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Involving Volunteers Award

For many years, ANE has been the proud recipient of the Volunteer Friendly Award developed by Volunteer Dundee. So, you can imagine we were very disappointed to learn, when the management of the award transferred to Volunteer Scotland, that we would no longer be eligible and would instead need to apply for the Investing in Volunteers Award. We did not feel this was an alternative that suited our needs. Lo and behold step in Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action (AVA) who realised that smaller organisations like ours would find a local award equally prestigious and rewarding and developed the Involving Volunteers Award..
Following the production of an ANE evidence portfolio and with our practice put under the spotlight of not one, but two, rigorous assessment processes, we were delighted to be one of the first recipients of their new Involving Volunteers Award which is designed to recognise organisations that have good practice in place for volunteers and where volunteers can feel valued and thrive.

Volunteering Opportunity
Are you keen to make a positive difference in people’s lives?
Are you interested in equality, social justice and empowerment?
We are looking for people to join our highly trained and enthusiastic volunteer Community Advocate team delivering independent advocacy to mental health service users or people with learning disabilities throughout Aberdeenshire.
You will make such a difference in people’s lives, supporting them to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, helping them to understand and exercise their rights and options, and assisting them in the decision-making process relating to their care, treatment, and support.
Don’t worry, no previous experience is required as full training and mentoring is provided to enable you to help others to have a voice. So if you are wondering what to do with your spare time and have around two hours free a week to volunteer please contact admin@advocacyne.org.uk or phone 01467 651604. Our Training and Volunteer Coordinator would love to hear from you and will be happy to give you more information on this volunteering opportunity.
Working safely with Covid-19 and its variants
Here at ANE we are continuing to support our advocacy partners through already
difficult times in their lives.
While many measures to prevent the infection and transmission of Covid -19 and its
variants have been relaxed or removed nationally, our priority remains the health,
safety and well-being of our staff and our stakeholders.
Therefore, Advocacy North East will continue to employ a variety of health and
safety measures to enable us to deliver a full range of services to vulnerable people
within our community.
Wherever practicable and beneficial we will utilise technology and other alternative
approaches to undertake our work – but we will continue to meet with people in
exceptional circumstances where it is relevant, necessary and considered safe to do
so.
Whether you are new to independent advocacy or have used our service before,
please contact us and we will help you to access the information you need to make
informed decisions and have your voice heard in matters relating to your health and
social care.