- Institution: ARCVic
- Institution Description:
ARCVic is a specialist, state-wide, community organisation providing support, recovery, early intervention and educational services to people and families living with anxiety and anxiety-related disorders. We are currently recruiting volunteers for our CARES4Me program. CARES4Me stands for Co-ordinated Anxiety Recovery and Emotional Support program and is aimed at providing regular emotional support and assistance to vulnerable community members.
- Job description:
Provide emotional support, mental health related information and referrals to “callers” who are referred to the CARES4Me program. Once matched with a caller, the volunteer contacts the caller once a week for up to an hour to provide them with emotional support.
- Requirements:
Telephone support skills and experience. Highly preferred.
Strong verbal communication including clear voice quality and articulate speech. Highly preferred.
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to be assertive and non-judgemental. Highly preferred.
High degrees of emotional intelligence. Highly preferred.
Personal experience of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders; this can be from person lived experience, or from a family member, carer or support person.
Relevant tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, welfare, psychiatric or community nursing, and/or relevant employment or voluntary experience in mental health/psychiatric support work or related field.
Demonstrated knowledge through personal experience, educational studies, employment or voluntary work of mental health conditions and issues, especially anxiety and related disorders and evidence-based treatments.
Knowledge of self-help and support strategies that may assist people with anxiety disorders and carers.
Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel, and ability to collate statistics.
Willingness to work as part of a team, and under supervision.
- Contact: MDebono@arcvic.org.au
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