What Do We Need Help With?
There are so many different roles you can do as a volunteer for Oxfam, there's bound to be a role that suits you!
Shop Assistant Volunteer - covering a bit of everything in the shop.
Trainee Lead Volunteer - get some supervisory experience, learn how to run a shift in the Shop Manager's absence.
Online sales Volunteer - Spot the unusual donations when they come in, research their value, list them and despatch them when they sell. A way to learn about e-commerce.
Stockroom Volunteer - Not comfortable yet to go on the shop floor? No problem, join our stockroom team and be part of the Oxfam family.
Admin and Recruitment Volunteer - Help the shop team with the recruitment and training records of the volunteers and learn about the admin processes required with running a shop.
Social Media Volunteer - Do you have some pizazz with social media posts? Can you engage with new followers? Some of our shop teams could do with your help!
Why we want you
Together we can help people facing poverty all over the world – all from right
here, in this very shop. Join our friendly team as an Oxfam Volunteer and you’ll
find yourself at the heart of your community, making amazing things happen.
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with
poverty. We have two key aims:
Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital
support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and
natural disasters.
Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote
inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947,
raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more
about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
What Do We Need Help With?
There are so many different roles you can do as a volunteer for Oxfam, there's bound to be a role that suits you!
Shop Assistant Volunteer - covering a bit of everything in the shop.
Trainee Lead Volunteer - get some supervisory experience, learn how to run a shift in the Shop Manager's absence.
Online sales Volunteer - Spot the unusual donations when they come in, research their value, list them and despatch them when they sell. A way to learn about e-commerce.
Stockroom Volunteer - Not comfortable yet to go on the shop floor? No problem, join our stockroom team and be part of the Oxfam family.
Admin and Recruitment Volunteer - Help the shop team with the recruitment and training records of the volunteers and learn about the admin processes required with running a shop.
Social Media Volunteer - Do you have some pizazz with social media posts? Can you engage with new followers? Some of our shop teams could do with your help!
Why we want you
Together we can help people facing poverty all over the world – all from right
here, in this very shop. Join our friendly team as an Oxfam Volunteer and you’ll
find yourself at the heart of your community, making amazing things happen.
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with
poverty. We have two key aims:
Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital
support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and
natural disasters.
Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote
inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947,
raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more
about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
What Do We Need Help With?
There are so many different roles you can do as a volunteer for Oxfam, there's bound to be a role that suits you!
Shop Assistant Volunteer - covering a bit of everything in the shop.
Trainee Lead Volunteer - get some supervisory experience, learn how to run a shift in the Shop Manager's absence.
Online sales Volunteer - Spot the unusual donations when they come in, research their value, list them and despatch them when they sell. A way to learn about e-commerce.
Stockroom Volunteer - Not comfortable yet to go on the shop floor? No problem, join our stockroom team and be part of the Oxfam family.
Admin and Recruitment Volunteer - Help the shop team with the recruitment and training records of the volunteers and learn about the admin processes required with running a shop.
Social Media Volunteer - Do you have some pizazz with social media posts? Can you engage with new followers? Some of our shop teams could do with your help!
Why we want you
Together we can help people facing poverty all over the world – all from right
here, in this very shop. Join our friendly team as an Oxfam Volunteer and you’ll
find yourself at the heart of your community, making amazing things happen.
What Oxfam does
Oxfam is a movement of people from around the world who won’t live with
poverty. We have two key aims:
Responding to emergencies happening in the world now, giving vital
support to people facing poverty due to conflict, climate change and
natural disasters.
Empowering communities to challenge and change systems that promote
inequality, so together we can beat poverty for good.
Oxfam shops have been fundraising to support Oxfam’s work since 1947,
raising millions every year to support people facing poverty. Find out more
about Oxfam’s work at oxfam.org.uk
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and reliable volunteer to support our community engagement team. Working directly under the Centre Manager the successful candidate will work on producing and implementing a marketing plan as well as maintaining communication across our social media platforms such as facebook, Instagram & twitter. Do you have experience in promoting organisations in social media platforms? We need your expertise and help!
Borders Family History Society researches and publishes information for anyone interested in family or local history in the Scottish Borders. Our projects include recording Monumental Inscriptions, transcription and indexing of 19th century records and family trees for use in research of family and local history.
If you have design, drawing, word processing, spreadsheet or database skills, you can work in the comfort of your own home with projects tailored to your skills. Any version of MS Word or Excel is suitable; however Access needs to be MS Access 2000 or later. Other word processing / spreadsheet packages may be used.
You can help
-To record the relevant information from digitised images or photographs, into a word document, spreadsheet or into a database.
-To transcribe and proof read documents
All sorts of people volunteer as Citizens Advice Bureau advisers. Here are some of the things they have in common:
-Good listener
-Can work in a team
-Can read and write English, and do basic arithmetic
-Are open–minded and don’t judge people or their circumstances
-Enjoy helping all kinds of people
-Be prepared to commit around 4 hours each week
The role of a Citizens Advice Bureau adviser is very varied. Here’s some more information on some of the things advisers do in the Citizens Advice Bureau:
-Interview clients at the bureau, by phone or in person. Some bureaux give advice by e-mail or even by SMS
-Provide information from AdviserNet and other sources
-Explain the choices the client faces, and what these choices mean
-Offer practical help to clients by writing letters, making phone calls and helping fill in forms
-Perform calculations (for example, to assess entitlement to certain kinds of benefits)
-Refer clients to other agencies if they are better placed to help
-Keep records of all clients’ cases
-Prevent future problems by identifying issues that affect a lot of clients – this is called social policy work
-Some bureau advisers represent clients at tribunals
All sorts of people volunteer as Citizens Advice Reception Worker. Here are some of the things they have in common:
-Have good communication skills
-Able to work as part of a team
-Committed to the aims and principles of the Scottish CAB Service
-Organised and systematic
-Understand the importance of CAB work
-Willing to attend training and other meetings
This can be a very varied role, here are some of things you might be doing:
-Welcoming clients and anyone that have with them
-Explaining waiting times and procedures to clients
-Telling people what the CAB can do in a way that suits them
-Working within agreed bureau systems and procedures
-Answering the telephone and pass on callers to the appropriate person or take a message
MAIN DUTIES:
1. Responsible for the club finances
2. Deal efficiently and effectively with all invoices and bills
3. Keep up to date records of all the financial transactions
4. Ensure that funds are spent properly
5. Issue receipts and record all money received
6. Attend committee meetings and present the budget report
7. Prepare the end of year accounts to present to the auditors
8. In agreement with the committee plan the annual budget
9. Monitor the budget throughout the year
10. Do annual pre-season projections for the season ahead, to plan and budget accordingly
11. If position involves regulated work with children, you will be required to go through the PVG Scheme checks with an BSL Signatory
The hub is seeking volunteer receptionists/admin support. This opportunity would enhance existing skills and gain experience of working in the voluntary sector with a close supportive team who have a strong sense of teamwork and community. Volunteer tasks will include: • Dealing with public enquiries both in person and over the phone • Signposting • Keeping display area of information up to date and replenished • Processing incoming and outgoing mail • Producing/updating documents using Microsoft packages ie word, spreadsheets, publisher etc • Photocopying • Filing.
Time and Space is a unique service in Glasgow offering support and information to people who hear voices and people who self-harm and their supporters.
We are looking for a qualified accountant to check our annual report. Our accounts are quite simple and will be well written and easy to understand and should only take a short time.
This is a one-off task and can be carried out within your schedule.
If you are interested please click the ‘Apply’ 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