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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
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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
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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
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To respect the confidentiality of the service we provide
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To work collectively
- To
work a minimum of four hours per week
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To attend business meetings on a regular basis
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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
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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
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