NOW ACCEPTING INTERN APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2010!Training for fall interships will occur over the summer of 2010, so if you are interested in any our internship opportunities, apply now for the summer/fall! Internship opportunities are available in... DIRECT SERVICE - Work directly with direct and indirect survivors through hotline, hospital, court advocacy and many other areas! Comprehensive intership designed to cover all aspects of interpersonal violence work including grant reproting and client interaction. EDUCATION - Work directly with our School and Community Educator to provide Teen Dating Violence Programs to local public and private high schools! Comprehensive intership designed to cover all aspects of providing school educational prevention and intervention programs including curriculum development and implementation and grant reporting. NEW! VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATION - Work directly with our Volunteer Administrator to help coordinate and manage volunteers for direct services and education and community outreach! Comprehensive internship dsigned to cover all aspects of volunteer management from recruitment to training to next steps to grant reporting. TO APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION HERE **Along with this application you must also include a copy of your transcript and a letter of recommendation and a 250 word minimum writing sample responding to the prompt, "Advocacy to me is..."** VolunteersVolunteers are ordinary people who perform extraordinary work. It doesn’t take a great deal of time or sacrifice to make a difference in the life of another person. All it takes is the desire to reach out to others and a willingness to learn. At Women Helping Women, we recognize the importance of volunteers. Many of our key services depend upon dedicated volunteers. That’s why we provide thorough tra All volunteers must complete a mandatory 40-hour training before beginning their volunteer experience with Women Helping Women. Please see below for more information. OpportunitiesWomen Helping Women offers various volunteer opportunities: Hospital Advocates: Volunteers who wish to respond to calls and provide hospital accompaniment to rape survivors during the evenings, weekends, or holidays. Court Advocates: Accompany survivors of domestic violence as they proceed through the court system. Volunteers are most often utilized to assist with arraignment court, which occurs Monday through Saturday and runs 8:45 am to approximately Noon. Hotline Advocates: Volunteers who wish to answer calls and provide crisis intervention on our 24-Hour Crisis Line may do so anytime Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm. Education Advocates: Assist with programs given throughout Hamilton County and the Greater Cincinnati area. There will be opportunities to attend community fairs and programs to provide information to the public about our services. Administrative/Clerical Advocates: Are essential to organizing documentation, assisting with valuable reports for funders and supporting the administrative work of our small staff. These volunteers may not need to attend training. TrainingOur agency offers a 40-hour training program two times a year, during evenings and weekends in the spring and summer/fall. Please see below for information regarding our next training. Topics covered include: sexual assault, domestic violence, history of the agency, explanation of the agency's mission and services, crisis intervention, cultural sensitivity, personal safety, legal and mental health issues among others. Volunteers will learn the agency's policies and procedures for working with clients. There are specific instructions given on how to respond to a person in a crisis over the telephone as well as in person. In addition, the training provides information on court procedures that prepare the volunteer to provide in-court support and information to survivors.
SUMMER/FALL VOLUNTEER TRAINING DATES ANNOUNCED We are currently accepting applications for our up-coming training session. Space is limited. Interview will be scheduled once application is turned in. Waiting list may apply. Click here for Training Flyer Fall Click here for Training Flyer Details Fall Click here to see Volunteer opportunities. Click here to see Internship opportunities. Volunteer and Intern Application Form
Click here to view an Volunteer Application form in MS Word format. Print the form, complete it and mail to our office. Click here to view an Volunteer Intern Application in MS Word format. Print the form, complete it and mail to our office. Current Volunteers and After Hours AdvocatesFor your convineniece we've created links to frequently used documents for you to print out and use. Hospital Accompaniment Paperwork
For more information please contact our Volunteer Coordinator: (513) 977-5546
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