This position involves direct contact with victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault. In particular, we're looking for volunteers to staff the shelter and answer the crisis line, become an on-call advocate and provide support to clients getting sexual assault exams in the hospital, provide transportation to and from appointments, and/or provide child care for children living in the Shelter.
Volunteers working directly with clients must complete a 30-hour Victim Counselor Training. In addition, volunteers must be 18 years of age, successfully complete an application, interview, reference checks, background checks and follow through on orientation. If a survivor, volunteers must wait at least 1 year to volunteer to allow time for self-growth and healing, or they must be approved by Volunteer Coordinator if less than one year has passed.
