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We are Guide Dogs and we’re here to help people with sight loss live the life they choose. Our ambition is a future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support they need to live their lives to the full. We don’t just provide life-changing guide dogs, we also provide advice, skills, emotional and practical support for people and families living with sight loss to help them live actively, independently and well. We are looking for volunteers to look after our puppies in the early stages of their development. You\'ll provide key early socialization which will equip them with the skills they need to go and and become a future life changer! For this role you must have- * Time - the puppy will stay with you for between 12-14 months and cannot be left alone for more than 3 hours at a time * Good communication skills and interpersonal skills * A suitable home to bring up a puppy, ideally with very few stairs to the front door * Access to a suitable area where the puppy could go to the toilet during the day, including first thing in the morning and last thing at night * No children under the age of 3.

RNIB Community Lead Volunteers bring people together, raise awareness, support other volunteers, and tackle barriers to independence. Depending on your availability, training and interests, you will have the chance to take part in some or all of the following: • host events and regular groups. • give talks about sight loss, eye health, the work of RNIB and partners. • design and deliver local campaigns. • lead and train groups of volunteers. • attend information stalls.

In this lead, but flexible volunteer role, you will be the key contact for fundraising in your local community. We will offer you the opportunity to chat about what skills and availability you have to support us in this role. A fundraising group coordinator, with the support of others in the team and a Guide Dogs fundraising manager, helps to organise and sometimes attend events, encourages local businesses, schools and groups to name their own guide dog puppy, builds relationships with local networks and most importantly, by giving their time, make a real difference by helping Guide Dogs to provide life changing services to people living with sight loss. The main role of the fundraising group coordinator is to be responsible for coordinating a group of volunteers, with the support of others, to raise funds through events or other activities, delegating tasks to other members of the group as required and being the key contact in the local area. “My advice to people is that they shouldn’t be put off by the word ‘fundraising’. We’re about much more than that as a group. Yes, we do raise money. But it’s also about building relationships, recruiting more volunteers, merchandising, building a community.” – Shirley, Fundraising Group Coordinator If you don’t feel you tick every box but are sure this role is the one for you, please drop us a message at VolunteerScotNI@GuideDogs.org.uk and tell us why. We’re open to suggestions and happy to chat with you to find out what’s possible! Tasks and responsibilities • Build relationships and coordinate a group of fundraising volunteers to support you in your role • Raise funds with the support of you team and be the key contact your local area • Organising events (virtually and face to face) and delegating tasks and responsibilities to other volunteers within your fundraising group • Ensuring fundraising policies and procedures are followed; including all supporting roles are maintaining required records. A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference in the work of the Guide Dogs. All volunteers are greatly appreciated. For more information please email VolunteerScotNI@GuideDogs.org.uk

Can you spare one hour per week to make a difference in your community? We have the right opportunity for you! ProjectScotland is now recruiting volunteer mentors to support individuals with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and difficulties, who struggle with their mental health or are neurodiverse. While our staff will be providing employability specific support to the service users, your role as a mentor will be focused on developing additional skills and overcoming personal barriers to facilitate their entry into the job market. More specifically, you might be supporting your mentee with confidence building, public speaking, time management, social skills, proactiveness, future plans and dreams, establishing a daily routine, accessing additional services or local groups. No previous experience or knowledge required, we would just love to hear from you if you would like to make a difference in your community! We welcome especially applications from mentors that have direct or indirect lived experience of any of the mentioned barriers and struggles and feel ready to provide a friendly guidance to someone who is at the beginning of their employment journey. We will also appreciate applications from individuals who have a background in health care or mental health support. You will be ideally a flexible, patient, reliable and sensitive individual with strong people skills. Before you start, we will invite you to 2 training sessions, aimed at providing you with all the necessary tools and knowledge to carry out your mentoring role safely and knowingly. You will also have multiple opportunities to meet with the mentor project worker in 1:1 meetings and go through any questions or doubts you may have before you start. This role is subject to PVG disclosure. Commitment You can expect to be volunteering roughly 2 hours every 2 weeks for up to one year. Meetings will be face to face only, with the first meeting facilitated by a member of staff. Benefits Transport to and from volunteering is refunded. We can provide references at the end of your volunteering experience. The feeling of helping another person go through something you have overcome. An opportunity to build new skills, network and support an amazing charity by making a real difference. About Project Scotland and our mentoring work ProjectScotland work to support young people facing multiple barriers or disadvantage to get on in life, through the power of volunteering. As part of our ProjectScotland offer, we have a national mentoring team, who recruit, train and support our diverse community of volunteer mentors across the country. Every young person we support through our projects has the opportunity to be matched to a mentor based on their personal needs, goals, interests and location. Each mentoring relationship and journey is very unique and the support a mentor can offer is dependent upon the goals their mentee has and what they want to achieve

