Parent Support Services of BC (Volunteer Facilitator for Parent Support Group)

Organization Name: Parent Support Services of BC
Opportunity Title: Volunteer Facilitator for Parent Support Group
Category: Social and Community Service
Commitment: 6 months to 1 year, Ongoing Opportunity (> 1 year)
Start Date: February 1, 2018
End Date: February 12, 2018

Email: daniela.alvarado-torres@parentsupportbc.ca
Website: http://www.parentsupportbc.ca/
Details:

• Background/police check required
• Appropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55
• Appropriate for volunteers aged 55 and over
• Family-oriented volunteering
• Training or orientation required

Opportunity Description:

Parent Support Service of BC is a non-profit organization, with a mission to protect the safety and well-being of children and promote the health of all families by partnering with those in a parenting role and their communities to build support, advocacy, education, research, and resources.

We are holding a facilitator training seminar on February 23-25, 2018. Applicants must attend the full 20h Training. See below for dates and times.

Friday 23rd: 6pm to 9:30pm

Saturday 24th: 9am to 5:15pm

Sunday 25th: 9am to 5:15pm

Every fiscal year, we facilitate 5 training seminars (in different regions in BC) for volunteers who are willing to commit for 2-3 hours a week for a minimum of 1 year. We require that all volunteers partake in our 20h training, in order to qualify as volunteer facilitators with PSS. This is to ensure that our volunteers are knowledgeable about our services; learn how to utilize the self-help, peer support model; and to ensure that our services and practice is consistent and reliable.

Qualifications:

• Good Listening and Interpersonal Skills
• An Interest in Improving Caregiver and Child Relationships
• Basic Understanding of Child Development and Parenting Issues
• Willing to do Community Outreach
• Speak English, Filipino, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, and/or other languages

Benefits:

• Extensive Facilitation Training & Continuing Education Will Be Provided
• Develop Skills for Career & Personal Growth
• Letter of Reference Upon Request (Minimum 1Year Commitment

To register, please fill out the PDF form on our website http://www.parentsupportbc.ca/volunteers/

and email it to daniela.alvarado-torres@parentsupportbc.ca.

For more information about Parent Support Services, please visit our website at www.parentsupportbc.ca