Good Neighbour (Newcastle)
A flexible volunteering role supporting people in Forth Valley with small, meaningful tasks that strengthen community and wellbeing.
For individuals 18+ in Newcastle and surrounding areas
Good Neighbours connects volunteers with people who may be isolated, older, or in need of extra support, offering simple acts of help such as shopping, companionship, or a short walk. These small, consistent interactions help individuals feel safer, more connected, and better supported within their communities.
Volunteers are fully supported through recruitment, training and ongoing guidance, with the flexibility to choose tasks that suit their time, interests and availability. Using an easy-to-access app or online portal, they can pick up opportunities that fit around their lives, making volunteering accessible and manageable.
Through their involvement, volunteers build confidence, develop new skills and gain a strong sense of purpose, while contributing valuable insight back to project staff. This helps shape responsive, community-led support that meets real local needs and strengthens connections across the area.
- Great people skills, able to be a friendly face, and build rapport with others
- Well organised, flexible, able to follow instructions and use own initiative
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Friendly, caring, approachable, compassionate, inclusive of others
- Able to complete volunteer recruitment and training process
- This role requires a PVG (criminal record check). There is no cost, and support is available to complete the process. Having a criminal conviction is not necessarily a barrier to becoming a volunteer
We are passionate about ensuring that each volunteer has a rich and rewarding volunteering experience! As a Good Neighbour, we will provide you with a single point of contact, a member of our staff team, who will check in with you regularly and be on hand to offer help, encouragement and support throughout your volunteering journey. We will also provide all relevant induction and ongoing training, and access to any resources or guidance that will support you to achieve success.
We will offer flexibility around your volunteering role, recognising the need for holidays, time away, or other personal commitments. We will also provide you with the chance to meet other volunteers, take part in social events, and the opportunity to share your story!
We will re-imburse you with any pre-agreed travel and out-of-pocket expenses.
Finally, as a volunteer, you can always expect to be treated with kindness, compassion, respect, with thanks, and so much more.
Find out more about the Good Neighbour project
Good Neighbours
Good Neighbours connects trained volunteers with people who need a little extra support, helping to reduce isolation and strengthen communities. Through flexible, short-term tasks, volunteers make a…
Volunteers who take part often report increased wellbeing, and enhanced skills, while having the opportunity to “give back”. People who receive support from the service also enhance their wellbeing, feel safer, more supported, and more able to live an independent life.
By becoming a Good Neighbour, volunteers:
- Gain fulfilment: volunteering provides a sense of purpose, and satisfaction from helping others
- Develop social connections: meeting new people, building friendships, strengthening community ties.
- Develop skills: by taking part in volunteering, people often develop new skills and interests, confidence and self-esteem
- Enhance health and wellbeing: volunteering is often linked with improved mental health, reduced stress, and even better physical health through keeping active
- Career growth: networking and gaining new experiences can boost career opportunities, helping to develop your CV
- Have fun! Volunteering can be a hugely enjoyable and rewarding experience
Volunteers can choose from a wide range of available tasks or activities.
Some examples include:
- Helping someone with grocery shopping
- Collecting and delivering medical prescriptions,
- Driving a person to their GP/hospital appointment
- Accompanying someone to a social activity or appointment,
- Helping with odd jobs around the house,
- Light gardening
- Checking in with someone for a cuppa and chat, and lots more!
The volunteering role is fully flexible meaning that volunteers can pick and choose which tasks they are interested in completing, and when.
This opportunity is is kindly funded by
