Senior Peer Support Training Course and Volunteer Program Starting on Tuesday, January 6, 2026,[...]

Volunteer Centre of Calgary; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Senior Peer Counseling Training Course and Volunteer Program

Starting on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 4 pm – 8 pm on Zoom for 12 weekly sessions (6 consecutive weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the 12th session in person on Thursday, March 11, 2026). Sessions are 1‑hour long each week.

• Target volunteers: 55 years and over
• Purpose: help support seniors’ quality of life, addressing grief & loss, disconnect from loved ones, age‑related health challenges, need to connect to community, social isolation, and cognitive impairment.

Training content:

• Communication skills
• Boundary setting
• Aging health challenges
• Self‑awareness and responsibility
• Additional topics as covered during training

Upon completion you will receive a certificate in Senior Peer Support Training.

Trainers: Grace Hann and Miguel Mendez
Coordinator: Charles Leibovitch

For more information, call Charles Leibovitch at 778-840-4949 or e‑mail: [e-mail]
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Training curriculum developed by Senior Peer Counselling of BC.