Peer Support Centre Volunteer
University of Alberta Students' UnionEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Posted March 9, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
The Students’ Union provides services to support students’ academic, social, and emotional well-being.
Job Description
The Peer Support Centre is a Students’ Union service that offers non-judgemental support in a safe, and confidential space to students and the campus community. We aim to empower our clients and refrain from offering advice. We strive to provide our service in a professional, and inclusive manner - and to do no harm.
Requirements
- No prior supportive listening experience is required
- Compassion
- Humbelness
- Assertiveness
- Non judgement
- Genuine
- Empowering
- Enthusiasm for helping people
- Ability to integrate a busy PSC schedule into their lives
- Interest in mental health advocacy on campus
- Willingness to non-judgmentally support a client who is undergoing a difficult time in their life
- Ability to ignore personal biases and experiences
- Commitment to 3 hours of shift room time/week
- Commitment to 8 hours/semester contributing to internal community or outreach events
- Commitment to 2 role plays for ongoing skills practice/semester
