Responsible for recording and receiving any furniture, brick-a-brac and electrical equipment. Making sure it is stored safely and securely. Helping move stock from warehouse to shop floor.

Through the support of the Big Lottery Fund's Community Spaces Programme, Hillhead Housing Association reclaimed 2 disused plots of ground and developed them into community growing and recreational spaces within the neighbourhood of Hillhead, Kirkintilloch. The Project provides 11 raised beds, a large polytunnel and an orchard as well as seating areas and a range of high nectar trees and climbing plants to attract native life and improve biodiversity. The project is intended to benefit the whole community by improving the environment of Hillhead and by promoting increased community involvement and providing activities which will reduce isolation. They are looking for volunteers to grow their own fruit and vegetables and help maintain the garden.

A Home-Start Kincardine volunteer offers regular support, friendship and practical help to families with young children who are experiencing Difficulties, in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis or breakdown. This work requires a high level of commitment and reliability and will be supported by a Home-Start Coordinator. All our volunteers are parents, or have parenting experience. Home-Start volunteers work towards increasing the confidence & independence of a family by: 1. Offering support, friendship and practical help. 2. Visiting families in their own homes, community locations or virtually. 3. Reassuring families that difficulties in bringing up children are not unusual. 4. Emphasising the pleasure of family life. 5. Developing a relationship with the family. 6. Encouraging parents’ strengths and emotional well being for the ultimate benefit of their own children. 7. Encouraging families to widen their network of relationships and to use the support and services available in their community. 8. To retain and respect the family’s dignity and identity. All Home-Start Kincardine volunteers must be able to: 1. Undergo a criminal record check. 2. Attend an initial training course. 3. Attend regular supervision, support and additional training days.

Are you passionate about volunteering? Do you want to help others? How about joining PKAVS Third Sector Interface as a Volunteer Opportunities Assistant and combine the two? We are currently looking for a volunteer to provide administrative support to our Volunteer Support Service. We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer who would be willing to help the local TSI with the following tasks: • Gathering volunteer opportunities • Making sure volunteering opportunities are up to date. • Support online Volunteer Drop-in when necessary If you have any questions about this opportunity, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Inverurie West Parish Church and The Acorn Centre are recruiting for a Finance Convenor Volunteer. Due to the retiral of previous volunteer they are looking for someone with strong accounting and budgeting skills. The Church have a Finance team who deal with bookkeeping, gift aid ,collection and payroll but the Finance Convenor needs to have accounting skills and knowledge of both business and charity legislation. This is a very support group of people who work well as a team

Our Connect Friends volunteer with local families, supporting them remotely through phone and/or video calls and perhaps an occasional parcel drop to the family. Fully trained, they offer connection and friendship to those in need. Safe Families is offering an opportunity to volunteer as Connect Friends with us. We are a charity that seek to befriend families when they are struggling, support them through the support our volunteers can offer them, and strengthen them as a family long term. Connect Friend is a befriending role, keeping things remote within the confines of Covid-19 restrictions. Connect Friends will be fully trained and go through a full recruitment process in order to be able to befriend local families in their community via phone and/or video calls and perhaps offer regular parcel drops to the family they are involved with, only, no face to face befriending work. Whilst this opportunity has arisen during the lockdown, we envisage these roles remaining as a long term opportunity for volunteers if they find this a rewarding and positive way of volunteering with Safe Families.

If you are . . . The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other similarly bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child or children of any age and from any cause. Many people who have suffered the loss of a child feel a bond with others in the same situation and wish to extend the hand of friendship. We offer support, both directly to bereaved families, and indirectly by fostering understanding and good practice amongst professionals concerned with child death and by increasing public awareness. Our National Helpline provides support and information to bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents, and professionals working with families, every day of the year. If you would like to volunteer with us by donating just a few hours per month, answering calls from your own home, we would love to have you as part of our wonderful Helpline Team – helping us to continue providing a professional, helpful, warm and caring response to callers. We ask that helpline members have lost a child of 1 month old up to an adult child. We ask too that you commit to at least 3 helpline sessions per month (each session is 3 hours long with additional time required for admin follow up). at least three years past your own bereavement have or would be willing to join TCF as a donating member have been supported by TCF in some way, either via the Helpline or a local or group support contact, have attended a supportive weekend or participated in the online Forum or Facebook groups emotionally resilient so you can support others an empathic, compassionate listener, committed to helping others non-judgmental, respectful of others’ attitudes and beliefs trustworthy and reliable computer literate and with excellent writing skills . . . then we would love to hear from you. We offer training and support to anyone selected.

