The weather is getting better, the days are getting

longer, which means there is more time for

volunteering!

Volunteering is a great way to get involved in your

community and give something back and to make a

difference to the people around you. It also

provides an opportunity to develop your skills and ex-

perience to get into further or higher education and

into employment. It’s also a great way to meet new

people and through the Saltire Awards scheme, you

can also be rewarded for giving up your time.

This brochure is packed full of opportunities to get

involved with!

Lifeskills Assistant

RAMH

Lifeskills is a valued RAMH

project which collects furniture, white goods. vintage, collectables and tex-

tiles. Lifeskills help people who are moving into a new home after homeless-

ness or being in hospital by providing them with good value furniture.

RAMH are looking for someone to assist them with preparing products and

evaluating their quality for resale. This will also involve general retail duties

such as serving customers, operating the till and creating visual displays.

Lifeskills deals with lots of different kinds of stock.

The volunteer should be able to commit to one shift per week. RAMH will

give training and all volunteers must have empathy and understanding to-

wards the RAMH client base and all volunteers must be disclosed as RAMH

are guided by Scottish Social Services Guidelines . This would suit someone

who is looking to develop a career in retail, the charity sector or in social

work or social care.

Age limit: 18+

Renfrewshire Wide Credit Union

Marketing Assistant

Renfrewshire Wide Credit Union is an organisation that increases financial in-

clusion by providing savings, affordable credit and money management ser-

vices which are ethical and accessible to all members of the community.

They are looking for a volunteer with a strong interest in marketing and pro-

motions to assist them in reaching out to a

younger client base.

The position will involve assisting the marketing officer in producing digital

marketing content, raising awareness of RWCU services and learning about

consumer analytics.

The successful volunteer should have excellent knowledge of social media,

an interest in marketing and promotions, great ICT skills and some knowledge

of Word and Excel. Some experience of public speaking would also be bene-

ficial.

This role would suit anyone who is interested in a career in business, marketing

and promotions.

Age Limit: 16+

Renfrewshire Leisure

Activity Camp Volunteer

Renfrewshire Leisure provide sports and leisure facilities and

opportunities to people across Renfrewshire. They are seeking

volunteers for their Easter Activity Camps.

Volunteers will assist the coaches in delivering sports activities to children, su-

pervise the children and assist the children throughout the day. Volunteers will

be required from 9.30 am—3.30pm from Monday—Friday and in return for this,

volunteers will be given a year’s free gym pass or offered a swim teacher or

lifeguard course.

This would be a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in

pursuing a career in the leisure industry or working with children.

Age Limit: 14+

Paisley South Housing Association

Management Committee Member

Paisley South Housing Association is a social housing provider based in the

south of Paisley. They are looking for volunteers to sit on their

management committee.

Volunteers will be required to make decisions on the direction of the organi-

sation, read papers and make a contribution to meetings. Meetings last from

6.30pm to 9.00pm on the last Monday of each month. Volunteers are re-

quired to have an interest in the work of the Association, be able to work in a

team and work together with other Committee members for the best inter-

ests of the Association.

No previous experience required although it would be helpful if you have vol-

unteered before.

This opportunity would suit someone who has an interest in pursuing a career

in social housing or law.

Age Limit: 16+

Active Communities

Community Health champions

Active Communities are based in Paisley and deliver and support physical

activity, community sport and health and wellbeing across Renfrewshire.

They are looking for volunteers to help in their area. Volunteers would work

with Active Communities to help people in their area enjoy healthier lives by

raising awareness of health and healthy choices, sharing health messages

and helping to promote local groups and activities.

Volunteers require a willingness to join in, an interest in health and well being

and a couple of spare hours a week. Active Communities will train volun-

teers and will cover expenses.

Age Limit: 18+

Erksine

Ideal Home Show Fundraising

Assistant

Erskine is Scotland’s biggest veteran’s charity which provides nursing and

medical care for former members of the armed forces.

They are looking for volunteers to assist at the upcoming Ideal Home Show

who will join in bucket collections, leaflet hand outs and staffing the display

garden and plant market. Volunteers will be customer facing and required to

hand out stickers to donors and direct them to the show garden.

Volunteers should be sociable, personable, enthusiastic and trustworthy.

Volunteers will be required for two hour shifts between 10am—6pm from Fri-

day 27th May—Monday 30th May.

Age limit: 16+

Renfrewshire Carer’s Centre

Volunteer Befrienders

Renfrewshire Carers Centre is a one stop shop for carers whose aims are to

support carers in their caring role and provide them with opportunities to

have a life outside of caring through a range of high quality services.

