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8 people are interested
Hotline Volunteer Training Begins September 11, 2018
ORGANIZATION: Caring Unlimited-York County's Domestic Violence Resource Center
Please visit the new page to apply.
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8 people are interested
HOTLINE VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTION
Qualifications: Sensitivity to the issues of violence and abuse towards women, children, and men. Hotline volunteers must be 18 years of age or older, have the ability to work with individuals in a non-judgmental and supportive way. It is preferred that volunteers have an awareness of the social/ political aspects of violence and feminist principles. Must have reliable transportation and telephone. Commitment to covering scheduled hotline shifts. Successful completion of Caring Unlimited’s 44-hour volunteer training is necessary before covering hotline. Required in-service training twice a year.
Training begins September 18 and on Tuesday & Thursday evenings.
Reports To: Volunteer/Hotline Program Coordinator
Duties and Responsibilities:
Returning all calls forwarded by the answering service to your home or cell phone during your shift. Provide support and information as well as making appropriate referrals for callers. Transporting women and children to shelter when necessary. Meeting women and children coming into shelter, welcoming them and completing all intake information. Provide and update CU with a current Declarations page for proof of auto insurance. Seeking information and support from staff backup when necessary. Maintain statistical information as necessary.
Hours:
Shifts are during the hours of 9am-1pm, 1pm-5pm, 5pm-9am Monday thru Friday. On weekends, shifts are Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm or 5pm-9am the following morning. Some holiday coverage may be requested as well. Volunteers are asked to make a one-year commitment and complete a minimum of two shifts a month (16 to 32 hours) and attend two in-service trainings annually.
Caring Unlimited Provides:
Comprehensive Volunteer Training Program
Staff person for backup during all shifts
Support and contact on a monthly basis by the Volunteer Coordinator
Additional training opportunities
Reimbursement for phone calls and mileage
It is ESSENTIAL that the hotline is answered at all times; therefore, if you are unable to fulfill your scheduled hotline shift, it is important that you find a replacement from the call list and notify the volunteer coordinator as far in advance as possible.
More opportunities with Caring Unlimited-York County's Domestic Violence Resource Center
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Caring Unlimited-York County's Domestic Violence Resource Center
Location:
965 MAIN ST, POB 590, SANFORD, ME 04073, US
Mission Statement
It is the mission of Caring Unlimited to work with the community to end domestic violence in York County (Maine). This includes providing support and safe haven to women, their children and men whose lives are affected by domestic abuse in a mannner that honors their essential worth, nurtures their inherent strengths and respects their right of self-determination.
Description
Since 1977, when a small group of local women joined together to help their friends and neighbors find safety from the terror of domestic abuse, Caring Unlimited has offered confidential safety planning and supports, free of charge, to anyone victimized in an intimate relationship.
Over the years the organization has grown from the grassroots efforts of a few committed volunteers with no funding to a staff of over twenty paid advocates and more than fifty volunteers with a budget of over a million dollars from federal, state and local sources.
Services include the 24-Hour Hotline, Individual Advocacy, Support/Education Groups, Legal Assistance, Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing and Community Response Program including consultation, training and systems advocacy with York County agencies, schools and community-based organizations, and much, much more.
Since 1977 thousands of women, children and men from every town in York County have found the support, safety, respect and freedom from abuse in their own homes through Caring Unlimited.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
965 Main StreetSanford, ME 04073
DATE POSTED
July 24, 2018
SKILLS
- Crisis Intervention
- Community Outreach
- Crisis Counseling
- Advocacy
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Training Tuesday & Thursday evenings.
- Volunteer shifts - at least 16 to 32 hours monthly with a one year commitment.