The Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre is advertising this role on behalf of Life's Little Treasures.

Peer Support Volunteers are an integral part of our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Connections Peer Support Groups. Volunteers are those with lived experience of having a premature or unwell baby who are willing to share their experience, provide a listening ear, and words of encouragement and support to others. Peer Support Volunteers are not counsellors, or medical professionals, but rather parents sharing their experience with other parents. Being able to speak with others who know what you are going through is invaluable, and the unique perspective and support our volunteers provide parents in our NICU Connections groups has a lasting impact.

The online Peer Support Groups operate within a closed Facebook group. Volunteers and participants write to each other through a live texting session.

Requirements:

• You need to have had a premmie or sick baby that has spent time in NICU or Special Care Nursery
• Your child is now aged between 1 – 10 years old
• You have good written English skills
• Are in the right mental place to support others
• You can commit to volunteering on a regular weekly or fortnightly session (for 2 ½ hours each)
• You have the ability to use Facebook and Microsoft TEAMS
• You have access to two devices (e.g. a tablet and a laptop, or a phone and a tablet etc.)