They are looking for volunteers to provide support and

companionship and relieve isolation of older people, people with learning

disabilities, children and young adults.

Training will be provided to volunteers. This opportunity would suit someone

who is interested in pursuing a career in social work or

social care.

Age limit: 16+

Flexicare

ROLE : ADULT ACTIVITY GROUP VOLUNTEER

Flexicare are looking for enthuiastic volunteers to provide support to adults

with a Learning Disability or Autism in a social and leisure setting. Their groups

are made up of volunteers who

motivate and encourage members to participate in a range of social and

leisure activities.

Each group plans their own programme of activities including sports, crafts,

music and quiz nights. Evenings out to the cinema, bowling and going for a

meal.

Volunteers have all expenses for outings reimbursed.

This opportunity would be ideal for someone who is looking for a

career in social work or social care.

Age limit: 16 +

Renfrew YMCA

Volunteer Youth Worker

Renfrew YMCA SCIO works with children and young people aged from 5

years old to 24 years old though early intervention projects and service pro-

vision for community issues. They are looking for volunteers: To organise, Plan

and deliver issue based youth work in Renfrew, to work directly with young

people through centre based outreach and group work sessions

To support young people through school, and encourage them in the life

decisions and to run and organise group sessions and fully co-operate with

the youg people and staff.

Volunteers should:

Have a passion for youth work,

Confidence both in self and in a team to lead and give over good ideas

Have experience in group work, and group sessions

Be confident in leading sessions and being organise, plan and carry out ses-

sions

This opportunity would be ideal for someone looking for

experience with children and young people.

Age limit: 16 +

Mirren Park School

Non-Executive Directors

A board of non-executive directors is sought for the school which is based in

Ferguslie Park. These positions will require infrequent attendance at Senior

Management Team meetings and the role will also requrie input into the

school development and links with partners.

They are looking for VOLUNTEERS who have a good knowledge and experi-

ence in the following areas:

- Education

- Social Work/Care

- Business Youth Work Funding and Partnerships

Age Limit: 16+

Capability Scotland

Healthy Lifestyles Activity Assistants

Capability Scotland campaigns with, and provides education, employment

and care services for disabled children and adults across Scotland.

They are looking for volunteers To assist in supporting adults with disabilities

to access healthy lifestyle activities. Volunteers will be working with clients

with disabilities and assisting them with health and lifestyle activities such as

sports.

This would be a great opportunity for someone with an interest in healthy

lifestyles and great people skills along with

commitment and an understanding of disabilities.

Age Limit: 16+

ETT teach practical skills to people of all ages to improve areas across Ren-

frewshire, providing a voluntary environmental improvement service to local

community groups and charities.

Team Leader

Training and development, paperwork, handling complaints, financial re-

sponsibilities, ordering stock and personnel Duties

Caretaker

Looking after the building, cleaning the building, ground

maintenance, keeping cark park clean and tidy, cutting grass in the sur-

rounding area and dealing with the public.

Store Person

Maintaining tools, monitoring tools inventory, ensuring that tools are properly

signed for, cleaning the storage unit, servicing the equipment and ensuring

that the equipment is readily available.

Social Media

Updating our social media platforms, developing our social media

usage and promoting ETT on social media.

Administration/Finance Assistant

Finance duties, petty cash, running costs, co-ordinating incoming work, liais-

ing with employers, marketing events, organising training and Completing

funding applications

Age Limit: 14 +

Environmental Training Team

Various Positions Available

Renfrewshire Council

Town Centre Events

Renfrewshire Council are looking for periodic volunteers to assist them in

organising town centre events. In the months leading up to the UK City of

Culture 2021 Bid, there will be lots more events happening in Paisley Town

Centre.

These will include various

duties including data collection, merchandise distribution,

marketing, event information and event direction.

The next event will be the Paisley Beer and Food Festival on 22—23 April.

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

Volunteers

Clyde Muirshiel is Scotland’s largest Regional Park. It is an area of diverse

beauty where lots of different activities can be

enjoyed.

They are looking for volunteers to assist with the running of the park. This is a

great way to learn new skills, get fit, and meet new people whilst helping to

enhance the wildlife and natural beauty of the regional park.

You will get the chance to take part in a variety of conservation projects.

Past projects have included tree planting, removing rhododendron, path

work and maintenance and wildlife surveys.

No experience is required as their ranger teams will provide training and sup-

port. They will also provide tools and gloves.

Age Limit: 16+

Interested in any of these opportunities? Complete this form and return it to:

Karen Miller Engage Renfrewshire, 10 Falcon Crescent, Paisley, PA3 1NS

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