Are you a Social Worker, Counsellor or Psychologist (Uni Students encouraged to apply) looking to support Young People?

Canteen, delivers overnight programs, workshops and recreational and social events that bring young people together to build peer relationships.

As a Psychosocial Support volunteer, your role will be to provide effective psychosocial support and information to young people during programs and specifically through the facilitation and delivery of manualised group work content on overnight programs.

Volunteers are an essential part of our front-facing service delivery and success - we could not do it without you!

Canteen not only offers volunteers the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Young People Living with Cancer but provides you many other benefits such as:

• Provide general supervision to young people attending programs and events as required under the direction of the Program Coordinator
• Provide input to Canteen staff in relation to individual members
• Setting up and packing down before and after activities during the program
• Participate in the facilitation of activities. Activities may include but may not be limited to sporting activities, educational sessions, group discussions, workshops and debriefs
• Encourage young people to develop supportive relationships with their peers
• Supervise young people during activities and free time
• Observe behaviours and report to a Canteen staff member any behaviour that is likely to impact negatively on others
• Assist and support young people in developing their own skills
• Provide feedback on process improvement techniques where appropriate
• Monitor and enforce curfews and other program rules

Duties and Responsibilities

Canteen delivers overnight program, workshops and recreational and social events that bring young people together to build peer relationships. As a Program Logistics volunteer, your role will be to support the Program Coordinator to ensure the program or event runs smoothly.

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitation or co-facilitation of program sessions as per the evidence-based Programs Manual
• Facilitate or co-facilitate group discussions, educational sessions, workshops and debriefs
• Provide psychosocial support to young people within the limits of the role
• Encourage and enable young people to develop supportive peer relationships
• Provide instruction, guidance and supervision to young people
• Observe behaviours of young people and discourage any behaviour that is likely to impact negatively upon others
• Support young people in developing their own skills
• Inform Canteen staff immediately of any concerns regarding the immediate and ongoing safety and wellbeing of young people including issues related to child protection, self-harm and suicide ideation
• Complete service evaluation forms and engage in evaluation processes as required
• Provide feedback to improve services delivered.

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, counselling or allied field
• Demonstrated experience facilitating groups and workshops
• Demonstrated ability to respond appropriately to disclosures of suicide ideation or self-harm
• Ability to generate a safe, comfortable and confidential environment
• Effective communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to relate to young people
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Willingness to actively participate in programs

Please include a copy of your resume with your application.