Listening Volunteer
The Listening Place
Listening Volunteers create a warm and welcoming environment that encourages people struggling with suicidal thoughts and feelings to talk openly without being judged or given advice, in one-to-one sessions.
The Listening Place is a volunteer-led charity aiming to transform how we support people who feel suicidal. Our trained volunteers are part of a team delivering face-to-face, confidential, ongoing support to thousands of people each year. They help create the warm and welcoming environment that encourages people struggling with suicidal thoughts and feelings to talk openly without being judged or given advice. Listening volunteers provide ongoing face-to-face support to visitors on regular, fortnightly 4-hour shifts during which they meet with up to 3 visitors (for up to 50 minutes each). In order to ensure continuity for our visitors we require a one-year minimum commitment from our LVs, as well as three months’ notice of intention to leave. No experience or qualifications are necessary – we provide full training in active listening. We look for warmth, empathy and resilience in our volunteers and the ability to be non-judgemental and avoid giving advice. We are primarily recruiting Listening Volunteers for our Hammersmith site.
Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Support Work
Basic IT skills - internet & email, People Skills
Anyone over 18 can apply to volunteer, and no qualifications are necessary. Volunteers should be warm, caring and empathetic and have the time to offer regular, ongoing, non-judgmental support to our visitors.
We provide our volunteers with full training and a supportive community.
Listening volunteers provide ongoing face-to-face support to visitors on regular, fortnightly 4-hour shifts during which they meet with up to 3 visitors (for up to 50 minutes each). In order to ensure continuity for our visitors we require a one-year minimum commitment from our LVs, as well as three months’ notice of intention to leave.
W6 7NJ
Unit 1, Cambridge Court, 210 Shepherd’s Bush Road
We are a 5 minute walk from Hammersmith Station.
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