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Volunteering and COVID-19

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Age Scotland. Please note due to Coronavirus we have had to place many of our volunteering roles on hold. Should any home-based roles become available they will be posted here so please check back. Sign up to our regular newsletter to keep up-to-date with how you can get involved.

How you can support older people during COVID-19

Want to know how you can help older people in your family or neighbouring area? Here are five tips for making their lives easier during this difficult time.

How you can get involved

The breadth of our work means we can offer a variety of roles meaning your bound to find something to suit you!

Friendship Caller Volunteer

Providing calls of companionship to people who are 50 and over, who may live alone or feel alone and would benefit from a chat.

Videoconferencing Technical Support Volunteer

We are looking for a volunteer to provide Videoconferencing training Technical Support across a number of Age Inclusive Workplaces workshops.

Facilitator for Pre-Retirement Workshops

We are looking for a volunteer to facilitate our pre-retirement workshops with groups of up to 16 participants.

Retail Volunteer

By helping customers and processing donated goods you can help raise vital funds

Comradeship Circles Facilitator Volunteer

We are looking for a facilitator volunteer who will join the group calls, which last up to an hour, help to facilitate discussion, developing resources to enrich Circles in response to member's interests.

Comradeship Circle Technical Support Volunteer

We are looking for technical support volunteers who will ensure the smooth running of the Comradeship Circle by connecting veterans to the call, monitoring connection throughout the hour, and updating the contact management database.

Fundraising event volunteer

Organise fundraising events and activities in your community to raise vital funds for Age Scotland

Collecting can volunteer

Coordinate collecting cans in your community to raise vital funds to support our work

Fundraising volunteer

From bucket collections to large scale events, support our fundraising team with their activities

Care and Repair Edinburgh

Help to carry out DIY tasks in older and disabled people’s homes around Edinburgh

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