Volunteering in the Highlands
What is Volunteering all about?
YOU CHOOSE the sort of volunteering you would like to do. It could be something you have always fancied doing or something new you would like to learn. Although you are not paid to volunteer there is a lot more to gain than money. Volunteering is a great way to...
- meet new people
- try out new and different things
- make friends
- help others
- have fun
- a route into employment
- gain valuable experience for your CV
- access training
- pass your skills onto others
To find volunteering opportunities in your area search: volunteerscotland
or contact your local volunteering office.
Call or email a development officer:
Inverness
01463 711 393
reception@signpost-inc.org
Ross and Cromarty
01349 862 431
rva@rossvolact.org.uk
Caithness
01955 603 453
yvonne@cvg.org.uk
Nairn
01667 455 234
support@signpost-inc.org
Lochaber
01397 706 044
admin@valochaber.org
Badenoch and Strathspey
01479 810004
bands@volunteeringhighland.org
You can also use the direct.gov online search facility to look for voluntary work in your area. Volunteering can help you gain valuable skills and experience to give you the edge in a tough labour market or to enhance your application form if applying for jobs or further study.
Tags
Also consider...
-
![High Life Highland: Leadership Programme]()
High Life Highland: Leadership Programme
The High Life Highland Leadership Programme is open to all young people across the Highlands aged between 12-25 years. This unique programme uses leadership as a tool in which to engage with all young people... -
![Thinking about a gap year?]()
Thinking about a gap year?
A gap year is a period of time (not necessarily a year) when students take time off to do something other than study – such as travel, volunteering or work. Most students take the... -
![Voluntary Action Lochaber]()
Voluntary Action Lochaber
Voluntary Action Lochaber (VAL) holds a variety of Volunteering Opportunities for Organisations in Lochaber, and further afield. Many of the volunteering opportunities would be suitable for young people. In addition, VAL works with our local... -
![Skills Investment Plans]()
Skills Investment Plans
Skills Development Scotland provide a wealth of information on how skills can drive growth and opportunities in Scotland’s sectors and regions. Find out what we, and our partners, are doing to bring these plans to... -
![Merkinch Technology Centre]()
Merkinch Technology Centre
Merkinch Enterprise, founded in 1992, is a registered charity working primarily within the Merkinch ward of Inverness to help reduce unemployment and associated problems. A subsidiary organisation, Merkinch Technology Centre provides (among other things)... -
![ScotGrad Summer Placement Programme]()
ScotGrad Summer Placement Programme
Looking for a full-time summer job relevant to your degree? Apply for our 8-12 week placements in the Highlands and Islands! You'll have the opportunity to use the skills you've learned at university, gain great... -
![New Start Highland]()
New Start Highland
New Start Highland works to help young people to realise the valuable potential within themselves. New Start provides a range of services from practical assistance in setting up a home to work experience, vocational qualifications... -
![The Highland Council Employability Service]()
The Highland Council Employability Service
Highland Council’s Employability Services (HES) supports people of working age to progress towards and into employment. For young people we can engage with students up to 6 months before they reach their statutory school leaving...
