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Childcare volunteers look after siblings of affected children in the afternoon or evening, allowing their parents to go out for a rare break during their stay in the hospice. Parents caring for a child with a life-shortening condition in addition to other children don’t often have the chance to enjoy quality time together. Childcare volunteers enables parents to spend time together without having to worry about child care. This is a rare treat for many parents supported by CHAS. WHAT ACTIVITIES WILL I BE INVOLVED IN? - Looking after a child or children within the hospice whilst parents/guardians are out. - Getting the child/children ready for bed according to normal bedtime routines. - Supervising the child/children until the parents/guardians return. - Liaising with the care team. WHAT SKILLS AND ABILITIES WILL I NEED TO HAVE? - Experience of children (through family or work). - An ability to relate to children and young people. - Patience, empathy and tact. - An ability to represent CHAS enthusiastically and appropriately. - Good communication skills. - Experience of childcare. - Adhere to rules around GDPR and a strong understanding of confidentiality. - Shared values with the organisation: respect, care, honesty, accountability. HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD I OFFER? You can volunteer any day of the week, in the afternoon or evening. Shifts are flexible and can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly. This can be discussed and agreed with your Volunteer manager and the Hospice Volunteering Development Manager. WHERE IS THIS OPPORTUNITY BASED? Rachel House Hospice in Kinross OR Robin House Hospice in Balloch WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? If you would like additional information about the role: - Please visit: https://www.chas.org.uk/volunteers/childcare-volunteer - Call 01577 866065 - Email volunteering@chas.org.uk. If you’re interested in the role you can apply online: https://www.chas.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteer-application-form

Over The Wall is a UK based charity for children and young people with health challenges and disabilities, and their families, to discover a world of mischief and magic. A place where they can be brave and have fun with others. These amazing places are in-person – at residential camps and also available online – with Camp in the Cloud and Camp 365. And what’s more, it’s all free! Join their activity team to run some fantastic sessions that have been planned by the activity team and will be taught to you so that you can confidently run them and help bring some fun and excitement to the sessions. Over the Wall are looking for some amazing people to take on a role as Activity Leader at their Camps in 2023. Do you have a secret talent you’d love to run as an activity? E.g. Arts and Crafts, drama or sports? They’ve previously had origami sessions and woodwork that they could not have run without their amazing volunteers coming forward to provide. Camp is 2 - 5 days long and you will be required to arrive one day early for training. They will give you all the necessary training and support and provide your accommodation and food for the duration of camp. Visit www.otw.org.uk to find out more and to start your application.

Over The Wall is a UK based charity for children and young people with health challenges and disabilities, and their families, to discover a world of mischief and magic. A place where they can be brave and have fun with others. These amazing places are in-person – at residential camps and also available online – with Camp in the Cloud and Camp 365. And what’s more, it’s all free! If you are looking for an amazing and rewarding experience where you can make a real difference in young people’s lives, whilst developing your skills in communication, team work and creativity, then apply to be a Team Mate now! Over The Wall is a charity that helps children, young people and their families, living in the UK, reach beyond the boundaries of their health challenges to discover a world of mischief, magic and new possibilities. They do this by providing free of charge, transformative activity camps throughout the UK. Their Health Challenge & Siblings Camps are magical places where campers take part in fun activities including Sports and Games, Drama, Arts and Crafts and Discovery. Campers will be divided into teams based on their age groups of 8-10, 11-13, 13-15 and 15-17 years of age. Team mates help create a fun, safe and supportive environment for children with health challenges and their siblings to try new things, have amazing impactful experiences, build confidence and time for reflection on all their achievements. You will be part of a team of other incredible volunteers and will need a sense of fun with an energetic, enthusiastic and positive approach. Camp is 2 - 4 days long and you will be required to arrive one day early for training. Over The Wall will give you all the necessary training and support and provide your accommodation and food for the duration of camp. To find out more and to start your application, please visit www.otw.org.uk

