Peer CARE Companion Warmline | Volunteer with us

Volunteer Peer CARE Companions (family, carers and supporters) will:

1. Have a personal lived experience of supporting someone with suicidal thoughts and/or behaviour. 
2. Have a current Police check and a Working with Vulnerable People check; Working with Children Check; Blue Card; or other state-based required check that allows you to work with vulnerable people (not needed to register to become a volunteer).
3. Be comfortable talking about suicide and sitting with another person’s distress.
4. Be able to listen deeply and let people talk about their experiences.
5. Be based in Victoria.

Benefit of participating as a Volunteer Peer CARE Companion:

• Value of giving back to others that have similar lived experience to you.
• With access to the Roses in the Ocean structured support system and training, some of our volunteers have found this work helped them process and provide meaning to their own lived experience.
• Privilege of listening to someone else’s story and using your lived experience to bring comfort and hope.
• The power of connection and sharing at a human level.
• A role to play in suicide prevention.

“The benefits of volunteering for the Peer Warmline are two-fold. I connect with other carers to let them know that they’re not alone, and it gives a difficult time in my life immense purpose.” – Rochelle, Peer CARE Companion Warmline volunteer, lived experience as family, carer or supporter

What to expect as a Volunteer Peer CARE Companion:

• Peer CARE Companions will be supported to complete:
  • Roses in the Ocean’s self-paced Volunteer Peer CARE Companion online learning and accompanying 1 day facilitated online workshop 
• Ongoing support and debrief via the Roses in the Ocean team 
• The opportunity to participate in group co-reflection sessions 
• Professional development opportunities through a Community of Practice
• Volunteers will work from home with policy and procedures in place to ensure privacy and confidentiality whilst creating an environment to support conversation.

Please ensure you have read the ‘Readiness to be Involved in Suicide Prevention’ document before completing your registration, which you can find here.

Once you have completed your registration, you will be contacted by a member of the Roses in the Ocean team. We will answer any questions you may have and discuss your readiness to be involved. It’s an informal chat to ensure that this is the right opportunity and the right time for you.

You can contact the Peer CARE Companion team at: [email protected]

Please click below to register your interest in becoming a Peer CARE Companion (family, carer or supporter) and select Peer CARE Companion Warmline as your preferred program to volunteer in.

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