The Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Perth & Kinross 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.

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

What we look for in potential volunteers

• Confidence
• A willingness to learn
• Good communication skills
• The ability to listen to others
• Reliability and Commitment

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; Telephone and Face to Face support skills; Prostitution and Pornography; Self Harm; Eating Problems; Alcohol and Drugs. There is follow up internal training on a wide range of related issues.

What we ask from you after training

• To respect the confidentiality of the service we provide
• To work collectively
• To work a minimum of two 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 travelling 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. 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.

Contact

Women’s Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre Perth & Kinross

Tel 01738 626290

Write to:

WRASAC P & K,
P.O. Box 7570,
Perth,
PH2 1BY

Email info@perthshirerapecrisis.org

Volunteer Application Form (PDF)       

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