Volunteer

Volunteers are essential to our work at Scottish Refugee Council and are valued members of our team.

We are recruiting new volunteers!
Have a look below to see the roles on offer - we look forward to hearing from you.

Volunteering opportunities for refugees and people seeking asylum

We work with other charities and organisations across Scotland to support people seeking safety here to access volunteering opportunities. If you are interested in involving refugee volunteers in your organisation, please email us! If you are a refugee or in the asylum process yourself - see our Want to Volunteer section below.

Would you like to volunteer this June during Refugee Festival Scotland 2025?
Or support our Policy Officer with drafting policy responses and briefings?

If you are interested in applying for one of our volunteering opportunities, please click below to find out details:

How to apply?

  • The deadline for applications is Tuesday 22nd of April, 5pm
  • Have a look at the volunteer role outline and complete the online application form
  • We will contact you soon after the deadline to invite you to a volunteer interview.
  • Please email us if you have any questions! 
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Are you a refugee or seeking asylum? Want to volunteer?

Join one of our monthly Volunteering Information Afternoons to learn more about volunteering.

Next meeting
Friday 25 April
2-4pm
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Involve refugee volunteers in your organisation

Like to recruit
refugee volunteers
to support your work?

Read our top ten tips for recruiting volunteers and get in touch!
Anissa talks of her volunteering journey with us

Have a look
at our
volunteering stories

Our staff and volunteers talk about
what volunteering with us
is really like!
FAQs

Any
questions?

Answers to some frequently
asked questions about volunteering with Scottish Refugee Council

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