Volunteer Carers Group Facilitator
Once a month on a Thursday, 10am - 12 midday.
Qualifications and Skills:
* Empathy and excellent communication skills, with the ability to give direction, along with enthusiasm, passion, and energy.
* Dependability and reliability.
* Compassion for support group participants.
* Experience with challenges faced by participants of the support group.
Goal of the Position: To provide a welcoming, respectful, and safe environment where participants can form friendships, create support networks, and share activities and speakers.
Responsibilities:
* Hold meetings as scheduled.
* Greet attendees, introduce new members, and foster a friendly environment.
* Lead meetings to ensure they are purposeful and achieve set goals, creating a nurturing atmosphere.
* Coordinate with Community Centre staff to arrange speakers, themes, or special events.
* Clarify meeting content and objectives, and establish ground rules for behaviour.
* Support consensus-based decision making within the group.
* Encourage friendship and mutual support among participants.
Group Dynamics:
* Set the tone for appropriate behaviour through empathy, humour, and openness.
* Foster a positive group dynamic, bringing out the best in each participant and building a network.
* Maintain confidentiality and respect among all participants.
* Encourage open discussion and build a strong sense of sharing by listening actively.
* Manage group interactions, recognising changes in dynamics or behaviour.
* Intervene promptly in case of disruptive behaviour, redirect efforts, and work towards conflict resolution.
* Report conflicts to the Community Centre Coordinator or Manager.
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