Listening Volunteer

Our volunteers will provide a space for those in distress with an Autoimmune Disease (wrens) to feel heard. Through listening and reflecting with our Wrens, our volunteers can help Wrens to feel supported and less isolated.

• Regular Sessions: You’ll participate in fortnightly 50-minute sessions with two separate service users via telephone or video call. A volunteer's focus is on allowing Wrens to express their feelings about their autoimmune disease without offering advice or solutions.
• Training and Assessment: After submitting an application, successful applicants undergo a remote training program focused on listening skills and supporting individuals with autoimmune diseases.
• Ongoing Support and Training: Volunteers receive ongoing support and the opportunity to continue to develop their listening skills from experienced volunteers, Operations team and clinical supervisors.

'My volunteer has gently and skilfully supported me to reflect and reframe my anxieties and facilitated me to look forwards with more positivity. It is work in progress but I am able to encounter set backs with a little less fear and a title more positivity because of my listeners support' - A Wren