Volunteering vacancies

 

Hospice Volunteers

Volunteering in a children’s hospice is a hugely rewarding experience. You need to enjoy being in the company of children and young people and be patient, empathic, tactful and understanding. Why not visit your nearest hospice on one of our twice-yearly tour days to see if it’s right for you? Get in touch to find out our next tour dates and we’ll be delighted to book you in and tell you more.

Rachel House Children’s Hospice, Kinross

Kitchen team home bakers

Are you a whiz in the kitchen with traybakes? We’re looking for volunteers to assist our cooks with a variety of home baking for our visiting families to enjoy. This role includes the opportunity to gain a Food Hygiene Certificate. Hours are Tuesdays or Thursdays between 2pm - 4pm. Contact either Caroline Marshall by email or Cherry Allan by email. Alternatively call 01577 865777.

Robin House Children’s Hospice, Balloch on Loch Lomond  

Hospice office volunteer

Excellent typing skills required along with experience of mail merge and excel spreadsheets. Audio typing experience would be advantageous but not essential. Monday morning 9am-1pm. Contact Nicola Porciani or Lynne Thomson on 01389 722055.

Kitchen volunteer

Be part of our busy kitchen team at the heart of the hospice. You will assist the cooks in the preparation of meals. Duties including loading the dishwasher, setting the lunch table and serving meals to families. There is also the opportunity to undergo food hygiene training. Hours needed: Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10am-2pm. Contact Nicola Porciani or Lynne Thomson on 01389 722055.

Housekeeping volunteer

If you fancy being the Kim and Aggie of Robin House we need you! Duties will include assisting the team with laundry, vacuuming and dusting and creating a homely environment for our families. We need help on Monday afternoons, Saturday and Sunday. Contact Nicola Porciani or Lynne Thomson on 01389 722055.

CHAS at Home, Inverness and Aberdeen

As well as staff based in our two hospices we also have a CHAS at Home team based in offices in Inverness and Aberdeen which provide support to families in their own homes across Scotland.

There are currently no vacancies with the CHAS at Home teams.

Charity Retail, Various Locations

We have three second-hand goods shops, a gifts shop selling new and branded items, an online shop and eBay and warehousing.

We are currently looking for volunteers in all areas of retail: Gift Shop (Kinross), charity shops (Kinross and Dunfermline),  and eBay, online shop and store rooms (all in Kinross). We are also looking for volunteers to join a brand-new team, sorting out stock for our charity shops from donated items held in the Clothes Aid warehouses in East Kilbride and Bridge of Earn.
For more information on any of these opportunities, please contact Frances Todd on 01577 865557.

West of Scotland Fundraising Office, Stepps

Office volunteer

Would you like to give something back to your local community? Are you computer literate and able to spare a few hours a week? We need volunteers to assist our Fundraisers and Administration staff, predominantly doing computer work (word processing, spreadsheets, database, email) but also answering telephone calls, processing incoming and outgoing mail and photocopying when required.Contact us on 0141 779 6187 or email charlenemullan@chas.org.uk

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