We are Norfolk’s charity for people living with sight loss and visual impairment. Providing practical and emotional support at our hubs in Norwich, King’s Lynn and Great Yarmouth and in hospitals ...
Telefriend
Practical details
Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
Emily Orford
Provided
#62895
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The Telefriends service is run by volunteers who make weekly calls to our clients to help alleviate isolation through phone calls and conversation.
Main Responsibilities
Vision Norfolk has been offering a Telefriends service for over 25 years. The aim of our Telefriends service is to:
- Provide weekly telephone social contact for visually impaired people in Norfolk.
- Help alleviate isolation by weekly phone calls, based on general chat and light befriending.
- Provide empathy and understanding of the clients’ sight loss. Have an awareness of how this affects their daily lives.
- Provide a friendly “listening ear”.
- Commit to a weekly phone call for a set day and amount of time each week based at a Vision Norfolk office, either in Norwich, Great Yarmouth or Kings Lynn or alternatively from home.
Skills/Experience Needed
We are looking for friendly, chatty, empathetic volunteers who enjoy talking to people on the telephone and will listen to our clients talk about their everyday life and sight loss experiences.
Benefits of Volunteering
Becoming a Telefriend volunteer gives you the chance to work with a wide range of people from different walks of life and is an opportunity to make a difference and support your local community. Vision Norfolk also offers:
- Vision Impairment Awareness Training for new volunteers
- Regular, ongoing advice and support to help you in your role
- Payment of out of pocket expenses (agreed in advance)
- The opportunity to be part of a warm and friendly volunteering team
Related to
About Vision Norfolk
We are Norfolk’s charity for people living with sight loss and visual impairment. Providing practical and emotional support at our hubs in Norwich, King’s Lynn and Great Yarmouth and in hospitals across Norfolk. Together with social and well-being activities for adults and children, young people and their families, daily living equipment, befriending services and specialist housing, we help those affected by sight loss to live life fully.
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