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Fledgling Arts Collective Central provide a platform both online and offline for those who struggle with mental health, addiction or who feel like they don't quite 'fit',or feel estranged to this world : to express themselves through art as catharsis. We encourage being CathARTic!
We are currently recruiting new volunteers to a range of exciting roles to help us in our vital work. Volunteering opportunities include:
*Fledgling Wings Moderator *General Senior Manager *Online Co-manager of Outreach *Outreach Manager *Outreach online volunteer position *Treasurer *Volunteer social media promoter *Volunteer website designer.
These are fantastic opportunities to help volunteering-all help makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated. For further details please contact: Jewels Johnson at email: jewels-founder-fledgling@outlook.com
Our shops are at the heart of local communities raising vital funds for our fight against homelessness and bad housing - and they’re powered by our volunteers!
Suggested Involvement: It’s up to you! We have volunteers who support for one hour a week and others who volunteer more. Many people volunteer for a morning or an afternoon each week, but we’ll have a chat about your availability after you’ve applied.
Availability: The shop is open Monday - Saturday 09:30-17:00
Location: Shop in Ayr, KA7 1QL
Supervised by: Community Shop Manager/Assistant Manager
Opportunities include: Front of shop, Customer service, till handling
Preparation/back shop: Sorting, Ragging, Steaming items, Pricing
Why volunteer with Shelter Scotland?
Home is a human right. It's our foundation and it's where we thrive. Yet, every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We’re passionate about what we do, and love giving second-hand clothing a chance of going to a good home. Our shop teams ensure fighting the housing emergency never felt so fun.
Give the gift of your time and become a volunteer mentor for young people. It could be life changing for you both!
Would you like to support a young person on their journey to gaining new skills and experience, becoming more self-confident and achieving their goals? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you.
Why mentoring?
Mentoring is at the heart of what we do here at ProjectScotland and we offer every young person we support, the opportunity to be matched with a volunteer mentor. We are searching for people in and around Aberdeen who are able to offer one hour of their time once a week or fortnight for up to 12 months to help transform the life of someone else. The young people we work with all face different challenges in their lives such as; mental ill health, long term unemployment, low confidence and self esteem, care experienced, limited English communication skills due to being new to this country or disabilities.
As a volunteer mentor, you could support your mentee with whatever is important to them. This could be: goal setting; identifying interests and strengths; confidence building; helping to establish a routine; support to explore job, training and further education opportunities; social connections; or just someone consistent to talk to and check in with to see how they are. The support you can offer is invaluable and can be life changing.
How does it work?
• Following recruitment, we provide training, support to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme, ongoing support, access to lots of resources and a wonderful community of mentors across the country to connect with, learn from and build friendships with.
• you are matched to one young person and meet with them once a week or fortnight for around one hour
• meetings can be face to face or virtual using email/telephone/video chat/WhatsApp. There is also an opportunity to do a mixture of the two which offers a flexible and accessible approach to this volunteering role in addition to the match itself.
•matches can last from 3-12 months depending upon the relationship and the needs of the mentee
What’s in it for you?
• Help transform your mentee’s life
• Develop communication and interpersonal skills e.g. coaching, motivating others, adaptability
• Gain transferable skills and experience volunteering with disadvantaged people
• Participate in regular support and training
• Meet new people, connect and have fun!
• Learn about yourself and gain a sense of achievement supporting others
• Learn more about your community and the challenges that people can face
If you are interested in this opportunity please email: asia.wieloch@volunteeringmatters.org.uk
We would love to hear from you!
More info about ProjectScotland:
ProjectScotland (part of the Volunteering Matters Family) works with people (predominantly young people) across the country who are struggling to overcome challenges such as social isolation, mental health issues, low confidence and general uncertainty about their futures. By providing wrap around support and the chance to complete a voluntary placement with a local charity; not only can this enhance confidence and self-belief, but it gives that individual the opportunity to build on their skills and experience and potentially move on to a job, further education or training. Everyone we work with is also offered a volunteer mentor.
Volunteer to bucket shake with Waverley Care at The Pleasance Courtyard during the Fringe Festival! The donations you collect will support Scotland's leading HIV and Hepatitis charity. This bucket shaking role will involve collecting donations at The Pleasance Courtyard from 2-26 August during the Fringe Festival. There will be 3 hour slots available in the afternoon (2-5pm), evening (4-7:30), and night (7-10pm) every day during the Fringe. You can volunteer for only one shift, or for as many as you like. You’ll not only meet new people and learn new skills, but also make a real difference in the lives of people living with HIV through the money you collect. You’ll also have access to shows at The Pleasance, thanks to our charity partnership. You'll also receive a Waverley Care t-shirt! No experience is necessary as we provide full training. All we ask if that you have an open mind and a positive attitude. You are welcome to volunteer in a group or by yourself, as long as you sign up via our website: Contact fundraising@waverleycare.org with any questions.
Isolation and loneliness are on the rise especially with older people in the LGBT+ community. We are looking for kind and empathetic LGBT+identifying people to help befriend an older person. Could you help by just having a telephone conversation with someone, once a week?
