Volunteer with Peer Connection

Share your own experience and help others

The Peer Connection Program is delivered by volunteers who have had a personal experience of gambling harm and recovery.

Being a Peer Connection volunteer has multiple benefits:

• use your personal lived experience of gambling harm to help others
• enhance your own wellbeing and the wellbeing of the people you support
• learn new skills
• become part of a supportive volunteer team.

To become a Peer Connection volunteer you:

• have successfully recovered from a gambling problem or have dealt with the impacts of someone else’s gambling
• have excellent listening and communication skills
• are non-judgemental and able to empathise with others
• are able to work a weekly or fortnightly shift (about 3 hours – day or evening).
• can commit for a minimum of one year
• can complete the free Peer Connection training
• volunteers must obtain a police check.