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This is an opportunity to support young people who are struggling with the emotional impact of family breakdown. You would be fully trained, equipped and supported to work with young people on a 1 to 1 basis, using the Heart to Heart eight-week toolkit.
Last updated 8 hours ago
A key volunteer leadership role within Scotland's unique Children's Hearings system.
The Depute Area Convenor will support and manage the team of specialist volunteers making decisions to continually improve the outcomes and experiences for vulnerable children & young people in East Renfrewshire.
The Deputy Area Convener role is critical in providing leadership & direction to the local Area Support team supporting panel members:
- assisting the Area Convener in managing & representing the East Renfrewshire Area Support Team
- engaging & building relationships within the local panel community
- communicating and sharing information
- overseeing & managing complaints
- co-ordinating panel members recruitment, induction, attendance at Hearings, training and support
- monitoring performance and targets of East Renfewshire AST
- continually seeking to develop & refresh opportunities to ensure the best decisions are being made for the vulnerable children & young people of East Renfewshire
Last updated a day ago
You will be matched with a family to help them deal with challenges they face. You will support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children.
Families we support have at least one child under the age of 8, live in the Southside and require home-visiting support due to challenges such as illness, loneliness, single parenting, abuse or seeking asylum/refuge. When matched, a volunteer will visit once a week for 2-3 hours and provide support in line with these needs, aiming to reduce feelings of isolation, build parents' confidence and skills and access local facilities, amongst many other possible outcomes.
Last updated a day ago
You will be matched then visit a family weekly, to work on the parents' language skills. These families are usually asylum seekers/refugees and can find themselves socially isolated, often due to language barriers.
You will visit a family weekly in their home for upto 2 hours to help build their confidence and skills with English using a practical approach. There is no formal curriculum to follow but we provide some resources to support you. You may also benefit from activities such as going to shops with the family, helping them to practice letter formation or talk with them about where they want/need to use English most.
Last updated a day ago
Lead volunteers will have the responsibility of organising family’s support plan and delegating the support required out to other volunteers within the regions. Full support will be there from training onwards and you will have the opportunity to attend families Initial Assessments with the Family Services Coordinator.
We are looking for volunteers in the Glasgow area including East Renfrewshire.
Last updated a day ago
Offer support to families across our funded regions (West/East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, North/South Lanarkshire, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire) and throughout Scotland, who care for a child with a disability. This support is offered through a range of ways:
* To provide families with information they need to make informed decisions
* To provide emotional support within the family home
* To provide practical support within the family home
* To record support, and maintain records as requirede are looking for volunteers in the Glasgow area including East Renfrewshire
Last updated a day ago
One to One Counselling are looking for some local Aboyne/Banchory area volunteers to join a local sub-committee to support the One to One Manager
Last updated 2 days ago
New Board Trustees
- Home-based volunteering, Board/trustee role
The rust are needing two new Trustees to join their experienced Board and keep the wonderful V & A Halls sustainable for the future. Enthusiam and time to help, local knowledge and engagement useful
Last updated 2 days ago
The Alford Community Foodstore currently based in Montgarrie near Alford are needing a volunteer to help organise the Lending Library on Tuesday mornings 10.45 -11.45
Last updated 2 days ago
The Museum are looking for someone with an interest in their local heritage to coordinate volunteer rotas etc at the Museum
Last updated 2 days ago