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Would you like to support people with learning disabilities to socialise and make friends? We are looking for Volunteer Event Supporters to help at and lead social events. Dates-n-mates is a friendship and dating agency for adults with learning disabilities offering social events to enable people to socialise, make friends and form meaningful relationships. Our work is underpinned by a human rights-based approach. We believe it is people’s right to live life free of discrimination and to develop friendships and relationships of their choosing, to love and be loved. Our events include going to restaurants, pubs, cinema, tenpin bowling, day trips and walks. Events take place afternoons and evenings and usually last 2 hours. As an Events Supporter, you will attend the event and help the members to interact while they’re together. It’s all about helping them to have a safe, enjoyable and friendly time. It’s sociable, great fun and very rewarding! A large number of people with learning disabilities feel lonely and socially isolated. Your support will help to change this. We ask for a minimum of 1 event per month. Dates-n-Mates offer a variety of training and support to our volunteers.

You will build relationships and connect with people, places and organisations to raise awareness of stroke and of the Stroke Association within the community. By building these relationships you will contribute to improving the experience of people affected by stroke where they live and work. We are looking for people who have: • A passion and enthusiasm for raising awareness of stroke • Ability and willingness to share how people affected by stroke can access support from the Stroke Association • An enjoyment of talking to people and communities, either one to one, or presenting to groups • A keenness to demonstrate our values, and to help improve care and support for stroke survivors • The ability to travel to venues and events by yourself. • A willingness to use technology e.g. ZOOM and Microsoft Teams to engage with people outside of your local area, and our intranet and learning platform to access resources and training

Volunteer advisers are the frontline of our advice service. They handle calls and appointments from the residents of Fife who need support with various different issues. Common topics are Benefits, Money and Debt Advice, Employment, Relationships, Utilities,

Disability Equality Scotland is a national charity working to make life more accessible, equal and inclusive for disabled people in Scotland. We are the umbrella organisation for all local disability Access Panels in Scotland, providing them with support and guidance to improve the lives of disabled people at a local level throughout Scotland. Our Nairn panel is currently operating in Moray and would welcome new volunteers to support their work. What is an Access Panel? Access Panels are groups of volunteers who work to improve access and inclusion for disabled people in their local community. They do this by raising awareness and helping to change attitudes among the general public about the need for inclusive access. Access Panels are made up of people of all ages and abilities who share a passion for the issues faced by disabled people. With the help of Disability Equality Scotland as the national umbrella body, Access Panels support their communities to become as accessible as possible, particularly in relation to the built environment, healthcare, employment, education, and transport.

Circles is looking for Volunteer Advocates to support our community-based advocacy drop ins. These take place in various locations across Moray. The right person will be able to give 2 or more hours per week, feel comfortable meeting people and talking through their issues with them and taking contact information in order that they can be supported going forward.

Joining your local Access Panel is easy and a great way to improve accessibility in your community. You can learn new skills, help with promotional campaigns or give support at events, help with research and publicity. Give the time and commitment with which you feel comfortable and help to make a difference in your community. Access Panels are groups of volunteers who work to improve access and inclusion for disabled people in their local community. Achieved by raising awareness and helping to change attitudes among the general public about the need for inclusive access. Volunteers can be disabled people, those who represent disability organisations, or others with an interest in accessibility, or have experience they can bring to the group, which increases its capacity to work effectively. Have fun, meet new people, learn new skills and raise awareness of the issues facing people of all disabilities in their everyday lives.

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services; we help advocate for people to be heard in decisions about their health, care and wellbeing. About the role: The focus of the role will be on supporting those with complex needs who self-disclose as having a disability to use our toolkits and helping them understand their rights and access their benefits. Tasks and responsibilities include: - helping clients understand what advocacy is - supporting clients with issues they cannot resolve on their own - keeping detailed notes and records of interactions with clients and visits - doing research and making contacts with other services, such as healthcare - referring clients to our paid advocacy service if necessary - signposting clients to other services - building professional relationships - promoting our services and organisation You will receive induction training and training specific to the role You will also receive support from your allocated paid advocate, and 1:1 Support from VoiceAbility staff including regular feedback opportunities. Remote support is the preferred delivery option for clients, and so you will work from home. You may need to travel for promotional activities. Your work, and the sessions only take place during the weekdays. You are expected to spend about 2-3 hours per week, and we expect a minimum commitment of 6 months. You will need to provide two references and complete a PVG check (Protection of Vulnerable Groups check). This is FREE and we will help you with this. This is a very rewarding role, where benefits include: - the opportunity to make a positive difference to people with care and support needs. - the opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and gain experience within the health and social care field - the opportunity to help us develop our volunteering work - additional learning & training opportunities If you're interested, please click the ‘Apply’ button below. 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.

Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN)’s purpose is to inspire and promote, connect and support community-led action in Scotland to address the Climate Emergency. You find out more about us on our website. https://www.scottishcommunitiescan.org.uk/ Would you like to help take climate action to the next level? We have a new volunteer role available with our communications working groups! You would be helping for a minimum of three hours per month, which would include attending one hour meetings every fortnight with the rest of the team. As a volunteer led organisation, our capacity to offer thorough training on communications work is limited so we would expect you to have some experience or to be adaptable. There will be some initial training on the way SCCAN operates. Our meetings are currently done online through zoom. If you are interested, please drop us an email at info@sccan.scot

Are you a good listener with an empathetic, professional and methodical approach? Do you have two hours a week to support vulnerable adults with myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.)/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)? Action for M.E.’s UK-wide advocacy service, expanding in Scotland, supports adults with M.E./CFS to understand their rights, make informed choices, and have their views and wishes heard and respected, dealing with issues including health, social care, housing and employment. You’ll work entirely online/by phone to meet and represent clients, agree an action plan, undertake research, contact professionals and more. Full training, support and supervision provided by our experienced, friendly team.

Tasks and responsibilities include: - helping clients understand what advocacy is - supporting clients with issues they cannot resolve on their own - keeping detailed notes and records of interactions with clients and visits - doing research and making contacts with other services - signposting clients to other services - building professional relationships - promoting our services and organisation You will receive induction training and training specific to the role. You will receive support from your allocated buddy advocate and regular feedback opportunities. You are expected to spend about 2-3 hours per week, and we expect a minimum commitment of 6 months. This is a very rewarding role, where benefits include: - the opportunity to make a positive difference to people with care and support needs. - the opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and gain experience within the health and social care field - the opportunity to help us develop our volunteering work If you're interested, please click the ‘Apply’ button. You will then be contacted by the coordinator by email or phone call. We are happy to have a chat about how we can support volunteers to engage in the role who identify as having a disability.