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24 people are interested
Friendly Callers for Senior Wellness
ORGANIZATION: Beaches Council on Aging, Inc.
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24 people are interested
Our FRIENDLY CALLER program is done from your home. Training is a 1 hour in person training at our office location in Jacksonville Beach.
The purpose of our Volunteer Friendly Callers is to assure those who ride our transportatoin vans called DIAL_A_RIDE, are well and their needs are being met. Our DIAL-A-RIDE senior passengers receive a supportive, friendly telephone call from you. These clients may be isolated or lonely.
Friendly callers will receive a list of names of the seniors and disabled adults who ride with our program DIAL A RIDE. These are adults in the Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach area that can no longer drive. The Friendly Caller will contact the rider to let them know we are doing wellness checks to make sure they are doing fine and if they have any needs besides transportation.
If so, we have an information coordinator that will direct our riders to a service that can fill their needs. The Friendly Caller is the connection to services. It's a way to let our seniors know we care about them. The time you spend with the caller is an agreed upon day and frequency. You may spend 10 to 15 minutes a week or a month, catching up, and spending a bit of quality time with someone who needs to hear a friendly voice.
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About Beaches Council on Aging, Inc.
Location:
PO Box 50291, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240, US
Mission Statement
The Beaches Council on Aging improves the quality of life for senior residents of the Beaches by connecting them, to people, services, and places, with care.
Description
We providing Beaches Seniors avenues to independence through out Dial A Ride transportation free program. We guide seniors to service information thourgh our Beaches Network Program. Give seniors a sense of self-sufficiency and security for a more positive and healthy life.
CAUSE AREAS
People with Disabilities,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
3410 34th Street SouthJacksonville Beach, FL 32250
(30.26266 ,-81.38731 )
DATE POSTED
December 16, 2024
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Customer Service
- Community Outreach
- Basic Computer Skills
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- From 30 minutes a week to 30m minutes a month.
- Must be a sensative listener, patient with seniors, ability to carry on a conversation on the telephone, can hear with ease, be positive, supportive and friendly.