Interests

  • Disability

Activities

  • Befriending & Buddying

Our volunteers are an essential part of our organisation, enabling us to provide a wide breadth of services to our service users.  By becoming a phone befriender you can develop your communication and interpersonal skills. You will make a vital difference to the people you contact by reducing their sense of loneliness and social isolation.

This role requires a weekly commitment at a time to be agreed by both you and our client. We will regularly make contact with you both to see how the relationship is building and would ask you to commit to a weekly call for the minimum of 12 weeks.

Sight for Surrey is committed to developing and supporting our volunteers; our volunteering staff team will keep in regular contact with you and ensure you have induction training, around safeguarding and boundaries and who to contact if you have any concerns. 

Sight for Surrey will pay expenses should you incur costs for your volunteering calls and travel expenses to attend training (45p per mile).

 




What skills do I need?

We are looking for friendly, reliable individuals who have strong communication and listening skills. 


Interests

  • Disability

Activities

  • Befriending & Buddying

Details

  • DBS check required
  • Equal opportunities policy
  • Expenses reimbursed
  • Ongoing support
  • Suitable for under 18s
  • Training provided
  • Volunteer induction
  • Volunteer policy
  • Written role description

When can I volunteer?

Start Date: 29/06/2022

End Date: 29/06/2023

Slot Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Afternoon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Evening No No No No No No No

Availability Details

All telephone calls/zoom/skype meetings should wherever possible take place between the hours of 9.30am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, this will ensure that Sight for Surrey staff can address any issues that may arise. We will also provide you with a simple process for out of hours too.

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