Peach Tree Perinatal Wellness

Peach Tree is made up of a "lived experience" workforce - all our staff have experienced mental health challenges during early parenthood. Our services include peer support groups for parents to connect in a safe, non-judgemental space, as well as education programs, and a range of activities for parents to attend with their young children.

The role

The role of the child buddy is to engage with the babies and toddlers of parents attending our services, so that parents can participate in group discussion and activities. Child buddies may assist with settling babies and playing with older children, while in the presence of the parent/caregiver.

The role will involve:

• Attending Peach Tree's services at the time and location agreed upon with the Volunteer Coordinator or Team Leader.
• Interacting with babies and toddlers in a friendly, playful and safe manner.
• Setting up and packing up resources before and after groups, and assisting with simple cleaning tasks.
• Being respectful toward and maintaining the confidentiality of all individuals who access Peach Tree's services.

How to apply

More information about requirements, dates, times, and locations for this opportunity can be found on InPlace. Students can also apply to any available opportunity directly through InPlace. For information and tools on how to use InPlace, please refer to 'Applying with InPlace' module in the Community Engagement Canvas course.

Before applying for an opportunity please ensure:

• You understand and will follow any COVID-safe practices as determined by ACU, the organisation offering this opportunity or the public health orders of your state.
• You are willing to undertake further processing as required and acknowledge that your ACU email address and the information you provide in your application will be shared with the organisation that offers this opportunity. The organisation will keep your personal information confidential.
• You have read the 'Safety and Wellbeing' module in the Community Engagement course.

Opportunities are available in line with the needs of our community partners. If this opportunity is not listed in InPlace it may not be open, it may be at capacity, or you may not be eligible.

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Contact

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact ACU Engagement.
acuengagement@acu.edu.au