Volunteering opportunities

St Andrew's First Aid offers a variety of volunteering opportunities and you don't have to be a first aider to help out. If you are interested in helping out locally, email volunteering@firstaid.org.uk

ROLE	VOLUNTEER First Aider
LOCATION	GLASGOW and the WEST OF SCOTLAND
COMMITMENT	Volunteer hours are negotiable.  Available for public duties during day/week.
REPORTS TO:	St Andrew's First Aid Corps Companies.

Summary: The Glasgow Executive Committee is eagerly recruiting volunteer 'First Aiders' who are available during the day/week.  As a volunteer, you will have access to an unrivalled range of exciting opportunities, from supporting Scottish football league games to supporting some of the biggest music events in Europe.  The amount of time you put in is entirely up to you.  From as little as 2 hours a week you can be part of our winning team.  Not only do our volunteers get the chance to help others, they are also picking up invaluable life skills along the way. We have 12 individual St Andrew's First Aid Corps Companies within our Executive area and each of our volunteers selects one of these companies to join.  Each company meets regularly and provides a local focus for our volunteers, helping to share skills and information. We have 30 training places to offer successful applicants who can support our public duties. Training courses are scheduled as follows:-

01/10/2012 - 22/10/2012	GEC Standard First Aid Training - 24 hours (Monday-Day Release)	09.00 - 15.00	Unit 25a Eglinton Training Suite, Evans Business Centre, 68-74 Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Hillington Park, Glasgow G52 4NQ
02/10/2012 - 05/10/2012	GEC Standard First Aid Training - 24 hours (Tue-Fri-Consecutive Days)	09.00 - 15.00

If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer First Aider please contact:
Karen Braes 0141 880 9060 or e-mail glasgow@firstaid.org.uk

ROLE	Impact Assessment Project Volunteer
LOCATION	EDINBURGH
COMMITMENT	Volunteer hours are negotiable.  Our normal office hours are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
REPORTS TO:	Corps Development Assistant, ELBEC

Role summary: The main purpose of the role is to support the Corps Development Team to measure the impact of volunteering
What the role involves:  The main elements of volunteer role include:

• Liaise with the CD team
• To design and circulate questionnaires
• Contact staff, volunteers, partners and customers to participate in the consultation process
• To assist with conducting research via questionnaires, on-line, telephone, face-to-face interviews and focus groups
• To gather data, collate, analyse and produce a report of the impact of volunteering activity locally and nationally
• To gather case stories and photographs
• Produce a report

To find out further information on this role please click here: Further information
To download and fill out an application form click here: Volunteer Application Form
For further information on this role please contact alison.kelly@firstaid.org.uk with subject "Impact Assessment Project Volunteer".

ROLE	FIRST AID Volunteer
LOCATION	RUTHERGLEN
COMMITMENT	Volunteer hours are negotiable.  Meet every Thursday 7.30-9.30pm
REPORTS TO:	Rutherglen Company

Role summary:  Our Rutherglen Company is looking for volunteers who have a valid HSE First Aid certificate and would like to become a volunteer with St Andrews. They meet every Thursday from 7.30pm till 9.30pm at Kings Park Church, 242 Castlemilk Road, Glasgow, G44 4LB

If you are interested please contact Nancy Ferguson, Tel: 07763469632, Email: nancybferguson@gmail.com