At Good Morning Down, we are always looking for new volunteers to help deliver our service across County Down. If you would be interested in becoming a Volunteer Telephone Carer with GMD, please get in touch with us using this form. Even if you would like to find out a bit more about what we do before committing to volunteering, we would love to hear from you.
Hours: one or two mornings a week (Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 1.00pm)
Role:
- Making a Good Morning telephone call to our project members at an agreed time each morning.
- Building relationships with our members during this friendly chat, checking on their well-being, showing a genuine interest in them and passing on relevant community information.
- Signposting our members to other agencies or services that can support or advise them if needed.
- Phoning their nominated contacts (usually family, friends, neighbours, etc) if our member does not answer their phone at the agreed time. These contacts can then advise us if they know our member’s whereabouts or they can go round to their home and check on them.
Requirements:
- The volunteer needs to be caring and friendly and have a genuine empathy for the needs of older people and those with other health difficulties.
- Confidentiality will be essential. Our members must feel certain that information about them will not be discussed outside the Good Morning Down office or passed on to any of their nominated contacts, etc.
- Have some experience in basic computer keyboard skills and have some experience in, or be willing to learn how to, work in a small office environment.
- Registration and an interview with the manager.
- Two character references.
- Access NI check.
Interested? Get in touch below.