Description:
PPT’s Health Services offer a full range of primary and sexual health care including physical examinations, anonymous HIV testing, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, birth control information and prescriptions, pregnancy testing and options, pre-natal care, and medical abortion. Health Services also includes a peer education program, where peer volunteers provide education, information, emotional support, selected tests,
General Responsibilities:
This position will work closely with the existing program Coordinator to support the peer education program. The Coordinators are responsible for volunteer recruitment, training, evaluation, scheduling, support and appreciation as well as the administrative duties of the Health Services peer education program.
Specific Responsibilities:
- With co-coordinator, support recruitment and selection of new volunteers.
- Design and facilitate training sessions for new volunteers.
- Provide orientation to new peer education volunteers in their capacity of providing peer education and information to clients.
- Provide education and information to clients when required.
- Participate on the Volunteer Opportunities Committee.
- Participate in agency volunteer appreciation activities as well as ongoing appreciation efforts.
- Provide ongoing support to peer education volunteers.
- Provide feedback and evaluation of volunteers in their capacity of providing peer education and information to clients according to evaluation procedures.
- Maintain regular communication with co-coordinator and volunteers to discuss shifts, service changes, meetings, ongoing training and other Planned Parenthood Toronto events.
- Oversee volunteer-conducted tests.
- With co-coordinator, maintain updated volunteer procedures and documentation materials.
- With co-coordinator, maintain client session documentation and program statistics.
- As needed, provide advocacy and referral support for abortion and prenatal care clients seen by the peer education program.
- As needed, develop relationships with community partners to support client care and program functions.
- Participate in program planning and implementation of new functions or services.
Other Responsibilities:
- Act in accordance with PPT’s Vision, Mission, Equity Vision, Values and Principles, and Policies and Procedures
- Work in alignment with the agency’s strategic plan.
- Demonstrate openness and responsiveness to emerging client and community needs as identified by the agency.
- As it relates to your position fulfill responsibilities outlined by the agency’s funders.
- Participate at staff and team meetings and other activities/meetings related to the agency, as requested
- Participate in the orientation and training of new staff as requested by Executive Director or their Manager.
- Available to work some evenings and weekends as required.
- Other duties related to the role or based on agency need, as required.