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12 people are interested
Prevention Education volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Encompass Community Services
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12 people are interested
Provide educational presentations and workshops on safer sex and HIV prevention around Santa Cruz county. Educate and spread awareness about HIV and STI prevention; educate the community about Santa Cruz AIDS Project (SCAP) and other community resources; be a resource to the community in the fields of harm reduction and sexual health.
Job Duties:
- Plan, arrange, and lead educational workshops and presentations
- Lead or co-facilitate at least one presentation per month
- Research safer-sex information to develop and expand SCAP's presentation and workshop curriculum, and become well-versed in HIV/STI prevention information
- Report back to SCAP staff after presentations and work with staff to improve curriculum
- Assist in data collection and input
- Represent SCAP at community events
Qualifications:
- Must work at least one 4-hour Front Desk shift per week, at SCAP's office
- Must lead or co-facilitate at least one presentation per month
- Must participate in prevention education seminar series
- Must be available to attend as many trainings and observe as many presentations as necessary to feel comfortable and confident delevering the presentation material
- Minimum six-month commitment; one year preferred
- Acess to a car preferred
- Experience working with LGBTQ, farmworkers, drug users, or homeless populations a plus
- Bilingual indivduals are encouraged to apply
More opportunities with Encompass Community Services
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Encompass Community Services
Location:
380 Encinal St., Suite 200, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060, US
Mission Statement
Encompass Community Services believes that volunteers are valuable resources for achieving its mission and meeting community needs. The purpose of the Volunteer Program at Encompass is to support our outstanding, hard-working staff through the use of ongoing, high-value volunteers. We value our volunteers' time, effort, and investment in Encompass, as they work toward the agency's goal to increase equity and thriving for children, families, and individuals throughout Santa Cruz County. The Volunteer Program strives to create an environment conducive to volunteerism for staff and volunteers. Encompass welcomes volunteers in a variety of roles, including activities that directly support our employees, leadership positions, and client services.
Description
At Encompass Community Services we provide our community with a wide range of services related to family & social well-being, early childhood education, behavioral health, housing and more. Every day through these services we work to make health, education and housing more equitable for all people in Santa Cruz County. For more than 40 years our work has touched generations by helping people have access to education, rebuild relationships, restore their health and regain dignity
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Santa Cruz AIDS Project542 Ocean StreetSuite JSanta Cruz, CA 95060
DATE POSTED
January 4, 2016
SKILLS
- Public Speaking
- Research
- People Skills
- Community Outreach
- Teaching / Instruction
- Group Facilitation
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must perform at least one presentation per month
- Must work one 4-hour Front Desk shift per week, at SCAP's office