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Criteria for Helpline Worker at SAIL

Could you offer a listening ear to a sexual abuse survivor?

Could you offer support, advice and signposting?

Our Helpline is open Monday – Friday offering emotional support and signposting.

We are looking for compassionate, motivated individuals to volunteer on our busy Helpline.

The Helpline provides a listening service for adults who are survivors of sexual violence, childhood sexual abuse and incest. It is the first point of contact for those seeking support, advice and signposting.

We provide full training, resources and support.

This role is based in our Chesterfield office, and you would need to be able to offer a minimum of four hours per week.

Interested?

Please complete the online registration form below or call 01246 559889 for more information

Could you offer a listening ear?

SAIL Helpine Volunteer Application Form

Please give us a sense of who you are, as the clearer the picture you offer of yourself, the easier it will be for us to consider you for a volunteering position

Full Name

Address

Phone

Qualifications

Full title and level of qualification being studied for or held:

References

1st Referee: If in training (and this would be your first counselling placement) please provide a current tutor/placement co-ordinator. If qualified or already in training practice (your current/most recent clinical supervisor).

Name and relationship to you:

Address

Phone

2nd Referee: This person should ideally have knowledge of your work / counselling experience.

Name and relationship to you:

Address

Phone

Previous convictions and complaints
SAIL requires prospective volunteers to disclose all convictions including spent convictions as the work is covered by the Exemption Order of 1975 relating to Section 4 (2) and Section 4 (3b) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The basis of this exemption is that volunteers have access to women who are vulnerable. Please give details of any criminal convictions below. All information will be held in strict confidence. Convictions do not necessarily preclude acceptance as a volunteer.

Please also give details of any professional complaints that you have had made against you, with outcome.

Current DBS:
Covers Adult and Children Workforce:
YesNo
Enhanced:
YesNo
DBS Update Service:
YesNo

What do you hope to gain from volunteering with SAIL?

Please outline any other experience you think is relevant to your application.
This might include personal experience; counselling experience; work in voluntary organisations; other paid or unpaid work. Tell us how you think it is relevant to working with SAIL (continue on another sheet if necessary)

Practical arrangements
Please also indicate your general availability, i.e. day of week and either morning, afternoon or evening:
Days:MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
Time of Day: MorningAfternoonEvening

I declare that the information provided on this form is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I sign to agree that I give permission for SAIL to hold my information and details on file. I consent to the retention and appropriate distribution within SAIL of any such information, in accordance with the DATA Protection Act 1998.
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