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Volunteer position description
Position title: save-a-mate (SAM) - Volunteer Peer Educator
Department: Social Inclusion Programs
Position location: Melbourne, Bendigo and Echuca Regions
Position reports to: Program Convenor and SAM Team Leader
Hours of work: Minimum of 4 - 8 hours (approx.) per month (i.e. 1-2 sessions of 4 hours) and more if opted to deliver sessions at youth festivals and events.
Organisational information
Red Cross provides a number of community services in Victoria, which are in line with its principles, goals and mission statements, and complement its role in caring for people in crisis. In delivering the save-a-mate program Red Cross will demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and quality.
Program and position summary
Save-a-mate (SAM) is a program designed to reduce incidences of harm and fatalities associated with alcohol and other drug use in young people through relevant first aid and peer education. The Red Cross SAM Alcohol and Other Drugs Emergencies (AODE) Course is an interactive, educational program that teaches young people how to recognise, prevent and respond to emergencies that may occur as a result of alcohol and other drug use. The focus of the SAM AODE Course is to equip participants to provide potentially life saving support to their mates, families and others where official first aid providers are not present. Through the save-a-mate program, young people are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves, their friends and others around them.
Significant responsibility
To work cooperatively with the Program Convenor, SAM Team Leader, course organisers or youth event organisers, in the provision of the SAM service.
Volunteers will be asked to formalise their commitment to the SAM Program by signing a Memorandum of Understanding.
Tasks
To deliver SAM Sessions at secondary schools, youth centres and community centres, and provide health promotion at youth events and destivals as required. Note: volunteers will work in teams of two.
Tasks include:
- work on program activities with small groups of participants
- ensure training materials are provided to each participant
- work according to Red Cross SAM program policies and operational procedures
- work cooperatively with the SAM Team Leader, course organisers or youth event organisers to ensure the venue is ready and equipped with course requirements
- encourage communication with the participants during the sessions, listen and share
- maintain service records and return to Convenor or SAM Team Leader as required
- participate in regular (bi-monthly) performance discussions/program monitoring and evaluation with the convenor or the SAM Team Leader
- participate in any training sessions and meetings called by the convenor or the SAM representative. Attend a minimum of five out of seven annual sessions/meetings
- report any accident or injury to yourself or the participants, or risk of such, to the convenor and course organisers or youth event organisers.
Position requirements and personal skills
- interest in providing a humanitarian service, and ability to work within the fundamental principles of Red Cross
- ability to work within operational policies and procedures, and maintain confidentiality
- experience in working with young people and an understanding of harm minimisation philosophy in relation to the issues relating to young people and the misuse of drugs and alcohol
- be non-judgemental
- ability to communicate with a broad range of people and listen effectively
- satisfactory results from a police records check, working with children check and reference checks.
Qualifications
- current Victorian driver's licence (essential)
- Level 2/Intermediate First Aid (desirable). Note: will be provided at no costs to all successful candidates
Please note only two recruitments are conducted per year for this program.
For more information please contact:
Email VIC SAM Team Leader, phone on 03 8327 7902 or visit the SAM website.
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