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Telephone Befriender (Can vary 15mins - 1hr each week)

Opportunity hosted by: Salford Being There

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Telephone Befriender (Can vary 15mins - 1hr each week)

Opportunity hosted by: Salford Being There
Description:

RING, RING, RING, RING!…..If you like listening and engaging in conversations about all sorts of things over the telephone, then this role may be for you! As a Being There Telephone Befriender you will be required to phone a client each week. This service helps clients to feel supported and less isolated. Not everyone is fortunate to have family and friends, so your call will make a huge difference!

Having other time commitments, not having access to transport or having mobility issues can sometimes make volunteering difficult to do, but not with us! Once you have completed our 2hr training programme and completed all your DBS checks, you can choose the days and times that suit you, as long as it’s between Monday-Fridays, 9am-4pm. Many of our volunteers chat to their clients for around 15mins to one hour each week.

Volunteers will be reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses.

What type of activity will volunteers be doing?: Caring, Community Work, Health and Wellbeing, Mentoring Befriending and Buddying, Older People
Where is the opportunity based?: Salford
Wards opportunity based in: Barton & Winton, Boothstown and Ellenbrook, Broughton, Cadishead & Lower Irlam, Claremont, Eccles, Higher Irlam & Peel Green, , Kersal & Broughton Park, , Little Hulton, Ordsall, Pendlebury & Clifton, Swinton & Wardley, Swinton Park, Walkden North, Walkden South, Weaste and Seedley, , Worsley & Westwood Park
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What is the duration of the volunteering opportunity?: Long term
Skills and qualifications that may be needed or developed:

We are looking for volunteers from all walks of life who can demonstrate maturity, sympathy and empathy.
* You may be retired or work part time, so you would like to use your spare time to help people in the community.
* You may have previously been a carer or received care support yourself, so you understand some of the challenges that carers have to deal with and so would like to give something back to the community.
* You may be a student studying a course in the caring profession such as Medicine, Social Work, Health and Social Care or Counselling so you are looking to enhance your employability by getting some real life work experience.

This opportunity is suitable for the following groups: BME, Carers, Disabled (physical), Employee volunteering, LGBT, Long term health condition, Older people
Is this opportunity suitable for under 18s?: No
Does this opportunuity have gender restrictions?: No
Are out of-pocket expenses covered for volunteers?: Yes