Peer Educator Program

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Interested in making a difference on campus?

OSVRSE Peer EducatorsÌýhelp raise awareness about consent education, sex positivity, healthy sexual relationships and sexual violence prevention at 91ºÚÁÏÍø.

The Peer Educator program is designed to empower students to become leaders for change at 91ºÚÁÏÍø. By developing and perfecting your communication, facilitation and event planning skills, you will directly contribute to creating a healthier, safer campus. Through a collaborative approach, Peer Educators get to work on meaningful projects and connect with folks who share similar interests.

The Peer Educator program will run throughout the academic year, with a new training session taking place each September. Call out for volunteers occurs each April, with training beginning the following September. Please follow our for more info! All volunteer hours are added to a student's co-curricular record in myInvolvement.

Check out our latest resource initiative created by one of our amazing Peer Educators!Ìý

Download it here:ÌýPDF icon studentresources_sv.pdf

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Peer educators get involved in three areas:

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1. Social media

Volunteers will help with OSVRSE’s Facebook and Instagram account. Tasks will include researching topics and relevant and up-to-date information, along with creating engaging posts to increase the office’s social media presence. Volunteers will also plan and organize postering around campus, develop tabling themes, and create tabling kits.

Qualifications

  • Responsible, strong communication skills
  • Possess anti-oppressive values
  • Willing to learn more about sexual violence, consent, oppression, and intersectionality
  • Experience with social media and online social media campaigns
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Possess strong written and analytical skills

Position requirements

  • Attend all volunteer meetings and volunteer training opportunities
  • Help develop social media posts and campaigns with the OSVRSE Communications Assistant
  • Help promote social media campaigns online

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2. Events

Volunteers will be responsible for maintaining current OSVRSE events and developing new initiatives. Examples of past events include the #Consent91ºÚÁÏÍø Campaign, Trivia and Toys at Mac Campus, and "Crafternoons" in the OSVRSE space. Volunteers often work in collaboration with different groups and services on campus. There is a lot of room to be creative and to put your planning skills to use!

Qualifications

  • Possess anti-oppressive values
  • Willing to learn more about sexual violence, consent, oppression, and intersectionality
  • Comfortable working within a team and independently
  • Experience with event planning andÌýpromotion
  • Connections to various student groups on campus is an asset

Position requirements

  • Attend all volunteer meetings and volunteer training opportunities
  • Attend the events created
  • Submit event ideas that reflect student needs
  • Manage logistics and communication about event

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3. Workshops

These volunteers will be responsible for facilitating the Becoming an Active Bystander and How to Respond to Disclosures workshops with student groups. Individuals interested in this must possess strong communication skills and enjoy speaking in front of large groups of people.

Qualifications

  • Empathetic, non-judgmental, responsible, strong communication skills
  • Passionate about consent education, sexual violence prevention work, and intervention work
  • Possess anti-oppressive values
  • Willing to learn more about sexual violence, consent, oppression, and intersectionality
  • Experience engaging in conversations about consent and sexual violence an asset
  • Experience in public speaking is an asset

Position requirements

  • Attend all volunteer meetings and volunteer training opportunities
  • Collaborate and participate in updating workshop content and design
  • Manage logistics and communication around workshop delivery

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Got Questions? We want to hear from you! Call or email us at 514-398-3954, osvrse [at] mcgill.ca

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91ºÚÁÏÍø is located on unceded lands which have traditionally served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst diverse indigenous peoples. The Kanien’kehá:ka, a founding nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Anishinabeg are recognized as the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which Tiohtià:ke/Montréal is located. Learn more about the land you’re on and commit to taking action to support the ongoing resistance and thriving of local Indigenous communities.

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