Become a Peer Support Volunteer

Our Peer Support Volunteers are key members of our team, providing peer support over the phone and in-person and assisting at our in-person events and activities.

As a Counterpart Peer Support Volunteer you can help others affected by cancer by lending a listening ear and providing emotional and practical support.

Our next intake of Peer Support Volunteers will be in early 2027. We will be looking for women (cis and trans inclusive) and gender diverse people who have had a cancer diagnosis to join our team.

Find out more or register to be notified when applications open

You can also call us on 1300 781 500 or email us at [email protected].

What’s involved?

Training

We provide comprehensive training for all new Peer Support Volunteers and then ongoing support and training for all volunteers.

Training for new Peer Support Volunteers involves:

In-person training, available at several locations – Melbourne and a regional location (to be confirmed).
Online training, including live interactive workshops and a series of self-paced learning modules.
Practical support and mentoring from experienced Peer Support Volunteers in our Melbourne Peer Support Hub or online (for regional volunteers).

We also provide ongoing training for all volunteers. These are generally held on a Tuesday and happen three times a year.

Commitment

As a Peer Support Volunteer, we ask that you commit to volunteer to provide at least 5 hours of peer support each month. This can be provided:

Over the phone from home (Monday, Wednesday or Thursday)
In person at our Melbourne Peer Support Hub (Monday, Wednesday or Thursday)
In person at our Geelong peer support hub (Tuesday)
In person at our new regional peer support hubs in Gippsland and Wangaratta (days to be confirmed).

Requirements

We are looking for women (cis and trans inclusive) and gender diverse people who:

have had a cancer diagnosis and treatment.
are at least one year since first being diagnosed with cancer.
are aged between 18 and 80 years.
live in Victoria.

We are a supportive and inclusive service and value diversity among our volunteers and staff. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds and communities to apply, including: First Nations women; women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities; members of the LGBTIQ+ community, including non-binary and gender diverse people; women with a disability; younger women; and women living with metastatic/advanced cancer.

All volunteers will require a National Police Check and a current Working with Children check (we will arrange this at no cost to you).