We are looking for someone to be in charge of our benefits email address, members can email in with any advice that they need regarding to benefits.

If you wanted to take a more 'active' role and join our facebook group and give 'live' advice / general benefits help on the wall that would be great.

We are looking for trained or experienced Mckenzie friends to offer some scottish family law legal advice on our groups. We have a few volunteers already but they dont know scottish law.

We are looking for someone training / trained / or have experience in family courts for Scotland

We are looking for someone who knows the CSA / CMS system to either do some on-line advice sessions or to be on the board readily available to answer CSA questions. This is an on-line role so needs access to facebook and an email address will be provided

We have a new sub group within our organisation supporting survivors of domestic abuse, this role would be working with these members

Someone who is trained to help victims / survivors of abuse, especially those suffering with PTSD because of it.

Are you passionate about investing in young people? Do you have one spare hour a week to share your knowledge, skills and expertise?

Starting Point has opportunities to mentor local young people who are currently not in education, employment and training.

Our Aspire programme supports young people aged 15-25 throughout their journey of attaining, sustaining and thriving within education, employment and training. We do this through carefully matching a young person to a mentor who acts as a consistent role model, tailoring the support to each individuals’ unique needs and aspirations.

We train, equip and match volunteers to a young person in need of support around education, employment and training.

Each young person has barriers that are unique to them - making our tailored, individual and holistic approach crucial to their success. Your input is vital to radically transform the future for young people in the Reading area.

What does mentoring involve?

Mentoring takes place wherever is easiest for the young person and mentor, and wherever the young person feels most comfortable, however we do not offer home visits. This could be in local cafes i.e. McDonalds, Costa etc or, at our Mentoring Hub on London Street which is close to Reading town centre.

Tailoring the mentoring process to each individual’s specific needs, our mentors offer one-to-one support in both practical skills and social-emotional development. This could include:

Practical Support

• Preparing CVs
• Developing interview skills
• Job searching and completing application forms
• Attending college open days and job fairs
• Introducing a young person to potential business contacts

Social-Emotional and Wellbeing Support

• Being a listening ear
• Working on communication skills
• Improving self-esteem
• Building a positive mental attitude
• Help with conflict resolution skills

To ensure young people are consistently supported & develop a sustainable holistic relationship, it is important that you can commit to a minimum of 12 months as a Volunteer Mentor.

How has mentoring with Starting Point helped some of our young people?

“The work you do is incredible, and it really allows you to get somewhere”. - Alex

“Starting Point has inspired me and it can inspire others as well and change their life forever”. – Taycie

“I was in stupid places, doing stupid things, but now I see a brighter future”. – Donnavan

Personal attributes required:

• Empathetic
• An active listener
• Relational
• A sense of humour
• Committed to the approach and ethos of Starting Point

Previous experience working with young people is desirable, but not essential

Mentoring for a small amount of time can have a transformational impact on the lives of young people in Reading and we want you to be part of that!

Are you enthusiastic about investing in young people and helping them fulfil their potential? Do you have an hour a week to share your knowledge, skills, and expertise with a young person?

At Starting Point we train, equip, and match volunteers to a young person to help them thrive in education, employment, and training.

We have an exciting new programme, Starting Point Advance, for young people aged 11-19 who are at risk of exclusion and/or becoming NEET upon leaving education.

What does mentoring involve?

Mentoring takes place wherever is easiest for the young person and mentor, and wherever the young person feels most comfortable, however we do not offer home visits. This could be in McDonalds, Costa, or at our Mentoring Hub on London Street which is close to Reading town centre.

Each young person has barriers that are unique to them, making our relational, tailored, and holistic approach crucial to their success.

Tailoring the mentoring to each individual’s specific needs, our mentors offer one-to-one support in both practical skills and social-emotional development. This could include:

Practical Support

• Giving them a space to ask for help
• Revision techniques
• Help with prioritising tasks (e.g. breaking down assignments into step-by-step plans)
• Improving personal presentation
• Help identifying a potential career path

Social-Emotional and Wellbeing Support

• Being a listening ear
• Working on communication skills
• Improving self-esteem
• Building a positive mental attitude
• Help with conflict resolution skills

To ensure young people are consistently supported, it is important that you can commit to a minimum of 12 months as a Volunteer Mentor.

How has mentoring with Starting Point helped some of our young people?

