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Aberlour Attain - Renfrewshire

Aberlour Child Care Trust

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
1:1 relationship-based mentoring to care experience children, young people, and young carers across Renfrewshire.
We are working with Renfrewshire Council to offer a relationship-based mentoring service to Care Experienced children/young people and Young Carers across Renfrewshire. Because of the instability in their lives, these children and young people can face significant challenges in their educational attainment. Our volunteer Mentors can help build their confidence, introduce them to new activities and opportunities, whilst encouraging them to value education and have higher aspirations for their future.

Volunteers will need to be willing to commit on days, evenings, or weekends, for a minimum period of 12 months. Each visit lasts for approximately 2-4 hours, and will be weekly/fortnightly, depending on the needs of the child/young person.
- Area of InterestBefriending & Mentoring, Children & Young People
- LocationOff Campus
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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Big Noise Govanhill Supporter

Big Noise Govanhill

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
Help music teachers support children and young people during their instrument, general musicianship and choir classes.
We believe every child and young person deserves the same opportunity to succeed and so we provide free, immersive, instrumental music tuition to pupils and pre-school children. This leads to an enhanced ability to learn in school, improvements in emotional wellbeing, confidence and esteem, as well as the acquisition of a range of social and life skills. To achieve this, volunteers are vital for our Big Noise Centre in Govanhill. You can become a positive role model in their lives and someone they look forward to spending time with. It's really rewarding work where you will see children grow into proud young people with a sense of accomplishment.

What tasks will I be expected to do?
- Support children, young people, and the music teacher during their instrument, general musicianship and choir classes
- Set up the room with the required equipment
- Walk children from their school to our centre
- Support the children and young people during their snack-time
- Tidy up the room after the session has finished
Who are we looking for?

Formal qualifications or musical experience is not necessary for this role. We are looking for individuals who are:
- Good with children and young people
- Enthusiastic, with a sincere interest in the development of children
- Friendly and approachable, with good communication skills
- Confident to join in and participate
When and where do you need me?

Big Noise takes place at Forsyth House (151 Coplaw St., Glasgow, G42 7DE) and Holyrood Secondary School (100 Dixon Rd, Glasgow, G42 8AU) every week from Monday to Thursday, between 2pm and 5.30pm. You should be able to commit to the same weekly session.

Fluency in spoken English is essential for this role.

Big Noise runs all year (except school holidays) and requires an on-going commitment.
- Area of InterestBefriending & Mentoring, Children & Young People, Community Development
- LocationOff Campus
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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Retail Volunteer (Dumbarton Road)

Chest Heart & Stroke

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
Help with a wide range of tasks including serving customers on the till, working in our sort room preparing donations for the shop floor, and promoting our charity to the community as a whole.
Volunteering is always in style!

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland's Retail team currently operates 34 shops across Scotland. Volunteers play a huge part in the running of our stores and our retail chain could not function without the support they provide.

We're looking for people to volunteer in the Chest Heart & Stroke shop on Dumbarton Road, between the hours of 10am - 1pm & 1pm - 5pm. Volunteers will help with a wide range of tasks including serving customers on the till, working in our sort room preparing donations for the shop floor, and promoting our charity to the community as a whole.

We rely on the generosity of our volunteers to keep our store running to meet our objectives. All funds go directly to helping ordinary people in Scotland who suffer from chest, heart & stroke conditions.

This opportunity would be ideal for someone interested in fashion, or who has a good eye for displays and merchandising.

All volunteers will be required to complete an application form. They will then be invited to attend a trial shift in store, which typically lasts between 1 and 2 hours. As part of the recruitment process, volunteers will also have to complete a disclosure, or 'PVG', check. Full training will be provided.
- LocationOff Campus
- Area of InterestCharity Shops
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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Retail Volunteer (Drumchapel)

Chest Heart & Stroke

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
This role involves welcoming and assisting customers, customer service and sales service, stock control, sorting donations, hanging and ticketing stock and helping to keep the shop clean and tidy.

We currently have around 40 shops/community hubs across Scotland. Our shops and hubs help us raise funds so we can provide our services to the people who need us. Every one of our stores relies on a team of volunteers to help run it and support our staff. Quite simply, we cannot provide our services or raise funds without the amazing support of our volunteers. The time, support and work they do is vital to us and the people we help. By helping out in one of our stores, you can make a difference to people and their families in Scotland who are isolated, scared or anxious about their condition.

This is an opportunity to undertake a satisfying and rewarding role. As part of our team of volunteers, you will provide customer support, whilst working in a friendly atmosphere, providing an extremely useful and appreciated service to the charity. The role includes: welcoming and assisting customers, customer service and sales service, stock control, sorting donations, hanging and ticketing stock and helping to keep the shop clean and tidy.
- LocationOff Campus
- Area of InterestCharity Shops
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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Linwood ASDA Bucket Collection - Sunday 9th October

Chest Heart & Stroke

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
Join us as a volunteer at ASDA Linwood Superstore from 10-4pm (2hrs slots) on Sunday 9th October and help people across Scotland live life to the full!
Times:
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 12:00 - 14:00
- 14:00 - 16:00
- LocationOff Campus
- Area of InterestOne-Off Volunteering
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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Volunteer Mentor - Citywise Term-Time Character Mentoring Programme

