During the COVID19 pandemic, the role of Volunteers within our community has never been more important. These opportunities include helping with shopping, driving, check-in calls and collecting prescriptions for those in isolation/shielding. There are many activities you can get involved in to help make a difference in your local community. PPE will be supplied

During the COVID19 pandemic, the role of Volunteers within our community has never been more important. These opportunities include helping with shopping, driving, check-in calls and collecting prescriptions for those in isolation/shielding. There are many activities you can get involved in to help make a difference in your local community. PPE will be supplied

During the COVID19 pandemic, the role of Volunteers within our community has never been more important. These opportunities include helping with shopping, driving, check-in calls and collecting prescriptions for those in isolation/shielding. There are many activities you can get involved in to help make a difference in your local community. Perhaps you could help to coordinate volunteers as they assist with shopping and prescriptions, light gardening, friendly phone calls and other community needs that are identified. Please contact us if you feel you have the skills to coordinate local volunteer activity in Bishopbriggs, Auchinairn and Torrance.

. During the COVID19 pandemic, the role of Volunteers within our community has never been more important. These opportunities include helping with shopping, driving, check-in calls and collecting prescriptions for those in isolation/shielding. There are many activities you can get involved in to help make a difference in your local community. PPE will be supplied

It starts with Hello and it's often surprising who is affected by loneliness. Together we want to reach out reconnecting thousands of lonely people with their communities, tackling what is shortening lives and eroding wellbeing. Community Connectors support people affected by social isolation and loneliness to help them gain confidence and to reconnect to their community in partnership with existing and new partner organisations. This involves: being aware of and keeping up to date with local community services appropriate to service users with support from manager; supporting lonely and socially isolated service users to build confidence, self-esteem and to regain independence; carry out tasks independently and as an effective team member; listening to people's needs, aspirations and concerns, and co-creating a step plan to ensure the person meets their aims - this may involve providing advice on regular, healthy nutrition and hydration and managing hygiene; and supporting people to attend local community services suitable to their needs, helping them identify other activities in the area and going with them as necessary - this may involve travelling with service users or transporting them using your own vehicle where appropriate. “I’m showing compassion, empowering people, letting them know what help is out there, and helping them move forward.” Lisa, Independent Living Volunteer Location: Glenrothes Office Commitment: The service operates from Monday to Friday between the hours of 10:00am – 17:00pm. Minimum commitment of 6 months, volunteers must be available 3 - 4 hours per week on weekdays

Start Up Stirling was set up in 1994 and on its 25th anniversary last year was named the Provost’s Charity of the Year in recognition of the invaluable service it has provided to the city and to Stirlingshire. The organisation is established as a Christian, interdenominational body with the key objective of the prevention of poverty and the relief of suffering and distress by providing household goods, befriending support and crisis food for those who have need of such facilities by virtue of their youth, age, ethnicity, infirmity, disability, special needs, poverty, homelessness, domestic abuse, unemployment or social and economic circumstances. It started off with the key task of assisting local homeless people by providing packs of basic household items, cleaning items and non-perishable food as they started off a tenancy and was originally founded by a group of local churches where volunteers collected items and provided them to homeless people. Since then services have grown in line with the increasing need. There are 3 key services: • Start Up Foodbanks • Start Up Helper Packs • Start Up Support Ongoing rising costs, particularly of food and domestic fuel, have an acute effect on low-income households. People in rural areas typically need to spend between 10% and 20% more on everyday requirements than those in urban areas. The more remote the area, the greater are these additional costs. This accounts for 11,000 people across the area, of which: • Almost one-fifth of whom live outside the south-east urban area (Stirling city). • 2,500 currently live in areas described as very income deprived nationally. • Raploch (Stirling) is an area of deep-rooted deprivation and has been consistently among the 5% most deprived areas in Scotland since SIMD 2004. • Over 200 households are homeless or in temporary accommodation at any one time in Stirlingshire. • 9,500 people suffer income deprivation who live in areas not currently recognised as income deprived. The full impact of Covid 19 is yet to be felt but the charity knows that the demand for its services will be more pressing than ever moving forward. The Board of Trustees is preparing itself for the challenges ahead. A decision has been made to appoint a new General Manager to lead the staff team of 6. The Board has also recently recruited some new Trustees and currently has 8. The key task now is to find a Trustee with strong financial or accountancy acumen to act as Treasurer. This role will be key to supporting the staff team to ensure strong financial management and to advise the Board on finance matters. The Treasurer would produce a report for Board meetings which are currently monthly. Currently, the Interim Treasurer is also supporting bank reconciliation and the processing of invoicing but it is expected this function will be handed to the incoming General Manager. If you are looking for a voluntary role with meaning and wish to support your local community, then this could be the rewarding opportunity you are looking for to support a fantastic, well regarded and much-needed charity. How To Apply Please email us at recruitment@brucetaitassociates.com or call us on 01786 542 224 for more information. You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants. Closing Date: Midday, Thursday 12th November This search is being conducted exclusively for the Start Up Stirling by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team has all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.

