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29 people are interested
Crisis Hotline Counselor
ORGANIZATION: Crisis Services
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29 people are interested
Volunteer with Crisis Services 24 hour hotline! By volunteering with the Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) 24-hour hotline you would be afforded the opportunity to help others in times when they need someone the most - in their time of crisis. The hotline responds to calls 24 hours a day on a wide variety of issues and also acts as the hub of the agency filtering the calls for the other programs. To become a member of the Crisis Counseling Team you must go through an extensive training program that provides you with the important information and necessary skills that you will utilize as a phone counselor.
More opportunities with Crisis Services
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Crisis Services
Location:
100 River Rock Drive, Suite 300, Buffalo, NY 14207, US
Mission Statement
Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer for Crisis Services! To provide the community with our services 24 hours a day and 365 days a year we rely on our staff as well as our wonderful group of volunteers. Our volunteers are a very important part of our services which we could not offer if it were not for the hard work and devotion of our volunteers!! We thank you for your interest and hope you will join the Crisis Services Team. Crisis Services is dedicated to promoting the health, safety and well being of the community through prevention, education, immediate intervention and access to community-wide resources 24 hours a day.
Description
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service, Inc. began operation in November of 1968 after two years of strategic planning by the Mental Health Association, the Psychological Association of WNY, the Community Welfare Council, and the Erie County Department of Mental Health. It was developed to have broader purposes and concerns in the area of emergency mental health services than currently available by offering a 24/7 response.
Crisis Services of Erie County is the most comprehensive crisis center in upstate New York. Crisis Services fulfills community needs by providing:
* Crisis Phone Counseling Center
* Emergency Outreach
* Trauma Response
* Rape and Domestic Violence Advocacy
* Crisis Intervention Training
* Police Mental Health Coordination
Crisis Services is certified by the American Association of Suicidology, we are the NYS Department of Health Designated Rape Crisis Center, and the NYS Approved Non-Residential Domestic Violence Service Provider. We are also a United Way Member Agency.
The credit for our success goes to our excellent staff and volunteers who work long and difficult hours to provide these services. This comprehensive care is provided by 70 full and part-time staff with the support of 125 professionally trained volunteers. We are fortunate to have people dedicated to this work and who demonstrate commitment to improving the quality of life in Erie County.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
100 River Rock DriveSuite 300Buffalo, NY 14207
DATE POSTED
May 20, 2022
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Relationship Building
- Crisis Counseling
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training