Become a Circle of Support Facilitator!

Join us as a Circle Facilitator

Circles of Support are a powerful way to assist a person with disability to take their rightful place as full and equal citizens at the heart of our community. A Circle of Support is a group of people who gather together with purpose – to support an individual to live the life they choose. Circles bring together family, friends and allies in an organised way to support the person to develop and take action on their goals and dreams.

Circles of Support have been running all over the world since the 1980s and can help people achieve a greater sense of purpose, connection, control and belonging.

We are inviting you to apply for our exciting, free training! By participating, you can get involved in building a genuine connection with a person with intellectual disability, supporting them to become more connected to their community and expand their social networks. This is your opportunity to work directly with someone to help them build their own Circle of Support while building your own skills to fostering inclusion in our community in a practical way. There are many ways you can get involved – as a Social Connector, Circle Member or Circle Facilitator – this training is for anyone interested. Once a month – or as often as you like – you’ll be part of a growing movement to build a more inclusive Hunter.

We carefully screen all our volunteers at Hunter Circles and provide you with ongoing supervision, support and training. You will be playing a direct part in making our community more inclusive as each person moves towards the change they want to make happen in their life.

Everyone is welcome to apply. Priority will be given to people who want to make their contribution to our community by building a relationship with a person with intellectual disability who is seeking connection. We are looking for people who are keen to make a 1 year commitment with the possibility of an ongoing connection. We take a personalised approach to linking people based on shared interests, to support meaningful connections – it’s a two-way relationship!