Garioch Community Kitchen exist to enhance the health and well-being of all sectors of the community in Central Aberdeenshire. We provide a range of services including informative food workshops in a safe and supported environment, delivering practical and nutritional information and teaching transferable food skills in the Wyness Hall and on an outreach basis. We work in partnership with other agencies and groups to promote healthy cooking and eating choices. We are looking for motivated, local individuals who can contribute their knowledge and skill base to the Charity. It is essential our Committee is made up of people with varying skill sets and therefore we welcome applications from individuals from the private, public and/or third sector. Committee meetings are held quarterly, and Committee members are expected to attend with email communication outwith these meetings. Trustees are responsible for the governance of the Charity and to support the Business Development Manager.

Why we need you Our Mentoring service supports young people aged 16-24 as they prepare for and enter the world of employment by providing one to one mentoring on specific skills. Mentoring is a great way to improve confidence and develop new skills in people on the autism spectrum. Over 1 in 100 people are autistic. A recent survey showed that only 15% of them are in full time paid employment yet 79% would like to be. In addition to having a diagnosis of autism, the people we support will also live in a deprived community and not currently be in employment, education, or training. What you will be doing Take part in training to prepare you for the role Setting and review goals and objectives with mentee and Befriending and Mentoring Coordinator Supporting your mentee to learn new skills in community and office settings Attending review meetings where you will receive support from the service coordinator Arrange own weekly 2-hour long meetings with mentee Volunteering within the boundaries of mentoring. Volunteering within the organisational boundaries (i.e. confidentiality, child and vulnerable adult protection). Completing all necessary paperwork (i.e. meeting records and expense forms). Skills qualities and experience needed Take part in training to prepare you for the role Setting and review goals and objectives with mentee and Befriending and Mentoring Coordinator Supporting your mentee to learn new skills in community and office settings Attending review meetings where you will receive support from the service coordinator Arrange own weekly 2-hour long meetings with mentee Volunteering within the boundaries of mentoring. Volunteering within the organisational boundaries (i.e. confidentiality, child and vulnerable adult protection). Completing all necessary paperwork (i.e. meeting records and expense forms). When and where This role will be flexible and volunteering hours will depend on your availability and that of the individual you are supporting. On average we expect you to commit 2-3 hours per week. Most of the volunteering will take place within the community, however you will link in with our NAS Glasgow Office at 109 Hope Street, G2 6LL Support You will receive approximately 12 hours of FREE induction training as well as access to NAS staff training. You will also receive regular review meetings with the service coordinator as well as peer support from other volunteers. All agreed travel expenses will be reimbursed. What you can get out of it Learn about autism, mentoring techniques and specific skills for your personal development. You will find the experience very rewarding as you support the development of young people into employment. References can also be provided. We seek applications from anyone interested in the role, but particularly welcome applications from those on the autism spectrum. We ask that you live locally to be able to do this role

We require a person(s) to assist our programme tutor to drive our minibus to various locations throughout the city and ‘shire. Our clients enjoy participating in our gardening project, yoga, walking trips and various outdoor activities. These activities are aimed at promoting good mental health and wellbeing, confidence and self-management. Our programme runs Wed – Fri, 10am - 3pm. If you like working with people, are available for for all days or even just one, enjoy the outdoors and love driving, please give us a call. Momentum Scotland is a not for profit, charity delivering vocational rehabilitation and employment services to adults with additional needs to employment including mental health and acquired brain injuries. All help is greatly appreciated. To volunteer or for further details please contact Allison Clark, Service co-ordinator at E Mail: allison.clark@momentumscotland.org or tel.: 01224 625580.

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Unemployed Workers Centre (CKUWC) is seeking a volunteer to help us research and complete funding applications. This is an ideal opportunity for someone to gain further experience within fundraising or for someone already experienced who has some time to spare. Volunteers will have the opportunity to research & prepare funding applications to trusts and grant holders to secure funding for CKUWC. Good IT and written skills are required for this position. You will have the opportunity to learn more about our work and the charity sector. We will offer you ongoing training & support to enable you to carry out this role. We are a small friendly charity supporting people in our local community.

To assist the local community via support provision to help move towards employment. This is a free voluntary service provided by The Salvation Army to anyone wishing to access support to improve their life circumstance. Assisting at weekly drop in facility to assist service users in all aspects of employability. This can range from IT skills, creating and using email accounts and accessing benefits/housing opportunities/ employment opportunities online, encouraging healthy attitudes towards employment, financial management and budgeting, interview techniques, application form completion, in work support, motivation and confidence building. We also have a range of in-house support provisions and work closely with Jobcentre plus re referrals. This is also a self-referral service. We currently have various support provisions including SDAS addictions support, Debt Advice, Foodbank referral assistance and a daily drop in café.

Volunteers needed to undertake all aspects of retail business with Restart Orkney.

Answering phone calls from the public. Arranging delivery and collection of furniture and goods. inputting details of sold items into a stock database. Creating posters and updating social media pages, especially Facebook. Taking photos of stock new into the shop and uploading on to Facebook page. Answering emails and other admin duties as directed.

- A trainee adviser goes through the Basic Training Course. - Interview clients - listen to the client and let the client explain the problem. Help the client to clarify the issue by exploring the problem and asking questions. - Giving information - use Advisernet, online services and reference books to find out the correct information. - Give advice - explain the information to the client and the choice that the client has, so he/she can decide what to do. - Give practical help - for example, filling in forms, doing a benefit calculation, speaking or writing to another agency on behalf of a client. - Record cases - make a record of the client's details so that further help can be given if a client returns to the CAB.

The Youth Radio Network’s vision is to empower, teach and entertain young people, aged 13 to 25 years, through the power of music and digital technology, opening doors to the broadcast industries, and to become more employable helping them to get the best start in life. The Youth Radio Network is a digital place where young people can easily access and develop their skills and interests. It acts as a sounding board for youth news and issues and promotes all youth organizations. The Youth Radio Network's vision is to teach, empower and entertain young people aged 13 - 25 years old through the power of music and digital technology. We are looking to appoint a volunteer Head of Marketing, Fundraising and Development to help build our organisation to the next level including understanding the vision and mission of The Youth Radio Network, the Head of Marketing, Fundraising & Development (volunteer role) will be responsible for the development and delivery of our marketing and fundraising strategies for The Youth Radio Network.

The Youth Radio Network’s vision is to empower, teach and entertain young people, aged 13 to 25 years, through the power of music and digital technology, opening doors to the broadcast industries, and to become more employable helping them to get the best start in life. The Youth Radio Network is a digital place where young people can easily access and develop their skills and interests. It acts as a sounding board for youth news and issues and promotes all youth organizations. The Youth Radio Network's focus is on young people, and topical issues such as Bullying, Racism, LGBT and much more. Our music is generally chart music, and we play any young artists/bands from across the world. The aim is to have a fresh and upbeat sound and something that young people feel; they can get involved in and we encourage our young people to influence the music we play. There are also opportunities for our listeners to interact with radio programmes. We will highlight any young musicians, artists or bands, after all, it’s the internet and you never know who may be discovered next! The Youth Radio Network is completely digital so anyone can present for us from any location!  We also want to help young people ages 16 to 25 years old get into employment and we hope that we can help open many doors for young people looking for a career in the broadcasting industries. This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we build our digital radio station which is directed and run by young people. We have an ambitious programme that aims to make a difference to communities across the UK by helping young people to develop their skills, interests and employability We are looking to appoint a volunteer Contnet Producers to help build our organisation to the next level including the development and delivery of contnet for our website, social media channels and newsletters both internal and external for The Youth Radio Network.