We are a registered charity offering an accessible, flexible, child-friendly and needs-led therapeutic service to children and families in the Lothians. We aim to recruit two new Board members to strengthen and broaden the skills of our existing Board of Trustees. New members would act as consultants/advisors, offering specific knowledge and experience in the following areas: • Human Resources – policy and practice • Finance –support of voluntary agencies in establishing good practice in line with legislation, and of developing self-sustaining business practices • Early Years – policy and practice (experience in one or more of the fields of health, social work, education, therapeutic support services, or voluntary sector supporting children and families) • Strategic Planning • IT- technical support and/or client database systems • Voluntary sector – as practitioner or board member • Children’s mental health - as practitioner or policy maker • Fundraising The Board meets every 8-10 weeks for around 1 ½ hours at our premises in Eskbank. Meetings take place on a Monday morning.

The Clackmannanshire Befriending Project recruit and train volunteers to befriend isolated, vulnerable and disadvantaged young people (aged 8-18) in the local area. Volunteers are matched one to one with a young person, meet them on a regular basis and participate in activities in the community. This could be after school, in the evening or at weekends, depending on volunteer availability. Befrienders are to be reliable, trusting and a positive role model. Activities are “timeout” for young people who often live in difficult circumstances. These young people often benefit from an adult befriender who they can talk to and trust, as well as providing them with a reason to get out of the house. The project helps young people with their social skills, self-esteem, school attendance/ performance, resilience, personal safety/ health and relationships. Young people are referred from local schools, social work or other partners. Befrienders are aged 18 years or over, have spare time on a regular basis and are committed to befriending for a minimum period of 12 months. If you are interested, contact us today for an informal chat.

The North Lanarkshire Befriending Project are looking for volunteers to help support vulnerable young people aged 8-18 in the local area through one to one outings. With social isolation, inequality and child poverty on the rise, the need for befrienders to help offer support to a child is higher than ever. Volunteers give a young person a positive role model in their life by passing on their skills and experience, enabling them to try new things and simply providing them with a few hours of fun. Your young person may have experienced social isolation, bullying, domestic abuse or neglect, parental drug and alcohol abuse, may have learning difficulties, may be a young offender, or any combination of these. By giving up just a couple of hours every fortnight, you could make a real difference where it is needed most. Volunteers are recruited, trained and matched 1-1 with a young person, meeting them on a regular basis and participating in fun activities within the local community. Victims of circumstance, vulnerable young people often benefit from an adult befriender who they can talk to and trust. Our project has helped many young people in the past with their social skills, self-esteem, school attendance/performance, resilience, personal safety/health and relationships. As a volunteer, you would have the satisfaction of helping a young person in need, increasing your own confidence, enhancing your skills and experience – all the while having fun as you do so! Please email james.donnelly@volunteeringmatters.org.uk or telephone 01698-574-576 to apply.

Could you help a child feel less lonely and isolated? Could you support them to achieve their potential and allow them to flourish? Support them to attend activities and share in their hobbies, for example sports, music and art in their local area? We have children who need your help and we are looking for mentors who want to make a difference to children and improve their lives. Just by being there for a child and listening to them you could make a massive impact. Our opportunities are available in the Renfrewshire and Glasgow area. No matter what your skill or experience, we would love to hear from you. An excellent training package and out of pocket expenses will be paid. You will learn new skills, meet new people and make an impact in a child's life! Please contact us for an informal chat to find out more.

Could you spend time with a child or young person, sharing a hobby or activity on a regular basis? Aberlour Sycamore Services offer a safe and loving place to live for children who have experienced abuse or trauma. We pride ourselves on our person centred focus and strong commitment to the individual development of each child, emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually. We support them to take part in hobbies and to access different activities. Children get the same encouragement they would find in a family home environment, and enjoy a range of fun activities and experiences. We are recruiting volunteer Befrienders to be matched with a child in our residential services. Volunteers can support children to develop communication and social skills, while building their confidence and self-esteem. If you have a genuine interest in the wellbeing of children, and live in the Fife area we would love to hear from you. You can make a difference to the life of a young person by: • Spending regular time 1:1 to build a trusted relationship • Sharing in an activity or hobby to develop interests and have fun • Encouraging a child to take part in group activities to build confidence • Giving a child someone to talk to develop communication skills • Being a consistent figure in a child's life to support with life transitions

The Youth Radio Network’s vision is to empower, teach and entertain young people, aged 13 to 25 years, through the power of music and digital technology, opening doors to the broadcast industries, and to become more employable helping them to get the best start in life. The Youth Radio Network is a digital place where young people can easily access and develop their skills and interests. It acts as a sounding board for youth news and issues and promotes all youth organizations. The Youth Radio Network's vision is to teach, empower and entertain young people aged 13 - 25 years old through the power of music and digital technology. We are looking to appoint a volunteer Head of Marketing, Fundraising and Development to help build our organisation to the next level including understanding the vision and mission of The Youth Radio Network, the Head of Marketing, Fundraising & Development (volunteer role) will be responsible for the development and delivery of our marketing and fundraising strategies for The Youth Radio Network.

The Youth Radio Network is an online digital platform for young people aged 13 - 25 years old. Our vision is to Teach, Empower and Entertain Young People through the power of music and digital technology. This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we build our digital radio station which is directed and run by young people. We have an ambitious programme that aims to make a difference to communities across the UK by helping young people to develop their skills, interests and employability. We are looking to appoint a volunteer Head of Resources to help build our organisation to the next level including the development and delivery of our volunteer recruitment and operations strategies for The Youth Radio Network.

Would you like to help young people engage in activities on a regular basis to build their skills and confidence? We are looking for inspirational and motivated volunteers to help us run in-house activities, day trips and outings. Volunteers will have a sense of fun and an interested in a variety of activities to help improve the outcomes and the health and social wellbeing of our young people. At Aberlour Sycamore, we provide a stable home for vulnerable children who are unable to live with their families. We look after children who confront complex feelings every day, due to the experiences they have had in childhood. They may experience attachment issues and low self-esteem, as a result of trauma. We support them to understand and overcome their trauma and with our help, they can go on to live happy lives. You can make a difference to the life of a young person by: • Assisting staff with in-house activities and outings • Supporting young people to participate in new experiences • Supporting young people to try new activities • Support staff to plan, prepare and run the outings and activities • Helping young people to have fun • Building young people’s confidence and self esteem • Being a positive role model

The Attain service offers a flexible, relationship-based mentoring service to support the attainment needs of Renfrewshire’s care experienced children and young people. At Aberlour, we believe that all children deserve to flourish. We listen: Our services are tailored to help each child, young person or family to be the very best they can be. We support them to overcome significant challenges and we offer support at the earliest opportunity: Giving children the best possible start in life is at the heart of everything we do. Our vision is to transform the lives of the children and families we work with and, through this, contribute to building a fairer and more equal society.We are looking for volunteer mentors to support care experienced children and young people across Renfrewshire who will encourage them to value education and have high aspirations for their future.

The Youth Radio Network is an online digital platform for young people ages 13 - 25 years old. Our vision is to teach, empower and entertain young people through the power of music and digital technology. This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we build our digital radio station which is directed and run by young people. We have an ambitious programme that aims to make a difference to communities across the UK by helping young people to develop their skills, interests and employability. We are looking to appoint a volunteer Head of Broadcasting to help build our organisation to the next level including the development and delivery of our broadcasting strategies for The Youth Radio Network.