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ESOL volunteers

City of Edinburgh Council - Wider Achievement & Lifelong Learning Team |

ESOL volunteers are needed to provide support in English classes

Tutoring/Supporting Learners

Volunteer Support Team Member

Lung Ha Theatre Company |

Our Volunteer Support Team Members are at the heart of our work. They support and encourage our learning disabled actors to work to the best of their abilities, while participating fully in workshops and rehearsals.

Arts (Music/Drama/Crafts)

Social Media Engagement Volunteer

Forth Children's Theatre SCIO |

Assisting in the creation of social media content, focusing mainly on our talented young cast, you will help schedule regular updates and encourage audience engagement. We are looking for volunteers who are creative, reliable, and well organised. We require good communication skills and innovative ideas.

Marketing/PR/Media

Walking Group Leader

BHealthy Together | EH11 3RH

Do you enjoy walking and exploring in our wonderful city of Edinburgh? If so, we would love to hear from you for our Walking Group that meet on Fridays. We are looking for walking volunteers who enjoy being outside in nature, walking with others to inspire physical activity and encourages conversation.

Sports/Outdoor Activities

Gracemount Garden Volunteer

Transition Edinburgh South |

Would you like to meet new people and work together to find ways to reduce the cost of living in a beautiful garden in South Edinburgh? We can teach you new gardening and cooking skills and much more besides. Or maybe you can bring a skill that can help us and other volunteers too?

Conservation/Gardening

Volunteer Driver

St Columba's Hospice Care | EH5 3RW

Do you enjoy driving and chatting to people? If you have your own car and some free time, we would love you to consider becoming a driver for St Columba's Hospice Care. This role enables our clients to attend a range of services that we offer at St Columba's, supporting their wellbeing and physical health.

Driving/Escorting

Chair of Directors

Scots Music Group |

Are you passionate about traditional music in the community? Do you have good leadership skills? Scots Music Group is looking for a new Chair of our Board of Directors to help us move forward and continue to offer traditional music in the community. Contact us for an informal chat about the role.

Committee Work

Driver

Cyrenians | EH15 1TB

Friendly driver required to deliver food to charities throughout Central and Southeast Scotland. Help FareShare save food from being wasted and getting it to those who are really in need.

Driving/Escorting

Volunteer Director

Instinctively Wild Services CIC |

Currently we are looking for people that want to become Directors to help us drive the organisation forward. If you are into social entrepreneurship and want to help a small social enterprise develop and grow, creating opportunities and generating more income, then please read on. Ideally you will be skilled in an area of management/governance or be willing to learn. You also need to be into nature and want to take part in our projects.

Management/Business Skills

Befriending & Mentoring

Firsthand Lothian | EH7 4LZ

Mentoring and befriending a young person who has a disability to enable them to achieve the goals they have identified which will help them become more independent and involved in activites in their local community .

Befriending/Mentoring

Sales Assistant

Hospice of Hope Shop, Gorgie | EH11 2PP

Are you looking for work experience or to improve your CV? This is a great opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills while helping us in our busy shop. Please pop in for a chat if you are interested in volunteering and we will see what we can do to match the role to your interests and experience.

Charity Shops/Retail

Activities Volunteer

Erskine | EH17 7SA

Support Veterans in our Edinburgh Home by helping with fun activities like music, crafts, games and gentle sports. A great opportunity to make a difference, build connections and give back to those who gave so much.

Care/Support Worker

Cafe Assistant

Polwarth Parish Church | EH11 1LU

Community Cafe Volunteer. Catering Assistant wanted for Polwarth Parish Church Pop Up Cafe. General catering duties required but the main aim is to create a safe and welcoming space. Our hope is to create a community hub and within this space offer digital skills to those excluded from online activities.

Catering

Volunteer Facilitator

Access to Industry | EH1 1RP

To facilitate learning within Access to Industry's Cowgate Community College.

Tutoring/Supporting Learners

Project Development Assistant

LINKnet Mentoring | EH1 1JG

LINKnet is looking for volunteers (from all ethnic groups) to become development assistants to support the development team in the evaluation and prioritization of volunteer mentoring and befriending services.

Advice/Information Giving

Community Volunteer

National Childbirth Trust |

Are you passionate about supporting parents and building strong, welcoming communities?

Community/Economic Development Work

Content Creator Volunteer

Think Circus |

As a Content Creator Volunteer, you’ll have the opportunity to shape our online presence, connect with diverse audiences, and contribute to the vibrant community at Think Circus. If you’re ready to bring your creativity to the centre stage, we’d love to have you on board!

