Moderator UP! talks

Sometimes you find yourself pondering all sorts of things on your own. That's when it can be nice to exchange thoughts with peers. How do you deal with feelings of regret, sadness or shame? How do you keep in touch with others?

Amaryllis organises group discussions and is looking for discussion leaders for this purpose. Maybe it is something for you? As a discussion leader, you conduct discussions at locations where elderly people meet, such as the community centre, community centre or a senior citizens' flat. You do this as a volunteer and receive training to use a special and accessible conversation methodology.

Procedure:

• Brief telephone interview with Sandra Buith;
• Participation in a training course (with lunch);
• After successful completion of the training course, you will start leading interviews independently.

With the UP! group discussions, we strengthen the social base in the municipality of Leeuwarden by bringing residents together and thereby improving the quality of life in villages and neighbourhoods.

• (Digital) training in the methodology;
• Personal coaching, peer review and feedback;
• Inspiration and a network of fellow discussion leaders;
• Flexible deployment.

• You can listen well, without judging or coaching;
• You are friendly and have an open and neutral attitude;
• You can steer the conversation in the right direction;
• You bring energy and calm to the group;
• You are deployable once every fortnight.

Are you someone who:

• understands what it is to get older;
• himself is 60-plus;
• is interested and actively asks questions;
• positive in life;
• gets on well with elderly people;
• enjoy working through an existing methodology;
• wants to be part of a national movement for older people to share their stories;
• itself knows or knows how to find groups of elderly people;
• enjoy organising meetings?