Sexual Assault Centre Kingston (Crisis Line and Support Volunteer)

Organization Name: Sexual Assault Centre Kingston
Opportunity Title: Crisis Line and Support Volunteer
Category: Counselling / Support / Mentoring
Commitment: 6 months to 1 year, Ongoing Opportunity (> 1 year)
Start Date: April 16, 2023
End Date: May 12, 2023

Email: volunteer@sackingston.com
Website: http://www.sackingston.com
Details:

• Background/police check required
• Appropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55
• Appropriate for volunteers aged 55 and over
• Training or orientation required

Opportunity Description:

Volunteering with the Sexual Assault Centre Kingston offers you a unique and rewarding opportunity to join other compassionate individuals committed to working towards the prevention of sexual violence. Our volunteer program is flexibly designed, allowing you to be as active and involved while working around your schedule. Our vital services remain available as a result of compassionate and empathetic volunteers, like you! As a volunteer with us, you will spend time on our telephone crisis line and chat/text support line. These lines support survivors from 7 different regions across Ontario (KFL&A, Ottawa, Renfrew County, North Bay and area, Niagara and area, Quinte and area, SDG&A). You will learn vital skills to provide trauma-informed crisis response care that is situated in an anti-racist, anti-oppressive intersectional feminist framework. Other volunteer opportunities that might become available include but are not limited to: accompaniment support, behind-the-scenes volunteering, and outreach. All of our volunteers typically start on the crisis lines before being offered these additional opportunities.