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We have social groups providing activities or sometimes just a friendly environment for people with a visual impairment to come along and have a cuppa & blether. We're always open to suggestions for new activities. Volunteers would be welcome - to make tea and serve refreshments, to organise and run the activity, guide participants and to chat and generally keep things going.

Your role as a Clan LISTENING & SUPPORT VOLUNTEER is essential in helping to provide our vital Listening and Support service to people affected by a cancer diagnosis in your local community. The listening and support service offers a welcoming, relaxed, safe and confidential environment for people to talk about the cancer experience with someone who can listen and provide emotional and wellbeing support either face to face or by telephone. Typical activities include: • Meeting and greeting clients attending our local wellbeing centres • Providing emotional, practical and wellbeing support and information to new and existing clients using the Clan client pathway either face to face or by telephone • Colaborating with Clan staff to ensure the best possible support and service for clients and signposting where appropriate • Recording client session notes and debriefing with Clan staff • Receiving donations and providing support where appropriate • Helping to raise awareness of Clan services by attending and supporting internal and external events • Activities may vary depending on the location of the wellbeing centre Role commitments • Volunteering on a rota basis attending a 3-hour shift (approx.) either weekly, fortnightly or monthly for a minimum of 12 months and on occasions be flexible and available to help at short notice • Attending required training and volunteer meetings to receive updates, ongoing development and support • This role is regulated activity and requires membership to the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme which will be applied for on your behalf by Clan Essential skills and experience required There are no prerequisites for this role in terms of professional qualifications and Clan will provide you with the relevant training and ongoing supervision to support you in your role. However, some experience in support skills, health and social care and third sector would be an advantage. We value personal experience and would welcome anyone without the preferred skills and experience but are passionate about making a difference and supporting local people in their community to apply for this role. How Clan will support you Your role as LISTENING & SUPPORT volunteer can often involve dealing with difficult situations. It’s our responsibility to ensure you have all the relevant training and support to enable you to fulfil your role and have a rewarding volunteering experience. Clan will provide you with: • Comprehensive induction to Clan and your role • Clan SUPPORT VOLUNTEER training program including Listening and Support Skills and Safeguarding • Ongoing training, supervision, development and wellbeing support • Reimbursed expenses incurred whilst volunteering in accordance with our Expenses Policy

NHS Community Hospitals are looking for volunteers to assist nursing staff in the ward environment by carrying out a range of non-clinical tasks and activities. This may include: -Assisting in the preparation and serving of refreshments to patients, assisting patients to complete menu cards, handing out cutlery and crockery, serving tea/coffee, refreshing water jugs. -Assisting patients under the direction and guidance from staff at mealtimes with serving refreshments, opening sandwich packets. This role will not involve any patient feeding. -Engaging with patients to provide company and stimulation: games such as dominoes and cards, reading with/to patients, conversational visits. -Helping to make the ward a safe and welcoming environment.

To assist ward staff in the delivery of patient care by carrying out a range of non-clinical tasks and activities. This may include; -Assisting in the preparation and serving of refreshments to patients; assisting patients to complete menu cards, handing out cutlery and crockery, serving tea/coffee, refreshing water jugs. -Assisting patients under the direction and guidance from staff at mealtimes with serving refreshments, opening sandwich packets. This will not involve in assisting with patient feeding. -Engaging with patients to provide company and stimulation; games such as dominoes and cards, reading with/to patients, conversational visits. -Helping to make the ward a safe and welcoming environment.

Volunteer Support Worker (remote) Our vision at Break the Silence is to make a profound and positive difference in the lives of those affected by sexual trauma. As a home-based support worker, you can help effect positive change and improve lives. As a volunteer you can help our service by ensuring we offer a responsive, welcoming, and easy to use interface to our clients when they make initial contact with us. Volunteering with Break the Silence is flexible and can fit around your existing commitments. By helping for a few hours per week you can make a real difference. Volunteering is a great opportunity to develop and grow. We offer a supportive volunteering experience, and we are committed to equal opportunities for everyone. All we ask is that you have a kind and positive approach with a real desire to help improve people’s lives. Volunteers can make a real impact, learn new skills and make new friends along the way.

The Cancer Support Centre in Thurso is a voluntary organisation offering confidential, practical, financial and emotional support to people experiencing Cancer [and their families]. the group are looking for new volunteers to help with teas/coffees and to meet and greet people coming to the centre.

Would you like to help blind and partially sighted people in your community? Do you enjoy driving and meeting new people? RNIB wants you to be a Volunteer Driver. For the people they help, our volunteer drivers provide a friendly face to brighten their day and help get them to where they need to be. Our drivers can become a regular part of someone’s life and it may be the only chance an RNIB customer has had to get out of their home for some time. If you are friendly, courteous and reliable then this is the opportunity for you. We are particularly looking for drivers in Glasgow and Ayr. *Reliable and punctual *Willingness to work independently *This role requires membership of the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme (Adults) and 2 references. Additional location information West of Scotland. Drivers particularly needed in Greater Glasgow and Ayr.

Are you a good listener? Are you confident working with IT and using the internet? We need you to facilitate our weekly befriending telephone groups that offer blind and partially sighted people the opportunity to socialise with others. You will connect our groups together and contribute to groups to ensure that all participants feel comfortable and that group conversations run smoothly. This is a telephone-based role that you can do from home. You will need access to a computer, an internet connection and good IT skills. We ask you to commit to facilitating 3 or more groups per week which will be at the same day and time each week. Groups run for an hour a week.

Headway South Lanarkshire provide information and support to individuals surviving with acquired brain injuries (ABIs), their carers and families. Contribute to the maintenance of a professional and welcoming environment of Headway South Lanarkshire. Duties: Liaise with providers who can assist Headway South Lanarkshire in recruiting members who will benefit from their Services and to raise awareness of the charity. Build relationships with potential providers/businesses to include hospitals, GP surgeries, physiotherapists, and local authorities. To comply with policies and procedures

Headway South Lanarkshire provide information and support to individuals surviving with acquired brain injuries (ABIs), their carers and families. Contribute to the maintenance of a professional and welcoming environment of Headway South Lanarkshire. Duties: Liaise with providers who can assist Headway South Lanarkshire in recruiting members who will benefit from their Services and to raise awareness of the charity. Build relationships with potential providers/businesses to include hospitals, GP surgeries, physiotherapists, and local authorities. To comply with policies and procedures