Volunteer On-Call Sexual Assault Advocate

SARC Volunteer On-Call Advocates provide information, referrals, and confidential emotional support to people who have been impacted by sexual violence at response locations, such as hospitals, health care clinics, colleges, high schools, shelters, and law enforcement agencies in Washington County and/or via our 24-hour support line.

• This position is primarily remote, however most shifts require response to in-person accompaniment requests within the Portland metro area, primarily within Washington County within 40 minutes.

Essential Functions

• Use trauma informed, anti-oppressive, intersectional, and racial and social justice lenses to approach work with clients, colleagues, and community partners.
• Support the 24-hour crisis response protocol by responding to in-person advocacy requests and/or answering incoming calls on a rotating, on-call basis.
• Ensure immediate response to incoming support and/or information calls in a quiet and private workspace.
• Provide trauma-informed and relevant emotional support, information, and referrals to individuals as appropriate.
• Maintain strong professional and personal boundaries.
• Participate in shift debriefs as needed or requested.
• Attend monthly Advocate Team meetings.
• Maintain entries in confidential electronic records database in accordance with agency policy.

Trainings are offered 2-3 times a year. Our next training will run October 1st-November 10th. This fall training runs every Monday and Wednesday evening either in person or virtually from 6-9 pm, plus 2 Saturdays: Sat October 4th from 1 to 4 pm and November 8th time TBD, 5 days in-person at our new home at the Family Justice Center of Washington County at 735 SW 158th Ave #100, Beaverton, OR 97006 and other days online virtually.