Thank you for your interest in volunteering with JWA.
JWA volunteers have knowledge and understanding of domestic violence, together with a realistic insight into the practical and emotional impact of domestic violence within a Jewish home.
Jewish Women’s Aid is proud to be a community organisation run by Jewish women, for Jewish women. We depend on volunteers to provide some of our core services and to help us make our voice heard. You will be offered training to enable you to undertake your role to the very highest professional standard.
JWA is currently recruiting volunteers and has a new (December 2009) process for application and recruitment. If you are interested in volunteering, please click here to e-mail Selina (the JWA volunteer co-ordinator) or call 020 8445 8060. Selina will give you some more detail on the current roles available and send you an application pack if you are interested. You'll then need to complete an application form and attend an interview. If you are accepted as a volunteer specialist training and induction will be provided.
Here is a flavour of the current volunteering roles at JWA (for more detail download the attached role description):
HELPLINE
Offer support through our confidential free phone helpline open Monday through to Thursday, 9.30am to 9.30pm (except bank holidays and festivals). Provide a listening ear for women and sign post information to services both in and outside of Jewish Women's Aid. To see role description click here
VOLUNTEER COUNSELLOR
Use you counselling skills (all volunteers need to have at least a Diploma in counselling) to do person centred counselling face to face and by telephone with women affected by domestic abuse. To see role description for face to face counselling click here, for telephone counselling click here
EDUCATION
Deliver sessions to young people in Jewish schools (years 7 - 11) on health relationships and keeping themselves safe.To see role description click here
ADMINISTRATION VOLUNTEER
Provide vital administrative support to staff at head office, including computer based work. To see role description click here
AWARENESS RAISING
Give presentations to groups, synagogues, GP surgeries, and other Jewish organisations about JWA. Organise events to raise the profile of the organisation and its work in the community. To see role description click here
All volunteers for JWA can expect the following benefits:
- Induction and on going training
- Regular supervision and support
- Flexible approach to the time volunteers are able to commit
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