Transfolk WA is an organisation that seeks to support, advocate and improve the lives of trans and gender diverse people in Western Australia. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are willing to help us grow and support our community to support each other.
Time Commitment:
This role asks for a minimum commitment of 1 Youth Space session and 1 team meeting per month, for a minimum of 6 months (total minimum of 5.5 hours per month). Some training will also be required for the role.
Time requirement for a Trans Youth Space session is 3.75 hours on Tuesday afternoon 3:30pm-6:45pm. This includes setup of the space, facilitating the session, pack-up, and reflection and debriefing after the session.
Time requirement for a team meeting is 1.5 hours during business hours on a Tuesday or Friday
Completion of an online module is part of the onboarding for this role, and occasional additional training will take place.
Although we ask for a minimum commitment of 1 Trans Youth Space session per month, you can do up to 4 Trans Youth Space sessions per month depending on your interest and availability.
PLEASE NOTE: Be Collective will show weekly shifts for Trans Youth Space this is an automatic feature of this platform. You do not have to commit to weekly shifts to become a Trans Youth Space volunteer.
What you’ll be doing:
Co-facilitate Trans Youth Space, a weekly two hour drop-in at a location in the Perth CBD, including event setup and pack down
Providing peer support
Connecting with, listening to, and validating young people’s experiences
Group facilitation
Supporting young people with workshops and content
Sharing information and resources
Utilise peer work values and practices
Setting up and packing down the venue
Assist with Trans Youth Space evaluation
Assist to plan and develop Trans Youth Space activities
Reflective debrief after sessions
Participating in training and professional development
Other tasks as needed
Skills, experience and qualities needed:
Lived experience as a trans, non-binary or gender diverse person
This is required due to being a peer support program
Strong communication skills including listening, validating, and asking curious questions
People skills such as: friendliness, open mindedness, and active listening
Strong understanding of the diversity of trans and gender diverse communities including cultural identity, disability etc.
Able to work in culturally responsive and safe ways or willingness to attend training
Maintaining confidentiality
You'll need a working with children check
Desirable, but not required (training can be provided):
An understanding of the values and principles of peer support
An understanding of strengths-based and trauma informed principles
Experience with group facilitation
Awareness of child safe practices and requirements
Knowledge of the systems trans and gender diverse folks need to navigate to access gender affirming healthcare and support
Support Offered for Trans Youth Space Peer Supporters:
You’ll be part of a team of other peer supporters with a lead session facilitator. There will be a team debrief after each Trans Youth Space session. This will be a chance for the team to check in with each other and debrief anything that may have come up in the session.
There will be peer support training provided.
There will be an induction into volunteering and getting to know the team. The Trans Youth Space Coordinator will be the point of contact re volunteering responsibilities and commitments.
Benefits of the role:
Opportunity to contribute and connect to trans community
Gaining experience in peer support
Opportunity to learn from experienced peer workers
Learning about experiences and issues that people in the community encounter
Being connected to the broader group of Transfolk WA Volunteers
Note: A culturally informed approach to peer support is essential to welcoming, supporting and affirming trans and gender diverse First Nations People and People of Colour. As well as to ensure these folks aren't further marginalised within our own communities.
To provide intersectional peer support, the perspectives and lived experience of our Peer Supporters need to reflect the diversity of our community. If you are a trans or gender diverse First Nations person or Person of Colour and you are interested in supporting your community but are wanting to make sure that there is *enough* safety in place before getting involved, we can contact you to chat more. To organise this, fill out the application and when you get to the Accessibility section, there is a question that asks Do you want someone from Transfolk WA to contact you to chat more about this opportunity or applying for this opportunity? Select yes to this question and select the method of communication you want us to use contact you.
Acknowledgment of Country
We acknowledge the traditional Custodians of the land on which we connect, support and embrace each other - Whudjuk Noongar Country.
We keep in our hearts the resilience, resistance and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the Elders that have been, that will be, and that are today. We acknowledge Blak trans and gender diverse young people and the value they add to Trans Youth Space.
It is a privilege to have a space that we can feel welcome, safe, included and dignified. For us, belonging means being around the ones we love, and being safe enough to express the different intersecting parts of our identities.
Our connection and belonging to place is important to us because it improves our mental health, sense of community, helps us enjoy life, and helps us to feel more loved and safe. We value that we can be with our community on land where Communities and families have existed, loved and cared for place for over 60,000+ years.
Locality:West Perth
Region:Western Australia
Country:Australia
Address:2 Delhi St, West Perth WA 6005, Australia
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