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Do you love finding charity shop treasures? Do you have an eye for bringing tired clothing back to life as something new? Or maybe you prefer to work back stage and not in a customer-facing role. Why not Volunteer at R:evolve Roots! Our sorting space team members are the foundation of our organisation. They work together in teams supported by R:evolve staff to sort and process our clothing and textile donations making sure that everything gets to the correct place within R:evolve.
Joining the Sorting Space Team gives you first-look at all the donations we receive at the project – an added bonus!
As a R:evolve Sorting Space Team Member you will:
· Sort, steam, and prepare donations.
· Identify items to be sold in our online shop, or sold at thrift + gift, or upcycled and repaired at our community workshops.
· Prep clothing for events, displays, and photographing.
· Sort, price, and package items to be sold in thrift + gift or at Wee Jinty’s Haberdashery
· Carry out basic textile repair e.g., zip replacement, seam mending. (Only assigned to volunteers who feel comfortable doing so).
· Follow organisation procedures and policies.
· Attend occasional training refreshers and review meetings as required.
· Friendly and enthusiastic.
· Reliable and willing to commit to pre-agreed shifts.
· Happy to work individually or with staff and other volunteers.
· Confident in making decisions or able to ask others for help if needed.
· Interest in clothing, fashion, retail or similar.
· Interest in the R:evolve principles of swapping, sharing, reusing, mending, and upcycling or keen to learn more about these.
· Interest in climate change and environmentally friendly behaviours or keen to learn more about these.
Do you love clothing, fashion, or a good bargain? Or perhaps you want to meet people in your local community and help provide a service that benefits them? Come volunteer in our unique high street R:evolve retail shops as a R:evolve Retail Assistant! Our R:evolve swap shop in Rutherglen allow customers to swap their unwanted clothing for free using our points-based system or grab a second-hand bargain from our for sale sections. We also have our thrift + gift outlet where clothes from our shop in Cambuslang "thrift + gift" are sold at a percentage of the price. The shops are also home to Wee Jinty’s Haberdashery which stocks preloved and repurposed haberdashery, second hand equipment and handmade gifts.
As part of a team of volunteers at your chosen location, you will provide customer service and engagement, general upkeep of the shops, and carry out duties requested by the Shops Supervisor
As a volunteer R:evolve Retail Assistant you will:
• Welcome and assist customers.
• Weigh / check donations.
• Calculate points for swapping transactions.
• Handle cash for sales transactions.
• Sort, steam, and prepare donations for display.
• Price items for sale.
• Help keep the shop clean and tidy.
• Display clothing, accessories, and materials to make the shop attractive.
• Follow shop and organisation procedures and policies.
• Promote the goals of the R:evolve project to customers.
• Attend occasional training refreshers and review catch-up meetings as required.
Skills and qualities desired:
• Friendly and enthusiastic.
• Reliable and willing to commit to pre-agreed shifts.
• Happy to work and support others in a volunteer team.
• Interest in your local community.
• Interest in the R:evolve principles of swapping, sharing, reusing, mending, and
upcycling or keen to learn more about these.
• Interest in climate change and environmentally friendly behaviours or keen to learn more about these
BECYCLE Workshop SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation – charity number: SC053291) is a small, wholly volunteer operated and donations based community bike workshop that provides a free place to access practical help, education, learning and advice for maintaining and repairing bikes. The workshop also provides free bikes to children (u18) and loans out bikes to anyone, with a fully returnable deposit system. It is currently open twice a week (8 hours), every week of the year, no matter the weather.
Every person that volunteers at the workshop becomes a bike mechanic first and foremost - no matter how much experience you have just now with bikes or tools. You’ll learn quickly and surprise yourself with the amount you can take onboard - and you’ll be well supported by volunteers with decades of experience at fixing bikes and helping people. Don’t worry though about being the odd one out, none of us get paid and never will.
In addition further roles we are looking for specialists in are;
- Accountant
- Fundraising
- Graphic Design
- Social Media Manager
- Videographer
On top of the two in-person sessions (Monday and Wednesday 4-8pm), most volunteers offer their time and expertise in a variety of areas that keep the workshop ticking over, or assist specific functions that align with their background and experience such as driving, photography or social media.
We are formed of a group of dozens of volunteers from various backgrounds, ages, life experiences and nationalities. Our greatest strength is the trust we have in each other and encouraging the individual talents of each volunteer, that help make the workshop what it is today. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, pop down to our workshop at 21-23 High Street, Aberdeen, AB24 3EB between 4-8pm any Monday or Wednesday for a chat.
Volunteers have also used their time and work at BECYCLE to leverage themselves into new careers, university courses and support job applications.
Expect lots of social events, casual group rides, BBQ’s, bonfires, days at the beach, eating together, nights out, meeting lots of new people and getting dangerously addicted to bikes….
