have a knack for presentation, an eye for detail and enjoy making things look their best? We’re looking for people like you to volunteer in our F&E stores to help make them look as appealing and inspiring as possible. You can expect to be helping out with visual merchandising, making sure everything is displayed to its full potential; you will also be involved in creating eye catching displays in our homeware department ensuring the items are clean and labelled.

Do you always have a welcoming smile on your face and love getting in to conversations? Why not get to know the people from your community with this versatile volunteering role. You will be serving customers, helping to promote our stock and awareness campaigns and encouraging every donor to become part of our Gift Aid scheme.

We're looking for volunteers to help us gather important feedback from our patients and families. We want to make sure that the care and support we offer meets the needs of those facing death, dying or bereavement now and in the future, and by gathering feedback we will be able to understand the needs of the people we support. Volunteers will be home based, working as part of a team based out of our Edinburgh Hospice. You will be calling those who have given their consent to receive a feedback call, and chatting to them about their experiences. We don't want the call to feel like a survey, rather a conversation with an opportunity to give some opinions, so we are looking for volunteers with great conversational skills. You will receive full training when you join us and will be issued with access to our records system and email. Good general IT skills will be important as you will be using a computer and our dialling system to carry out your role. We will also be giving you training in how to structure your conversations to get the most out of them and the safeguarding of vulnerable groups. Our ideal volunteer will be warm, friendly and able to deal sensitively with our patients and families. Maturity and an understanding of the importance of confidentiality in a healthcare setting will be vital as you will be dealing directly with our patients and their information. We also ask that you have a suitable place in your home where you can make calls and have a reasonable expectation you will not be disturbed. If you enjoy a chat, can spare 3-4 hours a week and want to contribute directly to the future of end of life care and best practice then this could be the opportunity for you.

We are looking for people who are passionate about ending child hunger and ensuring that every child receives a daily meal in a place of education. We have a range of activities that can be done from the comfort of your home, while Covid-19 restrictions are in place. They include: hosting virtual talks, spreading the word about our work on social media or holding screenings of our inspiring videos with family and friends.

Volunteers will be helping in the production of making Items from our own Greyfriars tartan which will include. soft toys, purses, bags, kilts ect. All these items will then go on sale to generate additional funds which will provide learning opportunities to adults who have or are experiencing homelessness, abuse, addiction, poor mental/physical health, loneliness, and social isolation. Embracing an asset-based approach, we provide free meals and skill-based activities to empower participants to re-connect and boost their self-esteem and social capital.

Volunteers wanted for Polwarth Pop Up Café. The role includes welcoming customers, serving pre-made food, hot drinks, clearing tables, taking payments, help to tidy away and return hall ready for other users. We are open Tues mornings with volunteers forming small teams rotating every week. Our aim is to meet members of the community, creating a safe space to come to on your own or with friends. Mindfull of isolation and loneliness, we will offer sensitivity, a listening ear and good hospitality.

soundfestival 2022 - call for volunteers Do you want to help us run a festival? We’re looking for a dedicated team of festival volunteers to help us before and during the festival. We have a number of different roles available: from event assistants to photographers and digital marketing assistants. All volunteers can attend the performances for free. A briefing session will be scheduled prior to the festival start date. Previous experience in similar roles would be useful, but is not essential. We are looking for people who want to experience the festival as part of our team – enthusiasm, eagerness to work with the general public and friendly attitude is all we need. The Festival itself takes place between the 26th-30th October 2022. An exciting and enjoyable opportunity to assist with a major event. For more information about the different roles and how to get involved, please visit: https://sound-scotland.co.uk/about/opportunities/call-for-volunteers-2022 The full Festival programme is available at: https://sound-scotland.co.uk/sound-festival-2022-welcome

An exciting opportunity to join a long established, user led organisation supporting people with disabilities and long term medical conditions. Based in modern premises in Bridge of Don. Alongside the admin. personnel and requests from the benefits personnel the role will include general administrative duties, filing, photocopying clients records and answering the phone. Inputting of data information from telephone sheets into computer spreadsheets. Checking of e-mails when in the office. A fantastic opportunity to help. All assistance makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated. For more details please contact Roslynn Fowler, Volunteer Admin. Assistant at email office@aad-online.com or telephone: 01224 641355.