Volunteers Wanted Across Scotland

Be the one who knows what to do. who keeps calm. who friends rely on. who steps forward.

We’re looking for new volunteers across Scotland. Get the skills and confidence to provide first aid at events near you. From local gala days to festivals, football matches and major events, you’ll be part of a trained team that’s there to help.

Full training provided
Flexible around your life
Learn skills for life
Make new connections

Join 500+ volunteers across Scotland

See what it means to Be The One

Our volunteers are there at events across Scotland. See what being part of the team could mean for you.

The role

What does a St Andrew’s First Aider do?

You’ll provide first aid as part of a trained team at events across Scotland. One shift might mean helping someone with a cut or sprain, reassuring someone who’s feeling unwell or supporting a worried parent. If something more serious happens, you’ll have the training and the team around you to know what to do.

Volunteers on duty at the Hampden cup final

Blair, St Andrew's First Aid volunteer from Glasgow

Volunteers providing first aid cover at a festival

St Andrew's First Aid volunteers at an outdoor event

A young St Andrew's First Aid volunteer at an outdoor event

What volunteering with us looks like

Volunteer with St Andrew’s First Aid

No experience needed. We’ll give you the training and support to provide first aid as part of a team at events across Scotland, from local gala days and football matches to festivals and major events. We’ll talk you through opportunities in your area as part of the recruitment process.

A St Andrew's volunteer helping someone at an event

Full training provided

You don’t need any first aid experience. We’ll teach you the practical skills you need, from everyday first aid to CPR and using a defibrillator. They’re skills you’ll take with you wherever you go.

Two St Andrew's volunteers on duty together

A team beside you

You won’t be expected to do it alone. You’ll learn alongside experienced volunteers and build your confidence as part of a supportive team.

Two St Andrew's First Aid volunteers on duty at a Kilmarnock v Hearts match

Flexible around your life

Choose events that work around your job, family and other commitments. Volunteering should fit into your life, not take it over.

How it works

From your first chat to your first event

You’ll feel ready and well supported long before you help out at your first event. Here’s how it works.

Step 1

Let’s talk

We’ll get in touch to give you more information about the role, learn more about you and make sure your skills, approach and expectations are a good fit for volunteering with St Andrew’s First Aid.

Step 2

Get trained

We’ll give you the first aid training and practical preparation you need to get started.

Step 3

Connect with the team

Attend your local group meetings, to make new friends and build your confidence alongside our First Aid volunteers.

Step 4

Your first event

Put your new skills into practice as part of the team at an event near you.

Volunteer spotlight

Meet some of our volunteers

Event First Aider Duncan, St Andrew's First Aid volunteer

DuncanSt Andrew’s First Aid

“As a volunteer, you learn skills to make a difference (big and small) in other folks’ lives.”

“You gain confidence in your knowledge and skills, and your ability to be an agent for positive change; bringing care and compassion in times of need or worry, as well as reassurance and confidence to the communities we volunteer among.”

Event first aidCommunity

Event First Aider Vikki, St Andrew's First Aid volunteer, at the wheel of an ambulance

VikkiSt Andrew’s First Aid

“I enjoy every aspect of volunteering – I’ve met some of my best friends through St Andrew’s.”

“I love that no two shifts are the same – I’ve attended everything from football, to concerts, to theatre shows. I also enjoy meeting members of the public, and helping them in their moment of need.”

FootballConcertsTheatre shows

St Andrew's First Aid volunteers with a horse-drawn ambulance in the early days of the charity

St Andrew’s First Aid, est. 1882

Our heritage

Here for Scotland since 1882

For more than 140 years, St Andrew’s First Aid has helped people across Scotland gain the skills and confidence to be there when they’re needed. Today, our volunteers continue that tradition at events across the country.

0Responders in the movementVolunteering at events across Scotland, all year round.

FlexibleHours a monthOur ask from you is that you give a few hours a month fitted around work and family.

Ready to find out more?

You don’t need experience. You don’t need to know everything yet. We’ll get in touch to give you more information about volunteering with St Andrew’s First Aid.

We train you, free of charge

You are never sent in alone

A few hours, around your life