Loneliness affects tens of thousands of people across the RAF community. Whether it’s a veteran struggling to adapt to life after service, or a family member facing difficulties alone, loneliness can be devastating to people’s mental and physical health. The Connections For Life service offers friendship telephone calls to anyone in the RAF community who needs it, and matches caring, friendly volunteers, with those beneficiaries who are experiencing isolation. The RAF community is made up of both veterans and serving personnel, and their respective spouses, partners, widows or widowers. As a volunteer, you can offer a listening ear, help someone regain their confidence, share discussions around their interests and help them reconnect with the wider world. The Connections Volunteer role would involve contacting a beneficiary over the phone on a regular basis. A friendly, 30-minute chat that a volunteer can offer will make all the difference, providing a vital link for someone who is lonely and isolated. What will volunteers be doing? * Providing regular social interaction and support to members of the RAF community via telephone contact * Checking on a beneficiary’s welfare and alerting them to available support if needed * Relaying any concerns to their Connections Coordinator * Regularly submitting an activity log summarising their interactions so we can make sure everyone is receiving the help they need

No matter how good our services are, we can't properly support our users/community well if we don't have skilled people in the team. If this sounds like you?... we would love you to consider volunteering with us for a few hours per week. The Rockvale rebound talking newspaper for the blind, require a technician to undertake the following: Using a Taskcom hand held digital recorder, record the other volunteers reading the local newspapers. When completed, transfer the data to a lap-top computer; create a master usb memory stick; test the master usb memory stick on a player; Once satisfied, using a fast copier, copy the master usb memory stick onto other memory sticks for distribution. So, whether you are looking to use your time well, update your skills or have the chance to do something a bit new, we would love to hear from you. In return, we can offer you a warm welcome and all of the support and help you could need. We are seeing a rise in demand for our services, everyday. Having your help will allow us to be there for the people who need us. Any time you can give will make a real difference. 

The Secretary shall convene all meetings of the Society on behalf of the Captain, and maintain accurate minutes of all procedures and decisions, deal with all correspondence, maintain accurate records of membership, sight classifications, contact details, and to distribute news and information, including match results and minutes of meetings, to all members as required.

•Provide sighted guide assistance on a regular basis to people living with sight loss – you will be matched with a s My Guide is a service we offer that allows volunteers to become sighted guides. You will undergo training and learn to safely guide someone with sight loss, navigating environments and building self-confidence – all whilst increasing social interaction with those who may not otherwise wish to leave their home. What does sighted guiding involve? •Provide sighted guide assistance on a regular basis to people living with sight loss – you will be matched with a suitable partner. •Agree on when and where you will provide the sighted guide, as part of a mutually agreed activity plan. •You must undertake all elements of My Guide training (approximately two days). •Always maintain professional boundaries and adhere to safeguarding procedures. You must be able to give - on average – a few hours a week, and be aged 18 years old or over. This role requires that you have an Enhanced Disclosure.

•Provide sighted guide assistance on a regular basis to people living with sight loss – you will be matched with a s My Guide is a service we offer that allows volunteers to become sighted guides. You will undergo training and learn to safely guide someone with sight loss, navigating environments and building self-confidence – all whilst increasing social interaction with those who may not otherwise wish to leave their home. What does sighted guiding involve? •Provide sighted guide assistance on a regular basis to people living with sight loss – you will be matched with a suitable partner. •Agree on when and where you will provide the sighted guide, as part of a mutually agreed activity plan. •You must undertake all elements of My Guide training (approximately two days). •Always maintain professional boundaries and adhere to safeguarding procedures. You must be able to give - on average – a few hours a week, and be aged 18 years old or over. This role requires that you have an Enhanced Disclosure.

This is a flexible opportunity to volunteer from home. You will be trained to support someone with mental ill health or memory difficulties by completing 4 modules with the help of the local coordinator. After training you need to commit to regular contact which could be as little as 20/30 minutes per week. As a distance volunteer you can chose to email, write or telephone someone facing isolation. All correspondence is conducted through a secure system to protect both parties in the befriending relationship. This is a confidential, non judgemental supported friendship [ no home visiting] Please note that unfortunately you need to be resident in the Highland Area as this charity is funded to provide a service within this catchment area. For more information get in touch