External Opportunities
The following are organisations which are registered with RGU:Union Volunteering.
Aberdeen Action on Disability
Dedicated to the promotion of equal rights, raising awareness and encouraging positive action in all aspects of daily living for people with physical and sensory disabilities
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Volunteer Marketing Assistant
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Volunteer IT Trainer
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Volunteer Board Member
www.aad.nildram.co.uk
Aberdeen Citizens Advice Bureau
Helping local residents access a wealth of services and resources when they need assistance.
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Volunteer Advisor
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Volunteer Admin/Clerical
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Volunteer Social Policy Worker
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Volunteer IT Support Worker
Aberdeen City Council Active Schools Team
The Active Schools Team provides extra-curricular activities to primary school children across Aberdeen. The activities will be based around physical activity or sport.
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Volunteer Active sports activity leader
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/web/site/SchoolsColleges/SL/AS/scc_Active
Aberdeen City Council Rangers
The Countryside Ranger Service is responsible for the management of 33 countryside sites within the City boundaries.
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Volunteer/Practical Conservation Tasks
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/acci/web/site/Parks/NSS/pos_CountryParks.asp
Aberdeen Countryside Project
The project is an environmental partnership, which operates within the boundaries of Aberdeen City. It seeks to involve local people in enhancing the natural environment in and around the City through co-ordinated practical action.
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Volunteer/Volunteer group
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/web/site/xcc_CommunityDetail.asp?id=
Albyn House
Non-profit making company which provides a social service to persons suffering from alcohol related disorders and ancilliary problems. They offers counselling and rehabilitation on a residential basis, with designated places for drunk and incapable cases. Referrals are made by GP's and the Social Work Service.
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Albyn Volunteer Advocates
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide voluntary movement of people who campaign for human rights.
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Volunteer Supporter for local group activities
www.amnesty.org
ASPIRENorth
ASPIRENorth is the newest schools outreach project for the North of Scotland. It was established on 1st January 2006 as a major widening participation project to help address issues of low progression to higher education in the north of Scotland. ASPIRENorth's remit is to engage with young people from P7 to S4 in order to raise their early awareness of the value of post-school education, provide impartial and relevant information and advice and deliver a programme of activities which motivate, encourage aspiration and build self-confidence. The overarching objective of the project is to facilitate young people in making more positive and better-informed decisions about their post-school educational choices.
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Volunteer Student Advocate
www.scotland-aspirenorth.ac.uk
The Breadmaker
The Breadmaker provides supported work placements for adults with learning difficulties within a bakery/cafe. They could be making the bread and other good or serving in the cafe. Volunteers will support the apprentices within their work environment.
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Volunteer Mentor
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Volunteer Assitant in Cafe/Bakery
www.aberdeenccn.info/Web/Site/Networks/Breadmaker/BMHome.asp
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
BTCV is at the heart of a growing national and international movement of people who care passionately enough about their environment to take practical action to improve it.
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Conservation Volunteering across Aberdeenshire
www2.btcv.org.uk
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
The Bright Horizons Family Solutions mission is to provide innovative programs that help children, families, and employers work together to be their very best.
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Volunteer Nursery Attendant
www.brighthorizons.co.uk
Cancer Research
The UK's leading charity dedicated to cancer research.
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Volunteer Stock Processor/Steamer
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Volunteer Shop Worker
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Volunteer in Music Department
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Volunteer in Book Department
CancerResearchUK.org
Children 1st
One of Scotland's leading childcare charities.
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Volunteer Advocate
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Volunteer Befriender
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Volunteer Driver
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Volunteer Decorator
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Volunteer Admin
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Volunteer Fundraiser
www.children1st.org.uk
Childline
Childline is a free helpline for children and young adults in danger or distress. it provides a telpehone counselling service.
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Volunteer Counsellor
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Volunteer Counselling Switchboard Volunteer
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Volunteer Admin
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Volunteer Training & Outreach
www.ChildLine.org.uk
CHAS (Children's Hospice Association Scotland)
CHAS, Children's Hospice Association Scotland, is a Scottish charity which provides hospices services to families with a child or children who have a life limiting condition. Rachel House, Scotland's first children's hospice, is in Kinross and our second hospice, Robin House, is situated in Balloch. They provide a variety of services including terminal care, bereavement support, emergency care and most importantly respite care. The Rachel House at Home team operate out of the Highland Hospice in Inverness bringing support and care to northern families in their own homes.
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Volunteer Office Assistant
www.chas.gov.uk
Cornerstone Community Care
Cornerstone Community Care is a Scottish charity and a leading provider of services for adults and children with learning disabilities across Scotland.
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Volunteer Befriender
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Volunteer Enablers
Crossroads
Crossroads is an organisation in Aberdeen providing practical support for carers in their own home.
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Volunteer Carer
www.crossroads.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland is a registered charity which offers free bereavement care and support to people who have experienced the loss of someone close.
