Hearing Aid Technician

Be a vital link in the support for older people with hearing loss. Help them to get maximum use out of their hearing aids by ensuring they work and are in tip-top condition.

Since Covid-19 closed, access to hospitals around the country means hundreds of people have not been able to get hearing aids fixed easily. This leads to crippling anxiety, lack of connection with friends and family and an increasing sense of isolation and withdrawal from society. Since the beginning of the lockdown, we have helped over 400 people! 

Even now, it can still take over two weeks for someone with a faulty hearing aid to get an appointment to get this fixed. We desperately need more volunteers in Redbridge and the surrounding area. 

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Visit residents in their own homes and deliver basic hearing aid maintenance such as re-tubing and battery replacement.
  
• Signpost to other services such as the Technology and Information service at JDA.

Benefits to volunteer

• Receive technical training (ideal for those wishing to eventually become an Audiologist or Hearing Aid Technician)
• Opportunity to be a vital link in the support for older people with hearing loss and to meet a variety of people from across the community
• We cover all travel expenses & provide all equipment needed.

What skills do I need?

Skills, attributes, experience and qualifications

• This is perfect for someone with an interest in health care, social and community work
• Looking to become an Audiologist or Hearing Aid Technician? Our training and experience will help you jumpstart your career!
• A technical mind would be great but we will provide FULL technical training
• Great for someone with an outgoing personality and interested in people from all sorts of backgrounds
• You'll need to be caring, non-judgemental and respectful of others' views
• You'll need to have good listening and communication skills
• When starting out you'll ALWAYS be with another, more experienced volunteer. 
• Need to be 18+ 

When do I need to be available?

Details

Most volunteers will have one or two people to visit each week, depending on demand and how busy you like to be. On average, we would need a person to commit to at least two hours per week. There is also the opportunity to attend clinics in care homes once a month to help larger numbers of people.