The Sexual Education Centre, UTM's student organization committed to promoting positive healthy behaviours and attitudes in sexuality, requires Peer Support Volunteers to help operate the Centre and to provide information regarding sexual education, peer support, and a safe place for the University of Toronto student community. If you are enthusiastic about sexual education, we encourage you to join UTM SEC!
As a Peer Support Volunteer, you will be required to:
Potential UTM SEC volunteers will not be turned away for not wanting to be a part of the UTM SEC Advertising Team as it is not mandatory. This simply provides volunteers with the opportunity to play a larger role and have a voice in the creation of SEC events. Volunteers will receive additional recognition for their role as part of the advertising team.
Volunteer with SEC! It's a wonderful, fulfilling experience!
Volunteer applications are CLOSED for the 2019 FALL SEMESTER!!!
If you missed the deadline for the Fall semester, make sure to apply for Winter semester when applications open up again =)
As a Peer Support Volunteer, you will be required to:
- Attend three four-hour training sessions, which will equip you with the skills and knowledge to provide peer support on a variety of issues or situations such as sexual intercourse, abortion, abstinence, abuse, gender identity and sexuality, harassment, sexually transmitted infections, etc.
- Contribute a minimum of three hours of time spent in office per week (unless hours are covered by another member of the volunteer team). This will include greeting visitors to the office, explaining our services to visitors, providing confidential peer support, and using the skills learned in the training session.
- Keeping the office clean, organized, and welcoming to the public.
- Ensuring all materials (condoms, pamphlets, books) are stocked, organized, and accessible.
- Logging your completed hours and duties in the log-in sheets.
- Attending a minimum of one workshop per semester.
- Develop promotional ideas.
- Contribute ideas to the creation of SEC events.
- Create promotional materials (e.g. posters) for SEC, events, workshops, campaigns.
- Promote events by hanging up posters or distributing advertisements during campus walk-abouts.
- Maintain social media platforms.
Potential UTM SEC volunteers will not be turned away for not wanting to be a part of the UTM SEC Advertising Team as it is not mandatory. This simply provides volunteers with the opportunity to play a larger role and have a voice in the creation of SEC events. Volunteers will receive additional recognition for their role as part of the advertising team.
Volunteer with SEC! It's a wonderful, fulfilling experience!
Volunteer applications are CLOSED for the 2019 FALL SEMESTER!!!
If you missed the deadline for the Fall semester, make sure to apply for Winter semester when applications open up again =)