Position Title: Peer Educator, Teen Programming
Agency Description: Planned Parenthood Toronto is a community health centre that provides primary health clinical services to youth 13 to 29 years as well as education, outreach, training and research for Toronto’s youth communities.
Program Description: Teen Programming at PPT provides sexual health information to GTA teens through the operation of Teen Health Source, a peer-based information service. Teen Health Source also runs a sexual health website,
teenhealthsource.com.
Roles Description: Volunteers with Teen Programming are provided with comprehensive training to equip them with the skills to create new sexual health resources for
teenhealthsource.com, with the support and guidance of staff and other volunteers. This is a great opportunity if you’re looking for experience in writing, information design, or public health education! Volunteers will also learn how to respond to sexual and reproductive health information requests from youth on the info line (via text, email, or online chat).
Eligibility: This volunteer opportunity is open to all youth who are between the ages of 16 and 19.
Training Dates/Times: Mandatory Trainings will take place from 5-7pm on Mondays and one Tuesday through November with the following proposed schedule:
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October 23rd – Intro to PPT and Peer Support
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October 30th – Intro to Sexual Positive Practice/Talking About Bodies
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November 6th – Social Determinants of Health/Healthier Relationships
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November 13th
– Birth Control/Pregnancy Options•
November 20th – STIs/Pleasure
Volunteers will also do a 2-hour shift each week on the information lines, answering questions by text, email, or online chat. Possible shift times are:
Monday-Thursday: 4:00-6:00pm / 6:00-8:00pm
Saturday: 12:00-2:00pm / 2:00-4:00pm
Altogether, this volunteer commitment runs from October through March 2024. Volunteers who complete training receive a $10 honoraria per session (5 training shifts), as well as a maximum of 50 volunteer hours.
This is currently a remote volunteer opportunity, with the option to shift to in-person shifts depending on COVID case numbers and safety. Meetings will be held over Zoom. If volunteers do not have the necessary technology or software to participate, Planned Parenthood Toronto may be able to provide it.
DUE DATE: Tuesday October 1st at 11:59pm.
For more information contact: Stuart MacLeod at
smacleod@ppt.on.ca or 416-961-0113 x147