“Before, I was unsure of what to expect, but it’s been REALLY helpful.” – Kate

“It’s comforting knowing the support is there for when I leave.” - Ben

“I didn’t want to go to lessons but after speaking to you I changed my mind.” – Mohammed

Personal attributes required:

• Empathetic
• An active listener
• Relational
• A sense of humour
• Committed to the approach and ethos of Starting Point

Previous experience working with young people is desirable, but not essential

Mentoring for a small amount of time can have a transformational impact on the lives of young people in Reading and we want you to be part of that!

As a First Aider at Events, you’ll help St John Ambulance provide first aid at large and small events within the community. You’ll be part of a team of volunteers delivering help where it’s needed, dealing with everything from a sprained ankle to a cardiac arrest.

The experience you gain could lead to more advanced roles, including patient transport, cycle response, advanced first aid and emergency response. You’ll make a real difference to your community and have a huge impact on the nation’s health.
As a First Aider at Events, you’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride delivering an essential service. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time.

We will make sure you will have access to a proper induction to volunteering with SJA and the training you need for the role you take on. We will also provide you with a supportive environment while you are volunteering with us. Information about our volunteer roles are included in the role descriptions. What you can expect from SJA, and what we expect from those who volunteer with us, is included in the volunteer charter.

We are looking to run a volunteering selection session on: 22/08/2020  09:00, 11:00, 14:00
@ Lionel Street, Birmingham
If you are successful you will need to undertake induction & training for role at these dates:
Welcome Event (Induction).5th September @ Lionel Street, Birmingham
Training for role -19th & 20th September @ Lionel Street, Birmingham
3rd & 4th October @ Lionel Street, Birmingham
Closing date for these opportunities is: 14/08/2020

** PLEASE NOTE: We are only looking for volunteers that are a reasonable distance from Aberdeenshire only **

*PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19, ALL RECRUITMENT AND INDUCTION TRAINING WILL BE COMPLETED ONLINE*

Victim Support Scotland Volunteer

How can you support victims and witnesses of crime?

Victims of crime often feel a range of emotions in the aftermath of an offence. It is Victim Support Scotland’s role to provide victims and witnesses of crime emotional and practical support in person, online, and in court. Volunteers are supported by VSS staff who manage the service.

How would you help?

Our volunteers provide emotional support, practical help, information and guidance through the criminal justice system. We aim to empower people who have been impacted by crime, to move on with their lives.

• Discuss service users’ needs by telephone, webchat, appointments and face-to-face contact, agreeing next steps at the end of each contact

• Help service users feel more confident by arranging and conducting court familiarisation visits

• Support service users in the court room and other appropriate locations on the day of the trial, liaising with court officials on behalf of the service users.

• Feedback and agree follow-up actions with staff members

• Provide administrative support in completing the service users journey

What benefits would I get?

Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and also extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will:

• Support people when they most need it

• Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector

• Gain access to a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role

• Positively contribute to your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime

• A chance to give something back

• Receive support in your volunteering role to deliver services effectively

• All reasonable expenses (e.g. travel) will be reimbursed

What skills and experience do I need?

We are looking for committed, reliable and empathetic volunteers who can work with people of all ages, backgrounds and life situations. Although we provide full training and support, knowledge of the criminal justice system and experience of supporting people is beneficial. As a Victim Support Scotland Volunteer you will need:

• Effective communication skills

• The ability to actively listen to service users and anyone affected by crime

• An interest in learning about the criminal justice system and understand the service user’s journey

• An awareness of confidentiality obligations and the responsibilities that come with upholding these obligations

• Effective time management skills (and working under pressure)

• Access to a car or ability to use public transport

What is the time commitment?

We know that our volunteers have busy lives, so we agree the time commitment with each individual volunteer. However, we ask for:

• a minimum commitment of approximately one day per week, however this may vary depending upon the needs of the service.

• a minimum commitment of at least 1 year so that they might get the most out of a volunteering role.

How can I apply?

The people we support come from all communities across Scotland, as do our volunteers. We welcome new volunteers from all backgrounds and languages.

