Roses in the Ocean are currently seeking individuals with a lived experience of suicide to volunteer with our Peer CARE Companion in Community services in:

• Cairns
• Brisbane

Our Peer CARE Companion in Community is a face-to-face community-based suicide prevention service which has been created by Roses in the Ocean to provide a safe place for people with a lived experience of suicide to connect with others with a similar lived experience of suicide – our Peer CARE Companions.

A lived experience of suicide is:

• having experienced suicidal thoughts,
• survived a suicide attempt,
• supported a loved one through suicidal crisis, or
• been bereaved by suicide.

Peer CARE Companions meet people ‘where they are at’, locally and in community. Support may vary from meeting in community setting, having a coffee with someone, supporting them to navigate additional supports, going for a walk or connecting for a chat. 

If you are:

• comfortable talking about suicide and sitting with another person’s distress
• able to listen deeply and let people talk about their experiences, and
  would like to give back, we would love to hear from you.

We provide you with a phone app to use and you control your roster availability giving you plenty of flexibility.

The following training is provided:

• Touchpoints Workshop (4.5 hrs)
• Self paced online modules (4-6 hrs)
• Peer CARE Companion Workshop (6.5 hrs)
• Service Induction and some practice calls (3 hrs)

To register your interest in becoming a volunteer please click 'Apply' below. We will then send you a link create your Volunteer Profile in Volaby and book yourself in for a Readiness Call with one of our lovely staff members.

For more information, reach out to pccicqld@rosesintheocean.com.au