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Volunteering Opportunities
VOLUNTEERING IN LIBERTON GILMERTON
The area of Liberton Gilmerton takes pride in the fact
that large numbers of local people give their time freely to
support others through volunteering opportunities.
Volunteer Centre Edinburgh South helps people who are unemployed
into volunteering, as a route to work. Volunteering for as
little as 3 hours a week can greatly improve your chances of
getting a job. Volunteering can help you:
- Develop skills and access training.
- Improve confidence and motivation.
- Improve your CV and gain a reference.
- Learn more about an area of work you're interested in.
- Give something back to your community.
- Help a cause you feel passionate about.
- Have
fun!
Volunteer Centre Edinburgh South can give you:
- Access to information on over 450 different volunteering
opportunities.
- Help to discover which volunteering roles best suit your goals,
skills, interests and personality.
- Support to contact organisations about becoming a
volunteer.
- Advice about gaining training through volunteering.
- Information on claiming expenses.
- Guidance about volunteering while claiming benefits.
- On-going coaching once you're in volunteering, to help you get
the most out of the experience.
The link below provides the most up to date
opportunities
Further Info:
Helen Ewing
Helen.Ewing@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk
Neighbourhood Development Worker
VOLUNTEER CENTRE EDINBURGH CRAIGMILLAR c/o
Cyrenians Learning and Work, Hays Community Business Centre, 6 Hay
Avenue, Craigmillar, Edinburgh, EH16 4AQ
( 0131 657 5099 (Mondays and Thursdays)
VOLUNTEER CENTRE EDINBURGH SOUTH c/o Gilmerton
Community Centre, 4 Drum Street, Edinburgh, EH17 8QG
( 0131 664 8511 (Wednesdays and Fridays)
Mobile: 07504 733 986
www.volunteeredinburgh.org.uk
