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During the COVID19 pandemic, the role of Volunteers within our community has never been more important. These opportunities include helping with shopping, driving, check-in calls and collecting prescriptions for those in isolation/shielding. There are many activities you can get involved in to help make a difference in your local community. PPE will be supplied

Quarriers intandem Mentoring Service for young people aged between 8 -14 is a new and exciting initiative funded by the Scottish Government and delivered by Inspiring Scotland. intandem will provide mentors for young people aged between 8-14 years who are looked after by their local authority but living at home across the Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire areas. We are looking for mentors to help bring positive changes to young people’s lives. We know how crucial it is for all young people to have at least one long term relationship with a positive adult role-model. The disruption children face leading up to, on coming into or leaving the care system can make this difficult to achieve within a family setting. intandem has been set up to help young people face these challenges. The service will match mentees with trained volunteer mentors to build a positive, trusting, supportive and secure relationship. Are you friendly, outgoing, reliable and enjoy working with children and young people? Do you have 3-4 hours each week to spare? Would you like to be part of this exciting new initiative that will make a lasting positive change in young people’s lives? Then this exciting new Volunteer Mentor opportunity is for you! Volunteer Mentors main tasks will be to build a positive, trusting, supportive and secure relationship with children & young people aged 8 – 14 who are looked after at home. Purpose of the role The Volunteer Mentor will work with young people who are looked after at home, building a trusting relationship, improving their chances in life and promoting the wellbeing of every child. The Volunteer Mentor will work with young people who are looked after at home, building a trusting relationship, improving their chances in life and promoting the wellbeing of every child. Main tasks: • working in a person centred way with young people • providing opportunities for young people to participate in meaningful activities • promote the wellbeing of every child through creative and fun approaches • communicating and linking with the intandem mentor coordinator on a regular basis. • working as part of a team as well as on your own. • Weekly (where possible). Opportunities are across Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire areas • Commitment required We request that mentors commit to a minimum period of one year. This will enable them to get the best out of the role. Ideally, mentors would be available for meet for a few hours every week. • • Volunteer Mentors will be provided with training on Mentoring, Child Protection, Core Values, Equality & Diversity, Data protection, Health & Safety, plus any other relevant training that is required for specific areas. You will also have the opportunity to access other training as part of personal development. • You can gain new skills and experience through helping a child or young person turn their life around. To carry out this role you will need: • knowledge and experience of working with children and young people • ability to engage & build a positive relationship with children & young people • reliable, Trusting and Supportive • have fun and enjoy Volunteers will receive appropriate training and support to carry out their role with regular supervision. Training will be on-going and tailored according to the needs of the mentor/mentee relationship.

Give a Dog a Bone... and a home, exist to bring over 60's and dogs together, to combat social isolation and loneliness. Many years of research, and first-hand experience, taught Give a Dog a Bone (GADAB) Chief Exec Louise that pets can have a positive effect on the well being of their over 60s owners. Many of these individuals live alone and their pet is the main source of company and affection. Pets are constant companions and can bring welcome relief from the adverse effects of loneliness in our ageing years. They can provide their owners with the motivation to rise in the morning, and also with the feeling of being needed. They create routine in a day, which might otherwise be empty. This fantastic charity now have a base on Mar Street in Alloa, and are delivering two main projects: one involving supporting older adults to afford a rescue pet companion, and the other about social companionship in their community space. The Mar Street premises have been closed since lockdown, but GADAB staff are working hard, within Government Guidelines, to prepare to reopen at the end of September 2020, and plan to be open between 11am and 3pm each Tuesday to Friday. As such, they are looking to recruit Activity Support Volunteers to support the reopening of their Alloa premises. Tasks will include: - welcoming visitors to the venue - conversing with visitors, sharing information about GADAB and their upcoming classes/online sessions - keeping the venue clean and tidy - especially given the need for additional cleaning measures due to COVID-19 - preparing teas/coffees for visitors - Escorting and assisting visitors to view their retail area and purchase items (GADAB are gifted lots of new, unused items such as gift sets which are sold in their pop up shop) - Cash handling/using a card machine - assisting with gift aid claims To carry out this role, GADAB are looking for confident, committed individuals who are warm, friendly, able to engage the general public, and work well in a team, and/or on their own initiative. You need to be comfortable around dogs as well behaved dogs are on premises. Ideally, you will be able to commit to one day (11am - 3pm) a week. As a volunteer with GADAB, you will gain fantastic experience in engaging with people, in particularly older adults. You will work alongside their small, dedicated team of staff and dogs, and have the chance to shadow them in their role, and sit in on some fantastic classes run by the charity - from language classes to chair yoga! GADAB are able to provide a reference for volunteers who are with them over 3 months. Volunteers will also be provided tea/coffee/biscuits whilst on premises.

