EVERY BUSINESS NEEDS A WORKPLACE CHAMPION

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WHAT IS A WORKPLACE CHAMPIONS?

​A Workplace Champion is a volunteer within a workplace who is trained and supported by MVIP to be the non-judgmental friendly face who work colleagues can approach if they are witnesses, victims or perpetrators of Family Violence and need to find some help. 
  • There can be more than one Workplace Champion in any one workplace.
  • Workplace Champions are trained on how to offer first support and on how to find the right agencies to help the person make contact with.
  • They are trained and supported by Deedee, Liz and Vienna from MVIP.

Training & Other Requirements
Workplace Champion volunteers need to complete a module of three training sessions. Modules are being run in May and September each year. If any of the sessions are missed in May they can be caught up in September and vice-versa. Volunteers are required to pass a Police check, provide two forms of ID and sign a model release form for their poster portrait.

Training Sessions
  • Introduction to MVIP and Speaker from “It’s Not OK”.
  • Learn about the partner Agencies that can help.
  • Learn how to get help for one of your colleagues.
A Poster for your Workplace
Once the 3 modules have been completed the Workplace Champion will receive their own A3 Poster for their staffroom.

What to expect from your Workplace Champion
  • Confidential - they will listen and keep your concerns and information confidential, you can trust them. If they themselves need advice on what to do they have a support team of people from the Marlborough Violence Intervention Project behind them.
  • Respectful - Workplace Champions are empathetic and non-judgemental. They will listen to you and help in a way that feels comfortable for you.
  • Trained - They are trained and supported by Deedee, Liz and Vienna from MVIP so you can be confident they know exactly what to do when you ask for help.

PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES

Solutions Hair Salon
Pernod Rickard
Simcox
Marlborough District Council
Timberlink
Yealands
Popey's Contractors
Marlborough Youth Trust
Department of Corrections
Care Marlborough
WORKPLACE CHAMPIONS - SUN ARTICLE 

REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS NOW! 
Upcoming Training Dates Below

We would love your company to help MVIP to make Marlborough a safer community. Please print the promotions PDF below and post on your staffroom noticeboard and circulate via your internal email contacts.

Session Details September/October
Session 1: 30th September 12-2pm MYSPACE, Cnr Kinross & Redwood st – ITS NOT OK SPEAKER – Jeremy Eparaima
Session 2: 7th October 12-2pm – MYSPACE, Cnr Kinross & Redwood st 
Session 3: 14th October 12-2pm - MYSPACE, Cnr Kinross & Redwood st
(If you cannot make all 3 sessions we can carry sessions over to the May course).

For more information and to register:
Contact Deedee on Champions@MVIP.co.nz
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COMMUNITY LAW MARLBOROUGH & MVIP
​Free Seminar -  19th November 

Community Law Marlborough and MVIP are hosting a workshop to assist organization’s to respond and create relevant policy and safety plans for Domestic Violence Leave Legislation First Responder Training.

  • Understand the dynamics effects of domestic violence
  • Introducing the 6 step intervention model 
  1. recognizing the signs
  2. respond support and validate
  3. risk assessment
  4. safety plan
  5. refer to a specialist
  6.  document
  • Discussion about how to respond to a selection of workplace scenarios

The facilitator is Pip Ross, who has spent over a decade working on violence prevention and response in humanitarian settings in the UN and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, including operational deployments in Australia, NZ, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Nauru, Philippines, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Greece.

Register Now - Limited Spaces
Date: 19th November | Time: 9.30am 4.00pm (lunch will be provided)
Venue: Community Law Marlborough | 14 Market Street | Blenheim
Registration is essential for this training | 2 people per organisation

To Register | Email: reception@commlawmarlb.org.nz, or Phone: 03 577 9919
Course participants on registration will be required to complete some online pre work prior to the workshop.

RSVP by 4th November 2019
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Some of  our Workplace Champions
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