Group Meeting Coordinator

Overview ME/CFS Canterbury/West Coast Charitable Trust managed by Volunteering Canterbury is looking for someone to help improve the wellbeing of people with ME/CFS and long COVID and their whanau. Responsibilities Coordinating group meetings around the region. Hosting some of our in-person and online group meetings (optional). Preparing resources from presentations and group discussions for sharing with our community in our newsletter, social media, and website. Qualifications A qualification relevant to the health, disability or social work sector is desirable. An understanding of ME/CFS, or a similar chronic disabling condition, and the impacts on quality of life. Warm, kind, non-judgmental, and calm manner. Good time management and organisational skills, and able to work without close supervision. Testimonials "If I hadn't met with the Nurse who validated my experience of my chronic illness and advocated for me with my GP to obtain a diagnosis, I would not be here. Life had got too hard." "I love this organisation, so caring and respectful in everything that they do, and always looking to progress forward." Did you know? People with ME/CFS, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and long COVID have a reduced level of functionality that means they cannot complete normal activities of daily living. An additional burden is that doing too much physically or mentally can trigger Post-Exertional Malaise – a worsening of symptoms that can last for days or more. Many people with ME/CFS are house or bed bound, are unable to work, and do not have access to adequate financial, home and mobility supports through the welfare and health systems. #J-18808-Ljbffr