Volunteering at Care Home

Looking for a volunteering opportunity? See the latest Scotland wide volunteering opportunities at Volunteer Scotland. We also regularly update our website with the latest opportunities within West Lothian.

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Our volunteers are a great asset to our homes and care teams. They support us to enrich our residents' lives and remain truly connected to the communities in which they live. From school children who volunteer to take part, to retired professional who want to give something back, our volunteers are as diverse as our teams and residents.

We are a not-for-profit organisation specialising in care homes for the elderly across England and Scotland. We have 18 services in Scotland, which provide tailored care and support to people with a range of care needs.

• Glenfairn House Care Home - Ayr
• Queens Care Home – Prestwick
• Howard House Care Home – Kilmarnock
• Kintyre House Care Home – Invergordon
• Mull Hall Care Home – Invergordon
• Millport Care Centre – Ayrshire
• Birch House Care Home – Aberdeenshire
• Park Lodge Care Home – Aberdeenshire
• Pitcairn Lodge Nursing Home – Aberdeenshire
• The Meadows Care Home – Dornoch
• Tyneholm Stables Care Home – East Lothian
• Westwood House Care Home – East Kilbride
• Forefaulds Care Home – Lanarkshire
• Abercorn House Care Home – Lanarkshire
• Camilla House Care Home – Edinburgh
• Bridge View House Care Home – Dundee
• Allanbank Care Home – Dumfries

If you would like to help our care homes through volunteering, opportunities are available for weekdays or weekends, daytime, or early evening.

This opportunity is accessible by foot, bus, car and train.

It may be necessary for a volunteer to travel to a location other than their normal place of volunteering, they will be reimbursed travel expenses in line with the Travel and Subsistence Group Procedure. It is at the discretion of each home to cover the travel expenses from the volunteers' home to the care home as a good will gesture. We are mindful of individual financial situations, and we do not want to put up barriers to volunteering, so please feel free to have a chat with your supervisor.

Online course which includes safeguarding, dementia friends, GDPR, life in a care home etc. A meet and greet and a show round will be arranged. Finally, you would need to complete an online course which takes approx. an hour to complete. The whole process could take 3 - 4 weeks to complete.

A meet and greet and a show round are available.

Minimum age: 14

PVG and references are required, for some roles.

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Flexible

Volunteers (aged 14-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity. Find out more.