For more information please contact Scott Goodall, BECYCLE Workshop Trustee at email: becycleworkshop@gmail.com or telephone: 07743731990.
Friends of Riverside Park (FORP) are a group of committed volunteers working towards improving the park for the use of the whole community. They are involved in planning for the future of the park, as well as keeping existing amenities in good shape. To support with this, the group are looking for additional committee members.
Typically, this role will involve:
-Working and consulting with Office Bearers
-Inputting decision making
-Attending FORP meetings regularly
-Identifying improvements within the park
-Supporting to organise & run events
-Taking an active involvement in events
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP) encourages and supports people aged 50+ to volunteer in their local communities. Across Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire we run 5 projects involving hundreds of volunteers.
These include volunteering activities within local hospitals and primary schools, charitable knitting groups, a walking group for older people, and a community Handyperson Service.
We are looking for new Volunteer Organisers who can help ensure that our groups and activities run smoothly. For example, as a Schools Volunteer Organiser you will help us to recruit new volunteers, and making sure that existing volunteers are supported and enjoying their volunteering experience. We currently have vacancies for school organisers in Stirling, Falkirk and in Clackmannanshire.
Instead, if you would prefer to become a Handyperson Organiser, you will help to ensure that tasks needed by older people are "assigned" to an appropriate volunteer, and that all volunteers are supported. We currently have a vacancy for a Handyperson Organiser in Stirling and Clackmannanshire.
Or perhaps you have a new idea for an activity or group, that older people could take part in? We'd love to help you set up a group and can provide all ongoing support!
The volunteering hours are fully flexible and we will be able to work around your availability. If you are passionate about volunteering and would like to help us support other volunteers, we would love to hear from you!
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP) encourages and supports people aged 50+ to volunteer in their local communities. Across Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire we run 5 projects involving hundreds of volunteers.
These include volunteering activities within local hospitals and primary schools, charitable knitting groups, a walking group for older people, and a community Handyperson Service.
We are looking for new Volunteer Leaders who can help ensure that our groups and activities run smoothly. For example, as a Schools Volunteer Leader you will help us to recruit new volunteers, and making sure that existing volunteers are supported and enjoying their volunteering experience. We currently have vacancies for school leaders in Stirling, Falkirk and in Clackmannanshire.
Instead, if you would prefer to become a Handyperson Leader, you will help to ensure that tasks needed by older people are "assigned" to an appropriate volunteer, and that all volunteers are supported. We currently have a vacancy for a Handyperson Leader in Stirling and Clackmannanshire.
Or perhaps you have a new idea for an activity or group, that older people could take part in? We'd love to help you set up a group and can provide all ongoing support!
The volunteering hours are fully flexible and we will be able to work around your availability. If you are passionate about volunteering and would like to help us support other volunteers, we would love to hear from you!
The Ecology Centre is an inclusive, community-led charity who inspire positive change through directly connection people and the natural environment for the benefit of both.
The organisation is currently looking for an individual, who shares their values, to join their dedicated and expanding Board of Trustees to ensure effective strategic oversight and governance of the charity in line with their mission, vision and values.
If you might be the right fit for this charity, they would love to hear from you.
The Ecology Centre is an inclusive, community-led charity who inspire positive change through directly connection people and the natural environment for the benefit of both.
The organisation is currently looking to recruit for the role of Treasurer. As Treasurer, you will play a key role in overseeing the financial governance and health of the charity in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, General Manager and operational teams to ensure effective financial management and strategy in line with all legal and compliance obligations. In doing so, you will play a key role in helping to drive the present and future of the charity to achieve its vision and mission.
The Ecology Centre is an inclusive, community-led charity who inspire positive change through directly connection people and the natural environment for the benefit of both.
The organisation is currently looking for an individual with proven experience of executing successful fundraising campaigns, to join their dedicated and expanding Board of Trustees to ensure effective strategic oversight and governance of the charity in line with their mission, vision and values.
If you might be the right fit for this charity, they would love to hear from you.
The Newtown Park Association are the non-profit owners and custodians of Newtown Park Stadium, on behalf of the people of Bo'ness. The NPA took over Newton Park in 2012, with the view of creating a community facility for the people of Bo'ness and the surrounding area. Since then, the NPA has ensured that Newtown Park is complete with a modern all weather playing surface that is open to the community seven days a week, with a footfall of 2000 children and adults and an average usage of 50 hours weekly.
To keep this space open to the community, the maintenance, repairs and running of Newton Park is run by volunteers.
Do you think you could help us maintain this popular space?
We are looking for people to contribute a little of their time to help us undertake the tasks that are essential to keeping Newton Park open and functional, including:
- Using our small tractor to maintain the synthetic pitch
- Litter picking after matches
- Painting
- Weed killing
- Open/closing of the grounds
- General maintenance
Anyone, young or old, can help out and the time commitment is flexible to suit you. If you are interested, please get in touch via the link, or email: bobsnedden@btinternet.com