Facilitate Health Workshops

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The Take Charge of Your Health Programs, Matter of Balance, and Walk with Ease are evidence-based workshops given two and a half hours, one-two times a week, for six-eight weeks. Workshops take place in community settings such as senior centers, churches, libraries and hospitals throughout Cook County. People with ongoing health conditions attend together. Workshops are presented by two trained facilitators, one or both of whom are non-health professionals with ongoing health conditions themselves. The workshops give participants the skills to coordinate all the things they need to manage their health, as well as to help them keep active in their lives.

Volunteers must commit to facilitating at least 2 workshops within a year of training.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Complete facilitator training for your desired workshop (1-4 days)
2. Work with co-facilitator to prepare, collect materials for, and lead assigned workshops
3. Be on time, dependable, and report to assigned workshops as scheduled
4. Maintain the confidentiality and sensitivity of participant information
5. Collaborate with host site to recruit workshop participants when necessary
6. Identify other potential host sites

Days: Monday-Friday

Times: Workshops are typically during daytime hours

Location: Throughout Lyons, Riverside, and South Proviso Townships

Contact: Denise Gerda at dgerda@agingcareconnections.org or 708-603-2245