Parent Support Services Society of BC (Volunteer Facilitator for Support Groups)

• Background/police check requiredAppropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55Appropriate for volunteers aged 55 and overFamily-oriented volunteeringTraining or orientation required

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 an Initial facilitator training on July 27-29, 2018.

Friday 27th: 6pm to 9:30pm

Saturday 28th: 9am to 5:15pm

Sunday 29th: 9am to 5:15pm

Applicants must attend the full 20h Training.

We require that all volunteers partake in our 20h training in order to qualify as volunteer facilitators with PSS and commit to a minimum 1 year, 2-5h a week. This is to ensure that our volunteers are knowledgeable about our services; learn how to utilize the self-help, peer support model; to ensure that our services and practice is consistent and reliable, and to build healthy and safe spaces for our Circle members.

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/

Email it to Daniela, Volunteer Coordinator – you can find the contact info here

http://www.parentsupportbc.ca/staffs/daniela-alvardo-torres/.

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