Volunteering at The Welcoming
Our volunteers support English classes, friendship groups, health and wellbeing activities, sustainability activities, and events.
Current opportunities
Volunteer Befriender
We are looking for new Volunteer Befrienders to join us at The Welcoming!
What does a Befriender do?
The role of a Befriender is to share social and cultural activities with
New Scots (refugees, asylum seekers and migrant), help them feel more
comfortable in their new community and offer informal support with
English language learning, on a 1:1 basis.
I get a great deal of personal satisfaction from the befriending experience. I
Volunteer Befriender 2022
genuinely could not think of a more rewarding way to spend my Thursday lunch
break as the family are so lovely and welcoming, and my New Scot friend always
seems so grateful to see me!
The befriending programme last for 9 months and the Befriender time commitment is an average of 1-3 hours per week.
To find out more about this volunteering opportunity click here:
For more information, please contact our Befriending Manager – [email protected]
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General information for volunteers
Volunteering opportunities with our partners
We work with a range of organisations across Edinburgh and Scotland. Sometimes, our partners have volunteering opportunities that are relevant to our volunteers. When these opportunities become available, they will be listed below.