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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

Berwickshire Housing Association - Befriend Project

Charity registered in Scotland SC042342

Berwickshire Housing Association owns, manages and builds homes to rent to suit a range of lifestyles, personal needs and family sizes that people can afford. We do so in communities throughout Berwickshire.

We are a not for profit charity so all our income goes towards providing services for the community, the upkeep of our customers’ homes and building new homes.

Our visionBHA’s vision “To Realise the Power of Home” places our focus very much on the importance of home which goes beyond bricks and mortar.We believe everyone has the right to a high quality, safe and affordable home and a good quality of life.BHA has a role to play in enabling both of these outcomes for our customers.

Our valuesOur values underpin everything that we do. They inform our decisions, how we show up and they way we treat each other.They shape our organisation and how our customers and communities experience us.

Brilliant Basics Doing what we say we’ll do, communicating well, taking a person-centred approach in our dealings withboth customers and colleagues, taking ownership and accountability.

Embrace Change Actively supporting and embedding change, being flexible and adaptable, a commitment tocontinuous improvement and actively seeking best practice.

Learn & GrowA willingness to participate and learn, support the learning and wellbeing of others, providing learning anddevelopment opportunities.

Inspire Together Collaborate internally and externally, being approachable, helpful and kind,being non-judgemental, displaying emotional intelligence.

Current opportunities

Our volunteers offer informal companionship to people aged 65 and over in Berwickshire and Kelso. Use your life experience and the skills you’ve picked up along the way to help older people in our...

Our volunteers offer informal companionship to people aged 65 and over in Berwickshire and Kelso. Use your life experience and the skills you’ve picked up along the way to help older people in our...

Our volunteers offer informal companionship to people aged 65 and over in Berwickshire and Kelso. Use your life experience and the skills you’ve picked up along the way to help older people in our...

Our volunteers offer informal companionship to people aged 65 and over in Berwickshire and Kelso. Use your life experience and the skills you’ve picked up along the way to help older people in our...