To ensure we provide the best possible service to people affected by crime, we take all our volunteer applications through our processes which involves:

• Joining the Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme

• Providing two satisfactory references

• Completing our three day ‘Introduction to Victim Support Scotland’ training module

• Signing and abiding by Victim Support Scotland’s Confidentiality agreement

• Commitment to Data Protection

• Volunteer Agreement

** PLEASE NOTE: We are only looking for volunteers that are a reasonable distance from Aberdeen City only **

*PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19, ALL RECRUITMENT AND INDUCTION TRAINING WILL BE COMPLETED ONLINE*

Victim Support Scotland Volunteer

How can you support victims and witnesses of crime?

Victims of crime often feel a range of emotions in the aftermath of an offence. It is Victim Support Scotland’s role to provide victims and witnesses of crime emotional and practical support in person, online, and in court. Volunteers are supported by VSS staff who manage the service.

How would you help?

Our volunteers provide emotional support, practical help, information and guidance through the criminal justice system. We aim to empower people who have been impacted by crime, to move on with their lives.

• Discuss service users’ needs by telephone, webchat, appointments and face-to-face contact, agreeing next steps at the end of each contact

• Help service users feel more confident by arranging and conducting court familiarisation visits

• Support service users in the court room and other appropriate locations on the day of the trial, liaising with court officials on behalf of the service users.

• Feedback and agree follow-up actions with staff members

• Provide administrative support in completing the service users journey

What benefits would I get?

Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and also extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will:

• Support people when they most need it

• Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector

• Gain access to a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role

• Positively contribute to your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime

• A chance to give something back

• Receive support in your volunteering role to deliver services effectively

• All reasonable expenses (e.g. travel) will be reimbursed

What skills and experience do I need?

We are looking for committed, reliable and empathetic volunteers who can work with people of all ages, backgrounds and life situations. Although we provide full training and support, knowledge of the criminal justice system and experience of supporting people is beneficial. As a Victim Support Scotland Volunteer you will need:

• Effective communication skills

• The ability to actively listen to service users and anyone affected by crime

• An interest in learning about the criminal justice system and understand the service user’s journey

• An awareness of confidentiality obligations and the responsibilities that come with upholding these obligations

• Effective time management skills (and working under pressure)

• Access to a car or ability to use public transport

What is the time commitment?

We know that our volunteers have busy lives, so we agree the time commitment with each individual volunteer. However, we ask for:

• a minimum commitment of approximately one day per week, however this may vary depending upon the needs of the service.

• a minimum commitment of at least 1 year so that they might get the most out of a volunteering role.

How can I apply?

The people we support come from all communities across Scotland, as do our volunteers. We welcome new volunteers from all backgrounds and languages.

To ensure we provide the best possible service to people affected by crime, we take all our volunteer applications through our processes which involves:

• Joining the Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme

• Providing two satisfactory references

• Completing our three day ‘Introduction to Victim Support Scotland’ training module

• Signing and abiding by Victim Support Scotland’s Confidentiality agreement

• Commitment to Data Protection

• Volunteer Agreement

About the role

To provide support to people who have caring responsibilities for one or more family members.

Key Tasks

· To support neighbourhood officer with engagement activities

· To explain the support and services on offer within the borough

· To enable people with carer responsibilities to identify problems as they arise and explore how these might be managed

· To liaise with health and social care professionals

· To support neighbourhood officer with meeting

· To support neighbourhood officer with outreach work

· To establish and develop relations with carers

· To assist neighbourhood officer with activities for carers

Is this the right role for me?

· Good listening skills.

· Communication: ability to communicate effectively adults.

· Understanding/experience of carers issues.

· Self-motivation: ability to work unsupervised and to use own initiative.

· Able to give regular commitment to the project.

· To be sensitive and respectful.

· Applicant must be 18 or over.

· To undertake an induction and participate in other training as required by the role.

Benefits of volunteering

· Enjoying the experience of volunteering as part of a friendly team and meeting new people.

· Increasing your confidence and learning new skills.

· Using your experience with Lewisham carers information&advice and support services to develop your CV and seek work in health and social care or other fields of employment.

Reasonable travel and expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with our Volunteer Policy.

TRAZ Consortium is looking to recruit counter terrorism, Intelligence and Source Unit researcher to join Counter Terrorism Unit of our organisation based in the UK.

It is an intern role and working from home delivering research packages. An excellent opportunity has arisen to play a key role in a unique team, supporting the work of Counter Terror Team working on different CT subject matter.

