Could you help support our members who would like to stay in contact over the telephone and receive a weekly call from a friendly volunteer?

Making a regular call to one of our members could make a huge difference right now. So many of them live alone and having the opportunity to speak to another person can be of huge benefit to their general wellbeing.

We are looking for confident, chatty and friendly individuals who can hold a good conversation with our member over the phone. You could be chatting about similar interests or learning about each others lives. Whatever the conversation you’ll be making a positive difference.

As a Volunteer Telephone Befriender your role would be:

• To contact predominately older people with acquired deafblindness
• To establish and build a befriending relationship
• To call an identified Deafblind UK member at a mutually convenient time on a regular basis
• To enable the person to discuss topics of their choice
• To engage in conversations of mutual interest and to provide encouragement to maintain the flow of conversation for the allotted time
• To provide advice and guidance at a level appropriate within a mutual friendship.
• To provide regular updates of your volunteering activity to your named Deafblind UK contact to flag any concerns or queries.