Over The Wall is a UK based charity for children and young people with health challenges and disabilities, and their families, to discover a world of mischief and magic. A place where they can be brave and have fun with others. These amazing places are in-person – at residential camps and also available online – with Camp in the Cloud and Camp 365. And what’s more, it’s all free! Their Health Challenge & Siblings Camps are magical places where campers take part in fun activities including Sports and Games, Drama, Arts and Crafts and Discovery. Campers will be divided into teams based on their age groups of 8-10, 11-13, 13-15 and 15-17 years of age. Participate in daily camper life to provide nursing/medical care. Facilitate a medically sound and safe camp experience for children with chronic and life threatening illnesses by contributing to a 24/7 provision of residential medical care. Clinical volunteers will work under the supervision of the Director of Nursing and Nursing Coordinators. You will also be part of a team of other incredible volunteers and will need a sense of fun with an energetic, enthusiastic and positive approach. If you are looking for an amazing and rewarding experience where you can make a difference in young people’s lives and see these young people out of a hospital setting, the sign up to be a clinical volunteer today! Camp is four days long and you will be required to arrive one day early for training. We will give you all the necessary training and support and provide your accommodation and food for the duration of camp. Requirements: NURSE - Registered Children’s, Adult or Learning Disabilities nurse. - Qualified for 18 months (Children’s nurse), 2 years (Adult/ Learning Disabilities nurse) or 12 months if previously a student nurse with Over The Wall - Registered with NMC - Holds professional indemnity insurance - Holds valid, current life support training. DOCTOR - ST2 or above (or equivalent) Pediatrics, GP or A&E or have recent Pediatric experience Registered with the GMC - Holds professional indemnity insurance - Holds valid, current life support training. PARAMEDIC - Qualified Paramedic - Post registration experience: 2 years - Registered with HCPC - Holds professional indemnity insurance with College of Paramedics - Holds valid, current life support training.

Dunnet Forestry Trust is a community Woodland in Caithness, they are looking for someone with technical skills to help them update/revamp their Facebook and website page. This is a voluntary role to help the organisation because there is a gap in skills in this particular field with the current volunteers and development officer.

Caithness FC, a community based radio Station in Thurso are looking for a volunteer with technical skills to help the presenters overcome any technical issues. Ideally the volunteer should be based in Thurso or surrounding area to enable them to be called in at short notice. Caithness FM relies entirely on volunteer support and is Broadcast in the evenings.

The volunteer bike mechanic role in Bike Revolution presents a great opportunity to increase your understanding of various types of bikes, how they work and how to keep them in good working condition. Volunteers will work alongside a team of highly qualified bike mechanics, gaining quality experience from our professional team and, once past the initial induction phase, you can look forward to learning how to diagnose and repair problems as well as assisting the mechanics in the day to day running of the workshop. Bike Revolution are looking for those who live and breathe biking, be it throwing themselves down the sides of mountains, touring the length and breadth of the country, or jumping into some lycra and treading the tarmac. We are looking for people who are keen to get their hands dirty recycling, refurbishing and repairing the bikes we get donated, up to a standard ready for resale. In return, we can offer the opportunity to learn from our experienced mechanics, as well as trade deals on bike parts and cycling kit. A successful and proven bike recycling project, Bike Revolution takes bikes that are either in disrepair or just unused, and refurbishes them for re-sale ensuring they meet strict in house quality standards.

Elgin & District Men's Shed is a place for men to create, chat, and connect with one another. This is an exciting time to join the Shed as it seeks new premises (and continues to share its talents too, by making some very helpful products for other charities in the local community). The treasurer's role is to help oversee and monitor the financial running of the group and to make sure that good accounting practices are followed. For an informal chat about the Shed, this volunteer role, or more about how you could join the Shed to get involved, please do get in touch. A warm welcome awaits.

The Moray Burial Ground Research Group is looking for a volunteer web developer to help them revamp their current website, helping to improve the look and functionality of the current site, and to create a better experience for people wanting to access their work and who are interested in what they do. We are all volunteers, but a small renumeration could be provided for any expenses. etc.,

Moray Reach Out offers a quality embroidery service with a difference providing excellent quality goods whilst delivering a successful training programme for people with learning disabilities. Moray Reach Out's Embroidery & Fine Gifts is a social enterprise and one of several Moray Reach Out projects, which offers adults with learning disabilities and individuals recovering from health issues a supportive and safe working environment. Moray Reach Out's Embroidery and Fine Gifts Shop in Elgin is looking for volunteers to help support this project. If you have knowledge of needlework, embroidery or craft work, and would enjoy sharing your skill with our trainees, then please get in touch. We are a friendly and welcoming team and look forward to hearing from you.