Pain Support & Wellness Groups
Volunteer Training Application Form

Please note that the 2025 training cohort is now at capacity.

If you are interested in joining the next training in 2026, please complete the following application, and we will reach out to you when we have confirmed the training dates.

The Pain Support and Wellness Groups volunteer training will be approximately 30 hours long with a mix of self-guided online training and facilitated (live) online Zoom training sessions.

Attendance for live Zoom facilitation days is required and online modules are released between facilitation sessions. Participants must complete a criminal record check.

If you have any questions regarding the training, please contact us at supportgroups@painbc.ca.

Please note that volunteer interviews will be conducted over Zoom.

First & Last Name:

Pronouns:

Email:

Phone Number:

Phone

City:

Please note that this volunteer opportunity is only open to people who currently reside within British Columbia, Canada.

I confirm that I am 18 years of age or older.

Please note that you must be 18 years of age or older to apply for this volunteer role.

Please confirm that you are ready and able to attend 30+ hours of training in a mix of self-directed online study and facilitations.

Please note that all live trainings are done over Zoom, self-directed study is done on your computer, and the delivery of our groups to our clients is done over Zoom. Therefore, all training and facilitating can be done from your own home.

Yes

Pain BC volunteers are required to complete 100 hours of service each year (roughly 70% of this time is in direct client service). Is this time you will be able to commit to?

Yes

This position requires completing a Criminal Record Check.

Do you consent to completing a Criminal Record Check?

Yes

Volunteer Questions

Please answer the following questions.

Do you speak any other languages and would you feel comfortable facilitating in this/these language(s)?

Yes

Why are you interested in volunteering with Pain BC?

Please highlight your education and experience as they apply to this volunteer position.

Tell us about your past volunteer experience? What kind of work do you enjoy the most?

What skills or personal qualities do you possess that would align with the Pain Support and Wellness Group facilitator volunteer position? Tell us about a time you demonstrated one of those skills.

Tell us about a time that you were dealing with someone’s intense emotions: how did you react and what was your approach and comfort level? What do you think is the role of a support person during those times?

Can you give an example of a difficult situation you handled in another volunteer role or in a paid job. How did you approach it, what was the outcome, what did you learn from this situation?

Many of us find certain topics, issues or personalities more difficult to be objective about than others. Please tell us about some that are challenging for you and how you deal with them?

Are you currently or have you in the past lived with chronic pain?

Please note that PSWGs are peer-facilitated, which means all volunteers have a lived experience of chronic pain.

Yes

What do you hope to gain from this volunteer experience?

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Is there anything else you would like to add that will give us a clearer picture of who you are?

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