During the COVID19 pandemic, the role of Volunteers within our community has never been more important. These opportunities include helping with shopping, driving, check-in calls and collecting prescriptions for those in isolation/shielding. There are many activities you can get involved in to help make a difference in your local community. Perhaps you could help to coordinate volunteers as they assist with shopping and prescriptions, light gardening, friendly phone calls and other community needs that are identified. Please contact us if you feel you have the skills to coordinate local volunteer activity in Bishopbriggs, Auchinairn and Torrance.

Food Train Stirling and Clackmannanshire provide a volunteer led, low cost grocery delivery service to people aged 65 or over who are unable to do their shopping. Customers may come to use the service due to disability, frailty or mobility issues. The service is not means tested or health tested anyone aged 65 or over, living in the Stirling local authority area, who is struggling to access groceries can use the service. We are recruiting for volunteer drivers, helpers and shoppers to support older people across Stirling and Clackmannanshire with their food shopping. Volunteer list collectors work in pairs and collect lists from customers using a Food Train van on a Monday. Once lists are collected, volunteer shoppers work together to gather the shopping in a supermarket either in Clackmannanshire or Stirling. Shopping takes place on a Tues, Wed and Thurs depending on which area the customer lives in. Volunteer drivers and helpers collect the food shopping then deliver it to customers. This includes unpacking the shopping and putting it away for customers if appropriate. We provide an induction and training for volunteers, we also buddy up helpers and drivers with an experienced volunteer. We offer 45p per mileage expenses and cover travel costs. Volunteer shoppers are asked to commit to one morning minimum per week shopping from 8am to 11am. Volunteer helpers and drivers are asked to commit to one day per week which usually starts at 9.30am and may finish around 2pm. We provide water and snacks. After completion of a successful volunteering period we can offer a professional reference. We also provide PVG registration, training and ongoing support in the form of one to one meetings or volunteer meetings.

. During the COVID19 pandemic, the role of Volunteers within our community has never been more important. These opportunities include helping with shopping, driving, check-in calls and collecting prescriptions for those in isolation/shielding. There are many activities you can get involved in to help make a difference in your local community. PPE will be supplied

Drinklink believe that no one life should be negatively affected by someone else’s drinking. Our aim is to link people affected by someone else’s drinking, we know the impact of this can be wide reaching so we work to provide signposting to support, and services to facilitate education and recovery. We are currently looking for a Business Development Manager Volunteer to join us on a voluntary basis. *Key Responsibilities include: • In cooperation with the Business Development Director develop a business development: funding, fundraising and corporate sponsorship strategy to identify priority areas of Drinklink’s operations. • Ensure adherence to compliance and governance protocols relating to donations. • Proactively identify fundraising opportunities to ensure cashflow pipeline is sufficient to sustain the ongoing viability of the charity. • Work with the Business Development Team to support our business development activities to help ensure the growth of our work. • Ensure engagement with all internal and external stakeholders. The role involves working from home. Previous experience in a similar role in a charitable/volunteer environment would be desirable. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference and join a passionate organisation supporting us from the core. Should this role be of interest, to apply please forward your CV to: recruitment@drinklink.org

If you like to keep active and stay in shape, volunteering in one of our local furniture store warehouses could be the answer you’re looking for. We need helpful and active people to help keep our stock moving from the van to warehouse and onto the store and from store back to the van for delivery! This role involves keeping active but it’s not just moving furniture. There are other opportunities to help our warehouse team such as booking in and checking over stock for sale, putting together our flat packed furniture and testing electrical items. For more information please contact Ian Marlow, Volunteer Manager at email: marlowi@bhf.org.uk or tel.: 07384 256675.

Great opportunity to assist a gentleman with the upkeep of his large well established allotment. Looking for a keen gardener who also has handyperson/joinery skills. Jobs to be done include- weeding, planting and general gardening. Maintaining fencing, summerhouse and some woodwork. The allotment is large with frames for planting and a polytunnel. Things grown are, potatoes, onions, leeks, beetroot, cucumber, courgettes and peppers. There is a summerhouse with seating inside in case of any sudden downpour, a porta loo is also in place. Bacon or sausage bap and cuppa can be made on camping stove. Any relevant training including moving and handling, general guidance and ongoing advice and support would be provided. A fantastic, enjoyable opportunity to help and make a real difference. All assistance is greatly appreciated. For more details please contact Kim Styles, Care Manager at email: kstyles@aberdeencity.gov.uk or tel.: 01224 264005.

Drinklink believe that no one life should be negatively affected by someone else’s drinking. Our aim is to link people affected by someone else’s drinking, we know the impact of this can be wide reaching so we work to provide signposting to support, and services to facilitate education and recovery. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference and join a passionate organisation supporting us from the core. We are currently looking for Charity Secretary to join us on a voluntary basis, the role will sit on the Board of Trustees and hold legal responsibility for the charity. The accountabilities if the role include: *Administration and compliance. *Preparing for board meetings. *Taking meeting minutes. *Helping arrange meetings. A great opportunity to help and make a difference. For more details please contact Keith Davidson (Chairperson) at email: keith.davidson@drinklink.org