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Royal Air Forces Association
- VO98786
Loneliness affects tens of thousands of people across the RAF community. Whether it’s a veteran struggling to adapt to life after service, or a family member facing difficulties alone, loneliness can be devastating to people’s mental and physical health.
The Connections For Life service offers friendship telephone calls to anyone in the RAF community who needs it, and matches caring, friendly volunteers, with those beneficiaries who are experiencing isolation. The RAF community is made up of both veterans and serving personnel, and their respective spouses, partners, widows or widowers. As a volunteer, you can offer a listening ear, help someone regain their confidence, share discussions around their interests and help them reconnect with the wider world.
The Connections Volunteer role would involve contacting a beneficiary over the phone on a regular basis. A friendly, 30-minute chat that a volunteer can offer will make all the difference, providing a vital link for someone who is lonely and isolated.
What will volunteers be doing?
- Providing regular social interaction and support to members of the RAF community via telephone contact
- Checking on a beneficiary’s welfare and alerting them to available support if needed
- Relaying any concerns to their Connections Coordinator
- Regularly submitting an activity log summarising their interactions so we can make sure everyone is receiving the help they need
Experience required
• Patience and Empathy
• Friendly nature/rapport
• Good listener
• Ability to maintain boundaries
• Reliability
• A RAF or forces background is not essential, and we welcome applications from all areas of the community.
Travel details
Home based
Support
Training details
Our Training course is online and once completed can enhance your communication and listening skills. Our training course is also accredited, and you will receive a certificate of achievement.
Restrictions
Minimum age: 18
Availability
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Volunteers (aged 18-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Connections For Life Volunteer (Angus) with Royal Air Forces Association
Your email address and phone number will only be used by the organisation/TSI you are contacting to discuss in more detail the opportunity you are enquiring about.
Your details and message will be sent to:
Craig Anderson, Royal Air Forces Association
Craig Anderson, Royal Air Forces Association
Email address: volunteers@rafa.org.uk
A copy will be sent to the organisation that supports volunteering in Angus:
Contact name: Voluntary Action Angus
Email address: info@voluntaryactionangus.org.uk
Phone: 01307 466113
Thank you for registering your interest in Connections For Life Volunteer (Angus) with Royal Air Forces Association.
Royal Air Forces Association has been sent your details and message, they will respond to you at the email address you provided.
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