You are matched with an older person to have about an hour-long chat with someone once weekly or once fortnighly depending on availability. This role is perfect for fitting around your schedule and lifestyle. We know a good chat can mean the world and can help the most isolated in the LGBT+ community, especially for those who may have had to hide their whole life.
All training and onboarding is remote and you are supported by our team in your role.
OPEN trains young people aged 16-25 to become peer educators, to deliver workshops and training to other young people across Shetland. The harm reduction issue-based training focuses on various topics:
• Online Safety
• Drugs
• Alcohol
• Sexual Health
• Positive Relationships
• Grooming
• Mental health
• Change
We believe in open minded information – not telling people what to do. We will give you the training and support you need so that you can volunteer as a part of the OPEN team to design and deliver workshops and activates to other young people. If you’re interested in being part of the OPEN project please get in touch!
WHO?
Peer Mentoring involves a trained mentor 16-25 years old supporting a young person aged 14-21.
HOW?
The mentor would meet with the young person regularly to look into, set and work towards a set of goals important to the young person. These goals can be on any topic from increasing confidence to uni applications to talking through their worries.
WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?
• Build up confidence
• Develop leadership skills
• Develop communication skills
• Develop responsibility
• Gain nationally recognised accreditation – Saltire Awards, Dynamic Youth Awards, Youth Achievement Awards
• Gives an opportunity to organise, make decisions and use initiative
• Provides an opportunity to work with others who need support
• Reference for work/university
SUPPORT
The Peer Mentor will have a key worker assigned to them to provide ongoing and regular support for the entirety of their volunteering. The Mentoring Coordinator will provide 1-1 support regularly and will support each mentoring session.
Would you like to help people with a learning disability to socialise in their local community and make friends?
Dates-n-Mates is a friendship and dating agency for adults with a learning disability.
We run lots of social events and activities, helping people to meet others and to build friendships and relationships.
As a Community Volunteer, your role is to help our members enjoy socialising in safe and friendly environments.
Our events include going to restaurants, pubs, cinema, tenpin bowling, day trips and walks. The events are sociable, great fun and your role is very rewarding. You will initially shadow a volunteer or member of staff to help you get to know everyone and see what is involved.
Events take place afternoons and evenings and usually last 2 hours. We ask our volunteers to commit to a minimum of 1 event per month.
Dates-n-Mates offer a variety of training and support to our volunteers. We require our volunteers to join the PVG scheme but there is no cost to yourself. All expenses including travel will also be covered.
For further information or to apply please contact Raynor McCulloch, Volunteer Co-ordinator at E Mail: volunteering@datesnmates.org.uk or tel. 07720 591229.
Would you like to help people with a learning disability to socialise in their local community and make friends?
Dates-n-Mates is a friendship and dating agency for adults with a learning disability.
We run lots of social events and activities, helping people to meet others and to build friendships and relationships.
As a Community Volunteer, your role is to help our members enjoy socialising in safe and friendly environments.
Our events include going to restaurants, pubs, cinema, tenpin bowling, day trips and walks. The events are sociable, great fun and your role is very rewarding. You will initially shadow a volunteer or member of staff to help you get to know everyone and see what is involved.
Events take place afternoons and evenings and usually last 2 hours. We ask our volunteers to commit to a minimum of 1 event per month.
Dates-n-Mates offer a variety of training and support to our volunteers. We require our volunteers to join the PVG scheme but there is no cost to yourself. All expenses including travel will also be covered.
For further information or to apply please contact Raynor McCulloch, Volunteer Co-ordinator at E Mail: volunteering@datesnmates.org.uk or tel. 07720 591229.
We are looking for more amazing volunteers to join our Four Pillars team to help support the organisations daily operations. They would primarily help run our Coffee Shop and in turn support the LGBT+ Community who use this service. Volunteers would be an extension of the staff and asked to help meet and greet service users making any new visitors feel welcome and sharing information of any groups or events taking place which may be of interest to them. Many of our service users live alone, and have little family or friends to support them, so seeing a friendly face and being given the chance to have a cuppa and a chat for a few hours is invaluable to them. We have various groups which are held each evening, and these are peer lead, and run by our volunteers. These are closed sessions, so offer a safe, confidential environment for anyone attending. Volunteers support our staff to ensure the Coffee Shop and toilets are kept clean and tidy, throughout the day. They may also be asked support any events we run throughout the year. The largest event we run is Grampian Pride. Volunteers would be notified of any other one off opportunities by the Volunteer Coordinator as well as being invited to attend any of the internal or external training sessions which may take place. They can also participate in the brand new RAVE Scheme (Rainbow Award 4 Volunteer Excellence) which is an activity rewards system to recognise and encourage volunteer dedication and skill development within the organisation.
A fantastic opportunity to help. All help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated.
For more information, please contact Linda Reid, Volunteer Coordinator at email linda.reid@fourpillarsuk.org or telephone: 07944371696.