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Are you a good listener? Are you confident delivering information to a group of people over the phone? Are you confident working with IT and using the internet?

We are looking for people to facilitate our Living Well With Sight Loss phone groups. The groups offer blind and partially sighted people the opportunity to share experiences of living with sight loss and to receive practical information on topics related to independent living. You will connect our groups together, facilitate discussions and provide relevant information to allow the group to increase their independence and improve their wellbeing.

We ask you to commit to facilitating a minimum of two sessions a week.

As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to deliver a piece of information taken from a group session facilitator guide to two members of the Living Well With Sight Loss Team. You will have a script available to you

This flexible opportunity puts you at the heart of supporting blind and partially sighted people in your area. You could help with:

* Assisting groups of blind and partially sighted people;
* Awareness-raising and campaigning on issues that affect those living with little or no sight;
* fundraising so we can continue to offer our amazing services and tackle social injustice.

Whether its cheering at a challenge event, helping at an information stand or store collection, welcoming guests at an event, or something else, you can choose to get involved based on your availability and interests.

In applying for / signing up for this role you agree to be contacted when we are seeking volunteers to help with an activity / tasks in relation to this role description. We will contact you via a communication method for which you have given consent.

Are you a good listener? Are you confident working with IT and using the internet? We need you to facilitate our weekly befriending telephone groups that offer blind and partially sighted people the opportunity to socialise with others. You will connect our groups together and contribute to groups to ensure that all participants feel comfortable and that group conversations run smoothly.

This is a telephone-based role that you can do from home. You will need access to a computer, an internet connection and good IT skills. We ask you to commit to facilitating 3 or more groups per week which will be at the same day and time each week. Groups run for an hour a week.

Experienced volunteers who have taken on a leadership role, our Community Lead Volunteers bring people together, raise awareness, support other volunteers, tackle barriers to independence and fundraise for our work.

Depending on your availability, training and interests, you will have the chance to take part in some or all of the following:

• host events and regular groups
• give talks about sight loss, eye health, the work of RNIB and partners
• design and deliver local campaigns
• lead and train groups of volunteers
• organise fundraising events like store collections
• attend information stalls and cheque presentations, and
• make wellbeing calls to community members.

As a blind or partially sighted Community Lead Volunteer, you may have the opportunity to join one of our Community Action Groups, shaping activity in your local area. (Note: These Groups have no governance or resource authority within RNIB.)