0161 830 4770

FacebookYouTubeFlickrTwitter

Manchester Community Central

EnglishEnglish
EnglishEnglishArabicArabicBengaliBengaliBosnianBosnianBulgarianBulgarianCatalanCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCroatianCzechCzechDanishDanishDutchDutchEstonianEstonianFilipinoFilipinoFinnishFinnishFrenchFrenchGermanGermanGreekGreekHindiHindiHungarianHungarianIgboIgboItalianItalianJapaneseJapaneseKoreanKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)Kurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLatvianLithuanianLithuanianLuxembourgishLuxembourgishMacedonianMacedonianMalayMalayMalteseMalteseNepaliNepaliNorwegianNorwegianPersianPersianPolishPolishPortuguesePortuguesePunjabiPunjabiRomanianRomanianRussianRussianSerbianSerbianSlovakSlovakSlovenianSlovenianSomaliSomaliSpanishSpanishSudaneseSudaneseSwahiliSwahiliSwedishSwedishThaiThaiTurkishTurkishUkrainianUkrainianUrduUrduVietnameseVietnameseWelshWelshYorubaYoruba

Connections for Life (Telephone Befriending)

Organisation: Royal Air Forces Association
Minimum amount of hours required:

1

Time for the opportunity:

This grid shows when you can volunteer for this organisation (e.g. Monday Morning)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Morning
Afternoon
Evening

Description of opportunity:

 

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 as your point of contact.

An RAF or forces background is not essential, and we welcome applications from all areas of the community.

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.

Key Skills description

  • Patience and Empathy
  • Friendly nature/rapport
  • Good listener
  • Ability to maintain boundaries
  • Reliability

What’s in it for you

The opportunity to help members of the RAF community to feel less isolated and lonely and the sense of achievement having done this. It can help enhance your communication and listening skills, be very rewarding and you will gain a new meaningful relationship. Our training course is also accredited and you will recieve a certificate of achievement.

Requirements

  • To be over 18 years old
  • A short completed application form
  • Proof of ID
  • References
  • Informal interview
  • On-line training course

 

 
Recruitment Process: Application Form, Interview, Informal Discussion, References
Area of interest: Covid-19, Older people, Befriending

Welcome to Volunteer Centre Manchester. What volunteering do you want to do? Take a look at the opportunities that are taking place in Manchester below. You can search for opportunities by type or availability and view results as a list or on a map.

To select more than one search filter, press and hold the Ctrl key and click the options you want to search on. Click here to clear your search

See a map of opportunities

See a listing of opportunities

Displaying 1 - 1 of 1

Already registered with Manchester Volunteer Centre? Sign in and apply