Volunteer Opportunties

HEAL Volunteer/Engagement Form
Please fill out this form letting us know which position you are interested it:
HEAL Resident Leader
Primary Position Responsibilities
-
Engagement of Winchendon/Gardner residents, especially marginalized and underserved populations in activities that improve their health, wealth, and sense of belonging
-
Communicate important insights from residents to the HEAL Steering Committee
-
Areas of focus of an HRL will fall into the following three categories (training will be provided to familiarize HRL’s in community areas of focus):
-
Lead discussions on economic empowerment to foster a shared understanding of the social, economic, and political context that leads to social action
-
Identify residents’ assets and hopes to create a healthy and equitable community.
-
Support local food system through SNAP enrollment, education/outreach, and building community support for innovative healthy food access strategies
-
Design, implement, and attend programming that supports social inclusion
-
Participate in and coordinate resident trainings that build resident capacity to create social change
-
Coordinate resident-driven civic action projects
-
Participate in HEAL assessment activities (e.g., community-driven inventory to identify priority development and preservation sites for community investment)
-
Lead local healthy food first campaigns and activities to foster a culture of health and wellbeing
-
Partner with Youth Changemaker Leaders on initiatives to better the community.
Qualifications & Attributes of the HRL
-
Bilingual speakers will be given preference
-
Community leader and convener. Comfortable convening bridges between diverse groups and sectors in Winchendon and Gardner
-
Champion for the needs of Winchendon and Gardner.
-
Takes initiative in requesting support from the HEAL Winchendon Steering Committee
-
Promotes HEAL Winchendon|Gardner and is a good representative for the initiative ● Strong understanding of and/or openness to learning about the root causes of poor health in Winchendon and Gardner
-
Responsive to email, phone, or other agreed-upon forms of communication
-
Great communicator.
-
Communicate and collaborate in a professional manner with other HRLs, Youth Changemakers, Residents, and community partner organizations
-
Team player
-
Demonstrated effective organizational and administrative skills
-
Passionate about community and service!
To apply, please complete the application here!
Please fill out this form if you have additional questions and someone will get back to you!
5 Summer Drive Winchendon, MA 01475
Phone - (978) 297-1667
Email - info@TheHealCollaborative.org