Volunteering with WRASAC
The Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre is a women's collective involved in running a service that provides support to women, young women and girls who have been raped and/or sexually abused at anytime in their lives.

The Centre relies on volunteers, and provides full training for women who are interested in doing voluntary work for the Centre. We accept applications from volunteers from all back grounds who live in Dundee, Angus and Balmerino, Bottomcraig, Gauldry, Kirkton Barnes, Newport, Newton, Scottscraig, Tayport, Woodhaven, Wormit, Invergowrie, Birkhill, Longforgan, Inchture, Errol, Kilspindie, North Murie, Pitcur, Ardler.

2010 Volunteer Training

Many thanks to all of you who have shown an interest in volunteering/placements with WRASAC. We have closed applications for the 2010 training programme. However we are still taking applications for our Board of Governors. A link to the application pack for this will be coming shortly.

As a volunteer you can get involved in

  • Providing support to service users
  • All aspects of admin work and IT
  • Running support groups
  • Delivering workshops and training in the community
  • Publicity
  • Managing the organisation
  • Learning about and working on funding applications
 
What we look for in potetial volunteers
 
  • Confidence
  • A willingness to learn
  • Good communication skills
  • The ability to listen to others
  • Reliability and commitment
  • Non-Judgemental
  • Empathy
The initial training

All women who want to join the organisation have to successfully complete our initial training. This includes: Collective working and Confidentiality; Equal opportunities and feminism; Rape and Child Sexual Abuse; Support skills; Prostitution and Pornography; Working with Survivors who Self Harm, Working with Suicidal survivors, Ritual Abuse; There is follow up internal training on a wide range of related issues.

There is a requirement for women to attend a minimum of 70% of the training. Also WRASAC is required to conduct enhanced disclosure checks on all support workers.

What we ask from you after training
 
  • To respect the confidentiality of the service we provide
  • To work collectively
  • To work a minimum of four hours per week
  • To attend business meetings on a regular basis
  • To give a minimum commitment of six months work to the Centre
  • To adhere to Centre policies and codes of good practice at all times

What about my expenses?

Reasonable dependent, childcare and traveling expenses will be reimbursed.

How do I apply?

You can contact us by phone, e-mail or by letter to request a volunteer application form or download the form below. If your application is suitable, you will be invited to come for an interview. If the interview is successful you will be offered a place on our volunteer training programme.
We always offer to provide feedback to those applicants who are unsuccessful. We are a women only organisation and do not discriminate against any woman on any grounds. We actively encourage women from various backgrounds to join our collective.

Volunteer Application Form (PDF)

Contact

Phone: (01382) 205 556

Address: WRASAC, PO Box 83, Dundee, DD1 4YZ
Support WRASAC through everyclick.co.uk - searching the internet can raise money for the Centre through everyclick.com http://www.everyclick.com/womensrapeandsexualabusecentre
Support WRASAC by making a regular donation - for more information go to http://www.wrasacdundee.org/donate.html

 

 


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