The Helping Hand Programme "Local
people helping us to help others"
 On any day that you choose to visit
the Eric Liddell Daycare Service,
you are likely to find people helping the Centre's staff to help
others. On a typical day you might find a sixth former from one of the
local schools helping one of the staff to give some of the clients a
manicure while chatting happily about her studies and what she hopes to
do after school. Another table has been set up for dominoes which
are being played
with evident fun between the clients and the helper. Over beside the
piano a couple of clients and a helper are selecting music to listen to
and discuss, very soon the strains will filter over to the domino
players who quietly hum the tune as they play. Another volunteer looks
up online records of charitable trusts to pull out the ones that our
Fundraising Manager can then send a persuasive funding application to.
The Centre is indebted to its volunteer helpers who, by
giving
up some of their time, are enriching the lives of others and gaining
skills and satisfaction for themselves. The benefits for younger
helpers go beyond this and will include relational skills and
references for potential employers or university entrance. What
we need
As an Edinburgh charity working with local people the Eric Liddell
Centre is able to do more because people want to assist us. Of course,
if we have more helpers, we can do even more.
You can lend a hand in a number of ways including:
- Helping in the Day Care Service* and its home
based activity service.
- Giving a hand to set up our new lunch service for
older people starting in spring 2012.
- Offering a helping hand at the Centre's reception.
- Doing odd jobs around the building, including a
bit of painting and decorating.
- Helping carers through the Carer Befriending
Service.
- Helping us organise our series of fundraising events.
- Acting as host for a Centre based course.
- Admin support.
- Using your creative skills to design new leaflets, posters etc.
- Giving talks to local Rotary Clubs and other community groups.
- Helping
us spread awareness of our social media platforms.
Training
This will depend what service you are lending a hand with but may
include reminiscence, life story work, first aid, and dementia
awareness to mention a few.
Can you help?
If you are able to give some time on a regular basis, whether that is
weekly, fortnightly, monthly or even daily and you want to help us make
life better for local people, we would love to hear from you.
To join our Helping Hand Programme
Please download the application form below and return it to us,
references will then be sought from the referees that you have
provided.
Downloads
The following pdf format documents are suitable for printing
at home:
Information
about being a Lunch Service Helper
Information
about being a Programme Assistant
Information
about being a Befriending Service helper
Information
about being a Day Care Service helper
Information about
being an Ambassador for the Eric Liddell Centre
Information about
being a Volunteer Receptionist
Information about
being a Tots Togs volunteer
Information about
being a Cafe Connect helper
Application
Form
General
information sheet (same text as this web page but prints
nicely on an A4 sheet)
If you would like to speak to anyone about volunteering through the
Helping Hand Programme
please call
Evelyn or Julie on 0131 447 4520.
*If you are interested in lending a hand in our day care
service, you
will be invited to complete an Enhanced Disclosure application form.
From November 2010 applications will be made for membership of the
Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme.
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