Dear Students:

Circle of Care is a program of the East Bay Agency for Children that
assists children and families coping with a life-threatening illness,
loss, bereavement, or trauma through support groups, crisis
intervention services, and home-based counseling and support services.
It is one of very few programs in the country devoted exclusively to
the needs of children and their families who face these overwhelming
family crises.

Circle of Care is currently looking for volunteers to work as Support
Group Facilitators in their groups for families facing illness and
loss. The role of facilitators is to help the group participants
process their experiences. Facilitators work together to create
activities that will give children and teens the opportunity to talk
about feelings and life experiences. Facilitators are needed to work
in groups specifically for adults, teens, children and toddlers.
Volunteers work as a team, creating an atmosphere where families feel
safe to talk about feelings of anger, fear, frustration and sadness.

Skills Needed:
• dependability and flexibility
• excellent listening skills
• creativity
• enjoy playing with children in unstructured environment
• desire to provide emotional support to children and families
• able to maintain confidentiality of client information
• comfortable with diversity
• able to work as part of a team
• able to climb stairs, sit on the floor for over an hour and move freely
with children.

Training:
Volunteers are required to read the Circle of Care Training Manual and
complete training provided. Volunteers also attend all pre- and post-
group meetings. Additional volunteer skill buildings are held two or
three times a year.

Time Commitment:
• Groups meet every other week on weekday evenings from 5:30 to 9:30pm.
14-month commitment including training

To schedule an interview, please contact:
Jess Feury
jess@...
510-531-7551 X195

For more information, please visit:
www.ebac.org