To volunteer with our Peer CARE Companion in Community model in The Northern Beaches community.

Peer CARE Companion in Community is a face-to-face, community-based suicide prevention service. It provides a safe place for people to connect with our Peer CARE Companions who share a similar lived experience.

A lived experience of suicide is:

having experienced suicidal thoughts

survived a suicide attempt

supported a loved one through suicidal crisis

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. You will have flexibility and be able to update availability to best suit your lifestyle as needed.

Peer CARE Companions are:

Comfortable talking about suicide

Comfortable sitting with another person's lived experience and their feelings and emotions

Able to listen deeply and let people talk about their experiences

The following training is provided:

TouchPoints Workshop (4.5 hours)

Self-paced online modules (4 to 6 hours)

Peer CARE Companion Workshop (6.5 hours)

Service Induction and some practice calls (3 hours)

To register your interest in becoming a volunteer, please apply below. We will then send you a link to create your Volunteer Profile in Volaby and book yourself in for a Readiness Call with a team member from Roses in the Ocean.

For more information, reach out to pccic.nsw@rosesintheocean.com.au and our Regional Coordinator will be in touch.