CamSight is a Cambridgeshire charity that supports local people of all ages living with low vision and blindness to live the lives they choose. We work to enhance independence, improve well-being, and ...
Telephone Befriender
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Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
CamSight Volunteer Team
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#124565
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Can you spare an hour a week to make a difference to someone living with Sight Loss?
CamSight is looking for compassionate and reliable volunteers to join our Telephone Befriending Service. Many of our service users experience loneliness or social isolation and would benefit from a regular friendly conversation.
As a Telephone Befriender, you will provide companionship and a listening ear through regular telephone calls from the comfort of your own home.
What's Involved?
- Making regular telephone calls to one or more CamSight service users.
- Building a friendly and supportive relationship through conversation.
- Offering companionship, encouragement and connection.
- Committing to an agreed call schedule that works for both you and the service user.
- Reporting any concerns to the CamSight team.
What We Are Looking For
You do not need any previous experience. We are looking for people who are:
- Friendly, patient and empathetic.
- Good listeners and communicators.
- Reliable and committed.
- Respectful of confidentiality and personal boundaries.
- Keen to support people living with sight loss.
Time Commitment
- Flexible and home based.
- Typically around 30 to 60 minutes per call.
- Take on one regular call or several, depending on your availability.
- Calls can usually be arranged around your lifestyle and existing commitments.
What You'll Gain
- The opportunity to make a real difference to someone's wellbeing.
- Experience supporting people affected by sight loss.
- Training and ongoing support from CamSight.
- A chance to develop communication and listening skills.
- The satisfaction of helping reduce loneliness and social isolation in your community.
About CamSight
CamSight supports people living with low vision and blindness across Cambridgeshire. Through practical support, information, activities and volunteering opportunities, we help people live independently and remain connected to their communities.
Interested in becoming a Telephone Befriender?
We would love to hear from you. Contact CamSight to find out more about this rewarding volunteer opportunity.
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About CamSight
CamSight is a Cambridgeshire charity that supports local people of all ages living with low vision and blindness to live the lives they choose. We work to enhance independence, improve well-being, and improve inclusion.
Our vision
A world of equality, in which people of all ages who are blind or have low vision achieve the possibilities they choose in life.
Our values
At CamSight, we strive for a world of equality, in which people of all ages who have low vision and blindness achieve the possibilities they choose in life.
In this mission, we aim to uphold the following values in all that we do:
o Person-centred
Our beneficiaries are at the heart of everything we do. We see individuals as whole people, not defined by one element of their lives. Our work is holistic in approach. All are welcome at CamSight.
o Empowering
We enable everyone to be able to reach their full potential. We provide the tools, information, and advice to allow people to live the lives they choose. We do not prescribe or dictate terms; we empower decision and action. We invest in our staff and volunteers to meet their aspirations and those of CamSight.
o Friendly
We are caring and empathetic to all we work with. We are a friendly voice at the end of a telephone call or a friendly face to chat with over a cup of tea. We are responsive in our communication and in our work. We create a positive, professional environment in which to work.
o Collaborative
We work well together and with others. We are flexible and adaptable in our approach, looking to build our partnerships and networks for the benefit of our beneficiaries.
o Accountable
We are accountable to each other and to our beneficiaries. We monitor and report our impact, our finances, our progress, and our plans in an open and honest way. We build trust through transparency. We welcome feedback and we work to improve.