REAP is currently looking for 2 or 3 volunteers to help support upcoming gardening sessions at their Maryhill Therapeutic Garden in Elgin. Working alongside the REAP team, volunteers will help participants get involved in gardening activities, helping people to build their skills, confidence, and wellbeing. Therapeutic gardening is the use of garden space to improve and build resilience in mental health; to increase physical activity; develop social skills and encourage a healthier diet. REAP’s aim is to help participants improve their mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing through gardening and socialising in a beautiful, peaceful environment. Sessions are returning soon on February 11th and will run on a weekly basis on Tuesday afternoons 2-5pm or Friday mornings 10-12:30pm. Volunteers can help people take part in various gardening activities such as sowing seeds, learning about composting and harvesting vegetables to take home. There’s also a chance to socialise during the tea breaks! Volunteers will also be supported in their development by being offered training relevant to the project. If you are a friendly, patient person, able to engage with a wide variety of people, and can volunteer outside in a practical way, have an interest in gardening ( food growing or ornamental 😊 ), or even have skills that could help build a new garden bench!) please do get in touch with REAP, who will be very happy to tell you more about how to get involved. Tel 01542 888070

Join our team of volunteer drivers! Volunteer drivers are needed to drive 15 seater mini bus on various outings with the Forres for older people/and/or people with disabilities. The more drivers means that the more the mini bus can be used! This is a flexible and much needed way to help the community and to help isolated folk who don't or cannot get an outing, to do so! Email jo@forresospreybus.co.uk if you'd like to join the volunteer driving team.

We need your help to support this event and help raise vital funds for Scotland's ex-Service men and women. We are looking for volunteers to help with bucket collections and running the Erskine stand during the four days of the show?. Could you spare 2 hours between 10am and 6pm on Fri 24th, Sat 25th, Sun 26th or Mon 27th May on show days. The role will include bucket collecting, supporting us to staff our Erskine stand, welcoming guests and giving out stickers and balloons to donators. As a thank you for helping, you will receive free access to the show. We would also appreciate practical support on Thursday 23rd helping us to set up in advance of the show starting on the 24th. Thank you.

Volunteering at CAB as an adviser is hugely rewarding. Each session is different and clients come to us with issues as diverse as consumer issues through to housing problems and those simply looking to be signposted to another organisation. We are looking for people who love to work as part of our friendly team and have an open and enthusiastic manner. Advisers help clients reach informed decisions and may assist in drafting letters, making phone calls and filling in forms. We are looking for people who would be able to commit to giving six hours per week to CAB although this may be negotiable. This would be split over two sessions per week. We provide fantastic training and ongoing support with our next training group starting late September. If you would like to make a positive difference to Moray residents this is your chance. Excellent verbal and written communication skills Good computer skills Ability to work as part of a team and with the general public Be able to extract relevant information and present it to clients appropriately Be willing to undertake training

If you’re an active and outgoing person looking for a flexible role that gets you out and about meeting people in your community, then come and join our friendly team at the British Heart Foundation Shop in Elgin. In this role you will collect pre-arranged household stock from people’s houses, businesses and deliver it back to the Elgin store.. A good level of fitness is required and volunteers will use their own vehicle, but mileage is paid at 45p per mile.

Love Books? Look no further for your perfect volunteering opportunity. Join the team at the British Heart Foundation shop in Elgin sorting, pricing and displaying merchandise in their book department!

As a Sales Assistant Volunteer you will be at the till, serving customers as the friendly face of your shop. You will help people facing poverty around the world by giving great customer service and making donors, customers, and supporters feel welcome in our shop. We’ll give you ongoing training and support so that you can feel right at home as part of the Oxfam Community! We will give you all the training and support you need so you will develop your skills as part of our team. You don’t need to have any experience – we’ve got you covered. You can also get some lunch and travel costs too. Whatever you need, we’re here to help. As a Sales Assistant Volunteer you’ll develop skills that boost your confidence: - Improving your communication skills in this customer-facing role - Serving customers on the till, handling cash and card payments - Creating a friendly shop environment to make everyone feel welcome

Oxfam have busy music departments with everything from Aphex Twin to Zucchero, and ABBA to Zappa, they get a bit of everything and that’s why it’s such a great place to volunteer. As this is a specialist role, you should already have a passion for all genres of music. Oxfam will share their expertise with you and give you all the training and support you need to help them make the most of their wonderful donated CD’s, vinyl, cassette tapes, and instruments. Whether you have years of experience or are totally new to retail you will be a part of a fantastic community of volunteers.

Elgin Museum is Scotland’s oldest continuously independent museum and run entirely by volunteers. Would you be interested in joining us as a visitor service volunteer? This very rewarding work includes welcoming visitors and helping visitor's orientate themselves to the museum, so they can make the most of their visit! A willingness to learn about the Museums collections, and ability to explain to visitors how and where to access information, are essential for the volunteer role. (Looking at the displays and their interpretation is the best way to familiarise yourself – and you can always ask questions of more seasoned volunteers on duty with you!) The ability to serve in the shop, including the use of a (very simple) card reader and to communicate with the front desk via walkie would also be helpful. Full Training will be given with an induction to the Museum’s workings. Volunteers will need to be comfortable and able to work independently after being given initial training. If you feel this volunteering role is for you, please email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk or visit our website https://elginmuseum.org.uk/volunteering/

Outfit Moray is looking for volunteer drivers to support the delivery of their outdoor learning and adventure opportunities. Not all of Outfit Moray's outdoor instructors can drive a minibus, so we often need drivers to transport our groups from our base in Lossiemouth to the activity location in Moray. Transport requires trailer towing, for which a D1/D1E category licence is required. They are looking for confident, competent drivers. Trailer towing experience is preferred but not essential as training can be given.