Great opportunity for anyone who loves helping others! Our Agency is looking for volunteer advocates whom are willing to be the first to respond to crisis situations. As an on-call trained advocate the volunteer will be able to assist survivors of domestic violence during police interviews, accompany survivors to a hospital if necessary, provide survivors with counseling, crisis intervention services, information, and referrals soon after a crisis.
This could be a perfect opportunity for college students to earn experience and/or do their internship at our agency.
Training will be provided free of cost!
Candidates most complete a 30 hrs training that will be provided by our agency free of cost. Candidates most be able to pass background checks. Bilingual/Multilingual candidates are encouraged to participate. Candidates most be willing to maintain the most strict confidentiality and adhere to the Code of Ethics as required by Iowa Law.