To help provide advice in a welfare rights office. You will, after training and mentoring, be able to interview clients and provide information whilst being supported by our team. You will be able to offer practical assistance such as filling in forms and writing letters as well as doing arithmetic calculations for benefit entitlement. After training you will have a good knowledge of other agencies and will be able to refer clients as needed. You will be required to record cases and statistics.

We recruit, train and match local volunteers with vulnerable adults to provide invaluable support in times of need. Short-term advocates may be involved in:- Listening to someone in need and trying to understand the challenges they face; their point of view and finding out what makes them feel good and valued. Understanding their situation and what may be stopping them from getting what they want. Offering support to tell other people what they want or introducing them to others who may be able to help. Helping someone to know what choices they have and what the consequences of these choices might be. Enabling a person to become more independent and have more control over their life. Short-term advocates will gain experience of a variety of situations as well as an understanding of services that are available to vulnerable adults in West Fife.

Looking for Mentors to meet with adults with Cystic Fibrosis regularly to build a trusting relationship and provide ongoing emotional support and encouragement. Adults living with this progressive and debilitating condition can face a variety of challenges that disadvantage them soically, financially and in the workplace. The relationship will help achieve a better quaility of life by braodening their horizons, improving their confidence abd increasing their independence.

Woodcraft Folk are currently running three groups in Camelon. These are all Elfin groups for children age 6 to 9 ; Carmuirs Elfins runs at Carmuirs Primary School from 3 to 4:30pm on Mondays. Easter Carmuirs Elfins runs at Easter Carmuirs Primary between 5:30 and 7pm on Tuesday evenings. Tamfourhill Elfins runs at Tamfourhill Community Hall between 6 and 7pm on Thursday evenings. Groups meet term time but may organise daytrips and camps in school holidays. Our groups aim to develop children and young people's confidence and awareness of the world. We promote big ideas like equality, co-operation and environmental sustainability through fun activities. We do a wide range of activities including games, craft, exploring nature, bushcraft, drama, discussions and songs. As well as weekly group nights we take part in day events and camps with groups from across Scotland. If you are interested in joining our friendly team of volunteers please get in touch with Clare Ritchie, New Groups Project Co-ordinator by emailing clare.ritchie@woodcraft.org.uk or phoning 07421 745780. We will provide induction information, taster sessions and training opportunities.

To promote and lobby for equality acroos all areas of disability, raise awareness of group and increase membership to allow the voice of people with disabilities to inform decision that have an impact on their lives.

What role could you play in empowering witnesses of crime? Victim Support Scotland is looking for Witness Support volunteers all across Scotland to provide practical and emotional support to those witnesses attending court visits in their local area. You will be given in-depth training into court procedures and the juridical system, develop skills in listening and support. This is your opportunity to join a lively network of volunteers and grow personally and professionally. All reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. As you will be working alongside staff and witnesses, good oral and written communication skills are essential to this role as is the ability to work in a non-judgemental manner. PVG checks and references required. ***For all enquiries, please tell state where you reside - thanks***

CAPS are looking for people willing to use personal experiences of Psychosis to work as part of a Collective Advocacy Project , to raise awareness, challenge stigma and promote changes in attitudes and services

Volunteer advisers interview clients and let them explain their problem and they then help the client clarify any issues by exploring the problem and asking questions. Advisers then consult AdviserNet, a comprehensive information system available in electronic format, before explaining the options to the client. The client is then encouraged to decide what to do. Advisers are trained to check that clients are receiving all the benefits to which they are entitled and can often help fill in complex forms. They can also speak or write to other agencies on the client’s behalf, if appropriate. Advisers must make a detailed record of each client’s enquiry for quality assurance purposes and so that further help can be given if the client returns to the bureau.

Volunteers can gain an incredible amount of skill whilst at CAB. As part of our team of trained advisers, you will give advice and information on a wide range of subjects to our clients. The role of the Volunteer advisers consists of: interviewing clients, giving information – (using computerised and paper information sources to advise client), giving advice – explain the information to the client and the choices that the client has, so he/she can decide what to do, giving practical help – for example filling in forms, doing a benefit calculation, speaking or writing to another agency on behalf of a client and recording cases – make a record of the client’s details so that further help can be given if a client returns to the CAB.

Opportunity to assist our fundraising team. Working under direction of our project coordinators, you’ll assist in completing grant applications and researching grant/funding opportunities. Must have an excellent understanding of written and spoken English, eye for detail and flare for seizing opportunity. Online research to identify trusts / donors to, Draft applications for funding, Write beneficiary case studies for applications, Create content for social media channels, ad hoc jobs.