Choir Health Buddy Volunteer

Key Information: Sing in the choir | Provide friendly hello’s, conversations and social support | Provide occasional Mental Health First Aid | Weekly commitment | 9:40am to 1pm

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What's involved

A Choir Health Buddy will have experience in working in a mental health sector environment or similar.

Choir Health Buddies join the choir and sing as part of the group.

  • You sing as part of the choir, and learn and perform and do whatever the choir is doing! You will wear the same uniform as the choir members, because a buddy forms part of the choir
  • You are there amongst the group during all rehearsals and performances, so that you are right there ready to lend a helping hand to the group as a whole, not individuals
  • You might help a member with finding the right note to sing or help a new member and their carers/support staff to find a spot to sit
  • You’ll provide social support and a welcoming smile to all during each rehearsal
  • You’re also asked to assist the Upbeat Arts staff with setting and packing up to ensure the smooth running of the rehearsal
 

In addition to the above Choir Buddy duties, our Choir Health Buddies will:

  • Use your experience to provide more professional support should it be required; for example if a member were to become anxious or upset during a rehearsal
  • It’s important to note that we do not want, nor expect our Health Buddies to take the place of the member’s own professional support team

Do I need experience?

  • Yes please! You will have experience in a professional health role (eg: mental health clinician, nurse, social worker, GP, pyshocologist or training in these fields)
  • You’ll also love meeting new people and be a great communicator

Commitment?

  • 9:40am – 1pm weekly
  • Programs run for 45 weeks a year, closely aligned with school terms
  • It’s very important that you are able to commit to attending the weekly rehearsal and becoming an integral member of the group. (we of course understand if you become ill, have appointments or are travelling)

How to apply

If you are excited about the prospect of volunteering with us, we would genuinely love to hear from you. 

Here are the next steps:

  • Complete the Application Form by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button below
    • Please be sure to include references and information about your experience and why you’d like to volunteer with us
  • Our local Program Leader will be in touch with you to organise a time for an introductory phone call.

As an accredited provider to Queensland Health, there’s some steps from there and we’ll help you through them in order to confirm your role as a volunteer.

  • We’ll need to conduct reference checks 
  • We’ll ask you to complete a quick and easy online form to ensure we have emergency contacts etc
  • You’ll need to have a valid Blue Card (we’ll help with this if you don’t have one)
  • We will provide you with our Upbeat Art Volunteer Handbook, and using that you’ll complete our online induction training
  • Kitchen Team volunteers will complete an online Food Safety Certificate

Most importantly, we’ll help you with any of the above, as needed. And most of it is only ever done once!

Thank you for your interest in joining the Upbeat Arts team. We look forward to discovering how you can bring your unique talents to Upbeat Arts and help us continue our mission of enhancing lives through the arts!

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Contact Information

For more details, please message us via our ‘Contact Us’ page.