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If you like playing with different gadgets, figuring out how they work and making sure they are safe to use this is the perfect volunteering role for you. We’re looking for people like you to test the electrical equipment that is donated to us making sure it is suitable and safe for sale before moving on to the final stage of appliance testing. We will give you all the training you need to be able to safely and confidently carry out this role. So if you have an interest in electrical items, can work in a safe and organised manner and would like to broaden your skill set pop down to your local Furniture & Electrical store for more information and join the BHF team

Are you a real people person and love to help out? We’re always looking for people who would enjoy giving great customer service and have an interest in electrical items, gadgets and appliances. You’ll get the chance to mingle with the local customers and volunteers, and integrate yourself into the BHF community. Becoming an electrical department volunteer means you will be chatting to the local customers helping them find the right product to suit their needs and making sure that all the stock has been tested and is displayed to our BHF guidelines. If you think you’re ready to take up this electrifying role pop into your local store and meet our friendly team.

Do you have a knack for presentation, an eye for detail and enjoy making things look their best? We’re looking for people like you to volunteer in our F&E stores to help make them look as appealing and inspiring as possible. You can expect to be helping out with visual merchandising, making sure everything is displayed to its full potential, you will also be involved in creating eye catching displays in our our homeware department ensuring the items are clean and correctly labelled. So what are you waiting for? Join today and become a valued member of the team, chat with customers and other likeminded volunteers. Pop in store to find out more and meet our friendly and ambitious team.

Are you a social butterfly? Love getting in to conversations? Always have a welcoming smile on your face? Get to know the people from your community with this versatile volunteering role. Gain valuable experience in customer service adding value to your CV. You’ll be at the heart of the BHF’s fight against heart disease. You will be serving customers, helping to promote our stock and awareness campaigns and encouraging every donor to become part of our Gift Aid scheme. If you want to get to know the community around you this is a perfect way to integrate yourself into your local area and maybe spread the volunteering bug to new recruits.

Are you always on the phone? Are you calm, collected and chatty? We’re always looking for friendly, confident and helpful people to join our team and become the voice of your local store. You will be the first point of contact for our customers helping them with any enquiries and arranging collections for donations and deliveries. Come and be a part of your local team and learn customer service skills and gain experience. If you have good communication skills and able to follow administration processes accurately then come and be a part of our team and laugh and chat with other volunteers over a cup of tea and a biscuit. Perfect for enhancing your CV and skills set We talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. We keep the sales floor looking fresh and inspiring and thank everyone who brings in their donations and custom. Come and be a part of your local team and learn about customer service skills and gain experience. Don’t worry if you’re not a confident speaker, with this role all you need is a welcoming and helpful attitude. We’ll provide you with all the support and help you need. Perfect for enhancing your CV and skills set

Are you a chatterbox? Can you talk about anything and everything? If this sounds like you we have a fantastic opportunity to let your chitchatting dreams run wild! In our stores we’re always looking for outgoing and enthusiastic volunteers to meet and greet our customers. We talk to our customers, make them feel welcome, help them find the things they’re looking for and inform them of the BHF’s life saving heart research. We keep the sales floor looking fresh and inspiring and thank everyone who brings in their donations and custom. Come and be a part of your local team and learn about customer service skills and gain experience. Don’t worry if you’re not a confident speaker, with this role all you need is a welcoming and helpful attitude. We’ll provide you with all the support and help you need. Perfect for enhancing your CV and skills set

Do you find gym memberships too expensive? If you like to keep active and stay in shape volunteering in your local furniture and electrical warehouse could be the answer you’re looking for. We always need helpful and active people to check in and book donations that come through our doors and help to load and unload furniture form our donation vans. It’s not just a physical work out you can expect when volunteering here you can also get involved in putting together our flat packed furniture, maybe something to puzzle over! Come and join your local BHF community and feel part of the team with other like-minded volunteers. We will provide you will all the training you need from guides on manual handling techniques to health and safety modules.