We want to make West Dunbartonshire a Dementia Friendly authority. We believe anyone living with dementia and their carers should be supported to live well in the community, and feel able to access services and activities, as and when they choose to. To help us share the message and build interest and support, we provide information and awareness sessions all across the area. We need volunteers, like you, to help us keep track of and deliver the sessions alongside our network of Dementia Ambassadors. We will ask you to - Work with us to make sure every session enquiry is followed up - Help arrange the awareness diary - taking bookings and contacting session leaders - Make up information packs for local organisations - Help facilitate the sessions on the day (only if you want to) - Keep track of any dementia pledges made in the sessions If you get involved we can offer you the chance to: - Learn more about dementia and how it impacts everyday life - Meet new interesting people - Make a real difference in the lives of people in your community. Due to Covid we have had to have a flexible approach to our opportunities so depending on the restrictions that are active at any point the opportunities may come under one of the following options: Open for recruitment and placement Open for recruitment and risk assessed placement activity Open for some recruitment and some risk assessed placement activity Open for some recruitment but currently closed to placement activity Closed for all recruitment and placement activity

There are more and more ways for people to get involved in their communities - different places to go, activities to get involved in. But we know that although many people would benefit from the opportunity, they can find it hard to do so. For many, making the first step is difficult as they may feel socially isolated and low in confidence - you could help make all the difference, building their confdence and trust and helping them mix with others or take on a more responsible role in their community. Across a range of our services, we would ask you to be the first person our users meet. You will help provide a friendly welcoming atmosphere, helping our service users and visitors feel comfortable in our surroundings, introduce them to other guests and make sure their visit to us leaves them feeling welcome. You will get a huge sense of satisfaction when you start to see someone who was quiet and withdrawn come out of their shell and start to access the servcies they need to prosper and make new friends. You will also likely increase your own social circle too. Due to Covid we have had to have a flexible approach to our opportunities so depending on the restrictions that are active at any point the opportunities may come under one of the following options: Open for recruitment and placement Open for recruitment and risk assessed placement activity Open for some recruitment and some risk assessed placement activity Open for some recruitment but currently closed to placement activity Closed for all recruitment and placement activity

Street Friends Helping the Homeless Aberdeen is working towards a brighter future for homeless people, vulnerable and people in poverty. With dignity Street Friends Helping the Homeless offer fresh chilled sandwiches and desserts as meals, food parcels for a few days, clothing, pet food, toiletries/condoms/sanitary products to those most in need as a result of homeless, poverty or vulnerable. We have established links with specialist services. When we befriend, we keep a note anonymously, on how people are doing, if they are in danger/emergency they are given immediate help. If they wish to progress we can use the referrals to get people to the correct professional service. We offer kindness, empathy, friendship and safe choices if people wish to pursue them. As our outreach grows we need cleaning volunteers, twice a week for our storage facility. We are looking for people with skills to do basic tasks such as deep cleans, sterilising and tidying. We have a full volunteer pathway with training opportunities and all help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated. For more information about volunteering with Street Friends Helping the Homeless please contact Sam Raion, Communications Secretary at email admin@streetfriendshelpingthehomeless.com

Street Friends Helping the Homeless Aberdeen is working towards a brighter future for homeless people, vulnerable and people in poverty. With dignity Street Friends Helping the Homeless offer fresh chilled sandwiches and desserts as meals, food parcels for a few days, clothing, pet food, toiletries/condoms/sanitary products to those most in need as a result of homeless, poverty or vulnerable. We have established links with specialist services. When we befriend, we keep a note anonymously, on how people are doing, if they are in danger/emergency they are given immediate help. If they wish to progress we can use the referrals to get people to the correct professional service. We offer kindness, empathy, friendship and safe choices if people wish to pursue them. As our outreach grows we need more volunteers to help with aspects such as sorting food donations, storage and with city centre outreach and driving. We have a full volunteer pathway with training opportunities and all help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated. For more information about volunteering with Street Friends Helping the Homeless please contact Sam Raion, Communications Secretary at email admin@streetfriendshelpingthehomeless.com