Volunteer Centre Glasgow Blog
SCIAF in the Park
Help manage SCIAF’s presence at various events (including T in the Park) and raise awareness of our campaign issues. If you are enthusiastic about campaigning against global poverty, have campaigning experience, can commit to volunteering up to 6 hours per day, 2 days per week for a minimum of 6 months, and are able to attend the T in the Park festival for all 4 days, then see here for further information on this interesting, exciting and challenging role.
Do you Live in South West Glasgow?
Contact the Elderly aims to relieve the acute loneliness and isolation of people over the age of 75. We do this by organising small groups of volunteer drivers who take our elderly members to a volunteer host’s home for tea one Sunday afternoon a month. The group is warmly welcomed by a different host each month, but the drivers remain the same which means that over the months and years, acquaintances turn into friends and loneliness is replaced by companionship.
Contact the Elderly is currently urgently looking for Hosts in the South West of Glasgow so if you’d like to help in the delivery of this valuable service then please see here for further details and how to get involved.
Fun and Games: spots v stripes
Gain experience delivering sports and fun activities to children, families and older adults at events across Glasgow.
Cadburys are the official treat provider for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. Glasgow Sport is working in partnership with Cadburys and other partners to deliver the Spots V Stripes programme, building on a greater sense of community within local areas. The aim of the programme is to inspire and encourage families to play games, increasing the awareness of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
You must be aged 16 or over for this opportunity.
More info/how to register an interest via this link
Cater For A Good Cause
Polish up your catering and customer skills or learn new ones! Confer runs a cafe to raise money for people with Neurofibromatosis (for details of this condition and how it affects sufferers please see here) and would love some volunteers to help with a range of tasks including preparing food and serving customers. In return you will gain great work experience and skills whilst making a real difference in the lives of those with Neurofibromatosis. If you’d like more information about this opportunity or details of how to get involved then please see here.
Budding Advisers Wanted
Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau is currently recruiting for new volunteer advisers and will be starting its next training programme in late March 2012. So if you’d like to get great training (which is recognised throughout the advice and information sector!) and valuable work experience whilst contributing to a vital service within the local community then please see here for further details.
Experienced Homelessness?
Do you know what it is like to have been homeless and/or socially excluded? If so you could help people who have been through similar experiences to settle into their homes by helping in the supply of much-needed furniture. The Marie Trust works with people who are experiencing homelessness through it’s Home Support service and this supported volunteering role involves working one day a week to help supply furniture to clients. Volunteer need a reasonable level of physical fitness but even more important is a friendly and outgoing nature!
For further details and how to get involved please see here.
Interested in Wildlife?
Do you have experience in research and/or carrying out surveys? Are you interested in working with the Hidden Gardens in the Pollokshields area and helping identify birds, bees, butterflies etc? This work is part of the regular monitoring of Scotland’s wildlife areas and inputs into national surveys where appropriate.
Your experience and enthusiasm will be an invaluable help to the Hidden Gardens as it looks at changes in wildlife patterns. If you’d like to find out more or register your interest then please see here.
Brighten Up Someone’s Day
Are you communicative and engaging? Would you like to make a real difference in the lives of people with mental health problems at Stobhill Hospital? Volunteers are required to help patients overcome isolation by spending a couple of hours with them, getting to know them and taking part in activities.Your role would be flexible and will vary according to the needs and interests of the person you are befriending. All volunteers will be fully supported in their role and highly appreciated. If you’d like to find out more or register your interest then please see here.
Young Person Leaving Care?
The Debate Project are a group of friendly young adults who meet every Wednesday evening to discuss their thoughts and ideas about how to make life better for young people leaving care.
They’re looking for young people aged between 18 – 30 who have experience as a child or young person in the care system to join their group, share their ideas and help make a difference.
So far this year they have been interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland, spoken to a researcher about what support young people need when they leave care and started planning an activity for their national conference.
For more information on how to get involved, follow this link.
Local and Fresh Cooking Role
Lambhill Stables is a vibrant community hub and social enterprise based in North Glasgow. This is an opportunity to use the freshest organic seasonal food from the gardens to prepare and cook soups and bake bread, to cater for 6 – 12 diners. As it is will be seasonal cooking it will always be varied with opportunity to cook with fresh vegetables and fruit outside in the summer and make preserves for the winter. Volunteers should have a basic understanding of healthy eating and ideally have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate/Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate. (min age 16).
If you want to find out more click here.