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other similarly bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child or children of any age and from any cause. Many people who have suffered the loss of a child feel a bond with others in the same situation and wish to extend the hand of friendship. Local Support Volunteers befriend and support other bereaved parents in their local area. You will be using your own experience and ways of coping to be alongside another bereaved parent through offering empathy, understanding, reassurance and hope. Your support will be offered via telephone, email or face-to-face meetings. Bereaved parents may be referred to you by our national helpline, through word of mouth or because you have publicised your support locally. You will be supporting newly bereaved parents in the first months of their loss as well as parents who are longer bereaved. The parents you will be supporting will have lost a child aged between 1 month old up to an adult child. Their loss may be through any circumstances. Some parents may only require support for a short period of time, others will need your support for longer. Where appropriate, you may put parents in your area (often with similar bereavement experiences) in touch with one another so that they can support each other and develop friendships. You may also work closely with your local volunteer group facilitator (if there is a group nearby) to encourage parents to access this group support too, where appropriate. For this volunteer support role, we ask that you have been bereaved for at least three years. This is a general guideline and may vary from volunteer to volunteer have or are willing to join TCF as a donating member have been supported by TCF in some way, either via the Helpline or a local or group support contact, have attended a supportive weekend or participated in the online Forum or Facebook groups attend a Group Facilitation Information and Training Day or other training, where relevant, read the Volunteer Handbook, and make every effort to attend any on-going Information and Development Days abide by TCF’s aims and objectives, policies, procedures and code of conduct

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other similarly bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child or children of any age and from any cause. Many people who have suffered the loss of a child feel a bond with others in the same situation and wish to extend the hand of friendship. We offer support, both directly to bereaved families, and indirectly by fostering understanding and good practice amongst professionals concerned with child death and by increasing public awareness. A support group facilitator runs (often with one or more other facilitators) a monthly support group meeting for bereaved parents, siblings and/or grandparents. Support group facilitators create a caring, safe and supportive atmosphere that encourages group members to share their grief and experiences. A support group facilitator will do more listening than talking and will be resilient and comfortable listening to the experiences and feelings of others. We offer all support group facilitators an Information and Training Day which equips you with the information and skills to run group meetings, as well as guidance in applying one’s own experience to support others. The facilitator also has the support of our regional coordinators and TCF office staff. The group facilitator role is a very rewarding one, and epitomises the best of peer support. In supporting others, we also support ourselves. We are looking for bereaved parents who are at least 3 years on from their own bereavement and who are feeling more ‘resilient’ around their loss. As a local group facilitator, you will be using your own experience and ways of coping to support other bereaved parents. Some of the qualities that make a good support group facilitator are: good listening and communication skills; high level of empathy; non-judgemental approach; confident and able to hold your own in group situations; respectful of others’ beliefs and opinions; consistent and dependable; resilient around your own loss; able to maintain confidentiality at all times at least three years past your own bereavement have or would be willing to join TCF as a donating member have been supported by TCF in some way, either via the Helpline or a local or group support contact, have attended a supportive weekend or participated in the online Forum or Facebook groups

Girlguiding Scotland are looking for Youth Group Leaders for Brownies in the following areas within Fife: Glenrothes Kirkcaldy Inverkeithing Rosyth Dunfermline West Fife Villages About the Role The purpose of the role is to give girls opportunities for fun, friendship, challenge and adventure. As a leader you have responsibility for the unit you work with but you don’t need to do everything by yourself! Tasks can be shared with other leaders and volunteers – working together to make the most of the skills and time you are able to give. Some of these tasks include: • Providing a safe girl-only space where girls can discover their full potential. • Creating and delivering an accessible and inclusive programme as set out by Girlguiding. • Encouraging and supporting members in making decisions within the unit and the wider Girlguiding community. • Completing relevant training for the role and encouraging other members of the team to develop their skills. • Overseeing unit administration and finance. • Complying with Girlguiding policies and regulations. About Brownies Being a Brownie is all about having the space to try new things through a programme of age-appropriate activities, trips and adventures - both in their unit meetings and at special events. Brownies is for all girls aged seven to ten and are supported by a group of trained, inspirational leaders to explore, challenge themselves and have fun.