Clothing and bric a brac are both profitable areas for us - but only if the products are carefully selected, priced, and displayed in the shop. If you have a keen interest in fashion, or if you can spot a valuable collector's item amongst the bric a brac, you could be a valued member of our shop team. If you have an interest in these areas, but are not yet expert, don't worry, we will give you training, and you can work alongside our more experienced sorters.

This is a Christian organisation that require help with general duties in the shop but in particular sorting and bagging clothes and other items donated but also including, tidying the shop, helping customers

>About the opportunity: Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene are basic human rights and crucial for overcoming poverty. These basic human rights should be a normal part of daily life for everyone, everywhere – but they aren't. That's why WaterAid is here. WaterAid Speakers are trained volunteers that deliver inspiring talks and workshops, across the UK, to raise awareness about the importance of clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene, to transform peoples’ lives for good. Our Speaker volunteers engage people about the important work of WaterAid, inspiring them to take action, as they speak with schools, universities, businesses, youth groups, religious places of worship, service organisations, and many more community groups. >About WaterAid: WaterAid enables the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. These basic human rights underpin health, education and livelihoods and form the first, essential step in overcoming poverty. We work with local partners who understand local issues and we provide them with skills and support. This empowers them and local communities to set up and manage practical and sustainable projects that meet communities real needs. We also campaign locally and internationally, to change policies and practice, and to ensure water and sanitation's vital role in reducing poverty is recognised. >What’s in it for you?: -A sense of personal achievement through volunteering locally for an established international charity, helping to tackle extreme poverty and transform people’s lives for good. -Becoming part of an influential UK-wide volunteering network of over 250 Speaker volunteers reaching around 50,000 people a year with important messages about international development. -An opportunity to learn from sector specialists about international development and global issues around water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). -Development of public speaking skills and confidence through public speaking training, presentation resources and varied presenting opportunities. -A personal Speaker Mentor to support you as you develop as a Speaker. -Regular support from the small and friendly WaterAid Speaker Network team, including support via email, phone and face to face in the London office. -Reasonable expenses for travel to training, talks and workshops. -Invitations to Supporter Thank You events across the UK. To become a WaterAid Volunteer or for more information please email Speakers@wateraid.org

Promoting the use of Fair Trade in Orkney.

As a voluntary Sales Assistant in the bookshop, you would be required to assist customers in finding their way around the shop, answering their queries, operating the till, replenishing stock and generally exude loveliness! Each volunteer is only required to do one shift (either morning shift 9.30am - 1.00pm or 1.00pm - 5.30pm) per week. Punctuality and reliability are required in order to keep the shop open for the maximum time. this voluntary position will give you a good grounding .

The role of the collector is to respond to requests from members of the public to collect tools they have to donate and to store them for the TWAM van to collect. There is considerable flexibility in this role timewise as collections can be made at any time agreed between you and the donor. Typical tasks may include Taking calls and emails from members of the public and arranging collection times driving to collect tools from people and bringing them back to your storage area.

The role is to talk to groups in your local community leaving them with the challenge to support TWAM through the groups you speak to will be diverse in nature You will be speaking in your general geographical area but how far you go is up to you as you are free to accept or decline talk requests as you wish.Typical tasks may include Taking calls and emails and arranging talk engagements Preparing a presentation Carrying out the talk Passing on any donations made

The role of the TWAM speaker is to talk to groups in your local community leaving them with the challenge to support TWAM through tool collections, financial provision or by volunteering. The groups you speak to will be diverse in nature and could include churches schools, Rotary Clubs and many others.. Typical tasks may include Taking calls and emails and arranging talk engagements Preparing a presentation Carrying out the talk leaving groups with the challenge to support TWAM Passing on any donations made by the group to Head Office

You will be looking for opportunities to promote TWAM and to raise TWAM’s profile helping us to collect more tools, raise more money to support the work and to attract additional volunteers This is a flexible role—it is a role where ‘what you get out’ depends on ‘what you put in’ The role is a networking, wide ranging and flexible role but some of the things you might do include: Putting literature into local churches Asking groups such as Rotary if they would like a speaker to come and speak Putting on an event to raise money Arranging a Tool collection at a local supermarket Dealing with enquiries TWAM receives to help support other events being put on in your area Working with others within TWAM to build a strong network in the area

The role of driver is to arrange the hire of a van as needed and to drive to collect tools from our collectors in Scotland and also members of the public when they have a large load, and deliver to the Cowdenbeath refurbishment centre. This role can be flexible and tasks may indclude: Hiring a van, loading and unloading the van, carrying out pre- and post-visit checks and recording the journey log. We provide full induction and volunteer handbook on starting. The induction will include van checks.