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Become an ILPTH Class Leader or Volunteer

Are you passionate about empowering others — and yourself — to improve health and confidence? Would you enjoy having fun leading a class right in your own community? IL Pathways to Health is seeking enthusiastic individuals like you to become class leaders who educate, motivate, and inspire people to become their best selves.

No experience? No worries! We will provide comprehensive leader training in the IL Pathways to Health program area that interests you the most. Check out our upcoming leader training opportunities below.

Upcoming Leader Trainings

Take Charge of Your Health: A Volunteer’s Story Hear from long-time volunteer- Valerie!

Volunteer Opportunities

Take Charge Series

The Take Charge of Your Health Programs are evidence-based workshops held for two and a half hours, once a week, for six weeks. Workshops take place in community settings such as senior centers, churches, libraries, and hospitals throughout Cook County. These workshops are led by two trained facilitators, one or both of whom may be non-health professionals with ongoing health conditions themselves. Participants gain skills to manage their health and stay active in their lives.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Volunteer facilitators will be trained in the Take Charge of Your Health Series workshops (Chronic Conditions, Cancer, Diabetes, and Chronic Pain). Facilitators are expected to commit to leading at least two workshops per year, available in both English and Spanish. (Note: Workshops are facilitated virtually via Zoom and in-person throughout suburban Cook County.)

Training Details:

Fit & Strong! Exercise Programs

Fit & Strong! is a group exercise and educational program for adults with osteoarthritis, proven to reduce joint pain and stiffness, and increase aerobic endurance, joint mobility, and strength. This program includes a 60-minute workout with a 30-minute group discussion and meets three times per week for eight weeks. Fitness certification is preferred; experience in facilitating evidence-based programs is desirable. Workshops are conducted in-person throughout suburban Cook County.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with a co-facilitator to prepare, collect materials, and lead assigned workshops.
  • Be punctual, dependable, and report to assigned workshops as scheduled.
  • Maintain the confidentiality and sensitivity of participant information.
  • A desirable candidate is motivated and has an interest in serving others. Comfort with public speaking and the ability to read, follow, and deliver material from a manual is essential. Facilitators should be able to lead at least two workshops within a year of training. English, Spanish, and Russian-speaking facilitators are desired (Materials provided in English/Spanish).

Training Details:

  • Training is self-paced (online).
  • In-person shadowing of an existing F&S! workshop will be required prior to facilitating a workshop independently.

More Ways to Be Involved with IL Pathways

Become a Program Provider

We offer a cost-effective contracting solution to organizations that want to offer one of our health promotion programs on a local, regional or statewide level to their patients/members. Our program providers enter into a contractual agreement with our agency and are responsible for planning and monitoring the implementation of the programs.

Host a workshop

Our host site partners provide a physical location where workshops take place in the community. Host sites are not compensated for hosting a workshop and may be asked to assist with finding and registering participants.