Marketing/PR/Media

Vinted Volunteer

Birthlink | EH10 4HN

We have an exciting role to offer you, as our social media vinted volunteer. We often receive little gems which we would like to sell on vinted and need your expert skills to make this happen. Please do get in touch if you feel that this volunteer role may interest you.

Marketing/PR/Media

Shop Volunteer

Oxfam Shop, Nicolson St |

Boost your confidence, skills and socialise whist working towards ending poverty and inequality in Oxfam Edinburgh.

Charity Shops/Retail

Board Members

Richmond’s Hope | EH7 5QY

Richmond's Hope, a Scottish-based children's bereavement charity are seeking passionate & committed individuals to join our Board. If you’re ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of bereaved children & their families, we’d love to hear from you. Visit www.richmondshope.org.uk to find out more.

Committee Work
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Andrew Jackson

Experienced hands-on farm and land work volunteer, plus Google Ads tracking, data analysis and website management. Just moved to Edinburgh from the US!

Mojtaba (Moji) SedaghatKerdar

Web designer and SEO specialist in Musselburgh. Website builds, updates, local search and social media. WordPress, Wix, Squarespace and other platforms.

Lauren Gilmour

Jill of all trades former journalist with experience across PR, communications, marketing, social media, photography and volunteer recruitment.

Alastair Dunn

Able to help with outdoor or indoor tidying and clearance on an occasional basis (as not always in Edinburgh).

Stewart Dee

Experienced Civil Service Manager looking to use my management and governance experience as a Board Trustee.

Declan Chambers

IT professional offering tech, data and Infrastructure support, plus teaching and creative skills. Available Mon-Sun, 10am-8pm.

Sam Clark

Experienced administrative professional offering organisational, data and records management support to charities needing reliable, detail focused help.

Alastair Logan

Self taught Python and AI developer offering NLP, data, cloud and automation skills to help charities solve problems and work more efficiently.

Stephanie Alcazar

Available Tuesdays–Wednesdays to support with social media management and training, as well as deliver illustration workshops.

Jake Whittet

Edinburgh Microsoft 365 security specialist offering free cyber security assessments. Plain English reports, no jargon.

Samantha Towers

Hello, I'm an experienced joiner, plasterer and painter.

Thomas Quiroga

Helping charities use AI and low-cost technology to automate admin, improve processes, save time and focus more on supporting their communities.

Scott Croucher

I’m an experienced chef with over 4 years experience.

Joshua Stokes

Experienced professional in Data Protection, Records Management and all things considered Information Governance.

Douglas McEachan

Well-travelled retiree can offer friendly and informal scenic travel slide shows.

Sophie Jones

Karate coach with 10 years of experience and looking to inspire other people to become karateka (karate kids).

Declan Gates

French Tutoring

Valerii Kostikov

Experienced gynaecologist-oncologist (18+ years). Kind, reliable, compassionate and patient-focused. Keen to support people and gain UK healthcare experience.

Sarah Cleary

Do you have a regular need for someone to sort jigsaw puzzles, bits and bobs (for example sewing beads) that need tidied or organised and sorted by size?

Dr Donald Glass

Retired University Lecturer offering volunteering time to support visitor experiences at one of Edinburgh's museums.

ABDUALSME

Experienced barber- qualified for three years.

BILL KEIL

anything considered

IAN JACKSON

Team of 10 people available for one day volunteering opportunity. Flexible on what this would entail.

Izunna Agupusi

I am an Embedded AI Engineer with Raygonal Ltd, Edinburgh, holding an MSc in Artificial Intelligence. I specialise in embedded systems, early career in IT

Laura McGlennon

As a qualified Yoga & MeditationTeacher I can offer classes teaching children, teenagers and adults.
Available Monday to Friday mornings and afternoon

Rapinder

Pianist, classically trained to above average level.

Aoife

Passionate volunteer supporting community projects through event help, outreach, and content creation to promote inclusion and positive change.

Nicole Carter

Qualified Nutrition Adviser who specialises in Eating Well For Good Mental Health free sessions.

Reuben Nishan Christmas

An engineering degree holder offering to help with STEM tutoring.
Also, looking to help out in any capacity related to food/cooking/baking.

ola amroush

I recently graduated with a degree in Business Management from Edinburgh Napier University. I’ve found it challenging to secure a role in my field

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