Volunteering opportunities in Badenoch & Strathspey

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Administration Assistant

Ref: 542                                                                                      Strathspey Railway

Lots of volunteer opportunities exist at the Strathspey Railway

Ref: 546                                                                                      Badenoch & Strathspey Furniture Association

Ref: 544                                                                                          Speysound Radio Presenter

Ref: 610                                                                                      Timebank Volunteer

Ref: 607                                                                                      Timebank Broker

Ref: 69                                                                                        Kingussie Resource Centre

Ref: 84                                                                                         Distance Befriender

The aim of distance befriending is to reduce the social isolation or loneliness felt by people who have experienced a mental health problem where ever they live throughout the Highland area. Befrienders Highland has developed a safe, confidential befriending service that offers social support which is easily accessible at convenient times.

This innovative service will use new and existing communication methods which includes telephone and correspondence by letter, e-mail or safe internet contact which are chosen to suit the individual befriendee’s preferences and aptitudes. 

Ref: 56                                                                                          Contact The Elderly

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Advocate
Advocacy Highland
Advocacy Highland is about speaking up for and with people who are not being heard, helping them to express their own views. You will have the ability to listen and communicate effectively and are available for a few hours each week.  Full training given.

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Tutor
Adult Basic Education
Adult Basic Education provides support for basic literacy, numeracy and provides help with English as a second language.  Tutoring is on a one to one basis.  Full support and training given.

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Walk Leader
Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust
This group is for people wishing to make a return to health following s stroke, heart attack or other medical problems.  The walks take place once a week, at the same time and from the same meeting place and the idea is to increase the length walked, as health returns.  Each walk has two walk leaders and everyone goes for a well earned cup of tea at the end.

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Committee Member
Abbeyfield House
The house is run by a housekeeper with the assistance of a volunteer committee.

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Guider
Girl Guide Association
This Association is the UK’s largest voluntary movement for girls and women.  It aims to enable girls to mature into confident, capable and caring women. If you enjoy working with children, have good communication skills, are a good organiser and can commit to a set evening once a week in school time, then this is for you.

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Scout Leader
Scout Association
The scout leader will work once a week, along with other leaders to help teach boys skills and teamwork.  You need plenty of enthusiasm and enjoy working with children.

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Helper for the Visually Impaired
Highland Blind Society
The aim of the project is to give people back some independence that loosing your sight takes away. The group meets the first Tuesday of every month and can be anything from indoor activities to going on outings.  This organisation has groups in Kingussie and Grantown

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Youth Club Helper
Badenoch & Strathspey Youth Clubs
This volunteer opportunity is with youngsters of Badenoch & Strathspey and would involve being available at weekends and in the evenings and to help with projects such as the Street Link Project

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Volunteer Learning Support,                                              LEAD                                                                                                       This organisation assists adults with physical or sensory impairment with learning opportunities. This can be done either at home or within a local learning centre.

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Museum Assistant
Grantown Museum
There are lots of volunteers opportunities at the museum, such as at reception, research, data collecting and using IT skills.  Hours are from 10-1 pm and 1-4 pm Monday to Saturday.  You will need to be good with the general public and have a good telephone manner.

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Driver and Telephonists
Community Car Scheme
This scheme is one of the largest voluntary organisations in the area and has over 100 drivers as volunteers.  You can work for a little or as often as you wish, driving the elderly or vulnerable to appointments in the area.  This is all co-ordinated by telephonists, who work from home for two days every month.  Training and full support given.

Ref. 72
Shopping Trolley Assistant
Aviemore Shopping Scheme
The volunteers take local residents to Tesco’s every Thursday morning, helping them with their shopping.  Transport is in the local community van.

Ref. 1d                                                                                            Bookshop Assistant
Caberfeidh Horizons Ltd
This new bookshop is opening in Kingussie and is selling books and making tea/coffee to enable young adults with learning difficulties to have the opportunity of paid work.

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Telephonist/Office Administration
Voluntary Action In Badenoch and Strathspey
VABS provides information and advise to local voluntary organisations in the Badenoch & Strathspey area.  The volunteering opportunity involves telephone messages, IT skills and general office duties.

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Adviser
Community and Advice Information Service
The Bureau provides independent, free, confidential and impartial advice and information to the local community.  Some of the volunteers tasks will be to give advice, write letters, complete forms on behalf of clients and clarify complex information where necessary.  Full training given.

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Group Helper
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland
This group aims to improve the quality of life for people in Scotland who have been affected by chest, heart and stroke illnesses, through medical research, advice, information and support in the community.  A weekly group meets to enable clients to get together.

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Ski Helper
Uphill Ski Club
This group is a registered charity, which works with people with all kinds of disabilities and all volunteers need to be is a basic skier, so they can assist the qualified adaptive instructors with ski lessons

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Shop Assistant
Highland Hospice Shop
The shop provides funds for hospices throughout Scotland, thereby ensuring ongoing treatment, research and good facilities for those affect by cancer.  There are several opportunities available from operating the till, serving the customers and taking in stock.  Shifts are for 3 hours each in either the morning or the afternoon.

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Dog Visitor
Therapet
Visiting on a weekly basis, with their dog, elderly people either in hospital, nursing homes, day centres or at home.  The dog will have to pass an assessment.

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Committee Members and Helpers
Aviemore Folk Club
This club run Ceilidh Dances every month in the local village hall and need new members to be on the committee and to help set up the hall on dance nights, as well as doing ticket sales and promotion.

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Assistant Editor
Grantown & District Times
To assist the editor with the publication of the Grantown & District Times, with articles on the local community in Grantown.

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