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Would you like to join a Board of Trustees? Home-Start Clackmannanshire are looking for new trustees to help their charity in its great work supporting local young families. The Board are looking for Trustees who will passionately inform their services bringing new skills and experience to help lead the organisation. Home-Start are particularly (but not exclusively) interested in individuals with experience in the following fields: - Finance - Fundraising - Marketing and Digital Innovation - Hospitality Home-Start are looking for people who share their values; that are passionate and committed about supporting local young families; who can be creative in building the group's profile; and work closely with their team and stakeholders to deliver outstanding person-centred services to our beneficiaries. The Board usually meet in the evenings (either in-person or via Zoom). The role is non-remunerated however reasonable expenses will be reimbursed and training / ongoing support will be provided. If you have any questions or would like a quick chat to find out more, please contact the CEO, Shelley Bowman, on 01259 213453.

Would you like to join Play Alloa's Board of Directors? They are looking for two new external Directors to help Play Alloa Clackmannanshire in its great work supporting people with disabilities and additional needs. Play Alloa are looking for Directors who will passionately inform their services by bringing new skills and experience to help lead the organisation. They are particularly (but not exclusively) interested in individuals with experience in the following fields: - Finance - Funding/Fundraising - Publicity/Marketing and Digital Innovation - Strategic Planning Play Alloa are looking for people who share their values; that are passionate and committed about supporting children, young people and adults with disabilities and additional support needs; who can be creative in building the charity's profile; and work closely with their team of stakeholders to deliver outstanding person-centred services to our beneficiaries. The Board usually meets quarterly (either in-person or via Zoom). If you have any questions or would like a quick chat to find out more, please contact our CEO, Maria Malcolm on 01259 721511 or email maria@playalloa.co.uk

RDA has been in existence for about 30 years. They provide fun activities with horses and ponies for children with autism, andphysical and learning disabilities. This could be through riding and/pr horse care. The benefits are both physical and confidence improving for our participants. The position would require 2-4 hours per week in the secretary's home. He/she would produce agendas, write minutes and attend meetings every 4-6 weeks. Such meetings are held online or in Clackmannanshire. The secretary would also be required to answer emails and answer any enquiries from the riders. They will also be keeping RDA's policies and procedures up to date, including their data protection policy. Timings for ongoing training are flexible

Vision PK provides local groups for people with visual and hearing impairments, giving them the opportunity to meet others, share experiences, socialise, and take part in activities. As the Administration Volunteer, you can be the linchpin for our local groups and activities. Your tasks may include telephoning groups members, organising weekly participants list, helping plan activities and events. You may have a chance to develop or use your administration and organisation skills, gain hands-on experience, and learn about sensory impairments. Mondays would the best time for this role.

Do you enjoy multi-tasking and coordinating events? Is attention to detail one of your strengths? If so, we’d love to hear from you. You don’t need an Armed Forces background, just good organisation, and IT skills. What is an Administration Coordinator? There are SSAFA branches throughout the UK and overseas, each delivering support to serving personnel, veterans, and their families. Every branch has a team of volunteers who make this possible. The Administrator Coordinator is a key member of the team, ensuring the smooth running of the branch and supporting day to day operations. This role is at the heart of the branch, overseeing the group inbox, organising meetings, and liaising with volunteers and external stakeholders. What will you be doing? Every SSAFA Branch has different needs, however, below are the main activities of a Branch Administration Coordinator. • Overseeing enquiries: Overseeing the administration of the branch shared inbox and post, ensuring queries are answered • Getting people together: Organising internal meetings, both virtually and face to face • Planning and organising: Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to arrange events such as the Branch Annual General Meeting • Note taking and recording: Maintaining accurate records of meetings and decisions • Communicating: Supporting the Branch Chair with internal communications, keeping other volunteers up to date and informed • Tracking and ordering: Keeping a record of branch assets, ordering stationery, and ensuring maintenance of equipment • Supporting health and safety: Supporting the Branch Chair with administration of personal, office and event risk assessments where required

Volunteers are invited to support the Arts & Craft Group leader with this very valuable activity. What you will be doing Building up positive relationships with people on the autism spectrum and other volunteers in an arts & craft group setting. Sending a report to the branch to outline how the sessions are going etc. Attending the art & craft group sessions Welcoming new individuals to the group Liaising with other volunteers to ensure there is a volunteer present for the duration of the group sessions.

