Befriending Volunteers

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Description

Would you like to make a real difference in the lives of older people in your community? Do you have 3–4 hours a week to spare?

Age UK East Sussex is looking for telephone and/or face-to-face Befriending Volunteers to help reduce loneliness and bring companionship to older people in our community.

Telephone Befriending (work from home) and/or Face-to-Face Befriending (in the client’s home or local community).
Regular chats and visits to brighten someone’s day.
Supporting 2–3 clients each week for a total of 2–4 hours.

The impact you'll have

Helping to combat loneliness and provide support to older people in East Sussex

The skills you'll need

You will need to have the following skills in order to participate:

Friendly, kind, reliable, and empathetic individuals. Good communication skills.

A commitment of just 3–4 hours per week to support 2/3 clients if possible.

Volunteering is currently open to people in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We're working to expand to other regions and will update GoVo when this changes.

When

Schedule

Flexible times

Commitment

Ongoing

You will need

Minimum age: 18

AGE UK EAST SUSSEX

Community and neighbourhood

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