Volunteer Listener

JOIN THE SAMARITANS, WHERE JUST LISTENING MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

APPROX 15 HOURS A MONTH * BASED IN CENTRAL LONDON

As a Volunteer with the Central London branch of the Samaritans you will have the opportunity to make a real difference by helping our callers deal with distress.  Everyone who calls needs the space to talk, and some may be thinking of taking their own lives.  As a Samaritan you'll offer those in real crisis the chance to speak confidentially to another human being about what they’ve been going through.

You’ll be fully trained to deal with a huge range of issues and situations, only picking up the 'phone as a volunteer if and when you are really ready.  Being a Samaritan is fulfilling on many levels, and we run ongoing training programmes reaching out to Schools, Prisons, and the Homeless, as well as providing regular opportunities to aid each volunteer's personal development.