This is an exciting time to join our Board, in addition to contributing your own skills, knowledge and experience, you will have the opportunity to access training and develop new skills whilst playing a crucial role in continuing to shape the future of our organisation. As a Board member you will provide support to statically manage the organisation and uphold the interests of the local community by ensuring that service delivery reflects their needs. Ideally, we are currently looking for people who: • Live or work in Craigshill or close by • Have a genuine interest in the future of community services in the area and; • Have between 4 and 6 hours to spare each month

To ensure a friendly, welcoming and responsive reception for all visitors to the National Breeding Centre and Training Schools. • Welcoming individuals and groups at the centre • To provide an informative and consistent tour for all visitors, delivering Guide Dogs’ key messages and encouraging interaction from tour groups • Providing health & safety and general site information • Ensuring all Centre visitors are recorded on arrival • Providing a tour of the visitor centre or site in line with training • Operating DVD / TV screens • Liaising with Visitor Centre Coordinator for any requirements, queries or concerns • Providing information and sponsorship leaflets • Serving refreshments as required • Taking cash and credit card transactions, and presenting the trading area in a tidy way The role will be based at the Guide Dogs Training Centre located in Forfar, Angus*

To drive clients, dogs and / or transport equipment to a variety of locations across the UK. • Transporting our clients, dogs and equipment in your own vehicle or Guide Dogs’ vehicle • Ensuring you and your vehicle are safe and legally roadworthy • Following Guide Dogs' guidelines for transporting dogs • Ensuring that you have any additional equipment necessary to fulfil your role and that it is in working order • When driving Guide Dogs’ vehicles: - Ensuring on collection and when you return it, that it is clean, tidy, fully fuelled and roadworthy, if it is not, report this immediately to your supervisor - Reporting any visible damage before or after journey - Complete any necessary paperwork - Depending on your experience, at some locations you may have the opportunity to drive trailers or train to drive our large exhibition units As a 'Driver' you will travel around your local area and around the wider geographical area across Scotland. Jobs can vary from transporting equipment to GD sites to taking dogs to specialist vet appointments, you will receive training which equips you to deal with anything you will face as a Driver for Guide Dogs. Drivers have access to a pool of cars that they can use on Guide Dogs business. The role will be based at the Guide Dogs Training Centre located in Forfar, Angus*

You will welcome all visitors to the site and provide a helpful reception service to all visitors, volunteers and staff. • Welcoming visitors. This may include volunteer boarders when they arrive to drop off and pick up dogs in the morning and evening. • Being aware of the fire evacuation procedures and having knowledge of where the first aid box is located. • Passing on details of any messages to the appropriate member of staff in a timely manner. • Undertaking admin tasks as may be required from time to time e.g. handling incoming and outgoing mail or booking meeting rooms. • At some sites - to open up the office at the agreed time each morning. • At some sites - to lock up and secure the office at the end of the day ensuring windows are closed and lights and power are turned off. • Provide basic care for dogs (e.g. toileting and providing water) as required. • At some sites this will include ensuring the office is opened up and closed each day at agreed times to enable volunteer boarders to drop off or pick up dogs. The role will be based at the Guide Dogs Training Centre located in Forfar, Angus*

Volunteer Befrienders are ‘matched’ with an older person who is living independently in their own home but who is experiencing social isolation and loneliness. This may be due to bereavement, ill-health, increasing frailty or loosing contacts within their community. Volunteers will be matched with an older person close to where they live. By being a regular and reliable visitor to the older person the volunteer helps to increase confidence on staying at home and improves someone’s quality of life. A weekly or fortnightly visit of around an hour may be home visit to chat over a cuppa, do crosswords or other games, or an outing to a nearby café, shops or local beauty spot. The activities within the befriending visit are based on the needs and wishes of the older person.

Volunteers can be of all ages that have parenting experience and understand the stresses and demands of bringing up children. Volunteers would support families who are new to the area, families with multiple births, lone parents, mums with mental health issues/postnatal depression, families with ill health/disabilities, families who are struggling and families from all backgrounds. Volunteers would support by offering practical help with children, help to access local services and activities, a listening ear, a break for parents, help to attend appointments and encouraging play opportunities with children particularly outdoor. Volunteers would attend an initial preparation course so they feel confident with all aspects of home visiting. Home visit would be between 2 and 3 hours once a week. Volunteers receive ongoing support and training from Home-Start Kincardine coordinators. Volunteers will be able to claim any travel expenses.

Nursing Support Volunteers support the CHAS at Home Nursing Team to provide care and support to babies, children young people and their families in their own homes. >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 0141 779 6195.

To support a person with sight loss to safely navigate the environment, building self-confidence and increasing social interaction; whilst maintaining dignity and promoting independence. • Provide sighted guide assistance on a regular basis to people living with sight loss to help them achieve their goals (commonly weekly) • The lengths of partnerships vary, from 6 weeks to 12months+, your availability will be matched with a suitable customer • Undertake all elements of My Guide training (approximately 2 days) • Support access to local services and facilities in their local community • Provide regular feedback on progress and any issues that arise to your line manager • Provide the My Guide role at agreed times/location based on the mutually agreed activity plan • Maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to safeguarding procedures Information on the two Livingston based clients who require My Guide Sighted Guides: 1.) Young individual in their twenties, looking for someone to help them with their mobility having more confidence walking in their local area and perhaps using public transport. They are a long cane user. 2.) Individual in their late fifties, looking for someone guide them on country walks with them for two to three hours at a time.

To support a person with sight loss to safely navigate the environment, building self-confidence and increasing social interaction; whilst maintaining dignity and promoting independence. • Provide sighted guide assistance on a regular basis to people living with sight loss to help them achieve their goals (commonly weekly) • The lengths of partnerships vary, from 6 weeks to 12months+, your availability will be matched with a suitable customer • Undertake all elements of My Guide training (approximately 2 days) • Support access to local services and facilities in their local community • Provide regular feedback on progress and any issues that arise to your line manager • Provide the My Guide role at agreed times/location based on the mutually agreed activity plan • Maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to safeguarding procedures Information on the two Falkirk clients who require My Guide Sighted Guides: 1.) One individual looking to go for walks in his local area and along the canal path. 2.) One individual looking to go for walks in Falkirk Town Centre and the parks, that uses a long cane.

To support a person with sight loss to safely navigate the environment, building self-confidence and increasing social interaction; whilst maintaining dignity and promoting independence. • Provide sighted guide assistance on a regular basis to people living with sight loss to help them achieve their goals (commonly weekly) • The lengths of partnerships vary, from 6 weeks to 12months+, your availability will be matched with a suitable customer • Undertake all elements of My Guide training (approximately 2 days) • Support access to local services and facilities in their local community • Provide regular feedback on progress and any issues that arise to your line manager • Provide the My Guide role at agreed times/location based on the mutually agreed activity plan • Maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to safeguarding procedures