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Volunteer Development Scotland Ltd. (also known as Volunteer Scotland).
Charity registered in Scotland SC013740 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, No. SC106743. Our registered Office is Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling. FK8 1QZ

Childrens Hospices Across Scotland

Charity registered in Scotland SC019724

CHAS is the only charity in Scotland that provides vital hospice services for children and young people with life-shortening conditions. We offer care for the whole family in our two children's hospices, Rachel House in Kinross and Robin House in Balloch. We also run a homecare service called CHAS at Home helping families in their own homes across Scotland when they need it most.

We are currently supporting over 300 families, as well as significant number of families who receive bereavement support. Our services are funded mainly through the generousity of our many supporters who help us to raise over £9million needed each year to provide these hospice services.

Current opportunities

Kitchen volunteers play an important role within the Hospice catering team. You will support the team to produce good quality, tasty, nutritious meals for children, families and visitors to the...

Volunteer gardeners are an integral part of the hospice garden team. There are a range of tasks you can support with in this role depending upon your interests, skills and experience. It’s...

This role supports the Activities team to provide fun, engaging experiences for children with life-shortening conditions, and their siblings. Activities and play help children to build happy memories...

Toy Cleaning volunteers play an important role in our hospice volunteer team. You will support us to keep the hospice toys and play areas clean, tidy and welcoming. The Hospice should be a home...

Childcare volunteers look after the sibling(s) of children referred to our service. For two to three hours, they will spend time with the child/young person within the hospice or the hospice garden...

Childcare volunteers look after the sibling(s) of children referred to our service. For two to three hours, they will spend time with the child/young person within the hospice or the hospice garden...

Volunteer Drivers support our transport service. CHAS families are invited to stay at our hospices throughout the year. We strive to remove barriers for families to do so, particularly offering...

Caring for a child with a life-shortening condition is a full-time job. We know that our families would really appreciate some support in their own homes in two particular areas - practical tasks and...

CHAS runs a number of charity shops locally, selling donated stock as well as new goods to raise the vital funds required to care for children and their families. You will be volunteering within our...

Our East Port shop is a small and quite unique part of our retail chain. Nestled in the heart of Dunfermline, we sell a carefully selected mix of clothing, accessories, jewellery and bric-a-brac to a...