Many older people in Camden experience social isolation and loneliness. Our Telefriends volunteers offer older people companionship and company over the phone.
In this role you will:
- Make a regular weekly telephone call of up to half an hour to an older person with whom you have been matched
- Provide conversation and company
- Spend time chatting with the older person, talking with them about their current and past life experiences
- Provide feedback on your conversations to our coordinator as required
- Make our coordinator aware of any emerging issues or concerns that the older person has agreed to be shared with us.
- Agree to call the older person at a time agreed with them and us. Our volunteers call at times between 10.00 – 18.00, Monday-Sunday
- Put aside that time to make the call free from distractions
- Make this weekly commitment with consistency and reliability
• Training and support to do your role
• Feedback from an identified member of staff
• Expenses that cover your out of pocket costs whilst volunteering with us, e.g. call costs.