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We are looking for
special people to volunteer their time on the 24 Hour Sexual Assault
Crisis Line, in our office and on our Board of Directors. We are
looking for non-judgmental women who are willing to provide the care
and support to assist victims of sexual assault to become survivors.
We need women with time and energy to put towards these important
positions.
Sexual Assault Line
Volunteer Counsellor
Volunteers handle the 24
hour sexual assault line after hours and on weekends. In order
to do this they have to take a forty hour training program which is
offered twice a year, in spring and in fall.
Women must be at least
18 years of age to take the training. If you are interested
please contact the volunteer co-ordinator and put your name on the
list. Once you are contacted you will receive a one page job
description and a three page questionnaire which you will need to
fill out and return. You will then be called for a personal
interview. You will also need to have a Police Record Check
completed.
The training itself
deals with "herstorical" analysis of violence against women,
speakers from the medical, legal and police fields, suicide
prevention and sexual abuse counselling. This is followed by
exercises in listening and feeling skills and then practice with
role-playing sessions. After the training is completed the you
will again meet with the volunteer co-ordinator about your
suitability for the volunteer counsellor position.
We ask for a minimum
of one year commitment on the line. The vast majority of the
work is telephone counselling but there is also crisis work which
would involve direct assistance to a person who has just been
sexually assaulted. Volunteers do work on teams so that a
crisis call is handled by two people. Most volunteers work one shift
every two weeks unless they have specific schedules that would need
to be accomodated.
Volunteer Receptionist
We also need a
volunteer to assist us with office reception and telephones on
Wednesday's. This would involve answering telephones, taking
messages, greeting clients and assisting the volunteer co-ordinator.
Director on the
Board We
are seeking non-judgmental democratic women who are willing to
objectively oversee the operations of the Centre. We need
women who can work together towards a common goal. We are
extremely interested in women who are part of an equity group.
We also ask that a minimum one year commitment be made and that yu
attend a monthly board meeting. Board members are elected at
the Annual General Meeting in June of each year. |
