National Experience Participant (19 Jun 2023)

Katimavik's National Experience

Museum Guide (11 May 2023)

Cobourg Museum Foundation, Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre

Volunteer Group Leader (Unit Guider) (17 Apr 2023)

Girl Guides of Canada

Volunteer Camp Counselor (17 Mar 2023)

Camp Trillium Childhood Cancer Support Centre

Port Hope Fair Volunteer (03 Mar 2023)

Port Hope and District Agricultural Society

• Community / Neighbourhood Volunteering 5
• Youth Services 4
• Mentorship / Leadership 4
• Volunteer from Home / Virtual 4
• Event Coordination & Support 2
• Finance / Cash Handling 3
• Youth Engagement 3
• Recreation & Sports 2
• Community Outreach 2

• Katimavik's National Experience 1
• St. John Ambulance 1
• Port Hope and District Agricultural Society 1
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Network 1
• Cobourg Museum Foundation 2
• Bridgeway Family Homes 1
• Cobourg Ecology Garden 1
• Camp Trillium Childhood Cancer Support Centre 1
• Kids Help Phone 1
• Compass Community Services 1

07 Jan 2022

Peer Mentor (Virtual)

Ontario Caregiver Organization, Online Services/Find Support

Location

Ontario

Duties

Mentoring is a method of passing on lived experiences to support another caregiver in an empowering and meaningful way. Anyone who has been a caregiver will know that the caregiving role presents many challenges. These challenges will be different for every caregiver and from time to time support will be needed. A Peer Mentor has a wealth of experience and knowledge which can help another caregiver with the challenges of their caregiving situation. Caregivers share a common identity and can create a bond through sharing their experiences. You can easily connect by phone or by online/virtual discussion with your Caregiver Participant without leaving your home. An OCO trained peer mentor will:

‘Just be there’/Listen

Provide encouragement, support and acceptance

Acknowledge a caregiver’s strengths

Share lived experience and give real life examples

Discuss a caregiver’s wellbeing

Provide support with developing coping strategies

Provide relevant information

Provide support to set goals the caregiver identifies

Celebrate any goals the caregiver achieves

Be someone for a caregiver to bounce ideas of

The Ontario Caregiver Organization invites caregivers with diverse backgrounds from across Ontario to join our 1:1 Peer Support Program as a Peer Mentor. We are actively recruiting bilingual or multilingual caregivers who are fluent in English and also other languages.