Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center

CRISIS INTERVENTION ADVOCACY: Requires 60 hours of training plus a one year commitment to the Hotline. Training is held three times a year in English and twice a year in Spanish. Female Advocates cover a weekly six hour shift on the 24-hour Hotline and provide crisis counseling, information, advocacy and accompaniment to survivors of sexual assault and their families and friends. Male and teen advocates also provide support to survivors and their loved ones, as well as serving as educators on our Speaker's Bureau.

Our 2009 / 2010 Crisis Intervention training schedule is:

English: January 12 - March 2, 2010.

English: April 6 - May 25, 2010.

SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
Help create a powerful community campaign to prevent sexual violence. Call 963-6832 ext. 12 for more information. Campaign committee meetings take place November-May.

LONG-TERM COUNSELING: Requires completion of Hotline training plus 20 additional hours of training. Provide individual and / or group counseling to survivors of sexual assault and their families and friends.

OFFICE SUPPORT: Requires attendance at an orientation session. Assist SBRCC staff with general office tasks such as answering phones, filing, mailings, errands, Xeroxing, recycling, distributing flyers, word processing, etc.

SPEAKER'S BUREAU: Requires completion of Hotline training plus 12 hours of training. Make education and prevention presentations to schools, colleges, community groups or staff information tables at various events.

NEWSLETTER STAFF: Help produce SBRCC's newsletter, Outcry! by providing research, writing, layout, editing, layout and design.

FUNDRAISING: The Center raises almost 50% of its annual budget. Help is needed with grant writing, event planning, direct donor solicitation, fund raising receptions, planned giving and direct mail appeals.

RAPE CRISIS ADVOCATE APPLICATIONS & DESCRIPTIONS

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Advocate Position Description