Citywise

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
Citywise is looking for committed and enthusiastic students to volunteer as Mentors in our one-to-one Term-Time Character Mentoring Programme. The programme is framed around our character based curriculum, covering topics like resilience, growth mindset, and fairness. Mentors will attend training before the project begins and have weekly handouts to help them explore these topics with their 'mentees' - Primary 6 and 7 children whom they will be paired up with. This programme runs weekly over about 25 weeks from mid-October until mid-May excluding holidays, with volunteers giving three hours of their time each week, this includes preparation, travel, and mentoring one child for an hour each. Projects will be taking place on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, and mentors are expected to show up weekly on whichever afternoon they choose to spend time with their mentees and guide them through the curriculum, dedication and commitment to showing up weekly is integral to this project as these kids benefit greatly from stability. This programme takes place across different schools in some of the most deprived areas in Glasgow, and has a huge impact on these young people's self confidence and their ability to flourish not just in school but in all areas of their lives. Transport to and from the sessions is arranged by us in most cases, however all schools are well connected to transport routes if volunteers prefer to make their own way there. This opportunity also serves as a fantastic way to meet other like minded students, make friends, and attend our socials and events!
- Area of InterestBefriending & Mentoring, Children & Young People
- LocationOff Campus
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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Code Your Future Volunteer

Code Your Future

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
Code Your Future (CYF) is a UK based non-profit organisation that trains refugees, asylum seekers and other disadvantaged people to become web developers and helps them to find work in the tech industry. CYF students are trained in full-stack web development by professional volunteer developers from the industry.
The CYF Glasgow team is currently looking for volunteers for a variety of roles. Below are the categories of roles and some of the respective responsibilities. Weekly time commitment for each role is very flexible, so once you are onboard, just speak to your local coordinator about your availability.

1) AMBASSADORS (no coding knowledge required)
- Recruit students through contacting NGOs, social media campaigns, and event management
- Recruit volunteers through social media campaigns and event management
- Support in fundraising, creating employment opportunities for students and sponsorships through partner relations
2) PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEERS (no coding knowledge required)
- Weekly online check-ins with students, support with coordinating financial, emotional and language services for students
- Help coordinate support for training or help to run a soft skills workshop yourself
- 1-2-1 sessions with a student to help them on their career journey for the length of the 8 month course
3) TEACH EDUCATORS (coding knowledge required)
- Help students with any questions during their Sunday classes and support with homework exercises
- Create and maintain teaching content
We are looking for people with a desire to help, learn and work in a team. For many roles, you don't need any specific experience.
- LocationOff Campus
- Area of InterestCommunity Development, Refugees & Asylum Seekers
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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Join Glasgow Flower Gardens!

Glasgow Flower Gardens

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
Calling all budding gardeners!

Are you interested in growing plants? Are you enthusiastic about the environment? Do you want to learn new skills and get to know others living in your community? Would you like to have fun, relax and enjoy a bit of nature in a big city? – then this is the right place for you!

We are a small club entirely funded by our members. We manage multiple plots in various parts of Glasgow. We grow principally flowers that make good cut flowers; members can take home flowers after gardening sessions!

We organise many exciting workshops throughout the whole year; there are dried-flower workshops and wreath making-workshops if you are drawn mainly for the chance to use flowers in artistic ways! We also create and donate bunches of flowers to give to local charities.

Whether you are good at gardening, IT, accountancy, marketing or if you are just keen to get involved – you would be very welcome to join us!

Annual student membership is £12 and the first month is free!
- LocationOff Campus
- Area of InterestEnvironment, Health & Wellbeing
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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Volunteer Befriender

Equal Futures

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
Want to make a difference to the lives of disabled people in your community? Discover new interests? Meet new people? Look no further than our fantastic volunteer befriending opportunity!
Equal Futures creates conenctions for people with a learning disability or Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and their family carers through Circles of Support, befriending and social events. By joining our caring a knowledgeable team you will support someone to build their confidence and access opportunities they might previously have been isolated from.

You will benefit from training and ongoing skills development. You will also receive friendly and professional support from our Project Coordinators.

Our Befrienders play a crucial role within society. They can improve the self-esteem of someone with a learning disability who is lonely and isolated within their community. Befrienders also take the burden off other community services by simply providing someone with a friend to connect with.

What will you do as a Volunteer Befriender?

As part of the Circle of Support, Befrienders help a person we support build their confidence and participate in social activities within their community.

This may include going for walks, participating in clubs or classes together, or attending Equal Futures' social events. Befrienders meet one-to-one with the person we support weekly or fortnightly. As a volunteer you may sometimes also offer kind and friendly support to not only the individual, but their family as well, depending on the circumstance. An Equal Futures Project Coordinator will be there for you throguhout your entire volunteering experience.

We welcome applicatns from all sections of the community. We will work flexibly with you to ensure your volunteering journey is a positive and satisfying experience.
- Area of InterestBefriending & Mentoring, Children & Young People, Health & Wellbeing
- LocationOff Campus
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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Grocery Shopper

Food Train

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
Our trusted, friendly volunteers provide a vital weekly food order collection, shopping and delivery service which helps older people stay healthy and independent at home and helps combat social isolation among them.
Volunteer shoppers work in teams in the local supermarkets making up the orders for our customers. This involves the checking of the order whilst shopping, putting the goods through the check out and loading them into boxes, ready for the drivers and helpers to deliver back to the customers. Volunteer shoppers generally shop weekly or fortnightly. It is also very useful to have volunteers who can be relief shoppers, who can be called upon occasionally when regular shoppers are not available.
- LocationOff Campus
- Area of InterestCommunity Development, Health & Wellbeing
- Subject Specialist
- Investigative
- Independent & Critical Thinking
- Resourceful and Responsible
- Effective Communicator
- Confident
- Adaptable
- Experience Collaborator
- Ethically and Socially Aware
- Reflective Learner
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