Background Information
In this volunteering role you will assist people living with brain injury to:
- Gain independence and confidence
- Be involved in the community and try new activities
- Meet new people and make friends
- Adjust to changes as result of their brain injury
- Feel supported
Responsibilities of the role include:
- Attending in clinic appointments with participants
- Attending groups with participants (Reconnect Transition Program (RTP), Brain Injury Support and Education Group (BISE Group), Catch Up groups, Social events) you can learn about these on our website
- Promoting safe online communication
- Supporting participants to transition back into the community from hospital
Information about this position:
- This is an unpaid volunteering role
- This job requires a written application to be sent to Brain Injury SA (details on how to do this below)
- If your written application is successful you may be invited to interview when a peer mentoring opportunity becomes available
- You can apply at any time
How to Apply
Send Brain Injury SA (BISA) a written application with the following information:
- Contact details:
- Full name
- Address
- Telephone number
- How you found out about this role
- Why you would like to work as a peer mentor with Brain Injury SA
- What are the strengths you would bring to the role?
- What support or assistance would you be looking for to fulfil your role as a Peer Mentor?
- Any other information you would like to contribute in your application
Who Can Apply?
To be successful in becoming a peer mentor at BISA you must:
- Have had a brain injury (to relate to what participants are feeling and experiencing)
- be 18 years or older
- Be committed to completing training for the position
- Complete required pre-employment screenings
- Be passionate about supporting others living with brain injury
- Follow confidentiality requirements for the role
Other things that will make you a great fit for the role (but are not necessary) are:
- Understanding the impacts of brain injury
- Wanting to support opportunities in the community for others who have a brain injury
Making an Application
An application can be made online using the Volunteer Application Form. Applications to become a Peer Mentor at BISA can be made any time. Engagement as a Peer Mentor will depend on opportunities and when they become available.
A bit about Brain Injury SA…
Our Vision:
Embrace life after brain injury
Our Purpose
Brain Injury SA is for people with Acquired Brain Injury
Acquire Brain Injury (ABI) is the “multiple disabilities arising from damage to the brain acquired after birth. It results in deterioration in cognitive, physical, emotional or independent functioning. It can be as a result of accidents, tumours, infection, poisoning, lack of oxygen, degenerative neurological disease etc.”
– National Community Services Data Dictionary (Australian Institute of Health and Well Being, Canberra, 2012)
As a Peak Body and a Service Provider, Brain Injury SA works with and for the ABI community to:
- Empower people to determine and work towards their goals
- Provide tailored and accessible therapy services to maximise quality of life
- Assist in addressing barriers and issues arising from living with disabilities
- Support families and carers
- Advocate for and work to deliver increased community and government awareness, inclusion and assistance for people living with ABI
- Continuously improve the value and quality of services through research, evaluation and development
Our Values
