The 'Smile its Monday' club has resumed in Wick Youth Club on Mondays 12-2pm. This is aimed at older adults and offers social interaction, activities and a cuppa and cakes. Volunteers welcome to help with activities, chatting and general helping out. Can you spend a few hours to help?

Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 shops. Our stores sell lots of great donated & new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK. Our retail stores are the face of our charity on the high-street and in local communities. We have loads of amazing stock donated to us every week, and this all needs to be sorted, tagged and put on the shop-floor for sale! Making sure our shops look fantastic is another task you can get involved with. You may also be required to help out on the till too, but we will show you how that works during your time volunteering with us. We value the contribution of everyone who supports Barnardo’s. You will be a friendly face of Barnardo’s by volunteering in one of our shops. It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability. Why we want you: Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 700 stores. Our stores sell lots of great donated and new goods to help raise vital funds to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and families across the UK. What you will be doing: Work on the till processing sales and returns Prepare stock, including sorting, steaming and pricing Create stylish window displays Replenish stock on the shop floor Stock-take and other administrative tasks The skills you need: Friendly and helpful Happy to be part of an amazing team of staff and volunteers Enthusiastic about the work of Barnardo’s Flexible and willing to do a variety of the shop tasks What's in it for you: Have fun and meet new people Develop skills for your CV including confidence, teamwork and problem solving Make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families Learning and development opportunities through our Volunteer Academy which includes access to Level 2 Qualifications and other accredited courses Full training and experience of working in retail as a volunteer Other information: Minimum age 14 Shop based Location 18 Scott Street, Perth, Perthshire, PH1 5EJ, United Kingdom Disclaimer We look to recruit a diverse range of volunteers. If your skills don't fit the above, please do not let this put you off as we are able to be flexible with most of our roles. If you are unable to apply online through the link on this page, please visit your local store for a paper application form or contact the Barnardo's Volunteering Team on volunteering@barnardos.org.uk

Birch Tree Garden is a new community project offering fresh fruit and vegetables to the food poor in the community. They also provide training days for locals within the Falkirk area, which will include gardening rural skills (preparing a fleece to wool/felt), wood crafts, willow weaving, basket weaving, coppicing, wellbeing, cookery, animal husbandry, admin skills, and basic stock keeping and bookkeeping. As the organisation is new, the volunteer roles are quite informal. There are various volunteer opportunities available, such as: - Decorating - Cleaning - Gardening - Litter-picking - Erecting fencing - Building poultry housing and enclosures - Helping in the shop/café area - Animal husbandry Interested persons are asked to get in touch with Carol to discuss which role they are interested in taking on, or specific skills they have that may come in handy. Carol can be contacted by telephone at 07428 241052 or by email at info@birchtreefarmfalkirk.com

Admin Support provides essential back-up for advisers by carrying out a range of activities including file management, word processing, using databases and spreadsheets, scanning and attaching documents to client records, writing letters to clients, booking appropriate appointments for clients to see advisers, dealing with incoming telephone calls, signposting clients to local support resources. There is scope to be involved in our triage process, assessing and reacting to client needs as they are presented to us. Full training and support relevant to the role will be provided. The need for all of our volunteers to be open-minded and non-judgemental is essential along with the ability to be able to maintain strict client confidentiality.

Volunteer Advisers are needed to help our Bureau provide advice to members of the public on a wide variety of issues such as benefits, debt, housing, employment, energy and consumer problems. Advice can be provided by telephone, email, or face-to-face. Full training will be given to equip you to fulfil the adviser role. You don’t need to know “everything about anything” to be one of our Advisers – the advice we give is held in our extensive knowledge database. The main thing we ask of our Advisers is that they are able to listen to people in an understanding and non-judgemental manner. Volunteer advisers are asked to be able to commit to 4 hours per week, on a mutually agreed basis. These hours could be on a single day, or spread throughout the week.

Do boutique clothing shops get you excited? Do haberdasheries make you weak in the knees? Looking to be more eco friendly? Come help us run our unique high street swap shops and eco haberdasheries! As a volunteer R:evolve Swap Shop Assistant you will: • Welcome and assist customers. • Weigh / check donations and calculate points to customers. • Sort and prepare donations for display. • Help keep the shop clean and tidy. • Handle cash sales for our haberdashery and workshop materials. • Display clothing, accessories, and materials to make the shop attractive. • Follow shop and organisation procedures and policies. • Promote the goals of the R:evolve project to customers. • Attend occasional training refreshers and review meetings as required. PLEASE APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE BY VISITING: www.revolve-recycle.co.uk/volunteer-sign-up-form

Do boutique clothing shops get you excited? Do haberdasheries make you weak in the knees? Looking to be more eco friendly? Come help us run our unique high street swap shops and eco haberdasheries! As a volunteer R:evolve Swap Shop Assistant you will: • Welcome and assist customers. • Weigh / check donations and calculate points to customers. • Sort and prepare donations for display. • Help keep the shop clean and tidy. • Handle cash sales for our haberdashery and workshop materials. • Display clothing, accessories, and materials to make the shop attractive. • Follow shop and organisation procedures and policies. • Promote the goals of the R:evolve project to customers. • Attend occasional training refreshers and review meetings as required. PLEASE APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE BY VISITING: www.revolve-recycle.co.uk/volunteer-sign-up-form

Passionate about sustainable fashion? Do you love finding charity shop treasures? Do you have an eye for bringing tired clothing back to life as something new? Are you a dab hand on a sewing machine? Our Roots volunteers work behind the scenes to ensure our shops and clothing banks are stocked, our online shop and social media look amazing, and our mission reaches a wider audience. Departments and duties could be: Sorting Space: • Sort, steam, and prepare donations. • Identify items to be sold in our online shop, added to our referral packs, or upcycled for our community Learn Workshops. • Prep clothing for events, displays, and photographing. • Sort, price, and package items to be sold in our Haberdasheries. • Carry out basic textile repair e.g., zip replacement, seam mending. Only assigned to volunteers who feel comfortable doing so. Social Media/Depop: • Style and photograph clothing and textiles. • Perform online research. • Package and organise items to be shipped. • Create website and social media content. Administrative: • Perform data entry tasks. • Help prepare mailers and other promotional materials. • Assist with event set up and coordination. PLEASE APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE BY VISITING: www.revolve-recycle.co.uk/volunteer-sign-up-form

The Helix Green Team is open to all on Tuesday morning. If you are interested in some outdoor practical conservation volunteering within the Helix Park then this is the group for you. The park's staff enjoy planning, preparing and supervising these sessions with the volunteers. With all hands on dirt, we get so much more done and always see a real benefit to our mornings efforts. Plus we enjoy sharing out the delicious cakes prepared by Jason, the Visitor Centre Chef. Bring your enthusiasm, weather appropriate clothing and wear sturdy shoes. "It has brought me out of my shell as it is something I would not have considered being a part of initially as I felt it was way outside my comfort zone. In conclusion, though to be honest I have loved every minute" John, Helix Green Team Volunteer

Lhanbryde Community Centre has a thriving community cafe that operates 7 days a week. It just doesn't serve great weekend breakfasts and lovely home bakes -- it's also a warm and welcoming place for all members of the community to meet, say hello and socialise. Volunteers with the cafe can choose from a number of roles: from helping to do prep work and a spot of cooking in the kitchen, or taking food orders and operating the till, or clearing tables, to behind the scenes by helping to fill the dishwasher and keep things tidy in the kitchen. Whatever your preference, there's a place for you. The team needs a few more volunteers to help out just now, and if you could spare 2-3 hours on day and frequency that suits you, that would be grand!