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Thank you for your interest in our Level 1 training to become a chat and text peer support volunteer! This is a registration form for our Info Session on September 10th. Please make sure that you have read the position description on our website so you can come ready with any questions you may have!
Peer support volunteers must:
Peer support volunteers must:
- Be between the ages of 16-29;
- Identify as: lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, Two Spirit, genderqueer, queer, asexual, questioning, and or/ another identity that falls within the queer and/or trans spectrum;
- Be living in Ontario, Canada;
- Commit to volunteering 3 hours per week and attending monthly virtual meetings.
Application deadline: 12:59 PM on Thursday, September 17th, 2020. Volunteer applicants will be notified about the status of their application by the end of day Friday September 18th. Interviews will take place during the week of September 21st to 25th 2020.
If selected to train for the Peer Support Volunteer program, individuals must complete a mandatory 10-week training process, running from Sept 29th - Dec 1st, 2020 online.
All volunteer shifts occur virtually, in small groups with other 2SLGBTQ youth from 4PM-9:30PM E.S.T.
YouthLine has an accessibility fund to support those who may need additional support (e.g. headphones) to be able to take chats/texts/calls remotely.
For more information on volunteering at YouthLine, please contact Sierra at sierras@youthline.ca. All information submitted on this application will be kept confidential and accessed only by YouthLine staff. Please note that unless otherwise notified, email will be used as the primary mode of communication.
For more information on volunteering at YouthLine, please contact Sierra at sierras@youthline.ca. All information submitted on this application will be kept confidential and accessed only by YouthLine staff. Please note that unless otherwise notified, email will be used as the primary mode of communication.