Join us if you are a Youth or Young Adult aged 17-35 years old. And would like to be trained in basic mental health literacy and peer support skills. To serve as a peer supporter for a new National Youth Wellness Centre from March 2025!
(Do sign up by 7th February 2025. Limited slots! First come first serve basis)
1. About the Integrated Wellness Centre (IWC):
The Integrated Wellness Centre (IWC) is
a Collective Impact Project that aims to create an inclusive, safe, and
youth-centric wellness space. With the commitment of stakeholders from the
people-public-private sectors (3P), the IWC is designed to break the barriers
of help-seeking, improve youth’s quality-of-life, mental health, and
well-being. The IWC adopts a hybrid model, where the physical shopfront will be
complemented with digital outreach, support and resources. It will provide a
one-stop space with robust wellness activities and mental health services to
engage and support youths and their caregivers.
2. Role of Campus PSY Peer Supporters:
Campus PSY Peer supporters will be part of the
Wellness Concierge, a dynamic team of professionals and peer supporters that creates positive experiences and first impressions for visitors to the Youth Wellness Centre and through the Centre's digital platforms.
3. Campus PSY Peer Support Training:
Peer supporters are required to undergo a 8 x 2hr session Campus PSY Ambassadors modular
Basic Mental Health and Peer Support (P2P) Training. So as to be adequately equipped with the relevant knowledge and skills to support fellow peers who might be in
distress or struggling with mental health issues at the Youth Wellness Centre.
The Tentative Training dates are from 10th - 22nd Feb 2025. (10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 19th Feb 2025, 7-9pm and 15th, 22nd Feb 2025, 9am-1pm). Peer Supporters will need to fulfill the training attendance requirement of at least 6 out of the 8 sessions (75%) in order to graduate and serve as a IWC Peer Supporter moving forward.
4. Commitment of Peer Supporters serving at the IWC (March 2025 - 2026):
Upon successful completion of the Peer Supporters Training, you will be rostered for 1 to 2 shifts per week at the Youth Wellness Centre (IWC), up to 3 to 4 shifts per month from March 2025 - 2026. Each shift is approximately 4 hours. Peak hours are envisaged to be during weekdays 4-8pm and Saturdays 12-4pm and 4-8pm. The IWC opens from Mondays to Saturdays, 11am-8pm.
Peer Supporters will be engaging visitors (E.g. Youths, Caregivers) through 1-1 or Group conversations and Wellness offerings happening at the IWC.
