Social Care/Development Volunteer Roles
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
MHA’s mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life. At MHA Lauriston, we provide residential, nursing, and residential dementia care for 60 residents.
Our care home is a busy environment with a variety of activity happening every day. As a General Care Home Assistant, you’ll support the team with a variety of tasks that vary each week.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
- Support residents with activities
- Support residents to access gardens
- Spend time with residents – playing games or chatting
- Delivering laundry to residents’ rooms
- Serve meals
- Set up activity sessions and general tidy after
- Basic admin– filing, photocopying, and updating noticeboards etc.
- Joining in with events or fundraising
- You must ensure that residents needs are put first, whilst respecting their privacy and independence
- You’ll maintain confidentiality
- You will be familiar with and adhere to MHA’s Health and Safety Policies and policies relating to your volunteering role.
Benefits for you:
- Help improve the quality of life for older people
- Support your community
- Keep socially active
- Be part of a friendly team
- Gain experience
- Learn new skills
Skills and qualities desired:
- Friendly
- Trustworthy
- Good communication and people skills
- Able to use your own initiative, but also able to ask for help when you need.
- You’ll be reliable and punctual
- You’ll be able to maintain confidentiality
Training, support, and requirements:
- You must be at least 16 years old
- A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and two character references are required
- Induction and training on safeguarding, health and safety and other training relevant to the role
- Ongoing support from a named contact
Times and Commitment:
- Monday-Sunday-11am-1pm. At least two hours a week.
- We ask you to be able to commit on a regular basis for a minimum of six months
*Please note- we can only accept applications from UK residents*
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Purpose and Aims of the role:
We are looking for volunteers who can provide a strong foundation to help strengthen their communities by helping Care Experienced children and young people engage in activities to build their skills and confidence and to be included, understood, respected, and valued in their communities.
The Group Work Volunteer role will work alongside our innovative and energetic Edinburgh project team, supporting to raise awareness of Care Experience and supporting activities for young people, providing supportive adults to ensure all children and young people can thrive, bringing communities together.
This role will involve interacting with young people aged 5-17 through supporting and leading on a variety of activities e.g. arts/crafts/sports/general youth work at our fortnightly/monthly sessions as well as at our National events that happen throughout the year. This role will help build community strengths for Care Experienced people and provide social networks to help build resilience and positive outcomes for children and young people.
Who Cares? Scotland is a people organisation. We invest in our people, our relationships and in a positive working culture. It’s important to us that our volunteer team is included, involved and motivated to change society.
We aim to recruit people with excellent qualities from a wide variety of backgrounds who share in our mission. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with care experience.
What will I be doing?
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Supporting staff to undertake activities
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Leading on activities
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Supporting young people’s sense of belonging and connection
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Building community ties, ensuring Care Experienced people are welcomed within communities.
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Helping children and young people to have fun
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Building children and young people’s confidence and self esteem
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Being a positive role model
What skills can I bring to this role?
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A knowledge and understanding of issues affecting Care Experienced people.
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Ability to work well in a team.
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Good communication and listening skills.
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Ability to encourage and motivate others to participate in activities.
What qualities do I need?
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To have a non-judgemental approach to people, have empathy.
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Be enthusiastic, flexible and committed.
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Reliable and approachable.
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Friendly, helpful and understanding.
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A commitment to treat all information in a confidential manner.
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To have a good value base, be open minded and level-headed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for volunteers who can provide a strong foundation to help strengthen their communities by helping Care Experienced children and young people engage in activities to build their skills and confidence and to be included, understood, respected, and valued in their communities.
The Youth Work Support Volunteer role will work alongside our innovative and energetic Clackmannanshire project team, supporting to raise awareness of Care Experience and supporting activities for young people, providing supportive adults to ensure all children and young people can thrive, bringing communities together.
This role will involve interacting with young people aged 5-17 through supporting and leading on a variety of activities e.g. arts/crafts/sports/general youth work at our weekly/fortnightly sessions as well as at our National events that happen throughout the year (Participation). This role will help build community strengths for Care Experienced people and provide social networks to help build resilience and positive outcomes for children and young people.
Who Cares? Scotland is a people organisation. We invest in our people, our relationships and in a positive working culture. It’s important to us that our volunteer team is included, involved and motivated to change society.
We aim to recruit people with excellent qualities from a wide variety of backgrounds who share in our mission. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with care experience.
What will I be doing?
· Supporting staff to undertake activities
· Leading on activities
· Supporting young people’s sense of belonging and connection
· Building community ties, ensuring Care Experienced people are welcomed within communities.
· Building relationships with local schools through delivering this work.
· Helping children and young people to have fun
· Building children and young people’s confidence and self esteem
· Being a positive role model.
What skills can I bring to this role?
· A knowledge and understanding of issues affecting Care Experienced people.
· Ability to work well in a team.
· Ability to work in a school setting.
· Good communication and listening skills.
· Ability to encourage and motivate others to participate in activities.
· Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
What qualities do I need?
· To have a non-judgemental approach to people, have empathy.
· Be enthusiastic, flexible and committed.
· Reliable and approachable.
· Friendly, helpful and understanding.
· A commitment to treat all information in a confidential manner.
· To have a good value base, be open minded and level-headed.
When will I be needed?
· Groups will range between weekly/fortnightly (there is flexibility here to suit you)
· Approximately 2 hours per week/fortnight in the early evening
What will I gain from the role?
· Experience of working alongside an influencing team.
· Knowledge of Government/ Corporate Parenting roles and policies.
· Practical experience of working in a team.
