Could you be a Listening Ear?

Would you like to be a Listening Ear?

Would you be interested in finding out about becoming a Listening Ear providing support in a voluntary capacity for other ELC employees when they need someone to talk to in confidence? Perhaps they are having a bad day, problems at home or just not feeling too great.

To become a Listening Ear you would need to complete the two day Mental Health First Aid course. The next dates for this are the 11^th and 18^th February (Penston House) or the 18^th March and 25^th March (Penston House/John Muir House).

If you are interested, please contact Rebecca Grangeret.

We’re particularly keen to hear from people who:

• Have generally good mental health – you may or may not have a mental health condition currently or in the past. For example, you may have depression but are managing this well.
• Are good listeners, non-judgemental and accepting of others concerns
• Able to keep other’s information confidential except in an emergency situation
• Are able to recognise the limits of the role – a first point of contact for signposting and a listening ear, not trying to solve the problem

Benefits to you:

• Volunteering our time makes us feel good
• Learn and enhance skills which could be useful outside work or for another role/current role
• Be part of a network of people who you would meet up with regularly