We’re looking for friendly volunteers with good people skills to befriend our members, who are all veterans with sight loss, and take part in activities with them. Part of the role will involve supporting members one-on-one, and you’ll also help us provide monthly lunch clubs and other social events. You will help us to improve our members’ quality of life and play a vital role in easing isolation. Tasks and Responsibilities include 1) supporting members to participate in activities 2) working alone and/or within a group setting to assist, support and accompany veterans who have a visual impairment 3) Supporting and befriending visually impaired veterans within a lunch group setting or within the veterans’ home. If you have your own car and are able to drive veterans to and from designated activities this would also be very helpful. The successful volunteer will be supporting the Scottish War Blinded Outreach Team which is dedicated to providing advice and information, equipment and social opportunities to veterans with a sight loss with the aim of aiding independent living and improving quality of life. Scottish War Blinded provides free support to veterans living with significant sight loss across Scotland, and are here to help all veterans regain independence after sight loss.

We’re looking for friendly volunteers with good people skills to befriend our members, who are all veterans with sight loss, and take part in activities with them. Part of the role will involve supporting members one-on-one, and you’ll also help us provide monthly lunch clubs and other social events. You will help us to improve our members’ quality of life and play a vital role in easing isolation. Tasks and Responsibilities include 1) supporting members to participate in activities 2) working alone and/or within a group setting to assist, support and accompany veterans who have a visual impairment 3) Supporting and befriending visually impaired veterans within a lunch group setting or within the veterans’ home. If you have your own car and are able to drive veterans to and from designated activities this would also be very helpful. The successful volunteer will be supporting the Scottish War Blinded Outreach Team which is dedicated to providing advice and information, equipment and social opportunities to veterans with a sight loss with the aim of aiding independent living and improving quality of life. Scottish War Blinded provides free support to veterans living with significant sight loss across Scotland, and are here to help all veterans regain independence after sight loss.

Ward Volunteers take responsibility for the Tea Trolley ensuring that patients on the ward are offered and receive drink of their choice.

Help build up the pace in Scotland by sharing badges and displaying posters across your local area; playing your part in the future of Scottish medical research and taking on heart disease. The Heart of Scotland Appeal is a fundraising campaign to raise and spend money in Scotland on vital medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. 41 people die every day in Scotland from cardiovascular disease and the death rate from coronary heart disease is almost 50% higher than for the South East of England. This isn’t fair and we want to change this. You'll be given posters for you to display in your local shops, community centres, libraries, supermarkets, pharmacies and doctors’ surgeries to help reach as many people as possible. The Heart of Scotland Appeal is backed by internationally acclaimed Scottish fashion designer, Christopher Kane, who's designed 4 unique badges. You can be sent a box of badges to sell to friends, family and colleagues for donations, as well as asking local shops if they will have a box of badges on their counter (that the organisation can then send out to them). Let’s get everyone wearing a Heart of Scotland badge.

You can help change someone’s life through volunteering. We are looking for volunteer buddies to be matched with potential volunteers who need some support to volunteer because of a disability, mental health issue or other barrier. Depending on the needs of the volunteer you will possibly accompany the volunteer to meet the organisation, volunteer alongside them and continue to support them through meetings, phone calls, texts, emails etc. Full training and support will be provided.

*Why not join our exciting Hearing Forces project, which is providing support to veterans aged 65+, who have hearing loss or tinnitus and their families and carers. If you’ve got a few hours to spare every month, you could help reduce loneliness and social isolation and provide life changing support to older veterans.* There’s the opportunity to assist with hearing screening, information and hearing aid maintenance. You’ll also inform veterans about helpful equipment and signpost veterans to other services within the Unforgotten Forces consortium that can help them. No previous experience is essential, as you will get lots of training and support. For further details please contact Heather Hart, Hearing Forces – Project Assistant at E Mail: hearing.forces@hearingloss.org.uk or tel.: 0141 341 5344.

