Supporting volunteering throughout Aberdeenshire

"Your volunteer centre continues to send us some interested and interesting folks. We very much appreciate your service and can evidence the difference it makes for small charities such as ourselves" 
Project Manager, Aberdeenshire - click here to see how we can help your organisation too!

Welcome to the Volunteer Centre Aberdeenshire (VCA) website, whether you're looking for the right volunteering opportunity or the right volunteer you'll find everything you need here.


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Quick Links for volunteers

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Keeping you in the loop

Would you like VCA to keep you up to date with all the latest volunteering opportunities? We are now offering a new service to volunteers - just register your email address with us and we will send you email bulletins when new opportunities come in. 

Find details of our newest opportunities on our November e-bulletin.


To see previous issues of our e-bulletins please visit our Resources page.




Do you want to make a positive contribution to volunteering in Aberdeenshire?

VCA is now looking for a Treasurer for its Board of Directors with experience in accountancy, so if you have an interest in the work of VCA, and are able to offer commitment and relevant skills, then we would very much like to hear from you. Click for more informaiton
about VCA Governance or the Treasurer's role. 




Skills fit for Volunteering

We are delighted to tell you about our new Skills fit for Volunteering learning & development programmes. Our flexible programmes of interactive, learner centred learning/training sessions have an overall aim of improving the skills set and confidence of volunteers so that they can maximise the positive outcomes of volunteering both for themselves and the organisations they volunteer with.
 With a focus on the CORE SKILLS including Communication; Problem Solving and Working With Others our sessions deal with the very important skills that are very necessary if volunteers are to effective and contribute as much as they can while they are volunteering. Learning programme can be arranged to meet a variety of needs and can be held at times and locations that suit both the organisations and individual volunteers. By creating a safe, friendly and encouraging environment we can engage with volunteers who may have a variety of learning and support needs. If you are interested in our learning programmes please contact your local Volunteer Centre for more information

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This month's
Golden Opportunities

Banchory Day Centre are looking for Volunteers. 

Do you like meeting people and have a cheerful disposition, then you may just be what Banchory Day Centre is looking for.
 

The Centre provides games and entertainment and an opportunity to socialise with other members, and volunteers are needed to assist members in any way to enable them to participate fully in centre activities.
 This may include assisting in serving pre-prepared meals and teas and coffees, as well as setting out and clearing away tables. No particular experience is required, just a cheerful disposition and a willingness to help and socialise with elderly members. If you have a couple of hours to spare on a Thursday, either every week or even just now and again, then Banchory Day Centre would love to hear from you. 

For further information please contact Denise Roberts on 01330 823565 or 
 Volunteer Centre Aberdeenshire at its Banchory Office, Tel: 01330 825794 or email south@vcaberdeenshire.org.uk. 
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The Boxroom’s 'Magpie' Project is looking for volunteer drivers to assist with delivery of furniture and other goods.  If you have a few hours to spare each week, have a clean driving licence and are reasonably fit the Magpie Project would love to hear from you. The ‘Magpie’ project diverts good quality second hand furniture, bric-a-brac and household goods from Banchory Crows Nest site so that it can be sold on and re-used by local people. The Magpie project has a unit directly across from the Boxroom on the Tillybrake Industrial Site in Banchory and has been trading since Autumn 2010. The continuing success of this project relies on good volunteers to help run it. So if you would like to be involved and would like further information please call 01330 538001, or email reneejosser@googlemail.com. Full support and training will be provided.

Interested ? Contact your nearest VCA office for more details of this opportunity.

Organisations - if you have a new opportunity or urgently need a volunteer - please contact us to advertise here.