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Relay for Life Dunbar is a walking relay where teams take turns to walk around a track for a full 24 hour, to signify that cancer never sleeps. Participants and the wider community can enjoy live local entertainment, stalls and more to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Setting up and taking down the event requires many more pairs of hands than our very small committee can manage and we hope that local businesses and individuals will help in this challenging, enjoyable and rewarding task. (event is Sat 24 to Sun 25 June 2023, and support would be ideal Friday evening 23rd and Sat morning 24th June 2023. Full training and support will be provided.

Strength & Balance volunteers transform the lives of individuals by creating a welcoming and enjoyable environment for them to participate in exercises, which can help improve mobility and reduce the risk of falls. Whether you are leading a class yourself or supporting a trained instructor to deliver activities, you'll be making a real difference to the people that you support. If you would like to have a positive impact on people in your community then this is the role for you. Preparing and leading strength and balance activity sessions, sharing your knowledge about the benefits of regular exercises, introducing music and movement to the group or welcoming and chatting to attendees are some of the tasks you may be asked to do in this role. We also have opportunities available for people with specific skills, so please tell us what your strengths are when we meet.

There are many and varied reasons that volunteers are an asset to the aquatics programme and we aim to make it as inclusive as possible. Many children with additional support needs can cope with mainstream swimming lessons with additional support, either in-water or on poolside Disability swim classes benefit from extra support and a volunteer can make a great difference to the progress these children can make. Some children, particularly pre-school children, have never been in a swimming pool and volunteers can make a huge difference by helping alleviate their fears.

There are a wide variety of different volunteering opportunities within the Health and Well-being team. Fitness sessions, Health walks, Dance, Gentle movement, Outdoor play, Sports activities, Gardening, Early year play activities, Family fun activities, Administration and Events.

As part of the Aquatics team your role will be teaching swimming within a session for women with modesty issues, many of whom are members of the BME community. The customers will have a variety of needs from non-swimmers to improving stroke technique or learning a new stroke. The swim teacher will work with individuals within the session, working to the individual needs of the customer. A positive experience in a comfortable setting can improve the health and wellbeing of customers as well as building their confidence as they learn a new skill. Translator/interpreter skills would be advantageous.

Main role is to steward on New Year Day either on road closure points or assisting swimmers out of the water. There is normally a crowd of six to seven thousand People watching the event and three hundred swimmers in the water. Road closure is to ensure that no vehicles come past the road closure points except ambulance or Fire Brigade , you will be give training prior to the day on aspects of health and safety. Assisting swimmers out of the cold water you will be positioned on land at the top of a wall ladder and your role is to oversee the swimmer safely to the top verbally engaging with them to ensure they are okay. There is a briefing on the 31st December at 1pm at the Clubhouse to ensure that everyone knows their specific role and again on the day of the event. You will be given a high viz vest and you will wear a lifejacket if your duties are at the top of the ladder.

The Sports Development Team has priority sports to develop across the city. These priority sports are currently athletics, football, gymnastics, netball, tennis and trampolining. The team deliver term-time classes across the city in Leisure & Culture Dundee facilities (DISC, Douglas Sports Centre, Grove Swim & Sport, Harris Swim & Sport, Lynch Sports Centre, St Paul’s Swim & Sport) as well as at community centres and schools. There are also holiday programmes and events throughout the year. Volunteers can participate in programmes as assistant coaches, working alongside qualified coaches and receiving support from sports development officers. By providing volunteering opportunities within these programmes, the Sports Development Team aim to provide experience, development opportunities and increase employability.

The 2023 Bowls Scotland National Championships take place at the National Centre for Bowling, Ayr, from Sunday 23rd July until Saturday 29th July and we're now looking for volunteers to assist at one of Scotland's largest annual sporting events. Over the week more than 1,500 players and 10,000 spectators will pass through the gates at the home of Scottish Bowls. We have a number of roles required to be carried out and no previous experience is required. These include: General Admission and Ticket Sales Social Media Co-ordinator Live Scoring Assistant Player Registration General Marshal / Stewarding VIP Area Assistant Retail Assistant Media Photographer / Videographer Competition Assistant

Vision PK provides local groups for people with visual and hearing impairments, giving them the opportunity to meet others, share experiences, socialise, and take part in activities. As the Volunteer Activities Assistant, you will help us organise and facilitate activities for our members. Our activities include social groups, dominoes club, information talks and a swimming class. Each role will have specific requirements which will be geared towards enabling our participants. We hope to match people interested in volunteering with us to support the activity or group which best suits their interest.

The Active Schools programme aims to develop more and higher quality opportunities for children and young people to participate in sport and physical activity. A Sports Instructor/Coach volunteer will be required to instruct and coach a group of children in the rules and skills of a designated sport or sports. There will be occasions when the instructor/coach will be responsible, on their own, for the team/group of children.