Organisations Need Volunteers:

Aberdeen Volunteer Centre works with organisations and agencies to help identify volunteer opportunities and to ensure that volunteers enjoy the best possible experience. We ask organisations to register with us and to provide details of volunteer opportunities. This helps us provide potential volunteers with the best possible information and diversity of choice.

Organisations/Companies, please register by downloading the following pdf file which contains an Organisation Registration form, a Volunteer Opportunity Details form and the Guidance Notes:

Organisation Registration Form and Guidelines
Volunteer Opportunities Form
Volunteer Opportunity Guidance

Volunteers Support and Development

Our Services:

• Aberdeen Volunteer Centre helps sustain volunteering by ensuring that it is a positive learning experience
• We value the efforts and expertise of people who work and support volunteers
• The volunteer centre supports and compliments the work of volunteer support workers, engagers and other people who involve volunteers.

Good practice:

• Advice and information on a range of topics in relation to volunteering: Development Policies; Volunteer Agreements; Equal Opportunities

Training:

• Various training courses offered to organisations
• Creating positive volunteer/staff relations
• Support and Supervision of Volunteers

Networking:

• Aberdeen Volunteer Coordinators Forum - the Forum continues to promote best practice in the management of volunteers through a strong network of practitioners.
  Volunteer managers meet regularly to share information and identify common issues.
• Regular news-sheet is sent to all organisations on our database
• Development of Youth Volunteering
• Youth Development Worker promotes volunteering to young people
• Presentations and provision of information.
• Support to organisations to make opportunities more relevant to potential young volunteers.
• Development of opportunities for young people.
• Development of specific opportunities