Recruitment
We are currently processing a number of recent volunteer applications and envisage that after these our next recruitment will be in 2026.
We recruit both Listening Volunteers and Support Volunteers. Listening Volunteers answer the phones or reply to emails or web chats from our callers. Support Volunteers help keep the branch running with tasks such as administration, fundraising and maintenance of our property.
We invite anyone who is interested to attend an Information Event to find out more about who we are and what we do.
What happens next?
Once you have attended an Information Event we may ask you back for an interview and with this process complete we then move onto training.
Training for Listening Volunteers takes places over eight weekday evenings spread over eight weeks and also requires additional online modules to be completed at home. This equips all Listening Volunteers to support our callers whether over the phone, email, web chat, or in person at our branch.
The Samaritans training programme is the same throughout the UK and ROI. This not only allows Volunteers to move between branches but, most importantly, ensures that all callers receive the same level of support.
Would you like to know more?
Our Information Events for 2025 are currently full. If you would like to be contacted when we have dates in place for our next Information Event or ask us any questions first please contact us using our branch general enquiry form and mark your message FAO: Recruitment Administration.