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We are now taking applications for our
2012 training and will
be holding our Volunteer/Placement student recruitment
day on Saturday
21st April 2012
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Request an application
pack by calling
(01382) 205 556
or e-mailing us at: wrasac@btconnect.com
Support skills 2
Handout Pack 2011
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 (13+) who have been raped, sexually
abused or sexually exploited 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 backgrounds who live in the area covered by the service. If you would like to get invoved in volunteering for WRASAC but live out with this area but work near to Dundee then contact us to discuss the possibiltiy of volunteering.
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
- Confidence
- A willingness to learn
- Good communication skills
- The ability to listen to others
- Reliability and commitment
- Non-Judgemental
- Empathy
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, Pornography; Working with Survivors who Self Harm, Working with Suicidal survivors, Ritual Abuse and Domestic Abuse. WRASAC provides follow up ongoing internal training on a wide range of related issues. The initial training is 12 sessions long and there is a requirement for women to attend a minimum of 70% of the training. WRASAC is required to conduct enhanced disclosure checks on all support workers and these forms are completed at the start of the training along with a self-disclosure form.
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. 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.
Board of Governors Appeal
We are currently looking for women interested in becoming part of the WRASAC Board of Governors in order to take the organisation forward. We would be interested in hearing from women with expereince in any of the following areas;
Accounting, Fundraising, HR/Personnel,
Employment Law, Appraisals,
Strategic Planning, Voluntary sector.
If you are interested please contact (01382) 205556 for an application
Apprproriate training will be given to successful applicants
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
Child sexual Abuse - Rape and/or Sexual Assault - Impact of rape and/or sexual abuse -Information for family and friends - Information for workers - Flashbacks - Personal Safety - Police and Courts - Possible signs of child sexual abuse - Ritual Abuse - Self-harm -
Sexual Harrassment at Work - Suicide
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