Volunteer/Intern
We have a few ways in which you can help the work of the PCA through volunteering or internships. We are currently accepting applications for the Helpline Advocate position.
Helpline Advocate:
Helpline Advocates will be trained to provide advocacy, crisis intervention, information and referrals to the Auraria campus community, regarding issues of relationship violence, sexual assault and stalking. Advocates will handle a wide variety of calls that may include:
- providing a listening ear and emotional support to callers
- explaining the criminal justice process
- discussing options with a suvivor
- directing callers to resources on-campus or in the community
- educating callers about interpersonal violence
- assisting family and friends in developing skills to help support a loved one who has expereinced violence
- and more!
Advocates will be provided with an on-call cell phone, which they will carry for semi-week long shifts. When requested, advocates will also provide on-scene response. Students, staff, faculty and community members are eligible for this volunteer position and students can use this as an internship experience and/or UCAN Serve placement. Please contact Aneesha Bharwani, Victim Services Coordinator, Aneesha.Bharwani@ucdenver.edu for more information about this position.
Volunteers must attend a 40 hour training to be eligible. This valuable training covers crisis intervention and advocacy skills, information about the criminal justice system and protection orders, police investigations, sexual assault forensic exams, the District Attorney process, dynamics of interpersonal violence, cultural competency, and more. All participants will receive a certificate of completion after the training.
Helpline Fall Mandatory Training:
Volunteers must attend ALL eight training sessions.
Tuesdays from 5:30-9pm: 9/21/10 9/28/10 10/5/10
Thursdays from 5:30-9pm: 9/23/10 9/30/10 10/7/10
Saturdays from 9am-6pm: 9/25/10 10/2/10
Applications and Job Descriptions
Helpline Advocate Job Description
The deadline for all Helpline Advocate applications is September 7th, 2010. Please contact Aneesha Bharwani, Aneesha.Bharwani@ucdenver.edu with questions.
Violence Prevention Educator:
Violence Prevention Educators (VPE) are students who receive 30 hours of training to provide consistent, thorough information about relationship violence, sexual assault and stalking and related topics to the Auraria campus community. VPEs will be involved in the design of prevention and education programs and their implementation. VPEs will actively engage in campus awareness activities, classroom presentations, and educational presentations to various campus groups. The VPE position can be a internship or possibly a work-study position and runs for one year from summer to summer. This position does not provide crisis response and/or victim advocacy. For more information on this position contact Lisa Ingarfield, Associate Director, Lisa.Ingarfield@ucdenver.edu
We have hired all the VPEs for the 2010-2011 academic year. Please check back again in April 2011 for information on applying for the 2011-2012 year!
Job Descriptions (for information)
Violence Prevention Educator Job Description Fall 2010 (CCD workstudy/academic internship/UCAN Serve volunteer)
Phoenix Center at Auraria/MSCD Institute for Women’s Studies and Services VPE Job Description (MSCD workstudy only)