988 Remote Responder

As a Volunteer Responder for the National Suicide Prevention phoneline, you'll support our callers during their hardest moments. You'll listen with care, ask meaningful questions to check safety, guide people to helpful resources, and help them to feel less alone.

This opportunity is open to applicants throughout Manitoba and is done completely remotely online. Applicants needto have access to confidential workspace and need to meet minimum computer hardware and internet connection requirements.

• Good ability to stay focused and present during crisis situations.


• Committed to trauma-informed, non-judgmental support.


• Ability to work in a way that reflects and promotes Klinic's anti-oppressive, feminist, pro-choice values.


• Open to learning and available to attend 100-hours ot training (some shorter options may be available for applicants with previous counselling expereince).


• Good ability to care for your own emotional health while doing intense, emotional work.

• Active listening and counselling skills grounded in empathy and empowerment


• Trauma-informed, person-centred approaches to crisis counselling.


• Feminist and anti-oppressive perspectives as a foundation for practice.


• Thorough understanding of the impact of sexual violence and trauma.


• Risk and suicide assessment skills.


• Establishing and maintaining healthy professional boundaries.


• Self-care in crisis work, including cultivating self-compassion and developing confidence in applying skills in practice.

• Online: klinic.mb.ca/get-involved/volunteer/9-8-8-volunteer-remote-responder/