Roots of Empathy (Roots of Empathy Instructor)

• Background/police check required
• Appropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55
• Family-oriented volunteering
• Training or orientation required

Roots of Empathy Instructors: -Are members of the community with diverse professional and personal backgrounds, including, but not limited to: non-teaching school staff & retired teachers; health care workers; early childhood educators; guidance counsellors & mental health professionals; speech therapists; recreation & youth workers. -Receive certification through the Roots of Empathy training program. -Deliver all aspects of the Roots of Empathy curriculum. -Work closely with volunteer families, schools and teachers outside and inside the classroom. -Visit their classroom 27 times throughout the school year.