The workshop is a safe alcohol / drug free working environment. Our aims are to support our workers and where possible enable them to enter into mainstream employment. Working in a supported workshop, assisting worker / volunteers with barriers to employment e.g. mental health, drugs / alcohol issues, to carry out assigned tasks.

We are looking for enthusiastic, friendly volunteers to help coordinate collections in and around Edinburgh City Centre. You'll be joining a team that covers every city, every town and every village in Scotland. A team that helps us pin up to five million poppies onto Scotland's coats, jackets and jumpers. We need Supermarket and local Area Organisers to grow the Appeal in your area.

Makers’ Mentor following full training on the equipment will be in charge of helping the beginner makers. It will include operating a large scale Epson digital printer, vinyl cutter, OKI white toner printer, heat-press, laminator and optionally-a screen printing set for printing onto garments. In return the Makers’ Mentor will be allowed to use the equipment for personal use for free.

Does zipping around with one of our Shaw Trust drivers and helping to collect stock for our shop sound like a good day out? We are looking for volunteers who enjoy being out and about, to help our retail drivers collect stock from the public and businesses in the local area. We are looking for volunteers who enjoy being out and about, to help our retail drivers collect stock from the public and businesses in the local area. The role will require you to help deliver empty bags to properties around the local area, then collect the donations and load and unload stock at our sites.

We are a Social Enterprise, a division of Royal British Legion Industries. We specialise in producing road and rail signage for the commercial market. We also have a digital print room and some specialist engineering capabilities. Our mission statement: To enable veterans and others* with disabilities to regain their independence through personal development involving employment and skills while providing a professional service and high quality product. The volunteering roles mostly entail working within our manufacturing facility. Volunteers, depending on their interests will try out new skills under supervision: from using machinery in sign-making to helping with packaging our products and dispatch. We also take on fulfilment tasks on a few set days each month and these tend to be less demanding but an opportunity to work in a small group while having a blether in a fairly relaxed environment. We see fulfilment as a growth area. More skilled volunteers may find that they are able to apply for paid roles (Living Wage) when vacancies arise. There is no pressure for people to do this and nor is there any guarantee, however, our most recent recruit volunteered for 5 weeks (1 day/week) before securing a job after interview. Paid employees stay with us for 18 months and we help to secure work beyond SBMC in the lead up to the end of their contract: so opportunities for paid work will come round. *We are a service charity but also help non-military people with disabilities.

We’re a new charity set up to help with the rescue and rehoming of cats. Our main aim is to build our own centre to do this and our whole team are committed to the care and welfare of cats. We work with other small charities to achieve this and our shop is raising funds to allow us to do this whilst helping rehome cats. Our volunteers work in teams of two at all times in the shop. Serving the public, maintaining stock on shop floor, sorting donations handed into us at shop, keeping shop clean and neat at all times, We do an induction at the shop with every volunteer, find suitable buddy for them, show how to sort donations ie separate, store and trash. They, if needed, will also be taught to operate the till. Our morningshift is 10-1 and afternoon is 1-4. We also need volunteer with a driving licence as we sometimes area asked to collect/deliver things from and to customer. Costs would be reimbursed Able to work with other people, Pleasant, friendly and confident attitude would be advantageous for serving the public and being first point of contact with our charity. Due to handling money and serving public we would ask for the volunteers to be over 18. Due to size of premises at the moment we can’t take someone in a wheelchair. Hopefully in the future

>Who we are: The African Council is an independent voluntary organisation with a mission to promote the social and economic welfare of African People. We celebrate the best in African culture(s), history and values. We promote the attainment of education and life skills especially among Africans. We also advance active citizenship among Africans through engagement in civic and political process, institutions and leadership. >Some of our projects: 1. Employment/Enterprise coaching events • The event seeks to provide coaching and empowerment for Africans through education, guidance and support, to increase Africans involvement in employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship opportunities. 2. Civic and Political structures coaching events • The event seeks to provide coaching that encourages and provides guidance to Africans, to increase involvement and participation of Africans in civic and political life in Scotland, 3. Engagement events • Our engagement events seek to understand the challenges and barriers that Africans face in participating in all areas of Scottish life and ways to mitigate these challenges. >Volunteering Opportunities: Volunteers are vital for delivering the African Council's projects and services. We are looking for volunteers to join our team and we currently have volunteering opportunities available in the following areas: 1. Website Support 2. Corporate Communications 3. Social Media Management 4. Legal 5. Digital marketing and advertising 6. Event planning, support and management 7. Research 8. Administration 9. Help desk >Benefits of volunteering with the African Council include: 1. Opportunities to learn new skills 2. Employability training 3. Meet new people 4. Networking opportunities 5. Flexible working times 6. Develop your skills and talent and turn it to something employers will be excited about 7. Boost your CV with relevant work experience\n8. Fun hangouts, as well as, 9. Satisfaction of being a part of team that will make a significant difference in Scotland Fantastic opportunities to help at a very exciting time in the development of the African Council. All help is greatly appreciated. For more information please contact Ca-ananay Maduka, Volunteer Coordinator at E Mail: info@africancouncil.org.uk or Tel.: 01224 579218.

Do you like helping people? Can you make a difference in someone's life? The Salvation Army's Support & Employability service needs volunteers who are committed to helping people to overcome complex barriers, achieve goals and improve their life circumstances. The service we offer is 'whole person' centred and includes benefit advice, vocational training, mental health signposting and employability skills training to help people enter the world of work.

Volunteer Role Objective To develop an attractive, well designed online presence for the West End Project that acts to attract project participants, highlights the project work to residents and external agencies and promotes the achievements of its participants. Key Tasks 1. Develop an online presence for the project that uses appropriate and manageable social media platforms using project generated and other relevant sourced content 2. Create at least two compelling posts per week for the project building followers and reach.. 3. In discussion with the Project Coordinator develop on-site content, imagery, video, written content and blogs including developing a short film for the project. 3. Train project participants in online mediums 4. Develop links to similar projects

We are committed to supporting young people with changing their lives for the better via our youth and community programmes and dynamic sports centre, but we can’t do it on our own – and that’s where you can help! Transition Extreme's Volunteer Challenge is aiming to recruit a team of awesome volunteers to help us raise much needed funds! By volunteering some of your time to help to support our work and raise some much needed funds, you can make a real difference to what we can offer our local youngsters and their communities. If you are interested in volunteering your time or taking part in a local event to raise funds for the centre or even want to host your own fundraising event, please get in touch. All help is greatly appreciated and makes a real difference. For more details please contact Sam Begg (Fundraising Manager) E Mail: s.begg@tranisition-extreme.com or tel.: 01224 626279.