Volunteer Centre Edinburgh Brian Thompson Employability Service Manager
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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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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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