Volunteers

 Volunteers are of vital importance to Aberlour as they can help us deliver essential services or raise funds for children all over Scotland.

Being a volunteer can be a very rewarding experience and can help you to gain experience or get back into employment.  There are many opportunities within Aberlour for volunteers. You could help at events, marshal at runs, assist with bucket collections or work directly with our services. You could volunteer to place and empty the many collection boxes we have in shops, pubs and garages across Scotland or even help with administration in one of our offices.

Share your knowledge with us. Your skills and interests can be of great value. Whatever you decide to do you will soon realise that your skills are needed and will be much appreciated.
Please look at our Volunteers page for current volunteer vacancies.
 
Louise Walker - Aberlour Child Care volunteer
"I work with teenagers in an Aberlour Child Care befriending unit. I find the work stimulating and it has helped me solve problems within my own family and positively influences the way I do my work"
John Henderson – Event Volunteer
“I organise race nights, discos and quizzes to raise funds in my local area. As an experienced walker, I have taken part in several overseas events as an Aberlour Ambassador.”
 
 

Unit 2 in Stirling consists of over 30 community volunteers who give up their own time to support young people between the ages of 8-16 who are experiencing difficulties within the home, school, or wider community.

The service's annual volunteer celebration was held recently, attended by 21 of the volunteers who act as 'befrienders'. Madge Spencer, who has worked at the unit for 16 years and retired at the end of August, said:

"Our annual event is always great fun and this year we enjoyed a fantastic Chinese buffet in Stirling. It was an honour to present the volunteers with their OBE (Order of the Befriending Empire) as they're all fantastic role models to the young people they volunteer for.

"It's so rewarding to see strong relationships being developed and trust being built amongst young people and volunteers.

"Befriending has such an impact on young people's social skills and increases their self-esteem, giving them the confidence to get involved in hobbies. Having someone to talk to is vital and young people really value the fact that befrienders spend time with them because they want to rather than because they're being paid."

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