Do you have a few hours to spare each week? We are looking for volunteers from the local community to dedicate their time and enthusiasm to making our charity shop in South Queensferry a success. The shop, that is solely managed and run by a friendly group of volunteers, is located on South Queensferry picturesque High Street. It boasts a range of items including ladies’ clothes, textiles, toys accessories and books.

We are recruiting volunteers to assist in our important and exciting Pamiloo development. Thousands of people with complex needs across Scotland are unable to attend events or visit outdoor venues due to the lack of appropriate toilet facilities and to this end PAMIS have purchased the first Scottish fully accessible mobile changing places toilet. PAMIS will use this resource for events that they organise for families and it will also be available for others to hire. To date it has been at the Edinburgh Fringe, visited various beaches and events in Scotland. We require volunteers to open and close the van, be an attendant and supervise the use of the mobile changing places toilet. This position is open to a wide group of volunteers. Training will be given. We are also recruiting volunteer drivers (for volunteer drivers you have to be 25 years old and over for insurance purposes). You could volunteer to be a driver and drive it to different venues. All bookings will be arranged through PAMIS. Excellent support and full training is provided to all volunteers and we reimburse agreed out of pocket expenses and travel. This is a hugely valuable and rewarding experience, the opportunity to learn new skills and to travel. For more information please contact Lesley Gray on email l.u.gray@dundee.ac.uk or tel.: 01382 385154. You can visit our website: www.pamis.org.uk Note: a child or adult with profound and multiple learning disabilities will always be accompanied by at least one carer at all times. You will not be expected to assist in any personal care activities.

Play Alloa was set up in 1992 and gained charity status in 1995, and is the leading provider of play and social opportunities for children, young people and adults with additional support needs and disabilities from across Clackmannanshire and the central belt. Play Alloa are looking for volunteers aged 14+ to support staff and service users in Children's sessions. Saturday: Broad Street Play Session 10am-1pm(9:30am-1:30pm for volunteers and staff) Dumyat Centre Play Session 10am-12:30pm(9:15am-1:15pm for volunteers and staff) These groups are for children aged between 5 and 16 years old with disabilities and complex additional support needs. As a volunteer in this group you will be able to facilitate and get involved with a variety of activities whilst supporting our service users. In these sessions, some structured activities will be laid out but the sessions are also an opportunity for free play which often involves loose parts and materials being made available for the children to choose their own play with. All volunteers will work closely with the sessional staff and the session co-ordinators and will have regular contact with the development officer. Before starting, volunteers will go through an induction process and a PVG background check. Additional training will also be offered to volunteers.

The aim of this role is to work within the CHAS at Home Nursing Team to provide high quality care to babies, children and young people across North East Scotland and Moray, ensuring they get the right support at the right time for them. We are currently accepting applications however, the next intake for this role will be in September/October 2020. >What activities will I be involved in? • Helping to get the children up in the mornings/put to bed in the evening • Helping to bathe and dress the children, transfer them into their chairs • Keeping siblings company whilst nursing staff attend to the other children • Supporting the children/siblings with activities • Assisting the nursing staff to take the children(and their siblings if required) on outings • Assisting with the Nursing Team with cleaning of equipment and tidying • Support at mealtimes when appropriate >How much time should I offer? • You can volunteer on any day of the week, in the morning, afternoon or evening. Shifts are flexible and depend on the needs of the families supported by the CHAS at Home team in North East Scotland and Moray. The time commitment can be negotiated with your supervisor. >What are the benefits to me? • Learning new skills • Using your existing skills for a great cause • Getting more involved and making a real difference to the families of children with a life-shortening condition. • Adding to your cv • Meeting new people • Having fun! >What are the benefits to the children and families supported by CHAS? By volunteering with the CHAS at Home team in nursing support, you will be ensuring that children and young people receive the highest quality support and care across North East Scotland and Moray. >What’s the next step? If you’re interested in the role you can apply online at https://www.chas.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteer-application-form or if you have any questions please contact the Volunteering Team on volunteering@chas.org.uk or 01224 841542 / 0141 779 6195.