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Our Virtual Home Assessors play a vital role in delivery of our service by interviewing potential volunteer pet foster carers to assess their house, home situation and the fosterer. All of our home assessments are currently carried out either by telephone interview only (for cats,birds and small animals) or by video call (Zoom/WhatsApp) for dogs. You can choose to be involved in one or both of the methods available. You will be contacted by the Home Assessment Coordinator when a new applicant becomes available. Main tasks include; contacting the potential fosterer by telephone/email/text to arrange a suitable date and time for the home assessment to take place. Once confirmed to carry out the assessment by either telephone or video. A home assessment form will be provided to you for completion during the call which covers the criterias required by PFSS for the potential fosterer to be accepted. Once completed this form is then to be uploaded onto our database via our website volunteer team page.

“Meet me in Govan” is a community project that is created by Invisible Cities in partnership with Govan Community Project and it is a part of Invisible Neighbourhoods project. This is a great volunteering opportunity for people who are looking for a weekly activity as our project runs every Wednesday morning. The walks start at 10.30 am and last about one hour, there are usually planned as a circular walk with starting and ending point at the Pearce Institute (reception). After the walk some indoor activities are planned in the Govan Community Project office (The Pearce Institute building) with coffees and teas which would last about one hour. The time schedule is between 10.30 am and 12.30/13.00 pm. The Marshalling role will involve supporting the operating of the walks through setting up and helping guide the walks. The marshals will allow us to cater for people with diverse needs and abilities on the walks, as they will be able to support people who, for example, need to walk at a slower pace or take a shorter route. The marshalling role will be suitable for people with more limited English language skills, which is an objective of the GCP volunteering strategy. 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

Saturday Sacks litter pick sees local young people and adults cleaning up the local area. Do you have a few hours to spare to help them? Want to help the environment and clean up the town Sometimes the group are joined by their sponsor Mark Guild from Guild Homes and local important people. Next litter pick will be in January keep an eye out for more information in the new year or contact Denise Black 07738419810 for more information if you wish to come along and help, we hope to see you there. https://www.guild-homes.co.uk/ #FCFT.

A local community council is really the voice of a local community...and can play a big part in making a difference in your local area. Could help Keith Community Council by taking minutes at a monthly evening meeting? This is a role open to 16 years of age and over. Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month, at 7pm, and are currently being held at Keith Golf Club, this is an accessible venue. You will taking notes during meetings and then producing minutes for circulation after the meeting. You will need to be reasonably IT literate, or willing to learn. Other admin duties can be discussed with the community council. An honorarium payment can be awarded. For more information please contact the community council on keithcommunitycouncil@gmail.com.

Forfar Community Football Trust are currently on the look out for a ball attendant supervisor for Forfar Athletic home matches. Great opportunity to get involved with the trust and support your local community team by providing local kids the opportunity to be a ball attendant. Main duties for this role are: - meet and brief group - allocation of clothing/equipment - point of contact during game - coordinate half time refreshments Volunteer must be 18 and willing to complete a PVG.

To support/coach/deliver sports sessions to young people.

In 2020 Scotland became the first country in the world to offer people free period products. We work with our partners Glasgow City Council to deliver this groundbreaking Act in the city. Being excluded from basic sanitary and hygiene essentials contributes to the poor mental health and well-being experience of many people. We recognised this, so in 2017 our Period Friendly Project was born and offers free sanitary products to people who are experiencing homelessness. The Project has expanded over the past five years and we now have a presence in over 150 venues around Glasgow city, where people can collect Packs of sanitary towels and tampons. We have period points all across the city, and at the moment are particularly looking for volunteers to cover venues in postcode areas G20, G22 and G45. Everyone who menstruates deserves access to sanitary products and Period Friendly volunteers help people have a ‘period of dignity’ every month. Specific tasks: - Creating Period Packs to distribute to public buildings in Glasgow - Delivering Period Packs to assigned venues in the city - Create a warm line of communication with staff at your venues and be easy to contact when their stock needs to be replenished - Raising awareness of the project in your local community and helping fundraise and collect donations of other items such as underwear and wet wipes. Support and Training: - A comprehensive induction is provided for this role - In-role training is available – we value our volunteers and want to ensure you are equipped with the skills you need to fulfil your role What’s in it for me? For as little as six hours per month, you have the chance to meet new people and be part of an amazing team who are passionate about what they do. Everything we do is about and for people; the people we support, our staff, partners and everyone affected by homelessness. Each individual involved brings their skills and creativity to our work. This is a chance for you to make a real difference to the most vulnerable people within your community and pick up essential skills that are valuable to employers. Our Expectation: We need people who care about our client group, are enthusiastic and able to respond flexibly to a role that can sometimes be challenging but brings great rewards and satisfaction. We need you to be fully committed to Simon Community Scotland’s Mission and Core Values and adhere to our policies/procedures and Code of Practice. If you are interested please click the ‘apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the organization 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 at info@volunteerglasgow.org