Description:
Do you want to befriend a senior and/or an adult with a disability?
Telephone Reassurance Volunteers contact clients by telephone and create a one-to-one relationship between themselves and an isolated individual.
Volunteers are asked to commit to several days per week in this type of service provision.
--- Reliable and trustworthy; punctual; warm and caring; cheerful, patient and friendly; interested in working with older adults.
--- Able to respect the privacy and feelings of others.
--- Able to lay aside one's own problems and focus on the client.
--- Be a good listener.
