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Be part of our team in an award winning, groundbreaking service that helps people to feel valued and listened to. We’ve created a one-stop-shop where all the support people need is in one place. Our team provided over 24,000 face-to-face supports to around 3,000 individuals the first year it opened, in September 2020. People respond really well to the space and the environment we have created, it’s a very welcome space to be and that impacts on everyone who comes through the door. The additional help from our valuable volunteers can, and does, make a real difference. Specific Tasks To gain a broad knowledge of Simon Community Scotland’s Access Hub purpose and activities Along with a staff member, provide a welcoming environment to all visitors, act as a point of contact for enquiries and alert relevant staff promptly of any visitors arriving for appointments Complete all administration that’s associated with the service, such as recording data from each visit received, outcomes and monitoring information To uphold the highest standard of customer service To be responsible for the safety and comfort of the public, staff and visitors during their time in The Access Hub To actively promote Simon Community Scotland and partner agencies Commitment We welcome volunteers to stay with us and continue to help us make a difference in people’s lives. 12 months would be the ideal minimum but we respect your time and commitments elsewhere. For this role we ask for a minimum of four hours per week or fortnight. We've found that volunteers committing to a regular slot works best for both the service and the volunteer – and makes rota planning easier. Our recruitment follows the Safer Recruitment process, which means giving consideration to safeguarding arrangements at every step. We will ask you to attend an informal interview, provide us with two references and attend our Mini IMPACT training – a shortened version of our dynamic 5-day staff programme.

Provide positive, practical support to people on the streets of Edinburgh who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. This is an essential and rewarding volunteer role that supports people in our city who experience tough realities. We help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness or are worried about their accommodation and offer personal support that matches their needs. We’ve been doing this for over 30 years. As part of a wider team – made up of a dedicated Street Team and Street Cycles Team that cover Edinburgh City and outskirts, a Housing First team that works intensively with people and the Holyrood Hub, our centre for support and advice – you could make a huge difference to someone’s life, pick up valuable skills and experience and contribute to societal change within your own community. Our vision is that everyone should have a safe place to live and access to the support they need. As a Street Team volunteer, you could help us achieve this quite simple but simply challenging vision. For people going through difficult times, face-to-face support can really help. Our aim is to help people off the street as quickly as possible and into accommodation where they are safe, warm and supported. This can mean building relationships with people, listening to their situation and linking them with necessary services to meet their immediate needs. We stick by people and support them to work out the solutions that work best for them. Specific Tasks Street shifts are on foot and carried out with members of our trained staff team Provide positive, practical support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Edinburgh Provide people with support and encouragement to seek and achieve positive solutions Offer practical help such as distribution of water, underwear, socks, Period Friendly Packs and other basic necessities Maintain a record of the people you have been in contact with throughout your shift (using our online database) Participate in group team meetings to aid continuous improvement of our volunteer experience and how we provide support to people in our services Skills and Qualities Required Successful Street Team Volunteers will: Have a reasonable level of fitness to be able to walk for hours on a shift in changeable weather Have the ability to work with people in a way that takes into consideration their individual and cultural beliefs without expressing personal opinion Be able to approach your volunteering role and tasks with a flexible and non judgemental attitude Be empathetic towards people who receive our support Have good communication and people skills Enjoy meeting and interacting with people from diverse backgrounds Commitment We welcome volunteers to stay with us and continue to help us make a difference in people’s lives. 12 months would be the ideal minimum but we respect your time and commitments elsewhere. For this role, we ask for a minimum of 4 hours per week/fortnight Our recruitment follows the Safer Recruitment process, which means giving consideration to safeguarding arrangements at every step. We will ask you to attend an informal interview, provide us with two references and attend our Mini IMPACT training – a shortened version of our dynamic 5-day staff programme.

This role offers an opportunity to be part of our team in a supportive environment that’s helping people to feel valued, listened to and hopeful. We’ve created a place where people can access advice and information, help to find accommodation in a crisis or something more long-term or even just a listening ear and a friendly face. We’re making a difference as quickly and as effectively as possible. Our team provided over 23,400 face to face supports to people facing very difficult situations in the last year. People amaze us every day by what they can achieve when empowered with hope, ambition and support that is designed just for them. The additional help from our valuable volunteers can make a real difference. Specific Tasks: Providing a warm and friendly welcome to the people we support Having positive conversations and providing support to people accessing the Hub’s services Providing support to make phone calls and use the internet Helping people with their CVs, social media, emails, employability and education Basic signposting and supporting access to services such as places to access food Helping people with tasks such as accessing food vouchers, bus tickets and bidding for houses Supporting people to access benefits and grants Skills and Qualities Required Successful Hub Volunteers will: Have the ability to work with people in a way that takes into consideration their individual and cultural beliefs without expressing personal opinion Be able to approach your volunteering role and tasks with a flexible and non judgemental attitude Be empathetic towards our client group Have good communication and people skills Enjoy meeting and interacting with people from diverse backgrounds Commitment to high levels of customer service – experience of dealing with the public both in person and on the telephone would be beneficial Resilience and tolerance with people who have faced multiple exclusions Commitment: We welcome volunteers to stay with us and continue to help us make a difference in people’s lives. 12 months would be the ideal minimum but we respect your time and commitment’s elsewhere. For this role we ask for a minimum of four hours a week. Our recruitment follows the Safer Recruitment process, which means giving consideration to safeguarding arrangements at every step. We will ask you to attend an informal interview, provide us with two references and attend our Mini IMPACT training – a shortened version of our dynamic 5-day staff programme.

