Apply to join our Community Education & Outreach trainer team!

CEO Trainer Application

Thank you for your interest in joining the Samaritans Community Education and Outreach (CEO) team as a trainer on a per diem basis.

The CEO program serves to educate the public about suicide prevention and awareness through workshops, trainings, and community events. These are provided for any group, including, but not limited to youth, adults, and older adults. Workshops occur in a variety of settings, such as schools, corporations, non-profit organizations, and many others. Workshops are tailored to the individual groups, and generally provide the following information related to suicide prevention and awareness:

Tools on how to best support someone that may be in a crisis, focusing on active listening, asking questions, asking about suicide, and getting them help
Facts, figures, and myths of suicide
Risk factors, warning signs, protective factors, and self-care
Providing Samaritans’ resources and information on how to access them

Per diem trainers will have the opportunity to lead workshops and trainings on behalf of Samaritans, and will receive $150 per workshop. Training materials will be provided. Trainers will be expected to communicate with event hosts and report results to hosts and to Samaritans after each training.

Prospective trainers will participate in two hours of training and will observe two workshops given by our seasoned trainers. While the number of workshops each trainer will lead will vary month to month, trainers should be available for a minimum of five hours each month.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum 3 years of professional experience in training and or/teaching
Knowledge of the field of suicide and suicide prevention preferred
Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality
Strong communication skills, including the ability to make effective and persuasive presentations
Adept at interacting with others in person, over the phone, on zoom, or via email
Proficiency in PowerPoint required

Please fill out the application below and someone will be in touch shortly.

1. Contact Information

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2. Experience

Please share any relevant professional experience in teaching or training.(Required)

Please share any experience in the field of suicide prevention.(Required)

What motivates you to want to be part of the Community Outreach and Education team?(Required)

What characteristics do you feel you possess that would be helpful in this work?(Required)

Please share any links to videos of past presentations you have given.(Required)

3. References

Please list two references that can attest to your professional experience and abilities.

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Our Services

Samaritans provides lifesaving suicide prevention services throughout Greater Boston, MetroWest, and across Massachusetts. Our services are free, confidential, and nonjudgmental.

You can call or text us anytime you feel isolated, desperate, suicidal, or concerned about someone else in your life.

If you have lost a loved one to suicide, you can find support through events, meetings, and peer networks.

Learn how to help someone in crisis by hosting a suicide prevention workshop at your school, workplace, or organization.

Apply to join our Community Education & Outreach trainer team!

CEO Trainer Application

1. Contact Information

2. Experience

3. References

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