· Experience working with children and young people.
· Youth work skills.
· Have fun!
What support will I be given?
· Induction
· Role specific training and information
· Expenses – all out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed
· Supervision and support from your manager / coordinator
· Group supervision/peer support sessions with other volunteers and staff
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
About We Are Family
We Are Family is an extraordinary peer support community for adopters and prospective adopters. We’re there for parents throughout their adoption journey. Online and in person, our parents’ groups, events, resources, podcasts and talks offer mutual support, information and inspiration to adopters and those considering adoption. We currently operate across Greater London and the Home Counties, with ambitions to scale nationally over the coming years.
The Role
We Are Family is seeking to appoint a committed and motivated Company Secretary who will work closely with the Board of Trustees and play an active part in the governance of the organisation.
This is a voluntary opportunity with associated Trustee expenses - such as travel / childcare - covered by We Are Family. The Company Secretary can be based anywhere in the UK.
Commitment
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We Are Family typically holds four Board meetings per year
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In addition to being involved in Board meetings, the Secretary should expect to spend 8-10 hours each month on work related to the governance of the charity.
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The normal term of appointment for a Secretary is three years, after which there is the opportunity to renew for a further three-year period.
Skills and Experience
In this role you will:
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Work directly with the Chair and Deputy Chair to organise and plan for regular Board meetings, producing agendas and a supporting pack of Board papers
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Ensure minutes are taken at the Trustee Board meetings and circulated in a timely manner
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Take an active role in the governance of the Charity, ensuring that the company complies with its governing document, Charity Law, Charity Commission, and other relevant legislation
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Arrange for filings to be submitted to the Charity Commission in accordance with statutory deadlines
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Liaise with Committee Chairs to collect and distribute Committee meeting notes to the Board of Trustees
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Maintain and update statutory records including annual returns, report, and accounts, and changes to the trustee membership.
This role would suit an individual with:
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Knowledge and experience of charity governance and management
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Experience in a compliance, risk or business management role
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Organisation skills, with the ability to work to deadlines
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Good IT skills, to include Zoom and Google Suite or MS Office.
Although many of our current Board members are adopters themselves, we are also keen to recruit suitably qualified people who are not, but who can demonstrate a commitment to the values and mission of We Are Family.
One of the great strengths of We Are Family is that we are volunteer and member driven, and we represent a diverse community of adoptive parents. We particularly welcome trustees from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to ensure that the board can benefit from this diversity of experience. We would also welcome single adopters to the board.
To Apply
If the opportunity to join an exciting, rapidly growing charity appeals to you as someone able to make a valuable contribution, please send us a copy of your CV and we will contact you with our Recruitment Pack.
Please note that applications are received and reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore an early application is advised.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
About We Are Family
We Are Family is an extraordinary peer support community for adopters and prospective adopters. We’re there for parents throughout their adoption journey. Online and in person, our parents’ groups, events, resources, podcasts and talks offer mutual support, information and inspiration to adopters and those considering adoption. We currently operate across Greater London and the Home Counties, with ambitions to scale nationally over the coming years.
The Role
We Are Family is seeking to appoint a committed and motivated Treasurer who will work closely with the Board of Trustees and play an active part in the governance of the organisation’s finances.
This is a voluntary opportunity with associated Trustee expenses - such as travel / childcare - covered by We Are Family. The Company Secretary can be based anywhere in the UK.
Commitment
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We Are Family typically holds four Board meetings per year
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In addition to being involved in Board meetings, the Treasurer should expect to spend 8-10 hours each month on work related to the finances of the charity.
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The normal term of appointment for a Treasurer is three years, after which there is the opportunity to renew for a further three-year period.
Skills and Experience
In this role you will:
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Advise on the financial implications of We Are Family’s strategic plan.
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Be an active member of the We Are Family Finance, Fundraising & Resources Committee who meet once every quarter.
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Oversee presentation of budgets, internal management accounts and annual financial statements to the board of trustees.
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Lead on the board’s duty to ensure that proper accounting records are kept, financial resources are properly controlled, invested and economically spent, in line with good governance, legal and regulatory requirements.
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Lead the development and implementation of financial reserves, cost management and investment policies.
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Monitor and advise on the financial viability of the charity.
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Oversee the implementation of and monitoring specific financial controls and adherence to systems.
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Oversee the charity’s financial risk management process.
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Review and approve payments (including payroll).
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Be the main point of contact for We Are Family’s bank.
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Act as a counter signatory on important applications to funders.
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Liaise with the appropriate member of staff responsible for the financial activities of the organisation.
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Liaise with the external auditors or independent examiner on specific issues such as the auditor’s or examiner’s management letter and the related board representations.
This role would suit an individual with:
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Knowledge of charity governance and management
-
Experience in a compliance, risk or business management role
-
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-
Organisation skills, with the ability to work to deadlines
-
Good IT skills, to include Zoom and Google Suite or MS Office.
Although many of our current Board members are adopters themselves, we are also keen to recruit suitably qualified people who are not, but who can demonstrate a commitment to the values and mission of We Are Family.
One of the great strengths of We Are Family is that we are volunteer and member driven, and we represent a diverse community of adoptive parents. We particularly welcome trustees from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to ensure that the board can benefit from this diversity of experience. We would also welcome single adopters to the board.
To Apply
If the opportunity to join an exciting, rapidly growing charity appeals to you as someone able to make a valuable contribution, please send us a copy of your CV and we will contact you with our Recruitment Pack.
Please note that applications are received and reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore an early application is advised.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.