Volunteer as a Facilitator to guide students through the digital resources and conduct facilitated small group discussion at Courage to Care workshops for Victorian students.

The purpose is to help students explore their personal experiences, attitudes and behaviour to empower them to become effective Upstanders when encountering situations of racism, prejudice, bullying or discrimination. Facilitators equip students with Upstander tools and inspire them to become Upstanders.

The Facilitator must also be an effective team member, supporting the team in all aspects of delivering workshops.

Volunteers become qualified to be Facilitators with the support of:

• A Buddy, who is an experienced Facilitator trained to provide ongoing support to Trainee Facilitators.
• Lead Facilitators, who are experienced Facilitators trained to support Trainees at workshops.

To qualify as a Facilitator, the volunteer must:

• Participate in comprehensive Facilitation training
• Observe at least 3 different Facilitators over at least 3 workshops.
• Submit a personal facilitation plan (based on template) created in partnership with their Buddy
• Facilitate workshops under supervision at least 3 times
• Be signed off by Buddy to be competent to facilitate without supervision

The Facilitator will be provided with comprehensive training and ongoing mentorship. Facilitator must:

• Be aged 18+
• Have good spoken English
• Have excellent active listening skills
• Have strong and effective facilitation skills for small group discussions, up to 15 students
• Have good teamwork skills to work alongside other volunteers
• Communicate effectively with teachers, students and volunteers
• Have flexibility and resilience in responding to challenges and program changes
• Have a thorough understanding of the Courage to Care program elements and its goals
• Be on message and aligned with Courage to Care values
• Be able to meet each criterion in the Eight Criteria for successful Facilitation
• Deliver Upstander tools
• Undertake to follow the processes and procedures for delivering Courage to Care workshops as defined by the Education Sub-committee.

This role would suit recently retired people. A background in education or teaching is helpful but not essential.