Volunteer Opportunities with Ecas
There are great Volunteer Opportunities with Ecas. Live in Edinburgh, interested in supporting adults with physical disabilities and have 2 hours a week to spare? You’ve come to the right place.
There are several ways you can support our essential work. The main volunteer opportunities are with our fantastic Befriending Service and we are always keen to add to our team of Volunteer Befrienders.
Volunteer Craft Assistant
Are you passionate about crafts and volunteering to help people with a physical disability in Edinburgh? This role involves assisting the Crafts Group Leader with the smooth running of weekly classes. Find out more here.
Join our Finance & Personnel committee
We are also looking for volunteers for our finance committee. Find out how you can help Ecas. Contact Ally for more details.
Befriending volunteer opportunities
Ecas is looking for Volunteer Befrienders who we can match with people based on shared interests. Ecas provides full training and ongoing support. We also cover travel and other costs, so you’re not out of pocket!
Ecas Befrienders usually visit once a week, to help brighten their befriendee’s day, and to help them get out and about, if that’s something they would like to do. Befriending is a rewarding and valuable way to make a meaningful difference within your community.
Find out more about Volunteer Befriending with Ecas
Here are some people currently looking for a befriender
Here are some people currently looking for a befriender.
A blether and charity shop rummage
- Would like a chat over tea, perhaps pop out with the dog
- She likes a chat once she gets going and enjoys women’s magazines and charity shops
- She loves music and has a wide and surprising range of tastes
- Based in Drylaw in north west Edinburgh
Social time to build confidence
- She is looking to meet someone new, have a laugh and build up her confidence
- A social person, she has loved her jobs in retail and hairdressing and has struggled with isolation
- She likes TV and film, particularly medical programmes and horror, likes taking the time to be mindful with some colouring
New perspectives
- Looking to have a chat and gain a new perspective on things
- She is vivacious, likes a blether, and would like to learn about culture, play a board game or perhaps get out
- She is well travelled, has a professional background in youth work and loves music and comedy
Interested in becoming a volunteer befriender?
Contact Sam Collins or Rosa Hardt for more information.
Contact usSome Befriending stories from Ecas
Returning to befriending, meet Aoibheann
Befriending with Ecas is a rewarding and valuable way to make a meaningful difference. Our volunteers often return
A Befriending Story – when Heather met TJ
Our latest Befriending Story – a tale of good times, shared passions and waffles!
Volunteer Training for Befrienders
Find out more about Volunteer Training for our Befrienders at Ecas.