Jenny
15th March 2009, 12:45 AM
Your local branch (http://www.samaritans.org/talk_to_someone/find_my_local_branch.aspx) of Samaritans is always looking for people with the ability to listen, without passing judgement. You don't need formal qualifications or previous experience, but a natural ability to listen and remain open-minded is essential. You must be over 18.
If you volunteer as a ‘listener’ during the day or night, you’ll develop the confidence and precious know-how to turn your natural instinct to want to help someone in difficulty into positive, sometimes life-changing support by phone, email, text message, letter, even face to face.
If you volunteer behind the scenes, you’ll be helping your local branch run smoothly and play a key role in keeping our vital service open. Some branches also have charity shops that you might be able to manage or help with shifts.
Click here (http://www.samaritans.org/support_samaritans/volunteer/different_ways.aspx) to see some of the ways you can support the samaritans - there are other ways to support than other than answering the telephone if you don't feel comfortable doing that.
Click here (http://www.samaritans.org/support_samaritans/volunteer.aspx) for information about volunteering to be a telephone volunteer
click here (http://www.samaritans.org/support_samaritans/volunteer/apply_to_volunteer.aspx) for an application form
If you volunteer as a ‘listener’ during the day or night, you’ll develop the confidence and precious know-how to turn your natural instinct to want to help someone in difficulty into positive, sometimes life-changing support by phone, email, text message, letter, even face to face.
If you volunteer behind the scenes, you’ll be helping your local branch run smoothly and play a key role in keeping our vital service open. Some branches also have charity shops that you might be able to manage or help with shifts.
Click here (http://www.samaritans.org/support_samaritans/volunteer/different_ways.aspx) to see some of the ways you can support the samaritans - there are other ways to support than other than answering the telephone if you don't feel comfortable doing that.
Click here (http://www.samaritans.org/support_samaritans/volunteer.aspx) for information about volunteering to be a telephone volunteer
click here (http://www.samaritans.org/support_samaritans/volunteer/apply_to_volunteer.aspx) for an application form