Volunteer Peer Support Group Facilitator [Remote, but you must be located in BC]
Summary
Location
This opportunity can be done from anywhere.
When
About This Opportunity
Pain Support and Wellness Groups offer an opportunity for people living with persistent pain to meet on regular basis to learn about self-management of pain, receive support and provide support by sharing knowledge, experiences, coping strategies, and offering understanding.
Each session allows participants to share their experiences, discuss self-management skills and take part in gentle movement exercises as a group.
Pain BC is looking for volunteer facilitators to co-lead/facilitate online Pain Support and Wellness Groups for various communities across the province. As a volunteer, you will receive thorough training and educational materials from Pain BC, as well as ongoing support from Pain BC staff to facilitate the group in your community.
Volunteer training
The Pain Support & Wellness Groups volunteer training will be approximately 30 hours long with a mix of self-guided online training and facilitated (live) online Zoom training sessions.
Attendance for live Zoom facilitation days is required, and online modules are released between facilitation sessions.
Live training sessions are not recorded for viewing later.
Participants must complete a criminal record check.
If you are interested in joining the training, please complete our application form with the link below.
Once you have completed the application form, the Program Lead will be reaching out to candidates who have been selected for an interview closer to the training dates.
If you have any questions regarding the upcoming training, please contact us at supportgroups@painbc.ca.
Volunteer Requirements
Whether you meet these requirements or not, we encourage you to share your interest in us. You may still be a fit for a different opportunity with our organization.
- Over “age of majority” in province of opportunity
- Willing to undergo a background or police records check
- Own laptop with internet access and camera
- Completed profile on VolunteerSuccess.com
- Criminal Background Check
- Age 18+
- Lived experience of chronic pain (peer)