Come join the Catch Your Breath program at Manningham Uniting Church & Community Centre, our neurodiverse friendship group for young people (aged 12 - 17 y/o) and their parents & carers. We are looking for a team of volunteers to roster on to program dates across the school terms to help support the program and our facilitator.

About the program

- Catch Your Breath is a friendship group for neurodiverse young people to connect socially in a safe and neuro-affirming space
- The program also welcomes parents & carers to come along and hang out together
- Sessions begin with a communal dinner, followed by activities for the youth group and a casual, peer-support session for parents & carers

Qualifications

- Have a WWCC / happy to obtain one (we will support you with this)
- Child safe training (as applicable and we can support with this)

Skills

- Prepared to be calm & quiet and allow teens and parents / carers to express themselves

Role responsibilities

- Help set up the space prior to the program
- Help organise / pick up dinner and serve it to families (no food prep necessary)
- Tidy up kitchen and dining space




- Be a listening ear to the youth group and/or parent & carer group
- Min. commitment of 1 session per school term

What you’ll get out of it

- Join a supportive team and community organisation
- Build your experience working with young people, carers and the neurodiverse community
- Flexible volunteer roster
- Dinner included!

The Uniting Church in Australia

Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) is an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and equal opportunity in employment. We welcome applications from all candidates from culturally diverse backgrounds, First peoples and all others regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, disability and sexual orientation.

Category

Young People

Commitment

Regular - more than 6 months

Type Of Work

Companionship & Social Support,

Time Required

Fridays fortnightly 6pm - 9pm during school terms. Min. commitment of 1 session per school term. Flexible rostering available

Training

Child Protected Training and support with obtaining a Working With Children Check

📌 Neurodiverse Youth Group - Volunteer (Templestowe)
🏢 Manningham Uniting Church
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