Domestic Violence Counselor - Training Provided!

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VOLUNTEER COUNSELOR

Are you interested in supporting people impacted by domestic violence? Do you want to join a community committed to racial, social and economic justice? Volunteers are the backbone of our agency. We attribute our strong foundation to the support provided by volunteers and to their dedication to supporting survivors of domestic violence. We are deeply committed to our volunteers and experience great joy in providing personal and professional growth opportunities for them.

Requirements

The following are our general requirements for volunteer applicants:

• Must be 18 or over
• Living with in the Bay Area in California
• W.O.M.A.N., Inc. offers the required 40-hour training on domestic violence for applicants interested in providing support and education. Our updated 40-hour training is a hybrid learning experience that combines the use of online modules and in-person activities.
• All applicants are required to read our Cultural Praxis
• We ask all volunteers to commit to at least four consecutive hours of service every week for a year. This is completed through one shift on our 24 hour support line.
• Training participants and volunteers must have access to the internet during training and their support line shifts. If this poses an issue, please contact Alicia ( alicia@womaninc.org).

Folks strongly encouraged to apply if you are:

• Bi-lingual, bi-cultural Spanish speaking strongly encouraged to apply!
• A survivor of domestic violence or a past program participant
• An immigrant
• A person of color
• A member of LGBTQ communities
• 40 or over
• Marginally housed, or formerly homeless
• Formerly incarcerated
• Have day time availability M-F 9am - 1pm or 1pm - 5pm

Please note that this opportunity requires the California state mandated 40 hour Domestic Violence training prior to volunteering. Training will be held online on alternating Thursday evenings from 6-8 pm and in person on alternating Saturdays from 10 am - 4pm.

We are unable to offer the training and volunteer opportunities to out of state residents. Participants must be living within the Bay Area as our office is located in San Francisco and services are focused within San Francisco/Bay Area.

Apply directly through the link below

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdo67V7OOfrCtweHmofv7eZYrVXWICHEmgiwjQJaHQSxmnIfg/viewform

Next Steps: Applications Due Jan 9th

• • If you are interested in applying, please fill out our volunteer application which is available on our website at www.womaninc.org/volunteer.
  • Please email Alicia at alicia@womaninc.org once you have submitted your application for it to be reviewed
  • Applicants will be invited to participate in an interview pending thoroughness of application (including review of Cultural Praxis)

We have volunteer opportunities in the following areas:

Survivor Support:

• 24 hour Support Line
• Latinx Program

For more information, please send an email to alicia@womaninc.org

Apply directly at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdo67V7OOfrCtweHmofv7eZYrVXWICHEmgiwjQJaHQSxmnIfg/viewform