Volunteers
GriefLine is almost totally dependent on its volunteers to deliver a service that provides a caring and listening ear to our grieving callers.
GriefLine is almost totally dependent on its volunteers to deliver a service that provides a caring and listening ear to our grieving callers.
Thank you for considering volunteering with Griefline. Volunteering at Griefline can be a rich and rewarding experience for people seeking to contribute to improving community wellbeing.
Our volunteers come from a range of backgrounds, they may have lived experience with grief and loss, be studying to become a counsellor or mental health practitioner, or a member of the community with an interest in supporting others in their experience of grief and loss.
Griefline volunteers are women and men of all ages who have a breadth of personal experience, are compassionate, non-judgemental and good listeners.
Griefline Phone Volunteers need to be prepared to commit to a minimum of 3 hours per week for at least 12 months after completion of their training.
“Being a volunteer at Griefline is an integral part of my life and is my way of giving back to the community. I have over the years volunteered in different roles and capacities and Griefline is different. Every time I volunteer, I get the privilege to support someone in their time of need, to be part of their journey. I have an opportunity to use my skill set, my experience to empower and help others.”
. – Rebecca, Griefline Volunteer Telephone Counsellor
All Helpline Support Volunteers are required to undergo Grief and Loss training, which is conducted by senior clinical health professionals and provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to support callers to the Helpline.
The course covers all theoretical components of Grief and Loss, and the practical application of these with callers to the Helpline.
The course is a combination of online and face to face components. The online component (approx. 25 hours) must be successfully completed prior to attending the full day role-play practical workshop (approx. 8 hours).
The subsidised price of the Grief and Loss training for volunteers is $400, and recognises volunteers commitment to Griefline for 12 months following completion of the training.
A deposit of $100 is required to secure a place in the training, and full payment is required on or before the role-play workshop date.
Our 2021 volunteer intakes will occur in the following months:
If you’re ready to take the step to becoming a volunteer with Griefline, please follow these steps and we will be in touch.
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