Connections for Life (Telephone Befriending) -Home Based
Our Connections for Life service entails friendship telephone calls from volunteers to beneficiaries within the RAF community who maybe experiencing loneliness, adapting to life after service or just looking for a general chat.
We will provide you with all the necessary training so you can rest assured that you will have all the skills you need. As a Connections Volunteer, you will have the support of a dedicated coordinator as your point of contact.
A RAF or forces background is not essential, and we welcome applications from all areas of the community.
Key Skills description:
Patience and Empathy
Friendly nature/rapport
Good listener
Ability to maintain boundaries
Reliability
Duration: Ongoing
Start date: 28th September 2023
When can volunteers volunteer? Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly
Availability:
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Tasks the volunteer will be required to do:
As part of the RAF Association, our Connections Volunteers offer the vital connection and support our beneficiaries need. In this role, you will make a real difference by helping support a lonely individual via regular telephone calls.
To be over 18 years old
A short completed application form
Proof of ID
References
Informal interview
Training:
On-line training course
Requirements: Driving license
Skill and Qualifications Required:
None.
Areas of Interest: Older people, Veterans and Armed Forces
Opportunity suitable for: Home, Older people, People with restricted mobility, 18 and over
What activities will the volunteer do? Befriending
Skills gained in this role: Talking to others
Home based opportunity? Yes
DBS Check Required: No
About the host organisation
Hosted by: Royal Air Forces Association
Organisation Profile: The Royal Air Forces Association (or RAF Association), is a member-led, registered welfare charity that provides welfare support to Serving and Ex-Serving RAF personnel and their families.
Much of our work is funded by the generosity of our members, donors and supporters and through vital donations from the public to the Wings Appeal. A significant proportion of our work is undertaken by those who volunteer for the charity.
Volunteers provide visits to members of the RAF family to help combat loneliness, provide information on our Wings Breaks Hotels or to help them make financial applications in times of hardship. Volunteers help us fundraise by setting up collections, attending events and raising our profile. Volunteers edit sound effects into stories for young children, read by their parents who are away on deployment and they support us in many tasks throughout our branch network across the world.
The RAF Association is always looking for people to join us as a member or volunteer and we extend this invitation to you.
Charity number: 226686 (England & Wales) - SC037673 (Scotland)
