Age uk befriender interview questions

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Heyy everyone
I’ve got an interview coming up but I’m rlly scared about the interview. What questions do they ask? X

Is this for the telephone friend service or the in person one?

I've done the in person one.

There's nothing to be scared about. The interview questions are mainly to find a good match. Aligning interest etc.

I found it the most rewarding thing I've ever done. Good luck x

It won't be an interview as such, more like a getting an idea of you so they know who to match you with.

I did it for a few years, it's a wonderful thing to do, both for you and whomever you end up befriending

I have an age uk telephone friend

The questions are just common sense. They're not interviewing you as such. Do you understand not to give out personal identifying information? Do you know what to do if your friend is distressed on the phone one day? And what would you do if your friend made a racist remark or expressed some other OTT view point? What would you do if your friend asked you to send them a gift? Oh and why do you want a telephone friend?

It's as straightforward as that

I've been chatting to mine for a year now, she's 85 and lives alone but does have her son and daughter popping in briefly most days so don't expect to be matched with someone who is necessarily completely alone. My friend is lonely as her husband died a few years ago and her kids literally just pop in for 30 mins a day so huge swathes of her day are empty - she's unable to go out at all

It's a nice thing to do and rewarding but on occasion it's been inconvenient for me and I've really had to shoehorn it in (you're committing to the same day and time each week)

It makes a massive difference to my friend as she often tells me

It's not a scary interview. It's a chat to find out how much time you can commit, how far you're willing to travel etc. and what your interests are so that they can match you with someone you'll have something in common with. They'll also talk about safeguarding training and the boundaries of the role of being a befriender. You'll be fine!

Hi thanks for replying:)
it’s for the telephone service.
ohh okay that’s better. What questions should I prepare for then ? X

Hi thanks for replying:)
ohh okay that’s good. Still scared tho lol

Thanks for replying:)
ok thank you that’s really helpful and calmed me down.. for now lol.
oh that’s so sweet I hope I get the chance to make a difference in an older person’s life too.

Thanks for replying:)
okay thank you I’m calmed down for now lol

Do you never meet them.
I did this years ago but went round for a chat.

with telephone befriending it’s only on the phone