Emergency Support Shelter Volunteer Application Emergency Support Shelter volunteers are a well-trained group of people who help individuals who have experienced abuse or the impact of crime. We offer them validation, information & referral and support in their decisions. Our volunteers are committed to helping end domestic violence and sexual assault. The following are questions about your experiences, ideas, beliefs.
1. RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2. RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
3. HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN HELPING PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ABUSE OR OTHER CRIMES?
4. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO GAIN FROM WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE SHELTER?
5. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE SHELTER?
6. WHAT, IF ANY, PROBLEMS DO YOU EXPECT TO HAVE INTEGRATING SHELTER VOLUNTEER WORK WITH YOU FAMILY, JOB OR OTHER COMMITMENTS?
7. WHAT, IF ANY, FOREIGN LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK? ARE YOU ABLE/WILLING TO INTERPRET IF NEEDED?
8. HAVE YOU HAD ANY TRAINING IN ADVOCACY FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR OTHER CRIMES?
9. PLEASE LIST TWO PERSONAL REFERENCES (NAME, RELATIONSHIP, PHONE NUMBER)
Emergency Support Shelter provides many opportunities for volunteers. Your needed time commitment varies, depending on the type of position you choose. In most cases, we can be flexible. The following is a list of potential volunteer opportunities:
Domestic Violence Program: Help with front office support, answering phone calls, assisting shelter residents, supporting advocates. Facilitating support groups, house maintenance, yard work, etc.
Hope Project (Sexual assault/abuse program): Help with crisis line to respond to rape victims in the emergency room, fundraising, office support, newsletter, outreach, community education events, support groups, etc.
Crime Victim Advocacy Program (Victims of other crimes): Help with outreach, fundraising, court watch, community education, support groups, etc.
Children’s Program: Help provide activities for children in our program, create and implement lesson plans, child care, coordinate child birthdays or other fun events for children staying in our shelter.
SAFE Program (Advocacy for people accessing court services) : Help with outreach, community education, court watch, fundraising, etc.
Fundraising: Participate on the board’s fundraising committee to help raise funds to support the work that we do at our agency.
How would you like to help? You can choose from any of the above, or write in another option not on the list.
What skills do you have in the areas you have selected?
Are you willing to commit to:
If “yes”, please explain:
PLEASE INDICATE THE DAYS AND HOURS YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO SERVE:
IF ACCEPTED AS A VOLUNTEER IN A PROGRAM OF EMERGENCY SUPPORT SHELTER, I AGREE TO PERFORM MY ASSIGNMENTS, REFRAIN FROM DOING WHAT I HAVE NOT BEEN TRAINED TO DO, ABIDE BY THE POLICIES/RULES/STANDARDS OF THE AGENCY AND RESPECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALL PROGRAM CLIENTS.
UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, I certify that the above information is true, correct and complete. I understand that if I am accepted as a volunteer, my volunteer status will be conditional based on receipt of a satisfactory report from the Washington State Patrol or other criminal history check of the agency’s choosing
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