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Volunteer Centre Edinburgh

Brian ThompsonEmployability Service Manager

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BAT COUNTER

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LIVERPUDLIAN SMILERS

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FIRE JUGGLING

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MILK MAID

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HEDGEHOG FOSTER PARENTS

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ICE SCULPTOR

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SHEEP WORRIER

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CANOE BUILDERS

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Volunteer Centre Edinburgh

Volunteering towards Employability Service

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What we offer

• City wide employability service• Four local volunteering hubs in areas of

high unemployment• Mentoring service• Voluntary Work Coach

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What we have offered

Since April 2008• City wide service has seen 1411 clients

and moved 579 into volunteering• The Voluntary Work Coach has seen

274 clients and moved 167 into volunteering

• The mentoring service matched 112 clients with a mentor

• 104 people have moved into work

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What else we have done

• Partner in Integrated Employability Service

• Integrated on the steering group for the Joined Up for Jobs Forum

• Increased partnership working with employability organisations

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What can volunteering add?

• How do we ensure organisations are supported to engage employability volunteers?

• How do we ensure volunteers have the best possible experience?

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• 1.2 million people volunteering in Scotland

• Volunteering contributes £2.1 billion to the Scottish economy

Get Britain volunteering!

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Get Britain volunteering!

vol·un·teer 

noun • 1. a person who voluntarily offers himself

or herself for a service or undertaking. • 2. a person who performs a service

willingly and without pay.

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• Volunteering has a community benefit• The client has more control over the

activity they undertake• The client controls the hours they

participate• Not just work focussed but a tailored,

holistic focus

Volunteering vs. Workfare

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