Zennistoun Hub have a proven track record of offering support and respite to disabled and vulnerable people in our community, were all about promoting independence. Our purpose built centre at Possibilities gives people confidence to grow in a safe environment at their own pace while offering access to resources to learn and develop so they can achieve their goals within soicety rather than isolation. THE ROLE: We are looking for an individual with excellent skills in writing who can encaptivate potential funders for our cause. The role would consist of researching local and national funding applications that Zennistoun Hub could benefit from. Once the information has been gathered you would present it to our director to decide which applications would help us most. It would be up to you to impress potential funders with your punchy selling skills while adding your creative flare. The goal is to provide financial security for Zennistoun Hub. This will help us fund our events and courses throughout the year, whilst benefiting the community we seek to help. This role would suit somebody interested in authoring reports and promoting our brand to funders. Our main goal is creating and being involved in the community. Our volunteers are needed to help us continue to grow within the Glasgow community meanwhile growing our Zennistoun Hub reach. Aiming welcome people from all walks of life with open arms. Please contact us if you would like to discuss the role. If you are interested, please click the ‘Join’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the coordinator by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the organisation with the contact details provided. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out, then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow on info@volunteerglasgow.org

What is a Branch Secretary? There are 19 SSAFA branches across Scotland. Each branch has a secretary to organise day-to-day activities. This is a key role involving administration and coordinating people. As the first point of contact for SSAFA in the area you will play a crucial part in promoting SSAFA locally, organising local events and ensuring the smooth running of SSAFA across the branch. What would you be doing? Managing the branch office (if applicable) and providing support to all volunteers, especially new ones Work with the branch Chair, treasurer and others to ensure smooth running of the branch Accepting referrals and coordinating SSAFA caseworkers, visitors and helpers accordingly Oversee all SSAFA casework across the branch ensuring clients get support that is effective and timely Monitor volunteer numbers against the demand for support and recruit new volunteers as needed Working with the local training officer to ensure all volunteers are kept up to date with the training and information they need Build relationships with regional and central office staff to ensure an effective flow of information Maintaining accurate records of volunteers and cases, submit accurate data to Central Office Providing administration for an annual programme of meetings including an AGM, recording and implementing decisions Being a positive ambassador for SSAFA remembering that anyone you meet could be a potential client, volunteer or fundraiser Volunteering within the standards and values of SSAFA including observing our policies such as the Volunteering policy and data protection policy (these will be covered in your training and local induction.)

Independent Monitoring Boards are made up of over a thousand unpaid volunteers operating in every prison in England and Wales, and every immigration detention facility across the UK. We are currently look for volunteers to join our Scotland and Northern Ireland Short Term Holding Facility Board and Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre Board IMB members are the eyes and ears of the public, appointed by ministers to perform a vital task: independent monitoring of prisons and immigration detention. They report on whether the individuals held there are being treated fairly and humanely and whether prisoners are being given the support they need to turn their lives around. This can make a huge difference to the lives of those held within these facilities. We encourage applications from people from minority ethnic communities, young people, those of working age, and people with disabilities, as these groups are under-represented on our existing Boards. Closing date for applications is 7 May 23. Please visit the IMB website for further information and to apply: https://www.imb.org.uk/join-now/current-vacancies/

What is a Branch Secretary? There are 19 SSAFA branches across Scotland. Each branch has a secretary to organise day-to-day activities. This is a key role involving administration and coordinating people. As the first point of contact for SSAFA in the area you will play a crucial part in promoting SSAFA locally, organising local events and ensuring the smooth running of SSAFA across the branch. What would you be doing? Managing the branch office (if applicable) and providing support to all volunteers, especially new ones Work with the branch Chair, treasurer and others to ensure smooth running of the branch Accepting referrals and coordinating SSAFA caseworkers, visitors and helpers accordingly Oversee all SSAFA casework across the branch ensuring clients get support that is effective and timely Monitor volunteer numbers against the demand for support and recruit new volunteers as needed Working with the local training officer to ensure all volunteers are kept up to date with the training and information they need Build relationships with regional and central office staff to ensure an effective flow of information Maintaining accurate records of volunteers and cases, submit accurate data to Central Office Providing administration for an annual programme of meetings including an AGM, recording and implementing decisions Being a positive ambassador for SSAFA remembering that anyone you meet could be a potential client, volunteer or fundraiser Volunteering within the standards and values of SSAFA including observing our policies such as the Volunteering policy and data protection policy (these will be covered in your training and local induction.)