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Girlguiding Scotland are looking for Youth Group Leaders for Brownies in the following areas within Edinburgh, as well as North East Berwickshire: Balerno Currie Fairmilehead Comiston Davidson's Mains About the Role The purpose of the role is to give girls opportunities for fun, friendship, challenge and adventure. As a leader you have responsibility for the unit you work with but you don’t need to do everything by yourself! Tasks can be shared with other leaders and volunteers – working together to make the most of the skills and time you are able to give. Some of these tasks include: • Providing a safe girl-only space where girls can discover their full potential. • Creating and delivering an accessible and inclusive programme as set out by Girlguiding. • Encouraging and supporting members in making decisions within the unit and the wider Girlguiding community. • Completing relevant training for the role and encouraging other members of the team to develop their skills. • Overseeing unit administration and finance. • Complying with Girlguiding policies and regulations. About Brownies Being a Brownie is all about having the space to try new things through a programme of age-appropriate activities, trips and adventures - both in their unit meetings and at special events. Brownies is for all girls aged seven to ten and are supported by a group of trained, inspirational leaders to explore, challenge themselves and have fun.

Young Humanist Ambassadors play a vital role in representing the charity online and at local events and functions, speaking about our work and the importance of our campaigns. We expect most events to take place online, eg. via Zoom. You can help to further Humanist Society Scotland’s aims; grow our youth membership and engage young people in a meaningful way; enable young humanists to meet socially and discuss relevant issues; and help promote national campaigns and fundraising initiatives.

As an adult interested in the Scout movement there are many ways you can help. We change lives by offering young people fun and challenging activities, unique experiences, everyday adventure and the chance to help others so that we make a positive impact in communities. Volunteers can give as much or as little of your time as you choose. There are opportunities for Leaders, Management, Instructors, Administrators, Committee Members, Supporters and Helpers.

Mentoring Young Talent (MYT) is seeking new volunteer mentors… MYT works with young people between the age of 12-26yrs, supporting them 1-1 to gain confidence, explore their strengths, help make future plans to either increase their educational attainment or secure a destination like work, training or further education. Our younger project (12-16yrs) provides mentors to care experienced school attendees while our project for 16-26 year olds aims to support young people locally who may be unemployed, struggling to identify their next steps, need to strengthen their skills and gain from the interaction with a positive role model. Everyone is welcome to apply to be a mentor, it’s a great way to give back, support local young people and share your knowledge and experience. We provide training, support and fund some great activities to take part in alongside your matched young person. This volunteer opportunity is also a great career development opportunity, increasing your own employability skills as a result. During Covid 19 we have seen many young people’s future plans dashed, unemployment rise and increased insecurity for this age group. Mentoring provides a positive way to help this generation, If you can manage between 1-2 hours a week please get in touch. We are seeking volunteers of all ages and life experience and have young people waiting.

We have an exciting opportunity to volunteer with GOGA Tayside. We are looking for Digital Champions to support individuals receiving iPads from GOGA Tayside through Connecting Scotland. This role will involve supporting individuals to use their iPad including how to turn it on, set up an email account and help to access online content safely. Support would be provided by the volunteer for approximately two hours per week over a 6–12-month period. GOGA Tayside will provide an induction, training and support for all Digital Champion volunteers.

A Revive Youth Leader is there to support the project in all its aspects. Main roles will be to support the running of the weekly youth groups as well as to support, encourage, inspire and empower young people. There are so many different opportunities provided by the Revive Project for leaders, be this through training, trips and most rewarding of all, the opportunity to really change a young person’s life for the better through the continued support you could provide even as small as it may be. Being a Revive Leader is an important role to take as we work very closely with young people and get to know them very well. Whether you’re the creative one, or the reflective one or even the loud outgoing one, you can help a young people in need.

YMCA Tayside is in search for mentors to support our communities most at risk young people in P&K aged between 8-14 years old. You will be part of the award winning Plusone Mentoring programme with full training, expenses and support provided throughout. Plusone is an Early Intervention Mentoring Programme that aims to support young people by matching them with a volunteer mentor for up to a 12 month period. Young people are referred to the service from partner agencies if they hit one or more of the below risk factors: · Disruption or disengagement at school · Offending or aggressive behaviours · Conflict in the family home · Substance misuse. Mentors are asked to meet with their mentee once a week and take part in local community based activities such as going for a cycle, a walk or simply a chat on a park bench with a hot drink. Having a mentor can be incredibly powerful for us all and so why not give this opportunity a try. This is a very rewarding opportunity that provides excellent experience for those interested in this field of work, study or for those that are simply wanting to try something new and or “give back”.

Would you like to support a young person on their journey to gaining new skills and experience, becoming more self-confident and achieving their goals? Mentoring with ProjectScotland is a unique opportunity to help a young person make the most of their voluntary placement and to support them to work out their next steps. The support the mentor offers is dependent on what the volunteer finds useful and might include: helping your mentee to identify their skills and strengths, reflecting on their placement and working with them to develop their CV and interview skills. If that sounds like something you'd like to get involved in, the best way to proceed is to fill out a brief form on our website: https://www.projectscotland.co.uk/mentors/apply/. If you have any questions please email our Mentor Manager Kasia at kasia.czarnecka@projectscotland.co.uk or give us a call on 0777 52 59 059.

North East Fife District Scout Council are the lead for all scouting in the North East Fife Area. The executive Committee are responsible for overseeing the management of scouting resources and ensuring the different groups are supported in providing the scouting activities to meet the aims of the Scout Movement. The Secretary has a voting role and would be a Trustee of the Council forming part of the Executive Committee. The role primarily requires to recording and circulation of the minutes of the Council, circulation of Agendas in consultation with the District Commissioner and the Chair. Acting as a point of contact to circulate correspondence from the UK, Scottish and Regional levels of the organisation (generally via email). Assisting in identifying media sources that can be used to recruit adult members and publish/circulate news worthy items that would assist in furthering the aims of scouting in the area.

Girlguiding Scotland are looking for Youth Group Leaders for Brownies in the following areas within Fife: Glenrothes Kirkcaldy Inverkeithing Rosyth Dunfermline About the Role The purpose of the role is to give girls opportunities for fun, friendship, challenge and adventure. As a leader you have responsibility for the unit you work with but you don’t need to do everything by yourself! Tasks can be shared with other leaders and volunteers – working together to make the most of the skills and time you are able to give. Some of these tasks include: • Providing a safe girl-only space where girls can discover their full potential. • Creating and delivering an accessible and inclusive programme as set out by Girlguiding. • Encouraging and supporting members in making decisions within the unit and the wider Girlguiding community. • Completing relevant training for the role and encouraging other members of the team to develop their skills. • Overseeing unit administration and finance. • Complying with Girlguiding policies and regulations. About Brownies Being a Brownie is all about having the space to try new things through a programme of age-appropriate activities, trips and adventures - both in their unit meetings and at special events. Brownies is for all girls aged seven to ten and are supported by a group of trained, inspirational leaders to explore, challenge themselves and have fun.