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Volunteer Counsellor
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Friends of Doonies
The farm is home to some of Britain’s rarest breeds of cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, goats and poultry. It is a working farm that is managed using mainly traditional farming methods to encourage local wildlife to flourish too.With your help, we aim to create a fantastic new Doonies Experience Centre. Combining learning,leisure, retail and catering facilities
Girlguiding UK
Girlguiding Aberdeen, as part of a worldwide movement, enables girls and young women to fulfil their potential and to take an active responsible role in society through its distinctive, stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities delivered by trained volunteers.
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Volunteer Adult Leader or Occasional Helper
Inchgarth Community Centre
Inchgarth Community Centre is a voluntary run centre which provides sport, leisure, education and much more for people of all ages and abilities. They provide access for children 7 days a week where they have access to the centres facilities.
opportunities available - youth worker - getting involved in games and generally helping out with the children, need volunteers Monday to Friday 7pm to 9pm.
Youth Worker to participate in late night football - based at RGU sport, supervising the youths volunteers required Wednesday nights between 9pm and 10 pm
www.inchgarth.org
Inspire
Inspire is an organisation that aims to offer opportunites for an excellent quality of life to people with learning disabilities in North East Scotland. Inspire offers training and work experience to individuals of all ages. Inspire needs volunteers to act as befrienders to the service users, also individuals who are interested in assistaning in fundraising should get in touch.
http://www.inspireonline.org.uk/v1/home/
Leonard Cheshire
Leonard Cheshire is the UK's leading provider of disability support services, and campaigns on the rights of disabled people. Globally the charity continues to pioneer new projects and services.
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Volunteer Befriender
www.lcdisability.org
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes strikes children suddenly and requires multiple injections of insulin daily and finger prick blood glucose tests several times a day. Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.
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Volunteer Events Assistant
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Volunteer Communications Assitant
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Volunteer Outreach Assistant
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. We provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care.
Macmillan Cancer Support requires befrienders for the service users and also voluntary office staff
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Home.aspx
Marlpool School is a local education authority special school in Bucksburn, which is in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland. Marlpool School is for moderate learning difficulties pupils between 5 and 18. It has primary and secondary deparments.
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Volunteer Swimming Assistant
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Volunteer Classroom Assistant
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Volunteer ICT Assistant
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Volunteer Art Assistant
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Volunteer Horse Riding Assistant
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Volunteer Independent Travel Assistant
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Volunteer Music Assistant
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Volunteer Home Economics Assistant
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Volunteer Mini Bus Driver
marlpoolaberdeen.artsandkids.net
NHS Grampian
NHS Grampian covers a number of areas, including hospitals, local services and clinics and health improvement, one of NHS Grampians initiatives is "Walk to Health" -
The Walk to Health Project is currently accepting applications from people interested in helping others to get active. Health Walk Leaders are required to lead short, social, low level walks as part of the Keep Well programme. ‘Keep Well’ is a national initiative which aims to increase the rate of health improvement in 45-64 years olds in areas of greatest need.
PDSA
PDSA cares for the pets of needy people by providing free veterinary services to their sick and injured pets and by promoting responsible pet ownership.
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Various Retail + Fundraising Positions
www.pdsa.org.uk
Rape and Abuse Support
Providing support and information to all women who have experienced sexual violence.
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Volunteer Support Worker
www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/local_centres.htm
Samaritans
Provide confidential emotional support experiencing feelings of distress, despair including those which might lead to suicide.
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Volunteer Listener
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Volunteer Fundraiser
www.samaritans.org
Scottish Wild Life Trust
Scottish Wildlife Trust's (SWT) interests are spread across Scotland and their headquarters are in Edinburgh. With conservation at the heart of the organisation, they are committed to giving homes, a voice and access to wildlife.
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Volunteer Conservation Assistant
www.swt.org.uk
Silver City Surfers
Age Concern Scotland is an independent, recognised charity working throughout Scotland to help make the lives of older people more secure, comfortable, dignified and enjoyable.
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Volunteer Instructor on one-to-one Basis
www.silvercitysurfers.co.uk
Techfest - Setpoint
Techfest-Setpoint aim to promote science, technology, engineering and maths to school pupils and the wider community through a number of innovative projects.
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Techfest Exhibition
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K'nex Challenges
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Shell Greenpower Challenge
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Maths in the Pipeline
www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk
Third World Centre
A shop selling Fair Trade foods & crafts from developing country.
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Volunteer Shop Assistant
Wildhearts
WildHearts Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes, ages and backgrounds, from students to chief executives. However, they all share one conviction; that business can and should be a force for good in the world and want to play their part in making it happen.
We have volunteering positions to suit all levels of time commitment and interests, be it marshalling
at one of our outdoor events, hosting our customers at a WildHearts night or even helping to develop
a new WildHearts business concept.
http://www.wildheartsinaction.org/who_we_are.html
WRVS
WRVS run a shop, cafe and trolley service to patients in hospital and their visitors as well as staff within the hospital.
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Volunteer Shop/Cafe Assistant
www.wrvs.org.uk
Contact
phone - 01224 262265 or email - lydia@rguunion.co.uk