Must be over 21 years of age, must be fit and able to lift heavy furniture. Assist with the cleaning of the vehicle at the end of each week also ensure proper care of the vehicle. Help with the cleaning and organisation of the warehouse. Must have the ability to use own initiative and work under pressure. Good knowledge of East Lothian. Assist with the driving of the van for those in possession of a driving licence.

Our shops are at the heart of local communities raising vital funds for our fight against homelessness and bad housing - and they’re powered by our volunteers! Suggested Involvement: It’s up to you! We have volunteers who support for one hour a week and others who volunteer more. Many people volunteer for a morning or an afternoon each week, but we’ll have a chat about your availability after you’ve applied. Availability: The shop is open Monday - Saturday 09:30-17:00 Location: Shop in Ayr, KA7 1QL Supervised by: Community Shop Manager/Assistant Manager Why volunteer with Shelter Scotland? Home is a human right. It's our foundation and it's where we thrive. Yet, every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency. We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. We’re passionate about what we do, and love giving second-hand clothing a chance of going to a good home. Our shop teams ensure fighting the housing emergency never felt so fun.

Volunteers are peer mentors to the community residents and both live within our city and farm communities, and manage the day-to-day domestic tasks and decisions within the building, which is their home. Volunteer tasks may include: Accompanying a resident to appointments, Helping a resident to cook a meal for the whole community, Acting as a sounding board for a problem or difficult situation, Offering mature and calm guidance.

Castlehill Housing Trust (the Trust) is a private charitable landlord providing accommodation across the Northeast of Scotland to people with various needs including learning disabilities and mental health issues. The Trust houses over 150 people in properties that range from group homes (including Houses in Multiple Occupation) homes for families and individual tenancies. The Trust rents its properties via Private Residential Tenancies and leases directly to Care Providers. We are a subsidiary company of Castlehill Housing Association who provide services to CHT such as financial services and housing management. The Trust is governed by a Board of up to 11 Directors, who meet at least four times a year. A maximum of 6 Board members may be representatives of Castlehill Housing Association, the Trust’s parent Company. The Trust aims to ensure that the structure and make up of its Board delivers a balanced approach with a range of experience and knowledge recognising that overall strategic control sits with Castlehill, but that the Trust must operate and deliver its services in its own distinctive way, meeting the needs of its clients. *Duties of a Trust Director • ensure that CHT complies with its governing document (its Articles of Association), charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations. • ensure that CHT pursues its objectives by considering our vision statement and strategy for the future. • ensure CHT applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objectives, i.e., it must not spend money on activities which are not included in our aims, however worthwhile they may be. • contribute actively to the board of Directors' role in giving firm strategic direction to CHT, setting overall policy, defining goals, setting targets, and evaluating performance against agreed targets. • safeguard the good name and values of CHT. • ensure the financial stability of CHT. In addition to the above duties, each Director should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board of Directors reach sound decisions. This may involve leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, evaluation, or other issues in which the Directors has special expertise. We are also looking from the pool of independent Directors for a Chairperson. If you are interested in the Chairperson position please contact us. A fantastic opportunity to be part of our Board and help in the important work we do. All Director Volunteers make a real difference and are greatly appreciated. For more details, please contact Emma Ozanne, Trust Manager at email: emma.ozanne@castlehillha.co.uk or telephone: 01224 625822.

Riverside Community Trust recognises the need to help those vulnerable people in the local community struggling to start up and maintain a tenancy. This may be due to various reasons e.g. moving out of homelessness, struggling with addiction, mental health issues etc. The service collects donations of furniture and aids service users in furnishing their new accommodation. If you would like to learn more about what we do and interested in volunteering please do not hesitate to get in touch. Currently we require volunteers who can handle heavy lifting and support our Furniture Coordinator to collect donations and deliver furniture.

We are seeking to recruit volunteers to join our Board of Management. The Association owns and rents over 2,000 social rented homes in the Angus and Dundee area. We are a registered Charity regulated by both OSCR and the Scottish Housing Regulator and have a staff team of around 50. Our Board of Management members are all volunteers and we value their time and commitment to deliver our aims. Do you have an interest in the supply and provision of new homes, supporting communities, charity finance or charity governance? Do you want the opportunity to set strategy, improve your leadership skills and make a difference to local communities? If you do, we would be very interested in hearing from you. Who we're looking for: Following a recent review of our Board skills and experience, we welcome applications from those with a diverse range of backgrounds and experience and we are particularly interested in people with the following skills: • construction, design and the built environment/asset management • renewable technologies/net zero • human resources and people management We have a full induction and training plan for Board of Management members. The Board meetings are usually held on Wednesday mornings with Board training following this where required. Our full Board of Management meets 6 times a year. We have 4 sub committees that meet quarterly for Finance, Audit & Risk, Service Delivery, Development and Remuneration. Typically, Board members are on one of the sub committees making the commitment 10 meetings a year. For more details, please contact Gail Robertson, Chief Executive Officer - gail.robertson@aha.org.uk or call 03451 772244 to have a chat about this opportunity.

Volunteering Matters are a national volunteering charity. We are looking "Family Support" Volunteers in the City of Edinburgh, who can offer practical, social and emotional support to a local family in need. Our Family Supporters programme recruits, trains and supports volunteers, matching them 1:1 with parents and families facing a range of life challenges and barriers. Volunteers help families, spending 1:1 time together on a personalised set of goals chosen by the family, for the family. These goals may including achieving improved living standards, building confidence and soft skills, budgeting, healthier eating, better school life, improving health and wellbeing or introducing parents to community resources, and lots more. If you have an understanding of the challenges that families are facing and would like to use your life experiences and skills to support others, this could be the role for you! As a volunteer, you will build a strong relationship based on trust and mutual respect, acting as a friendly face who listens and cares about the family.