In this role you will conduct research independently in support of CTT objectives, providing timely and accurate reports to a range of CT customers, internally and externally. You will be required to have previous experience within an intelligence environment and/or experience of research, as well as a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office...

Purpose

Volunteers are required to support our busy welfare rights team within Carers Together.

Core Tasks

• Support unpaid carers to complete various benefit application forms

• Carry out benefit calculations

• Offer information and advice regarding benefits over the phone and in person.

Skills

• Ability to complete forms in a legible, concise and accurate manner.

• Basic First Aid skills

• Good communication and listening skills

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Safeguarding

• Working knowledge of other local services and a willingness to signpost carers to these services

Understanding

• Understanding of appropriate boundaries, the need for confidentiality and the need to take a non-judgemental approach

• Understanding of the necessary limitations of the role

• Understanding of the challenges facing carers

• Understand when to ask for help

Qualities

• Flexible, reliable and patient

• Consistent, level-headed and resilient

• Honest and trustworthy

• Approachable and confident

• A good sense of humour is vital

Training

Mandatory training will be provided for all volunteers which will include an overview of the work of Carers Together, communication, safeguarding and equality & diversity.

Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to provide an information and support service for carers to help improve their health and wellbeing.

Core Tasks

• To provide regular contact and support to carers with direction from the Information Support Worker

• To support carers and be a ‘listener’

Skills

• Communication and listening skills

• Ability to take a solution-focussed approach

• Basic First Aid skills

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Safeguarding

• Working knowledge of other local services and a willingness to signpost carers to these services

Understanding

• Understanding of appropriate boundaries, the need for confidentiality and the need to take a non-judgemental approach

• Understanding of the necessary limitations of the role

• Understanding of the challenges facing carers

• Understand when to ask for help

Qualities

• Flexible, reliable and patient

• Consistent, level-headed and resilient

• Honest and trustworthy

• Empathetic

• A good sense of humour is vital

Training

Mandatory training will be provided for all volunteers which will include an overview of the work of Carers Together, communication, safeguarding and equality & diversity.

Content is king – and with our website being the ‘front door’ to CLIC Sargent we’re on a mission to make sure it contains the key expert information young people have told us they need. We want to grow our content team and we’ve developed a new vital role for a volunteer to work specifically on writing content for young people with cancer. You’ll be based within our Brand and Communications team, and work closely with our Information Service Manager, video, digital community teams and young people’s workers to write brand content that engages and informs.  

What you’ll be doing

• Writing 26 high priority articles on a variety of topics, from money to relationships, using source material suggested
• Writing articles in line with best practice for writing for websites
• Working closely with our young people’s workers and digital communities officers content, and test it with young people. They’re based all over the UK, so this will be at a distance, and from your own home
• Consulting with young people to ensure their views and preferences are reflected in what you write
• Following our brand guidelines to make sure the content you write is in CLIC Sargent’s voice
• Consistently recording source information in line with CLIC Sargent’s information development process
• Uploading articles to the website on Wordpress, once they’ve been signed off by the Information Manager -  we’ll give you training on this
• Provide feedback throughout to help us improve how we can support volunteers doing this role in the future

About you:

You will have experience in writing and optimizing information web content, and know how to use web content systems (ideally Wordpress)

You’ll need an excellent grasp of English grammar and spelling and to be able to follow a brand style guide. Being a whizz at search engine optimization (SEO) would be an advantage, but not vital   

You’ll be talking to a variety of people – including young people aged 16-24 with cancer- to inform and test content during development, so you need to able to get on with a range of people and handle conversations sensitively

You will have a practical and pragmatic approach to finding out information to support those reaching out to contact us for support, and families and loved ones

You’ll understand the importance good information plays in empowering people, and be committed to writing accurate and timely content to for young people

You’ll know yourself well and have a good awareness about when to ask for support from staff, both on the practical nature of the role and in terms of supporting your own wellbeing

What you’ll get from it

• Training on Wordpress and CLIC Sargent systems such as Sharepoint and Microsoft Teams
• An overview of cancer and how it impacts young people – we’ll talk you through this before you start
• Experience of being part of an innovative content team
• Support with brand guidelines, including tone of voice 
• Access to our elearning platform, we may ask you to do some mandatory training
• Support from a dedicated volunteer manager and regular check ins
• You’ll be contributing to the quality of the service we are able to provide for children and young people diagnosed with cancer