Insight Endometriosis believes that everyone deserves access to accurate information and support when dealing with endometriosis. They empower the endometriosis community by providing information, education, and support, as well as raising awareness to reduce diagnostic delays. They believe that, through information, support, and awareness, people with endometriosis can be empowered to make decisions for themselves regarding their health and journey.
As the Expo Ambassador Team Leader you will be:
- Ensuring Insight Endometriosis has Expo Ambassadors at expos for positive engagement
(6 Expos nationwide last year - number can vary year to year)
- Overseeing around 20 Expo Ambassadors, number can change monthly due to recruitment
- Responsible for ensuring that Expo Ambassadors are well-trained to perform their role
(as organisation representatives, engaging competently and confidently with the public)
- Contacting Expo Ambassador volunteers to fill a roster for each expo
- Providing Expo Ambassador volunteers with the information needed about expos
- Ensuring that the Insight Endometriosis Manager/Educator has the roster details
- Supporting Expo Ambassador volunteers as a liaison during expos
(if any issues arise that need to be dealt with immediately)
- Maintaining a record of trainings, ensuring that Expo Ambassadors complete all training and refresher at least once every three years
Training provided:
- You will be provided with full training/induction around Insight Endometriosis' operations/mission
- Their Manager/Educator provides the training to the Team Leader and this would initially be 2-3 hours and then any additional training as required
Benefits of the role:
- The knowledge that you're helping empower to people to make their own decisions when navigating their endometriosis journeys
Requirements
- The ideal person will have experience in staff/volunteer supervision, leading a team & managing rosters
- Pro-active with good organisational and time-management skills
- Honest and reliable
- Able to maintain accurate, legible and timely records
- Access to email, text, phone and internet
- Ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and maintain good relationships
- Pleasant telephone manner
- The ability to ensure and maintain confidentiality
- Desire to see people empowered to navigate their endometriosis journey
- Desire to see people make informed health decisions
Time commitment
- Minimum 12 month volunteer commitment preferred
- Dependent on when there are expos
(ensuring contact with volunteers to organise their training and expo rosters)
- Expected Time per month can vary depending on whether there is an expo to organise volunteers for
(or how many expos there are and how quickly volunteers can be contacted which may increase time)
Getting started
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below.
We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.
Apply for this role:
Dunedin