About Pain Concern: Pain Concern is a charity providing information and support to people with pain and those who care for them, whether family, friends or healthcare professionals. Visit our website to find out more about what we do, including our Airing Pain radio programme, Pain Matters magazine, information helpline and online community. All pain is unpleasant, but for the one in five people in the UK living with long-term pain it is a part of everyday life. It diminishes quality of life more than any other condition, leading often to loss of work, depression and disability. Anyone at any age can develop persistent pain and you will very probably know somebody affected. Although there is usually no cure, people who receive the appropriate treatment, information and support can manage their condition effectively with lifechanging results. About the role: Pain Concern is looking for a highly motivated, hard-working candidate seeking entry into broadcast journalism/production. For the right candidate, this is a chance to boost your CV whilst helping to realise Pain Concern’s mission, to ‘work to improve the lives of people living with pain and those who care for them. We have 140 editions of Airing Pain podcasts to date which brings together people living with chronic pain, their supporters, and leading healthcare professionals to explore the resources and approaches to the assisted self -management of chronic pain. Airing Pain is produced by award-winning former BBC radio producer, Paul Evans. The successful candidate will work closely with him, benefitting from his forty years of experience working in the broadcast industry. What you would be doing: As a member of the Airing Pain production team, you will help in the initial research for each programme, and you will help facilitate its success after broadcast. Tasks include: • Supporting the producer and production team in the production of the podcast. • Promoting the podcasts in Pain Concern’s media outlets. • Monitoring programme reach and listener numbers. • Capturing feedback for our programmes. • Writing research notes and programme descriptions. • Administrative tasks associated with production, such as contact database management. • Researching, contacting contributors, and scheduling interviews in conferences such as the British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Is this role right for me: We are looking for an individual who possesses some or all of the below experiences, skills and qualities. • You will probably be educated to degree level or a current undergraduate. • Your subject of study is not relevant, neither is previous experience or training in the world of ‘media’. • Excellent communication skills • Excellent listening and questioning skills • Enthusiasm for the medium of speech radio/podcasts • A working understanding of IT, Microsoft office and have access to a computer, laptop, or tablet with internet access • Happy to use Microsoft Teams for meetings • Ability to work to deadlines • Knowledge of / interest in pain and long-term conditions • Willingness to commit for at least 6 months Availability and location: • Volunteer 2-4 hours per week • You can volunteer on days/times which suit you and fit around your current commitments some flexibility may be required • You can volunteer from our office at Newcraighall, Edinburgh or from your location. Benefits to you: • Experience volunteering as part of a friendly team • Meet new people • Build on your employability skills • A dedicated volunteer line manager looking after you • A job reference • Reasonable travel and expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with our Volunteer Policy • Satisfaction of giving a valuable service to the community. How do I apply: Download and complete an application form our website at https://painconcern.org.uk/volunteer-for-pain-concern/ For more information contact hr@painconcern.org.uk

About Pain Concern: Pain Concern is a charity providing information and support to people with pain and those who care for them, whether family, friends or healthcare professionals. Visit our website to find out more about what we do, including our Airing Pain radio programme, podcasts, Pain Matters magazine, information helpline, and our research and campaigning work. All pain is unpleasant, but for the 7.8 million people in the UK living with longterm pain it is a part of everyday life. It diminishes quality of life more than any other condition, leading often to loss of work, depression and disability. Anyone at any age can develop persistent pain and you will very probably know somebody affected. Although there is usually no cure, people who receive the appropriate treatment, information and support can manage their condition effectively with life-changing results. Role Purpose: Pain Concern would not exist without the support of our volunteers. We are seeking an individual to join our web team to maintain, update and develop Pain Concern’s website. This would be a great opportunity to learn and develop skills in this space. What you would be doing:   Support with the creation and upload of content and images to the website  Assist in the development of the charity’s website  Conduct keyword research and web stat reporting  Monitor online content ensuring the copy and content is accurate and positioned correctly. Is this role right for me?  Knowledge/Interest of chronic pain and long-term conditions  Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.  Ability to work flexibly with enthusiasm and commitment  Strong IT skills and knowledge of MS Office  Knowledge of Wordpress would be advantageous Availability and location:  Minimum commitment of 3 months  Minimum 2-3 hours per week  Hybrid Volunteer from our office at Newcraighall Road, Edinburgh EH15 3HS and from your own location. Benefits to you:  Experience volunteering as part of a friendly team  Meet new people   Build on your employability skills   Training and a dedicated volunteer line manager looking after you    A job reference after 3 months of volunteering.  Satisfaction of giving a valuable service to the community  On-site car parking  Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with our Volunteer Policy

Bressay parkrun will take place every Saturday morning at 9.30am (9am ferry over). It is an organised run, jog or walk which is free to participate in. Registration is online and participants print off their personalised barcode which is scanned at the finish line and results are emailed to the participant. Bressay parkrun therefore requires volunteers to undertake the following roles: marshalls, photographer, barcode scanner, volunteer coordinator, run director, time keeper, funnel manager, finish token provider, tail walker, support for new volunteers, data processor. This event promotes the health and wellbeing of our local community by encouraging social fitness. There may also be an opportunity for someone to start a junior parkrun once the Bressay parkrun is well established and successful. The event is ongoing and open to all ages, abilities, genders, races etc. We want to encourage everyone to take part in some way.