Description
•Provide outbound calls to clients
•TSP volunteers will complete safety/wellness checks, provide medication reminders, and engage in social conversations
•Social calls might include conversations about daily plans, sharing stories with clients, and exploring action plans for crisis intervention
•Engage in conversations with members of the LGBTQ+ community through texting support line
•Utilize a strengths-based, solution-focused approach
•Callers on the distress line may experience suicidal ideation or have intentions of harming themselves/another
•May need to provide external resources and referrals
•Staff will be available during shifts should any concerns arise

Training / Work Condtions

Training Details: After completing the application, self-learning training and quizzes are made available to the applicant, once completed, they will then be invited to attend the group training that consists of role plays and scenario questions. Upon the completion of the group training, volunteers can then start Volunteering in TeleConnect or request 1 on 1 supervised training from a staff member.
Working Conditions: •Opportunity to enhance active listening and communication skills
•Flexible schedules (1-hour TeleConnect shifts; 2-hour Distress Line shifts)
•Freedom to work independently with staff supervision available to debrief/discuss concerns with
•Ability to expand knowledge surrounding community services, mental illnesses, homelessness, addiction/community resources, and coping strategies/grounding techniques, and more
•Gain experience documenting case notes, using strengths-based/solution-focused interventions, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution

Exclusive trainings hosted by other local social services and healthcare agencies (some previous trainings have been: Indigenous Ways of Healing from CAMH, Trauma Informed Care from the CMHA). Access to internal job postings and postings provided by community partners also available.
Accessibility:
Transportation: NONE Needed